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1. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
2. General Hospital (1972–1980)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Tony Adams, David Garth, Lewis Jones, James Kerry
Votes: 84
3. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
4. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
5. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
6. Rooms (1974– )
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 90
7. Beasts (1976)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
Stars: Pamela Moiseiwitsch, Jane Wymark, Martin Shaw, Patrick Magee
Votes: 280
8. Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
30 min | Drama
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Stars: Jill Browne, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Frederick Bartman, Desmond Carrington
Votes: 70
9. Love Story (1963–1974)
60 min | Drama
British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
Stars: T.P. McKenna, Frances Cuka, Keith Barron, Patrick Macnee
Votes: 137
10. Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of the agents of Scotland Yard's secret undercover crime unit, dubbed "The Ghost Squad".
Stars: Anthony Marlowe, Claire Nielson, Michael Quinn, Neil Hallett
Votes: 77
11. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
12. The Power Game (1965–1969)
60 min | Drama
Sir John Wilder (Patrick Wymark), previously seen in 'The Plane Makers', ruthlessly pursues boardroom machinations and tangled relationships.
Stars: Patrick Wymark, Jack Watling, Clifford Evans, Barbara Murray
Votes: 67
13. Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
60 min | Crime
Police drama series, created by Ted Willis, set in a small town in Northamptonshire.
Stars: Ewan Hooper, Davyd Harries, Duncan Preston, Charles Rea
Votes: 21
14. The Plane Makers (1963–1965)
60 min | Drama
The day-to-day story of a multi-million pound aerospace company, its new jet plane, its test-pilot, its workers and its ruthless and hard-nosed managing director John Wilder, the embodiment of modern, unflinching capitalism.
Stars: Jack Watling, Patrick Wymark, Norma Ronald, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 44
15. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
16. First Tuesday (1983–1993)
Documentary
Monthly television documentary strand produced by Yorkshire Television. The subject matter is mainly social issues, and current affairs stories from around the world.
Stars: Olivia O'Leary, Jonathan Dimbleby, Jane Walmsley, Mark Halliley
17. Knock on Any Door (1965–1966)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series with the premise that there is a story behind every door.
Stars: Ted Willis, Brenda Bruce, Helen Fraser, Peter Copley
Votes: 12
18. Drake's Venture (1980 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama, History
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: John Thaw, Charlotte Cornwell, Paul Darrow, Terence Budd
Votes: 35
19. The ITV Play (1968– )
Comedy, Drama
For single one-off plays that were not part of an anthology series and were also not made to any specific theme or requirement - appearing whenever.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Ronald Pickup, Alison Fiske, Susan George
20. Hour of Mystery (1957)
60 min | Mystery
Hour of Mystery is an hour-long UK mystery anthology television series. Donald Wolfit introduced each of the episodes, which aired on the ITV (TV Network) in 1957.
Stars: Donald Wolfit, Kevin Stoney, Gladys Henson, Tony Quinn
21. Albert and Victoria (1970–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Alfred Marks, Petra Markham, John Alkin, Zena Walker
Votes: 10
22. Happy Ever After (1969–1970)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of plays, each reflecting an individual dilemma - sometimes serious, occasionally humorous - and each with a happy ending.
Stars: Peter Bowles, Frank Jarvis, Fred Beauman, Alfred Marks
23. Suspense (1960– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Keegan, Peter Dyneley, Lee Hamilton, Graham Leaman
24. Deadline Midnight (1960–1961)
60 min | Drama
A series about life on a London daily newspaper.
Stars: Armine Sandford, Jeremy Young, Glyn Houston, Bruce Beeby
Votes: 9
25. Theatre 70 (1960–1961)
70 min | Drama
Anthology of 70-minute UK dramatic productions.
Stars: Alister Williamson, Kenneth J. Warren, Harry H. Corbett, Margaret Christensen
26. Sunday Out of Season (1965 TV Movie)
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 33
27. Tales from Soho (1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: John Welsh, Fred Griffiths, Billie Whitelaw, Harold Lang
28. Never Mention Murder (1965)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover, he plans murder.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Maxine Audley, Dudley Foster, Michael Coles, Pauline Yates
Votes: 68
29. Liebesgeschichten (1967– )
60 min | Family, Romance
Stars: Sonja Ziemann, Udo Vioff, Martin Lüttge, Edith Heerdegen
Votes: 63
30. New Ramps for Old (1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mervyn Johns, Harry H. Corbett, Carl Bernard, Bill Owen
31. Confess, Killer (1957)
60 min
Director: Wilfred Eades | Stars: Alfred Burke, Naomi Chance, James Dyrenforth, Frank Ellement
32. Flame in the Forest (1956 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Honor Blackman, Dan Jackson, Errol John, Joyce Worsley
33. Epilogue to Capricorn (1959– )
30 min
Stars: Jean Kent, Peter Wyngarde, Richard Johnson, Adrienne Corri
34. The Man Who Was Two (1957– )
30 min | Mystery
A man suffering from amnesia tries to unravel the truth behind his past.
Stars: Ronald Howard, William Devlin, Raymond Adamson, Maxwell Shaw
35. Romney (1956 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Rosalie Crutchley, George Bishop, Olga Dickie, Bernard Livesay
36. Chicken (1976 TV Movie)
Drama
After being proclaimed 'the butcher' for axing 5000 jobs, Keith Morse decides to spend sometime relaxing in the country with the beautiful Monica- but a humble chicken has other ideas.
Stars: Ian Bannen, Lally Bowers, Arthur English, Arnold Peters
37. Piano Smashers of the Golden Sun (1975 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Heather Canning, Shane Connaughton, Paul Henley, Jim Norton
38.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Hilda Morgan
(1957)
Drama
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Ted Archer, Estelle Brody, Larry Cross, Patricia English
39.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
Never Mention Murder
(1964)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Top surgeon Philip Teasdale (Dudley Foster) plans to use his medical skills to bump off his wife's lover, but reckons without the greedy private detective he originally hired to prove him a cuckold
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Maxine Audley, Dudley Foster, Michael Coles, Pauline Yates
Votes: 44
40.
Beasts (1976)
Episode:
Baby
(1976)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their cottage. The wife increasingly feels that she and her unborn child are in danger.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Jane Wymark, Simon MacCorkindale, T.P. McKenna, Mark Dignam
Votes: 155
41.
Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
Episode:
Hot Money
(1963)
Crime, Drama
An old Italian forger has been blackmailed by master criminals into helping them counterfeit thousands of pound notes that have been officially written off as destroyed in a fire.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Michael Quinn, Anthony Marlowe, Claire Nielson, Lloyd Lamble
42.
Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
Episode:
Interrupted Requiem
(1962)
Crime, Drama
A scientist refuses to do further work on a British rocket system after he gets a glimpse of his supposedly dead daughter. Craig is sent undercover to a hostile country under cover as toy maker at a trade show to locate her.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Michael Quinn, Anthony Marlowe, Claire Nielson, Richard Dare
Votes: 8
43.
Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
Episode:
The Golden Silence
(1962)
Crime, Drama
A gold smuggling ring is using a travel agency as a front. Miller goes under cover to join the gang and discover how they sneak it into the country.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Neil Hallett, Claire Nielson, Gordon Jackson, David Garth
44.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Intent
(1976)
Crime
When a violent row breaks out at a wedding reception between the groom and the bride's ex-boyfriend, and the groom is badly injured, DS Smith must ask himself the age old question: did he fall, or was he pushed?
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Simon MacCorkindale, Ruth Madoc
45.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Interference
(1976)
Crime
When Len Summers, who runs a local youth club in his spare time, is accused by a club member's father of sharing a relationship with his son which is closer than it should be. DS Smith foresees personal tragedy.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Davyd Harries, Ewan Hooper, Godfrey James, Norman Jones
46.
Hunters Walk (1973–1976)
Episode:
Not Me
(1976)
Crime
PC Pooley, on night patrol, finds a man covered in blood. DS Smith and Sergeant Ken Ridgeway must find out who is responsible for the man's injuries, and why it happened.
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Glynn Edwards, Davyd Harries, Mary Healey, Ewan Hooper
47.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Breach of Marriage
(1958)
Drama
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Freda Bamford, Basil Dignam, Shay Gorman, Sarah Lawson
48.
Albert and Victoria (1970–1971)
Episode:
Lovers' Quarrel
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Alfred Marks, Zena Walker, Kika Markham, Petra Markham
49.
Albert and Victoria (1970–1971)
Episode:
Suspicion
(1970)
Comedy
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Alfred Marks, Zena Walker, Kika Markham, Petra Markham
50.
Albert and Victoria (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Curse of the Aching Tooth
(1970)
Comedy
Director: John Nelson-Burton | Stars: Alfred Marks, Zena Walker, Kika Markham, Petra Markham