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1. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,037
2. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,510
3. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,690
4. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,221
5. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,096
6. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984– )
TV-PG | 688 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
Votes: 24,201
7. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,498
8. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 781 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 13,397
9. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 392
10. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 381
11. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 346
12. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
13. Strangers (1978–1982)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
The eccentric police detective George Kitchener Bulman is reluctantly transferred to a station in the North of England.
Stars: Don Henderson, Dennis Blanch, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane
Votes: 111
14. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
15. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 249
16. The Bretts (1987–1989)
60 min | Drama
1920s family of actors deals with the day to day of the theater business.
Stars: Norman Rodway, Barbara Murray, Belinda Lang, George Winter
Votes: 81
17. Take Three Girls (1969–1971)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Centres on the lives of three single girls living in bedsit-land in London SW3. It featured daffy cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard) actress Kate (Susan Jameson), and cockney art student Avril... See full summary »
Stars: Liza Goddard, Barra Grant, Angela Down, Susan Jameson
Votes: 32
18. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
60 min | Drama
The series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Lynsey Baxter, Amanda Kirby, Vivienne Ross
Votes: 138
19. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 131
20. Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981 TV Movie)
103 min | Fantasy, Thriller
Two British women claim to have been thrown into a time warp where they saw Marie Antoinette as they were strolling through the gardens at Versailles Palace in France. After they tell their... See full summary »
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Hannah Gordon, Bosco Hogan, Vivian Pickles
Votes: 144
21. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 46
22. 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: 89
23. Village Hall (1974–1975)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
Stars: Reginald Barratt, Priscilla Morgan, Frank Crompton, Stella Moray
Votes: 31
24. Churchill's People (1974–1975)
50 min | Drama, History, War
A historical anthology series based on "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bernard Hepton, Geoffrey Matthews, Mark Donaldson
Votes: 36
25. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
26. 4 Play (1989–1991)
Drama
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Kenny Ireland, Claire Hackett, Ian McElhinney
Votes: 20
27. Scorpion Tales (1978– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology series of stories "with a sting in the tail."
Stars: Trevor Howard, David Robb, Jack Shepherd, Anthony Bate
Votes: 50
28. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 15
29. To Have and to Hold (1986)
60 min | Drama
Tough times are ahead for one family when the liberated Viv agrees to bear a surrogate baby for her childless sister Ann, and promptly falls in love with her brother-in-law Ken after they ... See full summary »
Stars: Amanda Redman, Marion Bailey, Brian Protheroe, Eamon Boland
Votes: 11
30. Second City Firsts (1973– )
30 min | Drama
This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: Ken Kitson, Jean Heywood, Ivor Roberts, Alison Steadman
Votes: 23
31. Parnell & the Englishwoman (1991– )
60 min | Drama
A 19th-century Irish nationalist politician has an affair with the wife of an English MP.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Francesca Annis, David Robb, Robert Lang
Votes: 28
32. Don't Forget to Write! (1977–1979)
50 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an unsuccessful playwright, who is forced to make ends meet by writing screenplays which no-one ever seems to want to make into films (unless they're very bad).
Stars: George Cole, Gwen Watford, Francis Matthews, Clare Walker
Votes: 44
33. Cottage to Let (1977– )
60 min | Drama
Series of plays about the comic and tragic situations of people who rent a country cottage.
Stars: Nicky Henson, Timothy West, Penelope Keith, Arthur Lowe
34. The Bill Podcast (2017 Podcast Series)
45 min | Documentary
The stars of "The Bill" share their memories of making the series in these new exclusive interviews, celebrating their lives and careers.
Stars: Oliver Crocker, Ben Peyton, Johnny Fleming, Andrew Mackintosh
Votes: 14
35. Plays for Pleasure (1981)
A series of six plays about relationships.
Stars: Judy Parfitt, Judy Cornwell, Alec McCowen, Robin Bailey
36. Weekend Playhouse (1984)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Judy Parfitt, Bob Hoskins, Michael Kitchen, Peter McEnery
37. Sporting Scenes (1973–1974)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Gerald James, Hugh Burden, Cherith Mellor, Alun Armstrong
38. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967)
50 min | Drama
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.
Stars: Keith Buckley, Michael Latimer, Michele Dotrice, Christopher Matthews
39. 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2004 Video)
83 min
Inauguration of the 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (83 minutes) followed by interviews backstage (30 minutes) with the recipients, honourees and presenters of the evening of February 21st 2004.
Directors: Sian Busby, Josef d'Bache-Kane, Colin Wilson | Stars: Michael Winner, Mania Akbari, Wolfgang Becker, Hilary Bevan Jones
Votes: 31
40. First Sight (1987– )
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of six plays by writers new to television.
Stars: Phyllis Logan, Dennis Waterman, Joseph Marcell, Maureen Lipman
41. The Tale of Timothy Bagshott (1975 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Margo Cunningham, Harry Jones, Fanny Carby, Toni Palmer
42. The Standard (1978– )
50 min
Investigative reporter Colin Anderson joins the Scottish Daily Standard, a newspaper with financial problems and an uncertain future
Stars: Patrick Malahide, Colette O'Neil, Neil Stacy, Tom Watson
43. Salad Days (1983 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical
A boy, a girl, a tramp and a piano with the most amazing effect on people, find each other in a park in a heatwave.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Amanda Bairstow, Ann Beach, Susan Beagley, Osmund Bullock
44. Terra Nova (1984 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Michael Harbour, Knut Husebø, Kate Fahy, Shaughan Seymour
45. Just Another Little Blues Song (1984 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
A jazzman's life is hard enough when things are going well, and things haven't been going at all well for Frank for some years. Luckily, along with his gambling debts, he now has a friendly... See full summary »
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Adam Faith, Gwen Taylor, Alun Lewis, Dawn Archibald
46. The Moneymen (1987 TV Movie)
Drama
Drama about the world of deregulated financial trading in the City of London during the Thatcher era.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Bennion, Caroline Bliss, Sara Bracci, Trevor Byfield
Votes: 8
47. The Life and Works (1992 TV Movie)
Drama
A famous writer called Dorothea Fielding becomes famous again when one of her old novels is re-printed. As a consequence, she begins to question the difference between privacy and fame.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Selina Cadell, Judy Campbell, Tony Forsyth, Kate Gartside
48. The Reconstructed Heart (1992 TV Movie)
37 min | Comedy
Robert Llewellyn, psycho sexual consultant, discusses the ever changing face of male identity and sexual politics.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Robert Llewellyn, Robin Driscoll, Andrew Bailey, Colin Bruce
49.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Second Stain
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Harry Andrews, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 960
50.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Edna The Inebriate Woman
(1971)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Edna is a drunk, and a homeless one. The play follows her through the streets, the police station, the psychiatric ward and a hostel, which for a while looks like it may become somewhere she can stay.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Patricia Hayes, Barbara Jefford, Geraldine Sherman, Cheryl Hall
Votes: 165