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1. 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: 39,567
2. Brookside (1982–2003)
25 min | Drama
The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England.
Stars: Dean Sullivan, Paul Byatt, Claire Sweeney, Alexandra Fletcher
Votes: 950
3. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 377
4. 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: 395
5. Britannia Hospital (1982)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt
Votes: 2,931
6. 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: 382
7. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 198
8. Scotland Yard (1960– )
Drama
Each episode is based on a true-crime case with the names changed.
Stars: Geoffrey Matthews, Brian Vaughan, Ewan MacDuff, Humphrey Heathcote
Votes: 75
9. Redcap (1964–1966)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The cases & adventures of tough Sergeant John Mann, officer of Her Majesty's Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch.
Stars: John Thaw, Keith Barron, James Grout, James Kerry
Votes: 52
10. An Age of Kings (1960)
60 min | Drama, History
A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the eighty-six years between Richard II and Richard III.
Stars: John Murray Scott, Frank Windsor, David Andrews, John Ringham
Votes: 167
11. A for Andromeda (1961)
45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1970, a team of scientists decrypts a mysterious signal from space with instructions to create a supercomputer. This in turn contains instructions to create a living organism.
Stars: Esmond Knight, Patricia Kneale, Peter Halliday, Noel Johnson
Votes: 142
12. Alexander the Greatest (1971–1972)
30 min | Comedy
Lively comedy/farce involving a family with a 'know it all' teenager.
Stars: Sydney Tafler, Adrienne Posta, Gary Warren, Stella Moray
Votes: 17
13. Undermind (1965)
60 min | Sci-Fi
Personnel Officer Drew Heriot returns to England after working in Australia to discover his brother behaving oddly, to the distress of his sister-in-law Anne. Investigating together they ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols, Denis Quilley, John Barron
Votes: 36
14. The Cherry Orchard (1962 TV Movie)
130 min | Comedy
Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky (Peggy Ashcroft) is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Elliott | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench
Votes: 65
15. Seven Deadly Sins (1966)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Alan Dobie, Donald Gee
16. Jango (1961– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Urquhart, Moira Redmond, Harold Goodwin, James Cairncross
17.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Hearts and Flowers
(1970)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral. This edition remains in the BBC archives only in black and white.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Donald Churchill, Priscilla Morgan, Constance Chapman
Votes: 37
18.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Fire and Brimstone
(1972)
Sci-Fi, Drama
John Ridge apparently suffers a breakdown from the pressure, and decides that, due to the excessive threat of pollution on the environment, drastic steps should be taken. He steals some ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Elizabeth Weaver, John Bown
19.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Spectre at the Feast
(1970)
Sci-Fi, Drama
In order to decide on new proposals for dealing with the dangers of pollution on the environment, Doctor Quist assembles a conference amongst the world's top scientists. But soon several of... See full summary »
Director: Eric Hills | Stars: Bruno Barnabe, Joby Blanshard, Helen Downing, Karen Ford
20.
Jango (1961– )
Episode:
A Little of What She Fancied
(1961)
Drama
Called in to assist Scotland Yard ('unofficially, of course'), Jango's unorthodox methods of investigation provide an ingenious solution to how woman was poisoned.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Robert Urquhart, Moira Redmond, Barbara Ashcroft, Derek Francis
21.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Peter the Lett
(1963)
51 min | Crime, Drama
Maigret is alarmed to learn that one of the most dangerous criminals in Europe is newly arrived in Paris.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Marius Goring, Peter Illing
Votes: 35
22.
Redcap (1964–1966)
Episode:
Night Watch
(1964)
Crime, Drama
When a regiment returns from Borneo and complains that their unit is being haunted by a ghost, Sgt Mann turns ghostbuster to allay their fears - but investigating ghost stories can prove ill-advised.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: John Thaw, Joseph O'Conor, Allan Cuthbertson, Brian Wilde
Votes: 7
23.
Undermind (1965)
Episode:
Instance One
(1965)
Sci-Fi
Police Detective Frank Herriot has attacked a member of Parliament and otherwise behaves strangely. His brother Drew and estranged wife Anne try to understand with the help of a psychiatrist, but he - the psychiatrist - is soon murdered.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols, Jeremy Kemp, Frank Mills
24.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
I Wouldn't Give You Tuppence for Your Old Watch Chain: Part 2
(1970)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Sid Greenough is on trial for the stolen axle bearings. His lawyer Bendoe wrong foots PC Quilley when he asks about Joe Brewer paying bribes. A watching Brewer is livid with Greenough. His joke has rebounded on him so exacts revenge.
Director: Paul Ciappessoni | Stars: Bart Allison, Lindsay Campbell, Ian Cullen, Eric Dodson
25.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Exploding Planet
(1965)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Stephanie Bidmead
Votes: 443
26.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Volcano
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh, Kevin Stoney
Votes: 386
27.
Seven Deadly Sins (1966)
Episode:
The Erpingham Camp
(1966)
Drama
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Derek Calder, Alex Donald, Peter Evans, Avril Fane
28.
A for Andromeda (1961)
Episode:
The Machine
(1961)
Drama, Sci-Fi
Fleming is permitted to use the computer facilities at the London Institute of Electronics, where he is aided by Christine. Using the computer to decode the message, Fleming realises that ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: Esmond Knight, Robert S. Young, Noel Johnson, Julie Christie
Votes: 6
29.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part One: The Hollow Crown
(1960)
Drama, History
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: David William, Edgar Wreford, Tom Fleming, Noel Johnson
Votes: 31
30.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part Two: The Deposing of a King
(1960)
Drama, History
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: Tom Fleming, George A. Cooper, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sean Connery
Votes: 27
31.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part Eleven: The Rabble from Kent
(1960)
Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: John Ringham, Terence Lodge, Adrian Brine, Patrick Garland
Votes: 23
32.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part Twelve: The Morning's War
(1960)
Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: Frank Windsor, Jack May, Julian Glover, Patrick Garland
Votes: 22
33.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part Thirteen: The Sun in Splendour
(1960)
Drama, History
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: John Warner, Tamara Hinchco, Mary Morris, John Greenwood
Votes: 22
34.
An Age of Kings (1960)
Episode:
Part Fourteen: The Dangerous Brother
(1960)
Drama, History
Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.
Director: Michael Hayes | Stars: Paul Daneman, Patrick Garland, Frank Windsor, David Andrews
Votes: 22
35.
Alexander the Greatest (1971–1972)
Episode:
Charity Ends at Home
(1972)
Comedy
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Sydney Tafler, Adrienne Posta, Gary Warren, Stella Moray
36.
Brookside (1982–2003)
Episode:
Mass
(1982)
25 min | Drama
The Collins give the Grants a lift to church after Bobby's car breaks down. Roger has still to get to know any of the neighbours, but is caught spying on them, and turning off his car alarm with only a newspaper for modesty.
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Doreen Sloane, Jim Wiggins, Nigel Crowley, Katrin Cartlidge
Votes: 13
37.
Brookside (1982–2003)
Episode:
Intervention
(1982)
30 min | Drama
Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers.
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Shelagh O'Hara, Amanda Burton
Votes: 7
38.
Scotland Yard (1960– )
Episode:
Organised Crime
(1960)
Drama
Stars: Edward Jewesbury, Brian Wilde, John Warwick, Gilbert Davis