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1. The Buccaneers (1995)
TV-14 | 48 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Four American girls go to England to find husbands.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Alison Elliott, Mira Sorvino, Rya Kihlstedt
Votes: 2,618
2. The Gospel of John (2003)
PG-13 | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Kash, Christopher Plummer, Scott Handy
Votes: 4,206 | Gross: $4.07M
3. Count Dracula (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Horror
The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Votes: 1,794
4. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 247
5. Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
50 min | Drama
Five unemployed men would do anything just to have a job in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon, Peter Kerrigan
Votes: 1,616
6. 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
7. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
8. 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
9. Metroland (1997)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Christian Bale, Lee Ross, Emily Watson, Elsa Zylberstein
Votes: 3,639 | Gross: $0.30M
10. First Born (1988)
150 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Edward Forester is a genetic researcher, intent on breeding primate hybrids. But his experiments take a strange turn when he succeeds in breeding a human/gorilla hybrid.
Stars: Charles Dance, Philip Madoc, Julie Peasgood, Peter Elliott
Votes: 302
11. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
12. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
13. 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
14. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
15. Secrets (1971)
R | 92 min | Drama
Jacqueline plays a housewife who has some problems with her husband. The movie takes place in the course of one day. In the late afternoon while her husband is interviewed for a job, J is ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Per Oscarsson, Robert Powell, Shirley Knight
Votes: 303
16. The Best House in London (1969)
X | 97 min | Comedy
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Dany Robin
Votes: 391
17. 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: 94
18. 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: 132
19. The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
229 min | Drama
A woman who loses her husband to a romance novelist goes to extreme lengths to make their lives a misery.
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge, Julie T. Wallace, Paul Herzberg
Votes: 693
20. Family Pictures (1993)
183 min | Drama
Nina Eberlin comes home to visit her now-divorced parents and while looking through a collection of pictures taken by her father and herself, she reflects on how the pictures illustrate the... See full summary »
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Sam Neill, Kyra Sedgwick, Dermot Mulroney
Votes: 254
21. Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
"Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
Stars: Orson Welles, Christopher Lee, Dean Stockwell, Joan Collins
Votes: 234
22. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 176
23. Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003 TV Movie)
174 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Kieran Bew, Emily Hamilton, Flora Montgomery, James Fox
Votes: 576
24. Oedipus the King (1968)
G | 97 min | Drama, History
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles
Votes: 361
25. Hamlet at Elsinore (1964 TV Movie)
170 min | Drama
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Alec Clunes, Michael Caine
Votes: 246
26. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 137
27. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
28. The Fruit Machine (1988)
R | 103 min | Drama
Two gay teenagers go on the run after witnessing a murder.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens, Clare Higgins
Votes: 612
29. 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: 67
30. Those Glory Glory Days (1983 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Drama
Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Zoë Nathenson, Sara Sugarman, Cathy Murphy, Liz Campion
Votes: 334 | Gross: $0.00M
31. Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966)
100 min | Musical
The show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death. Each time something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out 'Stop the world!' and addresses the audience.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Tony Tanner, Millicent Martin, Leila Croft, Valerie Croft
Votes: 197
32. Mandela (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 135 min | Drama
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) become South Africa's first Black President, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in negotiating a bloodless revolution in that country.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Danny Glover, Tam Mpofu, Priscilla Mundawarara, Mike Davey
Votes: 263
33. 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
34. My Uncle Silas (2001–2003)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Five stories by H.E. Bates about a roguish English countryman.
Stars: Albert Finney, Sue Johnston, Joe Prospero, Julian Holloway
Votes: 160
35. Three Crooked Men (1959)
71 min | Drama
Three criminals decide to rob a bank by drilling through the party wall from the general store next door. The store owner is already going through a personal crisis.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Sarah Lawson, Eric Pohlmann, Philip Saville
Votes: 50
36. Little White Lies (1998 TV Movie)
120 min | Thriller
The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth to be thrown into complete chaos. In the aftermath, as Beth begins to pick up the pieces, ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Tara Fitzgerald, Cherie Lunghi, Peter Bowles, Gerard Butler
Votes: 146
37. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 75
38. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
39. The Blind Goddess (1948)
87 min | Drama
Lord Brasted is in charge of a postwar fund for displaced persons. His secretary, Derek Waterhouse, visits the Prime Minister to accuse Brasted of taking money from the fund. This results ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Eric Portman, Anne Crawford, Hugh Williams, Michael Denison
Votes: 168
40. Private Affairs (1975)
50 min | Drama
Series of plays about the romantic entanglements hidden behind the public images of famous historical figures.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, David Hemmings, Sorcha Cusack
41. Anti-Clock (1979)
96 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The Anti-Clock project takes Joseph Sapha though the shadows of his past to confront that mirror image of the self that condemns us all - a blind automaton whose words are simply the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jane Arden, Jack Bond | Stars: Sebastian Saville, Suzan Cameron, Tom Gerrard, Elizabeth Saville
Votes: 238
42. Max and Helen (1990 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance, War
Based on the fact-based novel by Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal based on his 1962 prosecution of the head of a German factory whom he learns was a murderous labor camp commandant. To be able ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Treat Williams, Alice Krige, Martin Landau, Jonny Phillips
Votes: 186
43. 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: 24
44. Angels (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy
Three guardian angels help three souls evaluate their past lives.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Tom Bell, David Birrell, David Boyce, Phillip Brock
Votes: 35
45. The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)
180 min | Sci-Fi
Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught on an incidental love affair. Since ... See full summary »
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Brian Cox, Billie Whitelaw, Sarah Badel
Votes: 83
46. Deacon Brodie (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Set in eighteenth century Edinburgh, Scotland, and based on the life of one of the most notorious people in Scotland's history. Deacon Brodie (Sir Billy Connolly) holds the keys to the city... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Billy Connolly, Simon Donald, Al Anderson, Ewen Bremner
Votes: 90
47. Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When a passenger plane crashes after a bomb scare, there are many unanswered questions, which can only be attributed to "pilot error". The pilot's wife, Diane Halstead, is convinced her ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frederick Coffin, Peter Jurasik
Votes: 333
48. Shadey (1985)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A young man discovers that not only has he the ability to read minds, but also that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the thoughts he sees onto film. He strikes a deal ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Antony Sher, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Macnee, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 186
49. Shades of Greene (1975– )
60 min | Drama
A collection of odd stories from the writer Graham Greene.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Shane Briant, Neville Phillips, Ian Hendry
Votes: 31
50. The Great Van Robbery (1959)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Drama
Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Denis Shaw, Kay Callard, Tony Quinn, Philip Saville
Votes: 121