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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: 39,506
2. When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
50 min | Drama, History
Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.
Stars: James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John Nightingale
Votes: 485
3. 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
4. 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
5. The Liver Birds (1969–1996)
30 min | Comedy
The lives and loves of Beryl Hennessey (Polly James) and Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes), two young, single women sharing a flat in Liverpool.
Stars: Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden, Elizabeth Estensen
Votes: 288
6. Shoestring (1979–1980)
50 min | Drama
Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther
Votes: 445
7. Colditz (1972–1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Stars: David McCallum, Richard Heffer, Paul Chapman, Jack Hedley
Votes: 1,021
8. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,147
9. Blue Peter (1958– )
25 min | Family
The British children's magazine program, which has been running since the late 1950s, targets children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Stars: John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Simon Groom
Votes: 618
10. 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
11. 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: 175
12. 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: 137
13. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
14. Softly Softly (1966–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Thie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, John Barron
Votes: 123
15. Mogul (1965–1972)
50 min | Drama
Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
Stars: Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, Ray Barrett, Robert Hardy
Votes: 92
16. Heidi (1974)
30 min | Drama, Family
Left in the care of her gruff grandfather in the Swiss mountains, young Heidi wants to make the best of things.
Stars: Emma Blake, Hans Meyer, Flora Robson, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Votes: 98
17. Jim'll Fix It (1975–2007)
35 min | Game-Show, Music, Mystery
Children write to Jimmy Savile asking him to make a dream come true for them on national television.
Stars: Jimmy Savile, Frank Bruno, Rod Hull, Val Doonican
Votes: 222
18. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 114
19. The Last of the Mohicans (1971)
344 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Three trappers protect a British colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Stars: Andrew Crawford, Tim Goodman, Kenneth Ives, John Abineri
Votes: 229
20. 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: 58
21. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 71
22. The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)
50 min | Adventure
A story of the life of a legendary heroic outlaw.
Stars: Martin Potter, Diane Keen, William Marlowe, Paul Darrow
Votes: 134
23. An Englishman's Castle (1978)
144 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a world in which Germany won World War II and has occupied the United Kingdom, Peter Ingram is a writer on a popular soap opera called "An Englishman's Castle" that is set in London ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth More, Anthony Bate, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 92
24. 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
25. 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
26. Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973– )
50 min | Adventure
Stars: Patrick Troughton, Jan Francis, Windsor Davies, Paul Massie
Votes: 17
27. The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Actuaries. Ethics. And One Billion Dollars.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: James Woods, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 97
28. Ivanhoe (1970)
250 min | Adventure
Ivanhoe. The well trodden paths of Sir Walter Scott's novel televised by the BBC in ten episodes.
Stars: Eric Flynn, Anthony Bate, Vivian Brooks, Clare Jenkins
Votes: 47
29. Ooh La La! (1968–1973)
60 min | Comedy
BBC2 sitcom featuring a series of adaptations of French farces.
Stars: Patrick Cargill, Amanda Barrie, Fenella Fielding, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 15
30. Counterstrike (1969– )
50 min | Sci-Fi
Simon King, an alien agent from the Inter Galactic Council, is sent to Earth on a mission to stop unscrupulous refugees from a dying planet from wiping out Mankind and taking over the planet Earth.
Stars: Jon Finch, Sarah Brackett, Katie Fitzroy, Fraser Kerr
Votes: 26
31. God's Wonderful Railway (1980)
30 min | Drama, Family, History
Three generations of the Grant family live and work on the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway, from the Victorian era to the Second World War.
Stars: June Brown, Richard Pearson, Annette Ekblom, Bill Dean
Votes: 17
32. The Donati Conspiracy (1973)
50 min | Thriller
Contemporary thriller series set in a parallel Britain where the country is ruled by a fascist dictatorship.
Stars: Anthony Valentine, Michael Aldridge, Janet Key, Richard Beckinsale
Votes: 12
33. Life at Stake (1978– )
Drama
A series of eight dramatic reconstructions of stories which made the headlines.
Stars: Frank Duncan, Peter Banks, Ed Bishop, Edward Hardwicke
34. The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris (1979)
30 min | Drama, Family
A young boy's experiment to see if a wolf will adopt a newborn baby leads to strange adventures.
Stars: Jim Harris, Matthew Beamish, Timothy Davies, Derek Francis
Votes: 12
35. Woodstock (1973– )
45 min | History
Stars: Judy Loe, Stephen Moore, Richard Morant, James Garbutt
36. Scott On... (1964–1974)
45 min | Comedy
Themed sketch series starring Terry Scott, examining everything from wealth to food, and language to habits and culture.
Stars: Terry Scott, June Whitfield, Peter Butterworth, Frank Thornton
37. Wild, Wild Women (1968– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Barbara Windsor, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Pat Coombs, Ken Platt
38. The Barry Humphries Show (1976–1977)
50 min
Stars: Barry Humphries, Madeleine Orr, The Maggie Stredder Singers, Joan Bakewell
39. Then and Now (1973– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Judy Parfitt, Hermione Baddeley, Caroline Blakiston, John Stratton
40. I Can See It All (1971 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Dudley Foster, Elvi Hale, John Wentworth, Mary Merrall
41.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Still Death
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Katharine Barker, John Castle, Jim Kennedy, Richard Ng
42.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
King's Cross Lunch Hour
(1972)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: Joss Ackland, Pauline Collins, Lila Kaye
43.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
The Sinking of HMS Victoria
(1977)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dramatization of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on June 22, 1893.
Director: Leonard Lewis | Stars: John Standing, Terrence Hardiman, Frederick Treves, George Waring
44.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Wings of the Dove
(1979)
81 min | Drama
An impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Betsy Blair, John Castle, Suzanne Bertish
Votes: 61
45.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow
(1971)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
The small East Anglian village of Plampton has one distinction - a famous unsolved murder. A cynical journalist decides to go there to see what he can stir up. But Plampton is a community linked by telepathy and led by a witch.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: William Lucas, Malcolm Tierney, Margery Withers, David Griffin
46.
Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
Episode:
The Making of Peregrine
(1969)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Dick Emery, Pat Coombs, Andrew Ray, Sam Kydd
47.
The Barry Humphries Show (1976–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1977)
Stars: Barry Humphries, Raymond Baxter, Katie Boyle, Susan Engel
48.
Colditz (1972–1974)
Episode:
Welcome to Colditz
(1972)
Drama, History, War
American Phil Carrington arrives at Colditz as Lieutenant-Colonel Preston takes over from Major Donaldson as the senior British officer at the castle. Preston makes it his business to get ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Robert Wagner, David McCallum, Edward Hardwicke, Jack Hedley
Votes: 47
49.
Counterstrike (1969– )
Episode:
Backlash
(1969)
Sci-Fi
Director: Viktors Ritelis | Stars: Jon Finch, Sarah Brackett, James Beck, Roy Boyd
50.
Counterstrike (1969– )
Episode:
Joker One
(1969)
Sci-Fi
Controller Simon King receives a distress message from an unknown male voice asking for help. He tracks down a man known as a Pinot who tells him him is destined to die in an accident. King has to use all his powers to escape.
Director: Henri Safran | Stars: Jon Finch, Sarah Brackett, Robert Beatty, Barbara Shelley