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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. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 314
3. The Brothers (1972–1976)
50 min | Drama
Robert Hammond has died while "doing the deed" with his secretary and mistress Jennifer, and now his three sons have inherited the family trucking company, and each one will try to run the business in his own way.
Stars: Jean Anderson, Robin Chadwick, Jennifer Wilson, Derek Benfield
Votes: 147
4. Poldark (1975–1977)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to right wrongs and reunite with the love of his life.
Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Clive Francis, Jill Townsend
Votes: 1,198
5. Secret Army (1977–1979)
50 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.
Stars: Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, Juliet Hammond
Votes: 1,618
6. 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
7. 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
8. Angels (1975–1983)
50 min | Drama
Six student nurses start training in the NHS, facing challenges working with colleagues and patients while adapting to the hierarchy and procedures.
Stars: Carol Holmes, Shirley Cheriton, Joanna Monro, Sharon Rosita
Votes: 137
9. 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
10. Paul Temple (1969–1971)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
Stars: Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater, June Ellis, George Sewell
Votes: 95
11. 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
12. Adam Adamant Lives! (1966–1967)
50 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his archnemesis, the Face. In 1966, workmen discover him and he is revived, perfectly preserved but ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerald Harper, Juliet Harmer, Jack May, Peter Ducrow
Votes: 260
13. 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
14. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
60 min | Drama
This spin-off of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Graham Cull, Maria Charles
Votes: 161
15. 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
16. The Newcomers (1965–1969)
30 min | Drama
Ellis Cooper, wife Vivienne, grandmother and their three children are relocated from London to a rural town Angleton by his employer. Helping them adjust to country living are the Harkers whose father also works for Eden Brothers.
Stars: Gladys Henson, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Gerald Cross, Michael Collins
Votes: 41
17. 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
18. Target (1977–1978)
50 min | Action, Crime
A small team of detectives solve crimes of a varied nature in Southampton.
Stars: Patrick Mower, Philip Madoc, Brendan Price, Vivien Heilbron
Votes: 64
19. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
20. Brimstone and Treacle (1976 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
The Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door claiming to be her college friend. He charms them into accepting him as a lodger and carer for Pattie. But Martin is not all he seems.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Michael Kitchen, Patricia Lawrence, Michelle Newell
Votes: 313
21. The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Christian Roberts
Votes: 930
22. 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
23. Hilda Lessways (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Judi Dench, Brian Smith, Violet Carson, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 30
24. Garry Halliday (1959–1962)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Garry Halliday was a British television series for children on the BBC from 1959 to 1962. The show starred Terence Longdon as airman Garry Halliday. The episodes were based on books by ... See full summary »
Stars: Terence Longdon, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Terence Alexander, Frederick Treves
Votes: 36
25. 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
26. Heartland (1979–1980)
60 min | Drama
A series of plays concerning the theme of love.
Stars: Judy Loe, Malcolm Stoddard, Judy Parfitt, Donald Churchill
Votes: 450
27. Sword of Honour (1967– )
270 min
Thirty-five-year-old Englishman Guy Crouchback (Daniel Craig) returns home from Italy at the start of the war determined to fight the good fight. Horrified by Nazi barbarism and emotionally... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Woodward, Vivian Pickles, James Villiers, Paul Hardwick
Votes: 8
28. The Appleyards (1952–1957)
20 min | Family, Drama
Children's soap opera about the ups and downs of a suburban family.
Stars: Constance Fraser, Derek Rowe, Douglas Muir, David Edwards
29. Headmaster (1977)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the efforts of a traditional school headmaster to adapt to the changing education system.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Colin Douglas, Michael Byrne, Lucinda Curtis
Votes: 6
30. The Jazz Age (1968– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Anthology series of plays set during the 1920's.
Stars: Kevin McHugh, David Garfield, Arthur Hewlett, Shirley Knight
Votes: 12
31. Woodstock (1973– )
45 min | History
Stars: Judy Loe, Stephen Moore, Richard Morant, James Garbutt
32. Spy-Catcher (1959–1961)
30 min | Drama
Based on fact, this series depicted the adventures of Colonel Pinto, the most renowned of British interrogators during World War II.
Stars: Bernard Archard, Raymond Mason, Henry Lincoln, Donald James
Votes: 22
33. Sentimental Education (1970)
180 min | Drama
Dramatization of Gustave Flaubert's novel about the life and romances of Frédéric Moreau at the time of the 1848 French Revolution and the founding of the Second French Empire.
Stars: Robert Powell, Pauline Yates, Glyn Owen, David Calder
34. Broome Stages (1966– )
360 min | Drama
Drama serial dealing with the lives of the Broomes, an English theatrical family, throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
Stars: Gwen Watford, Richard Pasco, Robin Phillips, Paul Daneman
35. Cover (1981– )
60 min | Drama
New staff member joins a deeply secret organisation. Boss suspects he may be a plant sent by a companion agency head, "Trimble", testing their security. Boss' increasingly paranoia, leading to confrontation.
Stars: Sandra Dickinson, Alan Howard, Sarah Porter, Clive Arrindell
Votes: 17
36. They Made History (1959–1961)
Documentary, Drama
Stars: Richard Attenborough, Hamilton Dyce, John Barron, Gillian Maude
37. Brensham People (1976– )
50 min | Drama, History
Life in a Gloucestershire town.
Stars: Richard Warwick, Denis Carey, Dominic Long, Freddie Jones
Votes: 5
38. A Man in the Zoo (1975 TV Movie)
55 min
A man who feels trapped by his life volunteers to become an exhibit in a zoo.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Sarah-Jane Gwillim, Ronald Fraser, Geoffrey Wearing
40. Special Project Air (1969– )
45 min | Thriller
Short-lived BBC Sunday afternoon family drama. An attempted assassination of a Foreign Office official in Singapore attracts the attention of the Special Project Air team.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Elizabeth Bell, Tenniel Evans, Alex Scott
41. Kenilworth (1957– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Paul Eddington, Anthony Newlands, Ann Firbank, Robin Bailey
42. Hit and Run (1965– )
30 min
Stars: Joseph O'Conor, Rosalie Crutchley, William Dexter, John Tillinger
43. Private Investigator (1958–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Campbell Singer, Douglas Muir, Ian White, Ursula Camm
44. The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff (1959)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Roger Livesey, George Benson, Eric Thompson, Colin Jeavons
45. A Most Public Affair (1978 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A Dramatisation of the enquiry into the building of the Windscale nuclear power plant.
Director: Michael Latham | Stars: Frank Gillard, John Gabriel, Peter Cellier, Peter Fontaine
46. Final at Furnell (1957 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Peter Billingsley, Peter Cartwright, Barrie Dobbins
47. Medico (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Director: David Rose | Stars: Meredith Edwards, Edward Cast, Trevor Martin, Geoffrey Matthews
48.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Thrills Galore
(1972)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Rosalind Ayres, Dennis Chinnery, Kate Coleridge, John Dearth
49.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Buffet
(1976)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
Freddie is going through an existential crisis as everyone around him seems to doubt their own identity and the entire purpose of conversation. Surrounded by inflation and extra marital affairs, his only solace is in buffet room drinking.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Tony Britton, Phyllida Law, Amanda Barrie, Robin Bailey
Votes: 9
50.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Jumping Bean Bag
(1976)
68 min | Comedy, Drama
An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: David Dixon, Denis Lawson, Jason Watts, John Ratcliff
Votes: 16