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1. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 5,979
2. 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: 1,144
3. Quatermass II (1955)
188 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his soon-to-be son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Monica Grey, Hugh Griffith, John Stone
Votes: 474
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: 377
5. 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: 371
6. 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: 297
7. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 178
8. 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: 130
9. 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: 111
10. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
11. 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, Anthony Jackson
Votes: 44
12.
Quatermass II (1955)
Episode:
The Coming
(1955)
29 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Quatermass visits the community near the plant but encounters suspicion as he tries to stir up the workers - until a new falling of objects convinces them. They march on the plant and, ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: John Robinson, Monica Grey, Hugh Griffith, Austin Trevor
Votes: 35
13.
Quatermass II (1955)
Episode:
The Frenzy
(1955)
31 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
The workers take over the plant and it is destroyed by an explosion. Quatermass gets back to the Rocket Group and prepares to launch his Quatermass II rocket - destination: the asteroid.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: John Robinson, Monica Grey, Hugh Griffith, John Stone
Votes: 34
14.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Judge's House
(1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Just as he is wrapping up a smuggling case in Honfleur, Maigret is told that a local judge has a dead body in his house and is planning to dispose of it in the harbour that night.
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Leslie French, Dyson Lovell
Votes: 32
15. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 25
16. The Dickie Henderson Show (1960–1968)
30 min | Comedy
A weekly TV comedy series of a British household with Dickie Henderson as the head of the family. Every week would feature a guest star
Stars: Dickie Henderson, June Laverick, Lionel Murton, Danny Grover
Votes: 23
17. Boyd Q.C. (1956–1964)
30 min | Drama
A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.
Stars: Michael Denison, Charles Leno, Owen Berry, Weyman Mackay
Votes: 21
18. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, John Murray Scott, Clive Russell
Votes: 19
19. A Wedding (1961 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama, Family
Class distinctions, inferiority complexes, and social climbing abound as the bride, groom, and their families gather for a wedding banquet. There's a rumor that a general will be in ... See full summary »
Director: Rosemary Hill | Stars: Dennis Handby, Roger Kemp, Dennis Edwards, Hilary Mason
Votes: 16
20. Top Secret (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
A British agent starts work in South America.
Stars: William Franklyn, Patrick Cargill, Alan Rothwell, Frieda Knorr
Votes: 15
21. Cooperama (1966)
35 min | Comedy
Stars: Tommy Cooper, Derek Bond, Peter Knight, John Junkin
Votes: 7
22. Brothers in Law (1962)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Richard Briers, Richard Waring, June Barry, John Glyn-Jones
23. Saturday Playhouse (1958–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of dramatisations of plays.
Stars: Elvi Hale, Madoline Thomas, George A. Cooper, Emrys Jones
24. The Diary of Samuel Pepys (1958)
Drama
Stars: Peter Sallis, Susan Maryott, Alan Rowe, Douglas Wilmer
25. Solo for Canary (1958)
30 min | Thriller
Stars: Andrew Osborn, Lana Morris, David Davies, John Stone
26. Mister Charlesworth (1957)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Wensley Pithey, Nigel Davenport, Edward Higgins, John Nettleton
27. The Herries Chronicle (1960)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Aubrey Morris, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, John Wood, Philip Bond
28. The Franchise Affair (1962)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
Stars: Rosalie Crutchley, Michael Aldridge, Veronica Turleigh, Gladys Boot
29. Mr. Justice Duncannon (1963– )
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Andrew Cruickshank, Eileen Peel, Sydney Dobson, John Lawrence
30. Kenilworth (1957– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Paul Eddington, Anthony Newlands, Ann Firbank, Robin Bailey
31. The Adventures of Annabel (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Hugh Sinclair, Margaret Tyzack, Norman Pierce
32. Quiet Revolution (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: Pekoe Ainley, Bart Allison, Gerald Andersen, Nigel Anthony
33. Fothergale Co. Ltd. (1965)
30 min | Documentary, Drama
Stars: Ronald Brech, Peter Williams, Michael Hawkins, Derek Aylward
34. Crying Down the Lane (1962– )
180 min | Drama
A man fights his estranged wife for custody of their son.
Stars: Edward Cast, Delphi Lawrence, Gregory Phillips, Elvi Hale
35.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Makepeace Story #1: The Ruthless Destiny
(1955)
90 min | Drama
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Marjorie Rhodes, Paul Eddington, Norman Pierce
36.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
Liza
(1978)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Jeremy Kemp, Sebastian Shaw, Joyce Redman
37.
Detective (1964–1969)
Episode:
The Judas Window
(1964)
Crime, Drama
A man is found dead in a locked room with no way in or out - and the murder weapon, whatever it was, is also missing.
Director: Edgar Wreford | Stars: Rupert Davies, John DeVaut, Donald Eccles, Christopher Guinee
38.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Double Triangle
(1962)
Crime, Drama
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, Patrick Blackwell, Richard Burrell, Peter Byrne
39.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Man on the Run
(1964)
Crime, Drama
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Geoffrey Adams, Sandra Blane, Anne Brooks, Peter Byrne
40.
Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Episode:
Pay-Off
(1974)
Crime, Drama
Director: Mary Ridge | Stars: Hazel Bainbridge, Peter Byrne, Dennis Chinnery, Gregory de Polnay
41.
Mr. Justice Duncannon (1963– )
Episode:
Burden of Proof
(1963)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Andrew Cruickshank, Miles Malleson, Robert Atkins, Arthur Howard
42.
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode:
Night-Watch
(1973)
Crime, Drama
Sgt Evans gets a tip that a filling station attendant will be shot for revenge and it made to look like an accident. A pair of low level thieves hit the jackpot when they steal 1500 watches.
Director: Frank Cox | Stars: Frank Windsor, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby, Warren Clarke
43.
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode:
Surveillance
(1972)
Crime, Drama
Det. Chief Supt. Barlow has inside knowledge that a gang of safe breakers are in operation. When they move into make their arrest a gun is pulled of PC Snow.
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Stratford Johns, Walter Gotell, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
44.
Top Secret (1961–1962)
Episode:
Threat from the Past
(1962)
Drama
One of Garetta's agents is a traitor. Three of his team have been betrayed and lost their lives and Dallas must find the fourth agent before he too meets his death. But where should Dallas begin? Whom can he trust?
Director: Ian Fordyce | Stars: William Franklyn, Patrick Cargill, Alan Rothwell, John Abineri
45.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
Johnny Sailor
(1962)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Fredric Abbott, John Barrett, Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady
46.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
What Kind of Hero?
(1962)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
When a man is trapped by an overturned tanker, Lynch & Steele face the emergency with a flourish HQ finds alarming. Also, there is a young stranger on the scene.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Terence Edmond, James Ellis, Dudley Foster, Dennis Handby
47.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Who Is Gustav Varnia?
(1959)
Crime, Drama
Directors: Pat Baker, Bill Morton | Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Patricia Roc, Ursula Howells
48.
Moonstrike (1963)
Episode:
Message Received
(1963)
Drama, History, War
Director: Eric Tayler | Stars: Raymond Adamson, Trevor Bannister, Chris Castor, Michael Culver
49.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
Death of a Breadwinner
(1964)
Crime, Drama
Director: Richard Doubleday | Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, Alan Downer
50.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
To Find a Fox
(1965)
Crime, Drama
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, John Dunbar