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1. 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
2. War & Peace (1972–1973)
890 min | Drama, History, War
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies
Votes: 737
3. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
4. Crime of Passion (1970–1973)
60 min | Drama
British courtroom drama set in France, concerning the trials of murderers who commit crimes of passion.
Stars: Anthony Newlands, Daniel Moynihan, John Phillips, Peter Evans
Votes: 29
5. Taxi! (1963–1964)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Sidney James stars as a cabbie who takes Ray Brooks under his wing and helps him become a taxi driver. They become pals and share working a London black cab.
Stars: Sidney James, Ray Brooks, Bill Owen, Diane Aubrey
Votes: 14
6. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 52
7. The Third Man (1959–1965)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Harry Lime makes money dealing art and solves crime to save his life.
Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Naomi Chance, Rupert Davies
Votes: 217
8. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
9. 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
10.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
No Trams to Lime Street
(1970)
50 min | Drama
Three young merchant seamen from Liverpool take shore leave in their home city after three years away.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Rosemary Nicols, Anthony May, Paul Greenwood, Eilian Wyn
Votes: 11
11.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
(1960)
65 min | Drama
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause celebre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Richard Burton, Rachel Roberts, George Howe, Colin Douglas
Votes: 48
12.
War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode:
Moscow!
(1973)
Drama, History, War
Napoleon and his troops finally arrive in Moscow, but they encounter unforeseen difficulties. Pierre remains in the same city and is determined to see through what he sees as his destiny. ... See full summary »
Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, James Appleby, Bruno Barnabe, Michael Barry
Votes: 25
13.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Measure for Measure
(1979)
Not Rated | 145 min
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His ... See full summary »
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Kenneth Colley, Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith, Christopher Strauli
Votes: 232
14. 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: 131
15. The Ghost Train Murder (1959)
32 min | Crime, Short
Scotland Yard detectives pursue the murderers of a Hungarian girl found dead on an amusement park ride. Their inquiries lead them to a rooming house full of shoplifters.
Director: Geoffrey Muller | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Russell Napier, Gordon Boyd, Mary Laura Wood
Votes: 59
16. 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
17. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
18.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
Game for Three Losers
(1965)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robert Hilary is a public figure, a businessman and a politician. Happily married, Hilary still lets his desire for his new secretary get the better of him. Starring Michael Gough, Mark ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Michael Gough, Mark Eden, Toby Robins, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 45
19. Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
101 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: M.E. Clifton James, John Mills, Cecil Parker, Patrick Allen
Votes: 1,641
20.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Set Up
(1962)
58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recently released from prison, Arthur Payne meets a benevolent stranger on a train who says he may be able to help him. A few days later, a second stranger arrives at Payne's houseboat, and... See full summary »
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Maurice Denham, John Carson, Maria Corvin, Brian Peck
Votes: 54
21. The Mummy (1959)
Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Horror
In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne
Votes: 10,982
22. The Set Up (1963)
58 min | Drama
Arthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Maurice Denham, John Carson, Maria Corvin, Brian Peck
Votes: 75
23.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
Urge to Kill
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Following the vicious murder of a young girl, suspicion falls on a half witted youth living in his aunt's boarding house. After a second murder Inspector Allen exposes the real killer.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Patrick Barr, Howard Pays, Terence Knapp, Ruth Dunning
Votes: 40
24. Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
30 min | Drama
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Stars: Jill Browne, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Frederick Bartman, Desmond Carrington
Votes: 70
25. Urge to Kill (1960)
59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When to women are brutally murdered, the local townsfolk quickly assume a strangely behaving young man is the culprit, but a policeman thinks otherwise.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Patrick Barr, Howard Pays, Terence Knapp, Ruth Dunning
Votes: 165
26. Game for Three Losers (1965)
55 min | Drama
A politician is set up by his secretary and blackmailed by her brother.
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Michael Gough, Mark Eden, Toby Robins, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 69
27. Danger List (1957)
22 min | Short, Thriller
When a pharmacist accidentally prescribes poison instead of painkillers, the race is on to find the killer pills.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Philip Friend, Honor Blackman, Mervyn Johns, Constance Fraser
Votes: 39
28. Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Sam Kydd, Arthur Mullard
Votes: 11
29. Sweet Beat (1959)
66 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring singer wins a trip to London and is promised a record deal, but when she gets there an underhanded American record producer spirits her off to New York and away from her boyfriend.
Director: Ronnie Albert | Stars: Sheldon Lawrence, Julie Amber, Irv Bauer, Al Burnett
Votes: 37
30. Crossroads (1964–1988)
30 min | Drama
The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.
Stars: Noele Gordon, Roger Tonge, Susan Hanson, Jane Rossington
Votes: 413
31. Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.
Director: Stanley A. Long | Stars: Christopher Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors
Votes: 640
32. Suspense (1960– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Keegan, Peter Dyneley, Lee Hamilton, Graham Leaman
33. The New Apprentice (1956 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: David Browning, Nora Gordon, Arthur Goullet, Philip Holles
34.
No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
Episode:
The Missing Moorhen
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Directors: Ian Fordyce, Richard Sidwell | Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Terence Alexander, Mary Jones
35.
Probation Officer (1959–1962)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(1960)
Drama
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: John Paul, Jessica Spencer, Jack Stewart, Henry Oscar
36.
The Third Man (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1959)
Crime, Drama
Director: Anthony Bushell | Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Rosalie Ashley, David Browning
37.
Z Cars (1962–1978)
Episode:
All They Have to Do Is Spend It: Part 1
(1967)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Brian Blessed, Sebastian Breaks, Nicholas Brent, David Browning
38.
Crime of Passion (1970–1973)
Episode:
Emilie
(1972)
Drama
Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: David Browning, Christian Comber, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Delaney
39.
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
Episode:
A Blow in Anger
(1960)
88 min | Comedy
To a stranger, he's a quirky Singaporean obsessed with toilets, but to those who know him, he's Mr. Toilet. Having established UN World Toilet Day, Sim plunges into his biggest challenge ... See full summary »
Stars: Arthur Askey, Anthea Askey, June Whitfield, Sam Kydd
40.
The Expert (1968–1976)
Episode:
Your Money for My Life
(1969)
Crime, Drama
Why should a businessman crash into a bridge support at 80 m.p.h.? When the post-mortem reveals him to have died as a result of the impact, and not from physical causes. What other reason could there be for the accident?
Director: Ben Rea | Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
41.
Taxi! (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Accident
(1963)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Owen, Ray Brooks, Freda Bamford
42.
Probation Officer (1959–1962)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(1959)
Drama
Joyce Langley and Kathleen Morgan are charged of attacking John Anderson. Morgan is sentenced to six months in jail but Langley is given probation has it is her first offence. Iris Cope hopes to persuade Joyce not to go into prostitution.
Director: Hugh Rennie | Stars: Honor Blackman, Betty Hardy, Patricia Healey, A.J. Brown
43.
Probation Officer (1959–1962)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(1960)
Drama
Director: Antony Kearey | Stars: John Paul, Jessica Spencer, Jack Stewart, Henry Oscar
44.
Suspense (1960– )
Episode:
Decision at Nine
(1960)
Drama
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Jack Hedley, Hilda Barry, Derek Benfield, Victor Brooks
45.
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
Episode:
The Command Performer
(1960)
Comedy
Stars: Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Sam Kydd, David Garth
46.
Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
Episode:
Episode #1.527
(1962)
Drama
Director: Philip Dale | Stars: Richard Bidlake, Jill Browne, David Browning, Jeremy Burnham
47.
Crossroads (1964–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.774
(1967)
30 min | Drama
Director: Jack Barton | Stars: Raymond Adamson, Frances Alger, David Bretton, David Browning
48.
Crossroads (1964–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.1631
(1972)
30 min | Drama
Director: Michael Hart | Stars: Ronald Allen, Joy Andrews, Patsy Blower, David Browning