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1.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Paul Scofield
(2008)
Documentary
A tribute to one of Britain's most acclaimed actors.
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Paul Scofield, Juliet Stevenson, Eileen Atkins, Michael Billington
Votes: 47
2. Nature (1982– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
Documentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, George Page, Chris Morgan, David Attenborough
Votes: 835
3. Wildlife SOS (1997– )
25 min | Documentary
The work of dedicated staff and volunteers, rescuing and treating wild animals, at the Wildlife Aid Foundation sanctuary.
Stars: Mary Watefall, Ricky Gervais, Simon Cowell, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 39
4. Harambe (2023)
Documentary
Director: Erik E. Crown | Stars: Peter Egan, Dax Holt, Jeff McCurry, Virginia McKenna
Votes: 15
5. A Whole Scene Going (1966– )
35 min | Music, Talk-Show
The first of a new series from BBC One reflecting the tastes and times of Britain's under-twenty-ones.
Stars: Barry Fantoni, Wendy Varnals, Paul Jones, Michael Crawford
Votes: 38
6.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Time of Need
(1999)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new government minister is charged by a young felon with having molested him while he was in her care over a decade before.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: John Thaw, Anne Carroll, Martin Chamberlain, Kenneth Cope
Votes: 78
7. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 774
8.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Deep Blue Sea
(1974)
Drama
A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Egan, Stephen Murray, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 13
9. 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
10. Shooting Gallery (1995–2013)
55 min
Showcase for short films by a variety of filmmakers, but linked by a common theme.
Stars: Kathy Burke, Mark Kermode, Sheila Hancock, Virginia McKenna
Votes: 11
11. Central Weekend (1986– )
100 min | Documentary
Popular (40% audience share) weekly debate show shown all across the central region of the UK. A national version also aired in the late 1990s entitled "Thursday Night Live"
Stars: Sue Jay, Simon Ackley, Andy Craig, Lynne Perrie
Votes: 6
12. The Lions Are Free (1969)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
The true life sequel to the movie classic "Born Free". The actors from the film, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their friend, legendary conservationist George Adamson, ... See full summary »
Directors: James Hill, Bill Travers | Stars: George Adamson, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers
Votes: 19
13. 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
14. Half Hour Story (1967– )
30 min | Drama
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up and coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who landed up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Stars: Geraldine Moffat, George Cole, David Graham, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 29
15.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story
(2011)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
The dramatic story of the Adamsons' rescue of three lion cubs and their attachment to Elsa, whom they released back into the wild.
Director: Sacha Mirzoeff | Stars: George Adamson, Joy Adamson, David Allen, David Attenborough
Votes: 46
16. The Lion Who Thought He Was People (1971)
G | 89 min | Adventure, Documentary
A zoo born lion gets put in the pet department of Harrods, also in a cellar of a shop and then the a seller at a of an antique shop and then Africa.
Director: Bill Travers | Stars: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, George Adamson, Terence Adamson
Votes: 279
17. The Lion Cub from Harrods (2009 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
This documentary tells the heart warming story of Christian, a lion cub purchased from a London department store in the late 60's and successfully released into the African wild three years... See full summary »
Directors: Suemay Oram, Jackie Osei-Tutu | Stars: Barbara Flynn, George Adamson, Anthony Bourke, Boy
Votes: 138
18. Waters of the Moon (1983 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Penelope Keith, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Pickup, Joan Sims
Votes: 42
19.
Shades of Greene (1975– )
Episode:
Cheap in August
(1975)
Drama
Story set in Jamaica about Mary holidaying unattached and ready to philander. Henry isn't exactly what the opportunity seems to demand.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Allister Bain, Mary Barclay, Wayne Browne, David Cargill
Votes: 5
20.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Mary Queen of Scots
(1969)
Drama
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Richard Atherton, Edward Atienza, Emile Belcourt, Pamela Brown
Votes: 10
21. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,658
22. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,893
23. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
24. The Blue Dress (1983 TV Movie)
PG | 70 min | Drama
Middle aged journalist Terris falls for the much younger Dorothea but his love of a good story causes him to keep digging into her seemingly perfect English county background.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Felicity Dean, Virginia McKenna, Graham Crowden
Votes: 13
25. The Greatest Ever War Films (2014 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary, War
Directors: Chris Hill, Delyth Lloyd | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laz Alonso, Paddy Ashdown, Douglas Bader
Votes: 19
26. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi
Votes: 1,087
27. Ethel & Ernest (2016)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Drama, History
The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.
Director: Roger Mainwood | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Macready Massey
Votes: 3,929
28. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
29. Treasure Hunt (1982–1989)
60 min | Game-Show
Helicopter skyrunner Anneka Rice races against the clock to find directions to treasure at locations worked out by studio guests from cryptic clues.
Stars: Kenneth Kendall, Anneka Rice, Wincey Willis, Annabel Croft
Votes: 119
30.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
A Passage to India
(1965)
110 min | Drama
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Sybil Thorndike, Virginia McKenna, Cyril Cusack, Zia Mohyeddin
Votes: 44
31.
The Camomile Lawn (1992)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1992)
53 min | Drama, Romance, War
Helena travels to London for Max's debut concert where both Polly and Calypso guess their secret. Calypso sleeps with Max herself and, after witnessing him turn down the chance to work in ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Virginia McKenna, Rosemary Harris, Claire Bloom
Votes: 45
32.
Natural World (1983– )
Episode:
Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World
(2011)
60 min | Documentary
In the 1960s, Born Free captured the world's imagination with the story of Elsa, an orphaned lioness who was taken in by George and Joy Adamson and returned to a life in the wild. The book ... See full summary »
Director: Sacha Mirzoeff | Stars: Richard Armitage, David Attenborough, David Allen, Tony Fitzjohn
Votes: 19
33. Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
Stars: David Buck, Mark Moss, Freddie Jones, Robert Hunter
Votes: 111
34. The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
237 min | Drama, History, Sport
This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White
Votes: 433
35.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Loveknots
(1992)
TV-14 | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Lady Jane puts a Berber rug into auction it is bought by elderly Harriet Fisher for her Irish wolfhound, but young Moroccan Abdel is also after it and steals it from her house. Lovejoy... See full summary »
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 66
36. The Admirable Crichton (1968 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs aground on a South Pacific island. The usual hierarchy in an upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Janet Munro, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 147
37. The Cook Report (1987–1999)
30 min | Documentary
The Cook Report was a British current affairs television program shown on ITV, produced for the network by Central Television from 1987 to 1996.
Stars: Roger Cook, Kim Howells, William 'Duke' Meeks, Ray Wyre
Votes: 34
38. The Whistle-Blower (2001 TV Movie)
160 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Bank employee Laura Tracey (Amanda Burton) places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the National Criminal ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Nealson Barry, Robert Bowman, Amanda Burton, Emma Cunniffe
Votes: 188
39. Challenge Anneka (1987–1995)
60 min | Reality-TV
Stars: Anneka Rice, Dave Chapman, Kit Moore, Henry Mancini
Votes: 96
40. The Book Show (2006–2013)
Talk-Show
Stars: Mariella Frostrup, Alexander McCall Smith, Jenny Colgan, Anthony Horowitz
Votes: 18
41. Leona Calderon (2013 Video)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Leona Calderon is a retiring altruistic music lover earning her living cleaning establishments and private homes. Her landlord fancies her for her fun-loving nature and dreams of dancing ... See full summary »
Director: Jowee Morel | Stars: Pilar Pilapil, Virginia McKenna, Irene Alano, Gabriela Belard
Votes: 6
42.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Girls in Uniform
(1967)
Drama
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Sonia Dresdel, Rachel Kempson, Francesca Annis
Votes: 15
43.
Marple (2004–2013)
Episode:
A Murder Is Announced
(2005)
TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock, anticipating a murder game. But things become too real when someone is shot dead.
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Christian Coulson, Cherie Lunghi, Robert Pugh
Votes: 2,120
44. The Camomile Lawn (1992)
258 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1939, young Oliver, Calypso, Polly and Walter visit friends and family in Cornwall. Spanish Civil War is over and WW2 has begun, so they enjoy their love life while they can. Decades later, they gather again, this time for a funeral.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle, Richard Johnson
Votes: 939
45. The Cruel Sea (1953)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, War
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 5,402
46. The Gathering Storm (1974 TV Movie)
75 min | Biography, Drama
The story of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Richard Burton, Virginia McKenna, Angharad Rees, Lesley Dunlop
Votes: 268
47. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
48. Two Living, One Dead (1961)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Sweden, a post-office employee who survives a deadly armed robbery is accused of cowardice by society and is torn by conflicting feelings.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Patrick McGoohan, Alf Kjellin
Votes: 80
49.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Julius Caesar
(1979)
TV-14 | 161 min
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Richard Pasco, Charles Gray, Keith Michell, David Collings
Votes: 258
50.
The Camomile Lawn (1992)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1992)
52 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Max and Monika are interned as aliens and Sophy goes to boarding school Calypso marries the older, wealthy Hector. Oliver is displeased and the wedding is a joyless affair. Calypso ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Toby Stephens
Votes: 44