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1.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Waters of the Moon
(1968)
90 min | Drama
Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Margaret Leighton, Athene Seyler, Vivien Merchant, Kathleen Harrison
Votes: 11
2.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Howards End
(1970)
Drama
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Leo Genn, Rachel Kempson, Glenda Jackson, Sarah-Jane Gwillim
Votes: 21
3.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Candida
(1971)
Drama
The idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: George Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, Timothy Dalton, Geraldine McEwan
Votes: 13
4. 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
5.
The Love School (1975– )
Episode:
The Brotherhood
(1975)
Drama
Story of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of Victorian artists.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Peter Egan, Bernard Lloyd, David Collings
Votes: 11
6. North and South (1966– )
45 min | Drama
Stars: Wendy Williams, Richard Leech, Sonia Dresdel, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 10
7.
Ten from the Twenties (1975)
Episode:
Motherlove
(1975)
Drama
Hugh's domineering mother expects him to marry the woman she has chosen for him, but will her scheme go to plan?
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Isabel Dean, Jeremy Brett, Barry Quin, Basil Henson
Votes: 7
8. 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
9. Jack the Ripper (1973)
304 min | Crime, Drama, History
The highly popular detective pair from the series Softly, Softly, Barlow and Watt, try to solve the old mystery of Jack The Ripper in this documentary series.
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Frank Duncan, Alan Cullen
Votes: 70
10.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Tartuffe
(1971)
Drama
Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Michael Hordern, Michael Craig, John Standing, David Nettheim
Votes: 13
11.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1975)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Leo McKern, Joyce Heron, Noel Willman, David Yelland
Votes: 154
12.
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Episode:
Requiem for a Crown Prince
(1974)
Drama, History, War
On the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact ... See full summary »
Director: James Ferman | Stars: Rachel Gurney, Laurence Naismith, Emrys James, Anthony Newlands
Votes: 47
13. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
14. Thursday Theatre (1964–1965)
Drama
Stars: John Sharp, Paul Rogers, Robert Flemyng, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 11
15. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 667
16. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27
17.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Ambassadors
(1977)
Drama
Strether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Delphine Seyrig, David Huffman
Votes: 30
18.
Jack the Ripper (1973)
Episode:
Butchery
(1973)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
Discussion and the implications of removing the writing on the wall following the "Double Event". November 9th, 1888 the final Ripper murder victim Mary Jane Kelly is discovered and the case reviewed by the detectives.
Director: David Wickes | Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Nadim Sawalha, Margaret Pilleau
Votes: 7
19. 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
20. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
21. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
22.
Citizen James (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Raffle
(1960)
Comedy
Bill realises that he's helped himself to the Christmas raffle prize money, Sid panics and organises a bigger second raffle to pay for the first, and an attempt to sell enough tickets to cover it leads to the police station.
Director: Philip Barker | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 6
23.
Citizen James (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Brand Image
(1960)
Comedy
Sid comes up with an idea to make a fortune from homemade cigarettes, Albert offers to invest if a more professional approach is adopted, and an advertising agency pops up to find a famous name to put on the packet.
Director: Philip Barker | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 6
24. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 142
25. Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations.
Stars: Peter Settelen, Maurice Denham, Patsy Smart, George Innes
Votes: 18
26. The Lady of the Camellias (1976)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Doomed love story between Marguerite Gautier, a French courtesan frequented by high-class gentlemen, who's suffering from tuberculosis and a young gentleman Armand Duval who's new in town.
Stars: Kate Nelligan, Peter Firth, Alfred Burke, Garrick Hagon
Votes: 22
27.
When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
Episode:
A First Time for Everything
(1976)
52 min | Drama, History
Encouraged by French onion seller Pierre, Bella turns the front of the house into a shop, using some of Bill's compensation. Bill, still in a wheel-chair, is initially hostile but sees the ... See full summary »
Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: James Bolam, Susan Jameson, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood
Votes: 16
28. 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
29. The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1963– )
Drama
Stars: Joss Ackland, Kenneth Fortescue, Patrick Westwood, Barry Letts
Votes: 36
30.
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
Episode:
What Women Will Do
(1962)
Drama
Dr Finlay is called to a cave in at the local pit and back at Arden House, Dr Cameron is concerned when the insurance man takes an interest in housekeeper Janet.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: John Grieve, Roy Pattison, Barbara Mullen, Moultrie Kelsall
Votes: 7
31.
Citizen James (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Money
(1960)
Comedy
Liz asks Sid to pay the takings from the club into the bank, Albert's faced with having to find £12000 when a 40/1 outsider crosses the line first, and Bill insists on authenticity while working on the details of a robbery.
Director: Philip Barker | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 5
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36.
Citizen James (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Elixir
(1960)
Comedy
Bill knocks up the latest batch of miracle medicine to sell on the market, Liz comes to the rescue when the boys are picked up by the police, and a doctor from the hospital phones the station asking for urgent help.
Director: Philip Barker | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Campbell Singer
Votes: 6
37. 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
38.
Citizen James (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Rivals
(1960)
Comedy
Albert bets that he can get a date with Sid's girl by the end of the week, Liz defends her right to go to the pictures with anyone she chooses, and using a stripper to make her jealous turns out to be an expensive idea.
Director: Philip Barker | Stars: Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 5
39. 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: 70
40. Citizen James (1960–1962)
30 min | Comedy
In the first series of this comedy programme, Sid James played a rather immoral man whose schemes never worked out. In the second and third series, his character became more sympathetic and well-intentioned.
Stars: Sidney James, Sydney Tafler, Ronnie Brody, Bob Todd
Votes: 47
41. Solo (1970– )
20 min | Biography
Series of 20-minute monologues by famous British actors, portraying historical characters or reading poetry.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Ian McKellen, Eileen Atkins, Jeremy Brett
Votes: 10
42. Studio 4 (1962)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays filmed at the BBC TV centre's newly constructed Studio Four.
Stars: Marjorie Wilde, Frederick Farley, David Spenser, Dallas Cavell
Votes: 25
43.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Death of a Salesman
(1966)
Drama
Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Rod Steiger, Betsy Blair, Joss Ackland, Tony Bill
Votes: 17
44.
The Edwardians (1972–1973)
Episode:
E. Nesbit
(1972)
Drama, History
Edith Bland was a very successful author and poet who wrote under the name _E. Nesbit_. Many of her books were for children and several, such as The Railway Children (1970), were turned ... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Judy Parfitt, Jane Lapotaire, Michael Menaugh, Jenifer Armitage
Votes: 11
45. Boy Meets Girl (1967–1969)
50 min | Romance
Anthology series of love stories.
Stars: Scott Forbes, Donald Pickering, Barry Jackson, Susan Jameson
Votes: 25
46. The Love School (1975– )
Drama
1848, the year of revolutions throughout Europe, reflected in London by a group of young painters.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Patricia Quinn, Peter Egan, David Burke
Votes: 17
47. The Old Curiosity Shop (1962– )
25 min | Drama
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Stars: Michele Dotrice, Oliver Johnston, Anton Rodgers, Ronald Cunliffe
Votes: 12
48.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Changeling
(1974)
103 min | Drama
A woman falls in love with a sea captain, and plots to kill her fiance.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Stanley Baker, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Alan Webb
Votes: 68
49. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
50. Black and Blue (1973)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays based on the theme of "things turning black and the air turning blue."
Stars: George Tovey, Warren Mitchell, Clifford Rose, Julian Holloway
Votes: 24