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1. The Coward Revue (1969 TV Movie)
55 min | Family
Director: James Gilbert | Stars: Georgia Brown, Ian Carmichael, Ray Davis, Nicky Henson
Votes: 67
2.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
The Deadly Attachment
(1973)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
Mainwaring and the platoon must keep their wits primed whilst guarding some captured U-Boat crew.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 253
3.
A Married Man (1983– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1983)
Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Madden, Yvonne Coulette, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 7
4.
A Married Man (1983– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1983)
Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Madden, Yvonne Coulette, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 7
5.
Hancock (1961)
Episode:
The Lift
(1961)
Comedy
At BBC Television Centre, Tony and several others are trapped in a lift just as the workday is ending.For several hours he regales the his less than thrilled captive audience with mood-swinging tirades of philosophy and group singing.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Colin Gordon, Jack Watling, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 37
6.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Branded
(1969)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
It is revealed that Private Godfrey was a Conscientious Objector in the First World War, leading Mainwaring and some of the platoon to brand him as a coward. However, during an exercise in ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 205
7.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Never Too Old
(1977)
TV-PG | 35 min | Comedy, War
Corporal Jones marries Mrs Fox in this, the final episode, whilst the platoon are ever watchful in case of invasion.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 164
8. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls
Votes: 8,048
9. The Gay Cavalier (1957)
30 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of swashbuckling Captain Claude Duval during the English Civil War.
Stars: Christian Marquand, Larry Burns, Ivan Craig, Sydney Bromley
Votes: 33
10. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 74
11. Somerset Maugham Hour (1960–1963)
60 min
Stars: Hugh Williams, Daniel Farson, Ian Hunter, Jill Bennett
Votes: 19
12. Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 592
13. Hancock (1961)
25 min | Comedy
Comedian Tony Hancock stars, in this BBC situation comedy TV series, as Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living in East Cheam.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Hugh Lloyd, June Whitfield, Gwenda Ewen
Votes: 187
14.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Time on My Hands
(1972)
28 min | Comedy, War
The platoon is called to seize a German pilot whose parachute is caught on the church steeple clock. Getting him down is hard enough, given the language barrier. Then Jones manages to drop ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 139
15.
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
Episode:
Lord Byron Lived Here
(1959)
Comedy
Tony's house is falling apart and he can't afford to do it up so with the help of Sid James they plan a way of getting the National Trust to do it up for them by saying Lord Byron lived ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier, Hugh Lloyd
Votes: 35
16.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
1977 Christmas Show
(1977)
67 min | Comedy
The musical guests are Angharad Rees and Elton John. Elton John has trouble getting correct directions. Eric and Ernie move house. Ernie's play is called 'Cyrano de Bergerac' and stars Francis Matthews and Penelope Keith.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Penelope Keith, Elton John
Votes: 37
17. The Pursuers (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bollinger pursues criminals and scoundrels on the mean streets of London with the aid of his trusty German Shepherd dog.
Stars: Louis Hayward, Gaylord Cavallaro, Robert Gallico, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 18
18.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Traitor
(1971)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
Dishillusioned by his rich, aristocratic upbringing in Britain, top foreign office diplomat Adrian Harris became a spy for the Russians. He escaped to Moscow after being found out and it is... See full summary »
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: John Le Mesurier, Jack Hedley, Vincent Ball, Neil McCallum
Votes: 63
19.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Murder Most Foul
(1973)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lord of Wretching Hall and his son both die in suspicious circumstances, and all the members of their household are called upon to give evidence.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: William Mervyn, Terrence Hardiman, John Alkin, Arthur English
Votes: 10
20.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Menace from the Deep
(1969)
29 min | Comedy, War
Mainwaring and his platoon get into a pickle when they're put in charge manning an observation post on a derelict pier.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 172
21.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Brideshead Revisited
(1981)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In the winter of 1939, Lord Marchmain decides to return to Brideshead from Venice in view of the deteriorating international situation. It soon becomes apparent that he is in declining ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Phoebe Nicholls, Laurence Olivier
Votes: 185
22.
Village Hall (1974–1975)
Episode:
Pie in the Sky
(1975)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
It's competition time at The Village Hall, bakers compete for a range of prizes, including The Honourable Gerald Napier.
Director: Peter Plummer | Stars: Conrad Asquith, Sheila Ballantine, Frances Bennett, Sydney Bromley
Votes: 7
23. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,899
24. 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
25. Riviera Police (1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Crime drama series Riviera Police told cases of four policemen working on France's Cote d'Azor. Glamorous locations made this a somewhat glossier series than was the norm in the UK at the time.
Stars: Brian Spink, Noel Trevarthen, Frank Lieberman, Geoffrey Frederick
Votes: 14
26.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Asleep in the Deep
(1972)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
Walker and Godfrey become trapped in the gasworks they are guarding. Mainwaring and his men come to the rescue with watery consequences.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 156
27.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Ring Dem Bells
(1975)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
The platoon is selected to act as Nazis in an army film. With Wilson and Pike playing officers mayhem is inevitable.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 145
28.
George and the Dragon (1966–1968)
Episode:
Backing Britain
(1968)
Comedy
Gabrielle gets carried away with the Colonel's request to only buy British, dock leaf tea and seaweed cigarettes turn out to be acquired tastes, and George revives an old custom to get some luxuries back into the house.
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Peggy Mount, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier, Keith Marsh
Votes: 12
29.
A Married Man (1983– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1983)
Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Madden, Yvonne Coulette, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 8
30.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Battle of the Giants!
(1971)
60 min | Comedy, War
Captain Square continues to vex Captain Mainwaring, leading to an inter-platoon competition.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 153
31.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Fallen Idol
(1970)
TV-PG | 34 min | Comedy, War
Captain Square persuades Mainwaring to join him in the officers' mess whilst on a training weekend.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 135
32.
George and the Dragon (1966–1968)
Episode:
The Not So Tender Trap
(1966)
Comedy
Gabrielle saves a gullible girl from the vulgar intentions of an evil tycoon, the Colonel comes home from a reunion with a bottle of champagne, and George wakes up with a huge hangover and a nightmare of a bride-to-be.
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Sidney James, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier, Keith Marsh
Votes: 12
33. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,854 | Gross: $74.70M
34. Dad's Army (1968–1977)
30 min | Comedy, War
A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.
Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 7,243
35. The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Comedy
The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Ann Hamilton, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Votes: 1,057
36. Shillingbury Tales (1980–1981)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Classic ITV comedy-drama, set in the fictional village of Shillingbury in Hertfordshire. Londoners Peter (Robin Nedwell) and Sally Higgins (Diane Keen) move to the idyllic English ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Jack Douglas, Joe Black
Votes: 89
37. Misleading Cases (1967–1971)
30 min | Comedy
A court that is frequently presided over by the increasingly amused Mr Justice Swallow and Mr Haddock's long-suffering adversary Sir Joshua Hoot QC.
Stars: Alastair Sim, Roy Dotrice, Avice Landone, Thorley Walters
Votes: 45
38. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
39. Let's Get Married (1960)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A timid would-be medical student, expelled from his college for six months, finds employment in a laundry and regains his confidence when he marries a pregnant fashion model.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Bernie Winters, Hermione Baddeley
Votes: 17
40.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Mum's Army
(1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Captain Mainwaring and the men have a 'brief encounter' as womenfolk join the platoon to fight against the common foe.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 176
41.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Something Nasty in the Vault
(1969)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
Mainwaring and Wilson are trapped in the bank with an unexploded bomb.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 161
42.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
Sons of the Sea
(1969)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, War
The platoon buys a canoe, and intends to create a river-based defense system, but get lost and drift into the ocean.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 148
43.
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
Episode:
The Day the Balloon Went Up
(1969)
TV-PG | 27 min | Comedy, War
Mainwaring's men practice saluting and take control of a runaway barrage balloon.
Director: David Croft | Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 161
44.
Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
Episode:
The Cold
(1960)
Comedy
Hancock has a cold and is treating it with a wide range of patent medicines.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier, Patricia Hayes
Votes: 34
45.
George and the Dragon (1966–1968)
Episode:
The Reunion
(1968)
Comedy
Gabrielle gets her uniform and medals ready for her squadron reunion, the Colonel explains how he came out of the war with an Iron Cross, and George ends up on waiting duty after a mishap with the waste disposal.
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Keith Marsh, Sidney James, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 9
46.
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Episode:
Julia
(1981)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Romance
Charles returns to Paris to continue his art studies and is surprised with a visit from Rex Mottram. It would seem that he and Sebastian had stopped in Paris enroute to a sanatorium in ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Susan Field, Charles Keating, Diana Quick
Votes: 169
47. 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
48. Mr. Rose (1967–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chief Inspector Rose, previously seen in 'The Odd Man' and 'It's Dark Outside', has retired from the police and intends to write his memoirs - but is constantly distracted by intriguing mysteries.
Stars: William Mervyn, Donald Webster, Gillian Lewis, Graham Armitage
Votes: 50
49. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
50. Frankie Howerd (1964–1966)
30 min
Stars: Frankie Howerd, Arthur Mullard, Anthony Sagar, Rita Webb
Votes: 7