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1. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
2. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
3. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
4. Big Break (II) (1990–2002)
30 min | Game-Show, Sport
General knowledge game show where contestants team up with snooker stars testing their skill against the clock.
Stars: Jim Davidson, John Virgo, Colin Ward-Lewis, Charles Nove
Votes: 205
5. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
6. Give Us a Clue (1979–2022)
25 min | Game-Show
A British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades
Stars: Lionel Blair, Michael Parkinson, Liza Goddard, Una Stubbs
Votes: 65
7. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
8. The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
60 min | Comedy, Musical
A re-creation of the Music Hall variety shows that were popular in the late Victorian and the Edwardian periods (late 1800s and early 1900s). Entertainers performed musical, comedy, magic ... See full summary »
Stars: Leonard Sachs, Dudley Stevens, Jenny Wren, Penny Rigden
Votes: 90
9. Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
391 min | Drama, Crime
The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.
Stars: Denholm Elliott, Suzanne Burden, Jonathan Moore, Diana Rigg
Votes: 415
10. Sinderella Live (1995 Video)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
A bawdy pantomime filmed during the sellout 1995 nationwide tour.
Directors: Jim Davidson, Robert Garofalo | Stars: Jim Davidson, Charlie Drake, Jess Conrad, Roger Kitter
Votes: 207
11. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
12. The Basil Brush Show (1968–1980)
Comedy, Family
Jokes and comical stories told by the red fox puppet "Basil Brush" with the help of guests.
Stars: Basil Brush, Bert Hayes, Derek Fowlds, Roy North
Votes: 129
13. The Plank (1979 TV Movie)
28 min | Comedy
This is a pantomime about two construction workers, who discover that a plank is missing from the floor they are just building. They discover that two children have taken the plank and use ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Sykes | Stars: Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Lionel Blair, Henry Cooper
Votes: 706
14. Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he is writing.When it's finished it arrives on the desk of a London impresario, at a time when he wants to stage a flop.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Charlie Drake, Derek Nimmo, Wanda Ventham, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 72
15. The Golden Shot (1967–1975)
45 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Viewers are asked to call in and help aim the titular "golden shot", a crossbow mounted on the front of the TV camera. The cameraman is blindfolded, so the viewers give him directions ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Anne Aston, Carol Dilworth, Norman Vaughan
Votes: 56
16. 99-1 (1994– )
50 min | Crime, Thriller
Implicated in a corruption enquiry, Detective Inspector Mick Raynor (Leslie Grantham) agrees to go deep under cover to bring down criminal networks that appear to be beyond the reach of the law.
Stars: Leslie Grantham, Adie Allen, Niall Buggy, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 148
17. 3-2-1 (1978–1987)
60 min | Game-Show
Three couples compete in a missing word game, with the winning couple going on to solve riddles left by guest performers to win prizes and avoid Dusty Bin's booby prize.
Stars: Ted Rogers, Dusty Bin, Chris Emmett, Mike Newman
Votes: 101
18. Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Music
A revival of the British variety show Tonight at the London Palladium, it ran from 28 October 1973 to 28 October 1974.
Stars: Bruce Forsyth, Tommy Trinder, Norman Vaughan, Don Arroll
Votes: 48
19. Sinderella Comes Again (2004 Video)
83 min | Comedy
Sinderella Comes Again sees Buttons, Sinderella and Baron Von Hard-on up to all their old tricks and naughty makeovers! It's a hilarious tale for adults that should know better. It'll definitely heat up your stockings this Christmas!
Director: Jim Davidson | Stars: Danny Blue, Daniel Bullen, Alan Calleney, Mia Carla
Votes: 64
20. International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1975–1989)
50 min | Sport
Stars: Peter Alliss, Lee Trevino, Tony Jacklin, Johnny Miller
Votes: 12
21. Celebrity Squares (I) (1975–1997)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
British version of "Hollywood Squares" with nine celebrities of different stature arranged in a grid.
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, William Rushton, Arthur Mullard, John Inman
Votes: 75
22. The Worker (1965–1970)
30 min | Comedy
In twenty years Charlie has had a thousand jobs. Each week sees Charlie attend the Labour Exchange to try and get a new one.
Stars: Charlie Drake, Henry McGee, Percy Herbert, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 37
23. Six-Five Special (1957–1958)
55 min | Family, Music
Stars: Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray, Don Lang, Jim Dale
Votes: 23
24. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
25. Juke Box Jury (1959–1990)
30 min | Music
A panel of notable personalities rate the latest pop records.
Stars: David Jacobs, Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Katie Boyle
Votes: 58
26. Mr. H Is Late (1988 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time.
Director: Eric Sykes | Stars: John Alderton, Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon, Norman Collier
Votes: 136
27. Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1991 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame', a play in which nothing happens, once - unlike Beckett's first play 'Waiting for Godot' in which nothing happens twice. It is not a play about ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Coe | Stars: Norman Beaton, Stephen Rea, Charlie Drake, Kate Binchy
Votes: 31
28. The Cracksman (1963)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Crime
Locksmith duped by burglar to commit crimes, jailed. Fellow inmates befriend him to exploit his skills for prison break. Plot revolves around his naivety being taken advantage of, leading to criminal entanglements.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Charlie Drake, George Sanders, Dennis Price, Nyree Dawn Porter
Votes: 232
29. Lift Off (1969–1974)
30 min | Music
Ayshea Brough showcases music requested by viewers writing in to the series.
Stars: Ayshea Brough, The Feet, Ollie Beak, Wally Whyton
Votes: 21
30. Petticoat Pirates (1961)
87 min | Comedy
A group of Wrens rebel because they have been turned down for service on a warship.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Charlie Drake, Anne Heywood, Cecil Parker, John Turner
Votes: 74
31. A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958–1994)
Comedy, Music
Stars: The Television Toppers, Jack Warner, Dick Emery, The Mitchell Minstrels
Votes: 40
32. Billy Cotton Band Show (1956–1968)
Music
Stars: Billy Cotton, Kathie Kay, Alan Breeze, The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes
Votes: 12
33. Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980)
28 min | Comedy, Short
A police inspector and a vicar blow off work to play a game of golf at the Royal Rhubarb Golf Club. The inspector is preparing to cheat: he even got one of his subordinates to help him ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Sykes | Stars: Eric Sykes, Jimmy Edwards, Bob Todd, Charlie Drake
Votes: 153
34. Dee Time (1967–1969)
45 min | Music
Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
Stars: Simon Dee, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Leonard Martin, Anita Harris
Votes: 57
35. Professor Popper's Problem (1974)
91 min | Comedy, Family
Professor Popper develops a shrinking formula which he and a group of school kids take by accident, ending up trapped in his laboratory. But that's not the only problem that faces the professor and his friends.
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Charlie Drake, Adam Richens, Debra Collins, Philip DaCosta
Votes: 30
36. Tell Me Another (1976–1979)
30 min | Talk-Show
Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills.
Stars: Richard Hills, Alfred Marks, Jim Dale, Arthur Askey
Votes: 20
37. Sands of the Desert (1960)
92 min | Comedy
A diminutive travel against goes out to investigate a desert holiday camp which has suffered from sabotage
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Charlie Drake, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch, Raymond Huntley
Votes: 171
38. The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983–1986)
43 min
Bob Monkhouse hosts his own chat show dedicated entirely to comedy. Mixing performance and interviews, guests come from both sides of the Atlantic, and include Tommy Cooper, Jim Carrey, Spike Milligan and Bob Hope.
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Harry Stoneham, Siobhan McCarthy, Joan Rivers
Votes: 34
39. Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984 TV Special)
Music
In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. From the stage of the Victoria Palace Theatre stars from the world of entertainment bring you comedy and music.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Rowan Atkinson, Max Bygraves, Simon Callow
40. Those Wonderful TV Times (1976–1978)
Comedy, Game-Show
Celebrity contestants are shown archive television clips and asked questions about them.
Stars: Barry Cryer, Madeline Smith, Norman Vaughan, Bill Maynard
42. Charlie Drake (1958–1960)
Comedy
Stars: Charlie Drake, Michael Henry, Sam Kydd, Robert MacKenzie
Votes: 9
43. The London Palladium Show (1966–1969)
Comedy, Music
Stars: Jack Parnell, The Mike Sammes Singers, Jimmy Tarbuck, Bob Monkhouse
Votes: 22
44. The Main Attraction (1983–1984)
45 min | Comedy, Music
A BBC Saturday night variety show, hosted by comedians. Each edition features music and variety acts, along with the series' own dance troupe.
Stars: The Super Troupers, Size 12, John Coleman and His Orchestra, Sarah Brightman
45. The Charlie Drake Show (1960–1961)
Comedy
Stars: Charlie Drake, Michael Henry, Carl Bernard, Mark Singleton
Votes: 6
46. Whose Baby? (1973–1988)
25 min | Game-Show
A celebrity panel meet the child of a well-known person, and guess who their parents are.
Stars: David Nixon, Richard Coleman, Jimmy Young, Diana Coupland
Votes: 11
47. Drumbeat (1959)
30 min | Music
Stars: Adam Faith, The John Barry Seven, Sylvia Sands, Bob Miller and the Millermen
48. The Val Doonican Show (1970–1975)
60 min | Comedy, Music
The star and host of this show, taped in England, was Val Doonican, an Irishman, who along with comedians Bernard Cribbins and Bob Todd, were featured in this variety show. Both English and American stars were guests.
Stars: Val Doonican, Fabric, Norman Maen, Jack Parnell
Votes: 14
50. Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, The Beverley Sisters, Derek Bond