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1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,625
2. Champions (1984)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeplechase on the horse Aldaniti.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon, Ann Bell
Votes: 750 | Gross: $0.17M
3. Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Drama following the life of the officers and men of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, during their home lives, training exercises and battles.
Stars: Ben Nealon, Robson Green, Jerome Flynn, Rosie Rowell
Votes: 945
4. Smiley's People (1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
The murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 4,765
5. Pride and Prejudice (1980)
TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan
Votes: 2,490
6. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
7. The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
385 min | Drama
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence
Votes: 1,220
8. Rebecca (1997)
TV-PG | 182 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A British gentleman's innocent bride grapples with intrusive reminders of his deceased wife.
Stars: Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Geraldine James, Emilia Fox
Votes: 1,590
9. A Perfect Spy (1987)
374 min | Thriller
The rise and fall of Magnus Pym and his career through intelligence. From chance meetings with people will be important to him in the future to a life in Czechoslovakia, Pym weaves his way through the complicated world of espionage.
Stars: Ray McAnally, Rüdiger Weigang, Alan Howard, Peter Egan
Votes: 999
10. Masterpiece (1971– )
Drama, History, Mystery
An anthology drama series featuring primarily British productions.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Laura Linney, David Bamber, Russell Baker
Votes: 578
11. Fortysomething (2003)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Sheila Hancock, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 2,266
12. The Woman in White (1997 TV Movie)
Unrated | 125 min | Mystery, Thriller
The gothic tale of a pair of half-sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Tara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Andrew Lincoln, Susan Vidler
Votes: 1,218
13. Bertie and Elizabeth (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the life of George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: James Wilby, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Dolly Wells
Votes: 704
14. Frenchman's Creek (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History, Romance
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Richard Bonehill, Jeremy Child, Christian Cloarec, Anthony Delon
Votes: 417
15. 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: 414
16. Wuthering Heights (1978)
300 min | Drama
An eternally romantic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine.
Stars: Ken Hutchison, Brian Wilde, Pat Heywood, John Duttine
Votes: 178
17. Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (2002)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran cop returns to his childhood Navajo reservation, where his urban investigation methods sometimes clash with his partner's traditional ones.
Stars: Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Alex Rice, Sheila Tousey
Votes: 151
18. The Woman in White (1982– )
55 min | Mystery, Thriller
In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.
Stars: Diana Quick, Ian Richardson, John Shrapnel, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 249
19. Country Matters (1972– )
60 min | Drama
The story of people living in the countryside of the United Kingdom after World War I.
Stars: Peter Firth, Ian McKellen, Rosalind Ayres, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 82
20. The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
TV-14 | 350 min | Drama
In a drunken and disheartened state, Michael Henchard sells his wife at a fair. When he becomes sober again, he realizes what he has done, and though unable to find his wife and child, ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey
Votes: 346
21. A Thief of Time (2003 TV Movie)
94 min | Crime, Mystery
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Gary Farmer, Adam Beach, Ernest Tsosie III, Wes Studi
Votes: 709
22. Thérèse Raquin (1980– )
Not Rated | 173 min | Drama
Based on the novel by Emile Zola, Therese Raquin is a tale of passion, obsession, and the psychological aftermath of an unforgivable deed. Recommended for mature audiences.
Stars: Kate Nelligan, Mona Washbourne, Brian Cox, Richard Pearson
Votes: 230
23. A Christmas Carol (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Lee, Patricia Quinn
Votes: 604
24. Crime and Punishment (1979)
225 min | Drama
This mini-series is the ultimate psychological thriller with a powerful sense of guilt and retribution, set in St. Petersburg in the second half of the nineteenth century. Raskolnikov is a ... See full summary »
Stars: John Hurt, Anne Orwin, Siân Phillips, Fiona Glassbrook
Votes: 191
25. Cider with Rosie (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Amanda Brewster, Fay Thomas, Dashiell Reece
Votes: 214
26. Tender Is the Night (1985)
180 min | Drama
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel about how the rich languoring on the Riviera in the 1920's are slowly drawn into the coming depression is once again filmed with Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen,... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young, John Heard
Votes: 190
27. Going Live! (1987–1993)
192 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Children's Saturday morning magazine/variety show featuring cartoons, sketches, games, music videos, special guests and features.
Stars: Sarah Greene, Phillip Schofield, Peter Simon, Trevor Neal
Votes: 155
28. Newsnight (1980– )
45 min | News
Serious news reports, analysis and no-holds-barred interviews with leading politicians and public figures.
Stars: Kirsty Wark, Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis, Gavin Esler
Votes: 213
29. The Old Men at the Zoo (1983– )
275 min | Comedy
Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton
Votes: 23
30. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Drama
BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson, Amanda Parfitt
Votes: 31
31. Element of Doubt (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Thriller
A woman has doubts about the intentions of her husband, even to the point where she thinks he might kill her.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Nigel Havers, Gina McKee, Judy Parfitt, Michael Jayston
Votes: 154
32. Testament of Youth (1979)
275 min | Drama, Romance, War
Vera Brittain's world falls to pieces around her as, one by one, the young men of her circle are caught up in the Great War.
Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Emrys James, Jane Wenham, Peter Woodward
Votes: 161
33. Murphy's Stroke (1980 TV Movie)
71 min | Drama
Irish millionaires put together a betting coup and go to England to pursue their illicit prize.
Director: Frank Cvitanovich | Stars: Niall Toibin, Pierce Brosnan, T.R. Bowen, Tony Doyle
Votes: 106
34. Noah's Ark (1997–1998)
60 min | Drama
Noah Kirby is an eccentric vet treating animals in the Worcestershire countryside. He is assisted by his very different son, Tom, local wildlife vet Clare and later on young vet Jake.
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Angela Thorne, Kate Alderton, Orla Brady
Votes: 32
35. Dirty Tricks (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
Edward fancies himself to be a cunning manipulator, but is so tragically self-deluded that he can't see he's being used by his wealthy friends as a sex-tool and a dupe. Banality ensues.
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Martin Clunes, James Bolam, George Potts, Julie Graham
Votes: 188
36. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1980 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respectable Victorian scientist, concocts a drug which releases another side to his personality: a brutal, murderous alter-ego.
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: David Hemmings, Lisa Harrow, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors
Votes: 111
37. Open Air (1986–1990)
55 min | Talk-Show
Viewers get a chance to talk back to programme makers about the programmes we watch.
Stars: Eamonn Holmes, Pattie Coldwell, Bob Wellings, Jayne Irving
Votes: 14
38. We, the Accused (1980)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the London of the 1910s, a self-effacing, decent man of fifty confronts what appears to be the perfect opportunity to rid himself of his unloved, nagging wife and be free for a blissful life with his mistress.
Stars: Ian Holm, Angela Down, Iain Cuthbertson, Hugh Thomas
Votes: 35
39. Comedy Connections (2003–2008)
40 min | Documentary
Series looking at the history of favourite comedy shows.
Stars: Doon Mackichan, Julia Sawalha, John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Votes: 88
40. The Nearly Man (1975– )
60 min | Drama
The Nearly Man is a UK TV play and series from the mid-1970s, about a middle-class Labour MP.[1] Both play and series were written by Arthur Hopcraft; actors in the cast of both include ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Britton, Wilfred Pickles, Ann Firbank, Michael Elphick
Votes: 9
41. Big Bad World (1999–2001)
54 min | Drama
Patrick and Beatrice Dempsey are attempting to navigate life with a young family but instead find that their old single friends haven't grown up.
Stars: Ardal O'Hanlon, Beth Goddard, Mick Ford, Emma Fielding
Votes: 39
42. The Unknown Soldier (1998– )
180 min | Drama
An unidentified English soldier in World War I strives to recover his voice, health, identity and memory with the help of a nurse.
Stars: Gary Mavers, Juliet Aubrey, Aislín McGuckin, Frederick Treves
Votes: 39
43. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
44. Late Night Theatre (1972–1974)
Drama
Stars: Michael Ripper, Aubrey Woods, Gordon Rollings, Nicolette Roeg
45. The Bell (1982– )
50 min | Drama
When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney
Votes: 42
46. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information and clips were "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats", bitesize segments of comedy ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Gershfield, Pati Marr | Stars: Michael Abbensetts, Fiona Allen, Michael Angelis, Michael Appleton
Votes: 60
47. Doctors and Nurses (2004– )
30 min | Comedy
Adrian Edmonson stars as a heroic medic on a mission to save the National Health Service.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Madhav Sharma, Mina Anwar, David Mitchell
Votes: 18
48. Lloyd & Hill (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Just transferring into a squad run by her ex-Lover, DI Judy Hill is assigned to the case of a strangled schoolgirl.
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Philip Glenister, Lloyd Hutchinson, Susan Tracy, John Light
Votes: 78
49. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
50. Delirium (V) (2017)
109 min | Drama, Music
Amidst the dreaming spires of a British university, an international composer struggles to seal his reputation with a modern Requiem, only to find it raises more ghosts than it lays to rest.
Director: Gareth Jones | Stars: Clare Grogan, Timothy West, Mamta Kaash, Gareth Jones
Votes: 9