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1. 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: 8,889
2. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.
Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan
Votes: 1,660
3. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders
Votes: 2,001
4. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,652
5. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 309
6. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 693
7. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 976
8. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 427
9. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
60 min | Comedy
Comic goings-on in this series. Ted's the camp comic but is always on the lookout for a way to make money. Gladys has her eye on the boss, and Peggy wants to swap her mop and cleaner's outfit for a 'yellow coat.'
Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Felix Bowness
Votes: 1,873
10. 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
11. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 382
12. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 375
13. The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
Stars: John Wilder, George Hilsdon, Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan
Votes: 199
14. 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
15. 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: 132
16. 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
17. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
18. Ghosts (1995– )
Drama, Mystery
British anthology series of ghost stories.
Stars: Wesley Moore, Amy Moore, Samantha Bond, Douglas Henshall
Votes: 32
19. Perfect Strangers (2001– )
238 min | Comedy, Drama
Attending a distant family reunion reveals more than was expected.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan, Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Skinner
Votes: 1,482
20. The XYY Man (1976–1977)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
William "Spider" Scott has a spare "Y" chromosome in his cell structure, which makes him very tall but also gives him a compulsion to steal.
Stars: Stephen Yardley, Don Henderson, Vivienne McKee, Dennis Blanch
Votes: 59
21. Emergency-Ward 10 (1957–1967)
30 min | Drama
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Stars: Jill Browne, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Frederick Bartman, Desmond Carrington
Votes: 70
22. 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: 143
23. Timeslip (1970–1971)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Simon and Liz fell into a time hole and found themselves trapped in different eras of the 20th century, where they have all sorts of adventures. Many of these involve the nefarious Commander Traynor, who is also traveling through time.
Stars: Cheryl Burfield, Spencer Banks, Denis Quilley, Iris Russell
Votes: 239
24. The Moonraker (1958)
82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Peter Arne
Votes: 459
25. Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of the agents of Scotland Yard's secret undercover crime unit, dubbed "The Ghost Squad".
Stars: Anthony Marlowe, Claire Nielson, Michael Quinn, Neil Hallett
Votes: 76
26. 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: 66
27. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 75
28. The Human Jungle (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Roger Corder, a gifted and compassionate psychologist, treats the mental disorders of his patients through a mix of Freudian and Laingian techniques.
Stars: Herbert Lom, Michael Johnson, Sally Smith, Mary Yeomans
Votes: 179
29. Notorious Woman (1974)
350 min | Drama
The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored, with a particular focus on her romance with famed musician Frédéric Chopin.
Stars: Rosemary Harris, Marina McConnell, Lewis Fiander, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 108
30. Pathfinders (1972–1973)
60 min | Drama, War
World War II Royal Air Force squadron behind enemy lines.
Stars: Robert Urquhart, Jack Watling, Julian Orchard, Jack May
Votes: 79
31. South Riding (1974)
50 min | Drama
Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity.
Stars: Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker
Votes: 60
32. Daniel Deronda (1970– )
270 min | Drama
Brought up in ignorance of his origins, Daniel finds himself helping an unhappily married woman, a suicidal young singer and a consumptive Jewish man.
Stars: John Nolan, Martha Henry, Robert Hardy, Noel Davis
Votes: 9
33. Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
122 min | Adventure, Family
An Enid Blyton adventure about four young cousins on an island off the Dorset coast in England where a shipwreck attracts the attention of greedy men who might put our heroes in danger.
Director: Gerald Landau | Stars: Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison, John Bailey
Votes: 92
34. Probation Officer (1959–1962)
60 min | Drama
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, John Scott, Jessica Spencer, David Davies
Votes: 30
35. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
36. Fanny by Gaslight (1981– )
330 min | Drama
A Victorian aristocrat keeps an evil lord away from an M.P.`s illegitimate daughter.
Stars: Chloe Salaman, Peter Woodward, Susan Brown, Michael Culver
Votes: 52
37. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
38. Harpers West One (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
The life and loves of a big department store in the West End of London.
Stars: Jan Holden, Jane Muir, Philip Latham, Vivian Pickles
39. Something in Disguise (1981– )
60 min | Drama
Drama Series of the Life of twice married couple Herbert and Mary Browne Lacey.
Stars: Ursula Howells, Elizabeth Garvie, David Gwillim, Richard Vernon
Votes: 16
40. The Dream Maker (1963)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Tommy Steele stars as a talent-spotter at a recording company who determines to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands, in order that the orphanage where he was brought up be saved from closing. In HD.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Tommy Steele, Michael Medwin, Angela Douglas, Jean Harvey
Votes: 94
41. The Gentle Touch (1956)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
The public and private lives of 5 girls, who start out as student nurses in the National Health service during the 1950's.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: George Baker, Belinda Lee, Delphi Lawrence, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 125
42. Bleak House (1959)
30 min | Drama, Crime
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
Stars: Diana Fairfax, Colin Jeavons, Andrew Cruickshank, Elizabeth Shepherd
Votes: 21
43. Suspense (1962–1963)
Thriller
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
Stars: Bill Meilen, Ray Handy, John Carson, Alex Scott
Votes: 22
44. ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959–1980)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television.
Stars: André Morell, Victor Platt, Anthony Mayne, Donald Houston
Votes: 27
45. Festival (I) (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
An hour-long UK dramatic anthology series produced by the BBC from 1963-64, with a total of 32 episodes adapted from writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett. Stars ... See full summary »
Stars: David Garfield, Cyril Cusack, John Wood, John Welsh
Votes: 20
46. Jane Eyre (1956)
30 min | Drama
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Stars: Daphne Slater, Stanley Baker, Dorothy Black, Barbara Everest
Votes: 19
47. The Girls of Slender Means (1975)
50 min | Drama
When their friend Nicholas is killed in 1960, several women think back to the time when they knew him, in 1945 "when all the best people were poor".
Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Patricia Hodge, Marion Bailey, Mary Tamm
Votes: 26
48. The Stolen Airliner (1955)
59 min | Family
Three air cadets foil criminals who are plotting to steal an airliner.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Diana Day, Fella Edmonds, Michael Maguire, Nicola Braithwaite
Votes: 14
49. This Man Craig (1966–1967)
50 min | Drama
Ian Craig is an upbeat science teacher at a secondary school in fictional Straithard, Scotland. He deals with the troubles of his students and colleagues in an optimistic fashion and shares their triumphs.
Stars: John Cairney, Ellen McIntosh, Leonard Maguire, Joan Alcorn
Votes: 17
50. Wicked Women (1970– )
60 min | Drama
Dramas about women who made the headlines of Victorian newspapers.
Stars: Anna Massey, Jane Asher, Billie Whitelaw, Geoffrey Hughes
Votes: 18