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1. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,648
2. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.
Stars: William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon
Votes: 4,095
3. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,962
4. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,035
5. Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell
Votes: 17,957
6. Doctors (2000–2024)
30 min | Drama
The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen
Votes: 1,715
7. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,665
8. Holby City (1999–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett
Votes: 2,680
9. 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: 984
10. 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: 384
11. The Champions (1968–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a plane carrying three Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.
Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,430
12. The Two Ronnies (1971–1987)
Comedy
This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, The Fred Tomlinson Singers, John Owens
Votes: 3,602
13. Terry and June (1979–1987)
30 min | Comedy
Terry and June Medford are a middle aged couple who find the trials of life more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives.
Stars: Terry Scott, June Whitfield, Reginald Marsh, Rosemary Frankau
Votes: 469
14. 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: 324
15. Whodunnit? (1972–1978)
45 min | Family, Game-Show, Mystery
British game show in which celebrity panelists were shown a dramatised murder and had to guess the identity of the killer or killers from the clues presented.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Mower, Anouska Hempel, Liza Goddard
Votes: 139
16. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood
Votes: 1,337
17. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 98
18. 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: 95
19. 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: 66
20. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 99
21. The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime
An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, Diana Quick
Votes: 1,184 | Gross: $0.11M
22. The Dick Emery Show (1963–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy skits featuring the talents of Mr Dick Emery.
Stars: Dick Emery, Pat Coombs, Victor Maddern, Helen Fraser
Votes: 213
23. Shelley (1979–1983)
30 min | Comedy
James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Garfield Morgan
Votes: 316
24. 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: 71
25. Sunburn (1999–2000)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the lives of a group of British holiday reps working for Janus Holidays. It ran for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first series was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second on the Algarve in Portugal.
Stars: Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, James Buller
Votes: 91
26. 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: 103
27. Happy Ever After (1974–1979)
30 min | Comedy
Terry and June Fletcher are a middle-aged, middle-class couple who find themselves alone when their adult daughters Susan and Debbie leave home. But they're not along for long before Aunt ... See full summary »
Stars: Terry Scott, June Whitfield, Beryl Cooke, Caroline Whitaker
Votes: 91
28. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 69
29. Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (1968–1970)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: The Golddiggers, Lezlie Dalton, Debi McFarland, Peggy Hansen
Votes: 40
30. The English Programme (1976–2003)
Not Rated | Drama
Long-running series for schools and colleges produced by Thames Television, and in its final years by independent companies - although documentaries and dramas produced by other ITV ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlie Stafford, Stephen Warbeck, Christopher Neame, Ann Hasson
31. Odd Man Out (1977)
30 min | Comedy
Neville Sutcliffe (John Inman) leaves the safety of his Blackpool fish and chip shop to take over his deceased father's seaside rock factory in Littlehampton with his step-sister Dorothy.
Stars: John Inman, Josephine Tewson, Peter Butterworth, Avril Angers
Votes: 87
32. 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
33. Casanova '73 (1973)
30 min | Comedy
PR man Henry loves his wife, but can't help being a serial womanizer. In order to keep his marriage together, he leads a double life, but never manages to avoid the most awkward, farcical situations imaginable.
Stars: Leslie Phillips, Jan Holden, Yolande Turner, Madeline Smith
Votes: 45
34. The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985 TV Movie)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.
Director: Adrian Brown | Stars: Diane Adderley, Trevor Allan, Alun Armstrong, Christopher Benjamin
35. Hark at Barker (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Hark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show, which starred Ronnie Barker. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Frank Gatliff, Josephine Tewson, Mary Baxter
Votes: 41
36. Lucky Feller (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Shorty Mepstead, a shy plumber lives in South London with his mother and brother, ladies' man Randolph.
Stars: David Jason, Cheryl Hall, Peter Armitage, Pat Heywood
Votes: 102
37. Wodehouse Playhouse (1974–1978)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
A series of dramatisations of some of P. G. Wodehouse's comic short stories - in which P. G. Wodehouse, himself, introduced some of the early episodes.
Stars: John Alderton, Pauline Collins, P.G. Wodehouse, Paul McDowell
Votes: 147
38. Mrs Thursday (1966–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly cleaning lady inherits her boss's house, fortune--and butler.
Stars: Kathleen Harrison, Hugh Manning, Richard Caldicot, George Waring
Votes: 68
39. The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977 TV Movie)
56 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The grandson of the world's first and foremost consulting detective and his bumbling, bionic sidekick attempt to catch the only living descendant of Professor Moriarty.
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Ron Moody, Holly Palance
Votes: 731
40. Clarence (1988)
30 min | Comedy
Clarence is a myopic delivery man who retires to the countryside, and goes from one mishap to another due to his short-sightedness
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson, Phyllida Law, Richard Caldicot
Votes: 221
41. Rings on Their Fingers (1978–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Sandy wants to get married, but her boyfriend Oliver is not yet ready to make such a huge step--at first.
Stars: Diane Keen, Martin Jarvis, Tim Barrett, Barbara Lott
Votes: 30
42. The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)
82 min | Comedy
A cynical young American, Thomas Doubting, stumbles upon a magical amulet which takes him on a mysterious journey to the island of Sinmouth. The eccentric locals believe he is the lost ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Cookson | Stars: Jamie Walters, Brian Blessed, Joss Ackland, John Inman
Votes: 85
43. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 106
44. Frost on Sunday (1968–1970)
50 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Talk show and light entertainment.
Stars: David Frost, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson
Votes: 65
45. Whoops Baghdad! (1973)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Frankie Howerd, Derek Francis, Hilary Pritchard, Anna Brett
Votes: 38
46. It Was Alright in the 70s (2014–2016)
48 min | Documentary
Clips from 1970s television are reflected on as an exploration of changing societal mores. Among those watching the clips are those who made the content, those who watched it, and those who were too young to have seen it.
Stars: Matt Lucas, Samira Ahmed, Matthew Sweet, Pappy's
Votes: 47
47. Bernie (1978–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Bernie Winters, Anthony Sharp, Valerie Minifie, Keith James
Votes: 10
48. His Lordship Entertains (1972)
30 min | Comedy
As another continuation from the anthology 'Hark at Barker' first broadcast on the BBC. Chrome Hall owned by Lord Rustless, had been opened as a hotel, but various obstacles had to be overcome to make it a success.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson, David Jason, Mary Baxter
Votes: 17
49. 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: 89