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1. The Brothers (1972–1976)
50 min | Drama
Robert Hammond has died while "doing the deed" with his secretary and mistress Jennifer, and now his three sons have inherited the family trucking company, and each one will try to run the business in his own way.
Stars: Jean Anderson, Robin Chadwick, Jennifer Wilson, Derek Benfield
Votes: 148
2. Howards' Way (1985–1990)
50 min | Drama
Tom Howard is made redundant from his job as a senior aircraft designer and decides to invest his skill, time and redundancy money in a run-down local boat-building yard. The decision puts a great strain on his marriage.
Stars: Jan Harvey, Stephen Yardley, Glyn Owen, Susan Gilmore
Votes: 277
3. Secret Army (1977–1979)
50 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.
Stars: Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, Juliet Hammond
Votes: 1,621
4. 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: 325
5. 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: 379
6. 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: 200
7. Colditz (1972–1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Stars: David McCallum, Richard Heffer, Paul Chapman, Jack Hedley
Votes: 1,026
8. 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: 142
9. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 180
10. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 133
11. Kessler (1981)
50 min | Drama, Thriller
In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny... See full summary »
Stars: Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie, Nitza Shaul, Ralph Michael
Votes: 296
12. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
13. Trainer (1991–1992)
50 min | Drama
Up and coming horse racing trainer Mike Hardy is seeking to succeed in the Sport of Kings.
Stars: Mark Greenstreet, Susannah York, David McCallum, Floyd Bevan
Votes: 25
14. The Long Chase (1972– )
Adventure, Drama
Tom Corby and his son John are bird watching, by the cliffs, when he spots a number of strangers. John goes to help a girl cut off from land. When he returns his dad has vanished.
Stars: Glyn Houston, Simon Fisher-Turner, Jan Francis, Brian Peck
Votes: 49
15. Skorpion (1983– )
50 min | Thriller
Gabrielle de Faujas, formerly member of a terrorist cell, flees from Paris after an attempt on her life en route to Canada, but the plane crashlands at Scotland. Fearing that Gabrielle may ... See full summary »
Stars: Terrence Hardiman, Marianne Borgo, Jack McKenzie, Daniel Hill
Votes: 15
16. The Fourth Arm (1983– )
50 min | Drama, War
Secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during WW2. Follows their recruitment, training, and first mission behind enemy lines.
Stars: Paul Shelley, Neil Stacy, Susan Kyd, Roy Boyd
Votes: 57
17. Moonstrike (1963)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Anthology series of one-off thrillers about the covert activities of Allied agents and resistance operatives in occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Stars: Gary Hope, Michael Culver, Peter Tory, John Murray Scott
Votes: 20
18. Cold Warrior (1984)
50 min | Drama
Head of SIS, Capt. Aubrey Percival (Blood Money and Skorpian) has put a team together to stop the arms industry selling secretly to the USSR.
Stars: Michael Denison, Lucy Fleming, Dean Harris, David Swift
Votes: 9
19. Blood Money (1981)
30 min | Drama, Thriller
Captain Percival, an operative of British Special Intelligence, works with Scotland Yard to solve the kidnapping of the young son of the Administrator General of the United Nations by a terrorist cell.
Stars: Bernard Hepton, Michael Denison, Juliet Hammond, Stephen Yardley
Votes: 51
20. Codename (1970– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine, Brian Peck
Votes: 12
21. Oil Strike North (1975– )
50 min | Adventure, Drama
Triumph Oil attempts to extract oil from the North Sea from the rig Nelson One, dealing with the trials and tribulations of the rig crew and their families.
Stars: Nigel Davenport, Michael Witney, Angela Douglas, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 15
22. 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
23. Morgan's Boy (1984– )
55 min | Drama
Lee, a teenager from Manchester, goes to stay with his uncle Morgan on his remote farm in Wales. Lee struggles to build a relationship with his uncle and make friends with a local boy as Morgan struggles to hold on to his farm.
Stars: Gareth Thomas, Martyn Hesford, Maxine Audley, Alan Rowe
Votes: 54
24. Buccaneer (1980– )
50 min | Adventure, Drama
A businessman named Tony Blair operates an airfreight company.
Stars: Bryan Marshall, Clifford Rose, Pamela Salem, Carolyn Courage
Votes: 15
25. King of the River (1966–1967)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.
Stars: Bernard Lee, Geraldine Sherman, Sandra Dorne, Meg Wynn Owen
26. The Mackinnons (1977)
50 min | Drama
Veterinary drama set in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Mikel Lambert, Sandra Clark, William Wilde
Votes: 6
27. The Set Up (1963)
58 min | Drama
Arthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Maurice Denham, John Carson, Maria Corvin, Brian Peck
Votes: 75
28. Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
59 min | Mystery
The police investigate the murder of a wealthy old man.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Bernard Lee, Lyndon Brook, Finlay Currie, Jennifer Daniel
Votes: 102
29. Kidnapped (1963– )
25 min | Adventure, Drama
In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.
Stars: Ian Cullen, Roddy McMillan, Gay Hamilton, Colette O'Neil
30. The Men from Room 13 (1959–1961)
Crime, Drama
Stars: Brian Wilde, John Welsh, Kenneth MacKintosh, William Fox
31. The Dark Island (1962– )
30 min | Drama, Thriller
Espionage series detailing the investigation of a torpedo found on the shore of an island in the Hebrides.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Francis Matthews, Angela Browne, Cyril Luckham
Votes: 15
32. The Revenue Men (1967–1968)
50 min | Drama
The Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise headed by Caesar Smith (Ewen Solon) deal with smugglers of arms, drugs and people.
Stars: Ewen Solon, Calum Mill, James Grant, Claire Nielson
Votes: 12
33. The Passenger (1971)
45 min | Thriller
After a shock discovery, David Walker picks up a young hitchhiker, Judy Clayton. After breaking down, she disappears, and soon after David is questioned when Judy is found, strangled.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Joanna Dunham, Arthur Pentelow, Melissa Stribling
Votes: 26
34. The Share Out (1962)
61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Bernard Lee, Alexander Knox, Moira Redmond, William Russell
Votes: 83
35. The Partner (1963)
58 min | Drama
A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Yôko Tani, Guy Doleman, Ewan Roberts, Mark Eden
Votes: 61
36. The Widow of Bath (1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An elderly retired Judge, married to an attractive much younger woman, is found murdered. Then his corpse disappears and the police discover that his widow has a number of dubious associates.
Stars: Guy Rolfe, Barbara Murray, John Justin, Peter Sallis
37. A Chance to Live (1960 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Jean Anderson, Lisa Barnett, Kathleen Boutall, Patrick Cargill
38. You Can't Escape (1961 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Charles Gray, Derek Francis, Marian Spencer, Thomas Heathcote
39. Jack's Horrible Luck (1961 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Barry Foster, Michael Golden, Stan Simmons
40. Wideawake (1957)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
A jewel thief is released from prison and sets about recovering his hidden loot.
Stars: Jill Adams, Terence Alexander, Edward Judd, Charles Lloyd Pack
41. You're on Your Own (1975–1976)
50 min | Crime
Denis Quilley is John Ryder a former senior police officer who resigned from the force under a cloud due to conflict with his senior officer. Setting up as a consultant operating out of ... See full summary »
Stars: Denis Quilley, June Ritchie, Nick Brimble, Andrew Keir
42. Chasing the Dragon (1960 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Yôko Tani, Russell Napier, John Meillon, Redmond Phillips
43. The Traitor (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Mai Zetterling, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Murray, Eric Lander
44. Blackmail Is So Difficult (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Fay Compton, Henry B. Longhurst, Anne Pichon, Dorothy Dewhurst
45. Uncertain Honours (1957 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Heather Chasen, Christine Finn, Raymond Francis, Eric Lugg
46. Behind the Scenes (1977)
Documentary
A five-part series looking at the making of the BBC drama Secret Army.
Stars: Michael Molyneux, William Randle, Bill Alliston, Jack Misseldine
47. Big Guns (1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Walter Fitzgerald, Wensley Pithey, Nigel Davenport, Anthony Baird
48. Starr and Company (1958)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Philip Ray, Mike Murray, Brian McDermott, Glenn Williams
49. Romantic Chapter (1957 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Anthony Nicholls, Barbara Murray, Alfred Burke, Annabel Maule
50.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
Clue of the Silver Key
(1961)
59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a hired server is killed after a party for an artist and his fiancée, and soon after, the girl's hot tempered, disapproving old uncle is murdered too, the police look for a connexion. ... See full summary »
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Bernard Lee, Lyndon Brook, Finlay Currie, Jennifer Daniel
Votes: 59