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51. The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O'Toole, Kieron Moore
Votes: 955
52. The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
77 min | Adventure
In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood formulates a plan to rescue Richard but he is captured himself.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore, David King-Wood
Votes: 341
53. 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
54. Nothing But the Best (1964)
99 min | Comedy
A young and ambitious businessman hires an unemployed upper-class man to tutor him in the life skills which he thinks are necessary to succeed. When he succeeds, disaster threatens.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Alan Bates, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews, Millicent Martin
Votes: 434
55. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 81
56. Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962)
25 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of Sir Francis Drake during the 1500's. Sir Francis is probably one of the most famous explorers of the high seas. The twenty six episodes of the series are about his ... See full summary »
Stars: Terence Morgan, Jean Kent, Michael Crawford, Milton Reid
Votes: 150
57. Four Desperate Men (1959)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three men attempt a prison break, but their plan derails when their boat falters near an island, where the caretaker recognizes the convict. A hostage situation erupts, leading to a tense standoff with authorities.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Aldo Ray, Heather Sears, Neil McCallum, Victor Maddern
Votes: 333
58. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 49
59. Jassy (1947)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 17th century England, Jassy is believed to be a witch because she has visions of approaching disasters. After Barney Hatton, an impoverished gent whose gambling father has lost the ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc, Dennis Price, Basil Sydney
Votes: 367
60. Convoy (1940)
78 min | Drama, War
A tale of the highs and lows of life protecting the vital convoys between America & England during WWII.
Director: Pen Tennyson | Stars: Clive Brook, John Clements, Edward Chapman, Judy Campbell
Votes: 444
61. Nowhere to Go (1958)
Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama
In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code.
Directors: Seth Holt, Basil Dearden | Stars: George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen
Votes: 921
62. 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: 76
63. Merry-Go-Round (1963–1983)
20 min | Documentary, Family
An educational series aimed at primary school children, covering many diverse school topics.
Stars: Tom Gibbs, Richard Carpenter, Max Mason, Gabriel Woolf
64. Make Mine Mink (1960)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
A weird mix of social misfits and neighbors becomes a gang of thieves stealing mink coats in order to fund local charities.
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 1,132
65. So Well Remembered (1947)
Passed | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought hard to better working and living conditions in the bleak Lancashire mill town.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc, Trevor Howard
Votes: 587
66. The Shadow Man (1953)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama
Small-time Soho hustler gets caught up in the murder of an ex-girl friend, evades the police and finally helps them to corner the real murderer.
Director: Richard Vernon | Stars: Cesar Romero, Kay Kendall, Edward Underdown, Victor Maddern
Votes: 362
67. 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: 67
68. He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Peter Rayston (Tom Bell), has been in and out of prison most of his life. At thirty-years-old, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Tom Bell, Judi Dench, Paul Rogers, Kay Walsh
Votes: 110
69. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 28
70. No Love for Johnnie (1961)
110 min | Drama
After winning re-election, British Labour Party M.P. Johnnie Byrne faces a series of setbacks in his political career, as well as in his marriage, and must act wisely in order to save both.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway, Mary Peach, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 657
71. Freewheelers (1968–1973)
30 min | Family
A group of teenager sleuths fight evil.
Stars: Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Tom Owen, Adrian Wright, Wendy Padbury
Votes: 49
72. Interpol Calling (1959– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
Follows inspector Paul Duval as he tracks his targets and risks his life in a global race against time.
Stars: Charles Korvin, Edwin Richfield, Roland Bartrop, George Pastell
Votes: 126
73. The Last Load (1948)
57 min | Family
Two sisters enlist the help of two brothers to find out who's sabotaging their father's lorries.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Douglas Barr, Angela Glynne, Angela Foulds, Ivor Bowyer
Votes: 33
74. Eyewitness (1956)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Lucy Church, the sole witness to a fatal robbery, is struck by a passing bus and her life lies in the balance as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off.
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee, Michael Craig
Votes: 342
75. The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Sport
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Robert Morley, Kay Walsh, Edward Underdown, Fella Edmonds
Votes: 196
76. W. Somerset Maugham (1969–1970)
50 min | Drama
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Stars: Kim Kee Lim, Ken Nazarin, Ahmad Jamal, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 19
77. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
78. Knight Errant Limited (1959–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Adam Knight's agency is there to help people in all kinds of ways.
Stars: Kay Callard, John Turner, Richard Carpenter, Hugh David
Votes: 15
79. Night Train for Inverness (1960)
69 min | Drama, Thriller
7-year old Ted has diabetes. When he leaves the hospital, the doctor tells his mother Ann not to forget the insulin injections twice a day, which for Ted is a matter of life and death. At ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton, Dennis Waterman, Silvia Francis
Votes: 93
80. The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)
30 min | Comedy
Gurney Slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom.
Stars: Anthony Newley, Edwin Richfield, Joy Stewart, Margaret Cox
Votes: 142
81. The Hideout (1956)
Not Rated | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An insurance investigator has a chance encounter with the sister of a fur dealer and soon finds himself embroiled in intrigue involving a case filled with cash as well as a potential outbreak of anthrax.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Sam Kydd
Votes: 175
82. Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In wartime France, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies, he talks about a treasure that was ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Tony Wright, Bernard Miles
Votes: 289
83. Macbeth (1970)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Family
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Stars: Michael Jayston, Brian Badcoe, Tim Hardy, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Votes: 27
84. The Crooked Sky (1957)
77 min | Crime, Drama
An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Wayne Morris, Karin Booth, Anton Diffring, Bruce Seton
Votes: 130
85. International Detective (1959–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stories from the files of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, New York.
Stars: Art Fleming, Anthony Jacobs, Nigel Green, Tony Thawnton
Votes: 23
86. Richard the Lionheart (1962–1963)
30 min | Adventure, Family, History
Richard the First, king, soldier, poet and political intriguer - and one of the most romantic figures in history - was the hero of 'Richard the Lionheart', a series that first aired in ... See full summary »
Stars: Dermot Walsh, Robin Hunter, Alan Haywood, Trader Faulkner
Votes: 41
87. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
88. The Voice in the Night (1941)
95 min | Drama, War
Hitler's doctor is gradually realizing that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start disappearing into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley, Derek Farr
Votes: 306
89. Patrol Car (1954–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.
Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford
Votes: 23
90. The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Crime, Drama
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Michael Hordern, Kenneth Benda, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 79
91. The Mysterious Bullet (1955)
31 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man.
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Robert Churchill, Robert Raglan, John Stuart
Votes: 56
92. Undercover Agent (1953)
68 min | Drama
An auditor comes into possession of an envelope containing prints and drawings which the British government is anxious to obtain and also a great many other people, all of whom try to get ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hermione Baddeley, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 146
93. Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations.
Stars: Peter Settelen, Maurice Denham, Patsy Smart, George Innes
Votes: 18
94. The Pyrates (1986 TV Movie)
Comedy
A swashbuckling dramatisation of George Macdonald Fraser's book The Pyrates. A tale of adventure and romance on the high seas.
Director: Andrew Gosling | Stars: Marcus Gilbert, Jane Snowden, Tom Adams, Josette Simon
Votes: 9
95. Destination Death (1956)
31 min | Crime, Short
When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling gang.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Russell Napier, Arthur Gomez, Paula Byrne
Votes: 53
96. The Floating Dutchman (1954)
76 min | Crime, Drama
In England, two men working on the docks close to London's Tower Bridge find the dead body of a man floating in the River Thames. They call the local police who later identify the body to ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler, Mary Germaine, Guy Verney
Votes: 109
97. O.S.S. (1957–1958)
30 min | Drama, War
Frank Hawthorne is an agent in World War II's Office of Strategic Services (O. S. S.), the U. S.'s spy agency. He operates behind German lines in France with the assistance of the French Resistance and his assistant, Sergeant O'Brien.
Stars: Ron Randell, Lionel Murton, Robert Gallico, Max Faulkner
Votes: 33
98. White Hunter (1957–1959)
30 min | Adventure
Stars: Rhodes Reason, Harry Baird, Hugh Moxey, Tim Turner
Votes: 21
99. African Patrol (1957– )
30 min | Crime
Inspector Paul Derek is based in Nairobi, Kenya but travels throughout the colonial territory solving crimes. The nature of the bad behavior is often unique to the African locale. The phone number at the office is 1356.
Stars: John Bentley, Alan Tarlton, Glynn Davies, Dorinda Stevens
Votes: 21
100. The Big Chance (1957)
59 min | Crime, Drama
A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Adrienne Corri, William Russell, Ian Colin, Penelope Bartley
Votes: 155