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1. 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: 399
2. 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
3. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 248
4. Survivors (1975–1977)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.
Stars: Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Denis Lill, Stephen Dudley
Votes: 1,447
5. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,554
6. Rentaghost (1976–1984)
25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up "Rentaghost".
Stars: Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Ann Emery, William Perrie
Votes: 668
7. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,942
8. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 322
9. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Music
Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy
Votes: 1,623 | Gross: $3.55M
10. 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: 133
11. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 424
12. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 198
13. Silas Marner (1985 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Drama
When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Patrick Ryecart, Freddie Jones
Votes: 704
14. Paper Mask (1990)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Frederick Treves, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 740
15. The Ascent of Man (1973)
50 min | Documentary, History
An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.
Stars: Jacob Bronowski, Joss Ackland, Roy Dotrice, Stefan Bor-Grajewicz
Votes: 899
16. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 601
17. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 140
18. An Englishman Abroad (1983 TV Movie)
61 min | Drama
The actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow and meets a mysterious Englishman. It turns out that he's the notorious spy Guy Burgess.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Alan Bates, Coral Browne, Charles Gray, Harold Innocent
Votes: 621
19. The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An anthology show featuring the work of the great puppeteer and his staff.
Stars: Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash
Votes: 541
20. The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The classic story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
Stars: Felicity Dean, David Robb, Maureen O'Brien, Andrew Burt
Votes: 50
21. Telford's Change (1979)
50 min | Drama
Telford had worked for many years in a bank, and had progressed to a senior role which involved him travelling overseas. He decided that he wanted a change, so he applied for the job of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Hannah Gordon, Albert Welling, Veronica Sowerby
Votes: 70
22. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 47
23. The Nature of the Beast (1988)
PG | 95 min | Drama
A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation. The so called beast however is also used as a metaphor for every day problems the townsfolk face.
Director: Franco Rosso | Stars: Lynton Dearden, Paul Simpson, Tony Melody, Freddie Fletcher
Votes: 74
24. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 37
25. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 295
26. The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
52 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Brenda Fricker, John Kavanagh, Mick Lally, Brid Brennan
Votes: 85
27. Chronicle (1966–1991)
50 min | Documentary, History
Series tracing new developments in historical research.
Stars: Magnus Magnusson, John Julius Norwich, David Drew, Barry Cunliffe
Votes: 17
28. Forty Minutes (1981–1994)
40 min | Documentary
Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.
Stars: John Pitman, Michael Dean, Lucinda Lambton, Roger Mills
Votes: 32
29. Rough Justice (1982–2007)
30 min | Documentary
Investigative journalists probe possible miscarriages of justice.
Stars: Martin Young, John Ware, David Jessel, Kirsty Wark
Votes: 16
30. Microbes and Men (1974– )
60 min | Drama
Dramatised documentary series charting the development of vaccines by Pasteur, Koch and others in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Stars: Frank Gillard, Arthur Lowe, James Grout, Patricia Heneghan
Votes: 39
31. A Change of Sex (1980–1999)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
Ground-breaking BBC series that follows transgender activist Julia Grant from her first year living as a woman to her experience of gender reassignment surgery and beyond.
Stars: Julia Grant, John Bulmer Randell, Shirley Wilson, Michael Royale
Votes: 39
32. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama
Lord Sorenzo marries the beautiful young Annabella, but unbeknownst to him, she is pregnant as a result of an incestuous relationship with her brother Giovanni. Sorenzo discovers the truth,... See full summary »
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Cherie Lunghi, Anthony Bate, Bernard Archard
Votes: 33
33. Vienna 1900 (1973–1974)
50 min | Drama, History
The aging Dr Graesler observes five characters in search of love in turn-of-the-century Vienna.
Stars: Robert Stephens, Neville Phillips, Christopher Gable, Ron Daniels
Votes: 17
34. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 16
35. The Magnificent Evans (1984– )
30 min | Comedy
Plantagenet Evans played by Ronnie Barker is a photographer who lives in sin with his mistress and is driven around by his simple chauffeur. It only lasted for one series of six episodes ... See full summary »
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Sharon Morgan, Dickie Arnold, Myfanwy Talog
Votes: 65
36. One Pair of Eyes (1967–1984)
45 min | Documentary
A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.
Stars: James Cameron, Anthony Howard, Marty Feldman, Tony Benn
Votes: 12
37. Amy (1984 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography
The story of Amy Johnson who disappeared while piloting a RAF Wellington bomber on January 5 1941.
Director: Nat Crosby | Stars: Harriet Walter, Clive Francis, George A. Cooper, Stephanie Cole
Votes: 23
38. The Secret War (1977–1978)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
The secret World War II role that scientists and engineers played on each side in various rivalries of military technical innovations and countermeasures.
Stars: William Woollard, Albert Speer, R.V. Jones, Constance Babington Smith
Votes: 39
39. Look, Stranger (1970–1978)
Documentary, Family
Stars: John Norman, John Betjeman, Tom Fleming, Anthony Rye
40. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
41. The Miracle of Bali (1969)
Documentary
Three-part documentary series about the culture of Bali. The first episode provides a general introduction to Bali. The second covers the animistic rituals and festivals of Bali. And the third looks at music.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 38
42. Camera and the Song (1973–1976)
Documentary
Stars: Bill Southgate, Ian Campbell, Ralph McTell, Jake Thackray
43. Tuesday's Documentary (1968–1983)
Documentary
Long-running documentary series covering a wide range of current affairs topics.
Stars: William Hardcastle, Alan Dobie, Barbara Murray, Barry Norman
44. Yesterday's Witness (1969–1977)
45 min | Family
A BBC TV series that explores historical events through firsthand accounts and archival footage.
Stars: Chocolate Charlie Atkins, Alex Glasgow, John Stockbridge, Jack James
45. Hospital, 1922 (1972)
Documentary
A reconstruction of the operating conditions and methods of Charing Cross Hospital in 1922. These are compared with modern (1972) practice in the new Charing Cross Hospital. Has an ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Gibson
46. Cruel Garden (1982 TV Movie)
80 min | Music
The Poet lives, dies and is reborn through various symbolic scenarios, which draw on the imagery of Lorca's works, including the bull-ring, flamenco, and the world of Buster Keaton's silent films.
Director: Colin Nears | Stars: Christopher Bruce, Yair Vardi, Michael Ho, John Chesworth
Votes: 15
47. Slip-Up (1986 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Tells the story of Scotland Yard's attempt to extradite Ronald Biggs, the Great Train Robber, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Jeremy Kemp, George Costigan, Larry Lamb, Nicholas Le Prevost
48. The Tribal Eye (1975)
Documentary
Fascinating series of documentaries about tribes and the artefacts that they create as part of their beliefs. In seven parts: "Behind the Mask" documents the crafting of traditional ... See full synopsis »
Stars: David Attenborough, Lester Wunderman, Polly Sargent, Hans Guggenheim
Votes: 99
49. The Queen's Realm: A Prospect of England (1977 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Directors: John Bird, Paul Bonner, David Gerrard, Jennifer Jeremy, Peter Jones, Edward Mirzoeff | Stars: John Betjeman, Michael Hordern, Richard Pasco, Prunella Scales
Votes: 9
50. Farmers Arms (1983 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Philip Jackson, Colin Welland, Brenda Bruce, Rowena Roberts