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51. The Compartment (1961 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Two men are trapped in a train compartment. Tensions soon arise.
Director: John McGrath | Stars: Michael Caine, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29
52. An Exchange of Fire (1993– )
100 min
Two fathers, one an English media man, the other the president of an East European country, are forced to examine their personal convictions when their daughters' lives are put at risk.
Stars: Frank Finlay, James Fleet, Juliette Caton, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 15
53.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
84, Charing Cross Road
(1975)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Anne Jackson, Frank Finlay, Kate Binchy, Marcella Markham
Votes: 69
54.
Blackadder (1982–1983)
Episode:
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
(1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When the plague rages through Europe everyone blames "witches". When Edmund fails a "test" everyone suddenly becomes his enemy.
Director: Martin Shardlow | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Frank Finlay, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 988
55.
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)
Episode:
Episode #7.5
(1973)
45 min | Comedy
Musical guests are Design and Wilma Reading. Ernie is in charge of a record store when Eric comes in. Frank Finlay is to star as Casanova in Ernie's new play 'Lust over London'.
Director: John Ammonds | Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Frank Finlay, Wilma Reading
Votes: 9
56.
The Spanish Civil War (1983– )
Episode:
Franco and the Nationalists
(1983)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
In October, 1936, General Francisco Franco was named Chief of State by the Nationalists. In 1939, the General seized control of the government and established a fascist dictatorship in Spain.
Director: John Blake | Stars: Frank Finlay, Pilar Primo de Rivera, Ramón Serrano Súñer
Votes: 12
57.
The Spanish Civil War (1983– )
Episode:
Victory and Defeat
(1983)
53 min | Documentary, History, War
A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.
Director: David Hart | Stars: Frank Finlay, Narcís Julián, Enrique Lister
Votes: 12
58. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sport
A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen
Votes: 9,373
59. The Grand (1997–1998)
957 min | Drama
At the end of the First World War, the Bannerman family reopened the Grand Hôtel after a long closure and costly renovation.
Stars: Rebecca Callard, Tim Healy, Susan Hampshire, Paul Warriner
Votes: 686
60. 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
61. Casanova (1971)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
While he is in prison, Giacomo Casanova recalls many of his past romances and adventures.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington, Zienia Merton, Christine Noonan
Votes: 127
62. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
63.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Episode:
The Golden Pince-Nez
(1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft investigate the murder of an amanuensis who clutches a pince-nez and whose last words were, "The professor--it was she."
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Charles Gray, Rosalie Williams, Frank Finlay
Votes: 718
64.
The Spanish Civil War (1983– )
Episode:
Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror
(1983)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: John Blake | Stars: Asuncion Martinez, Manuel Vazquez Guillen, Eduardo de Guzmán, Alvaro Delgado
Votes: 15
65.
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Family
American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney
Votes: 43
66. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
67. Drama 61-67 (1961–1967)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Haines, Robert Cartland, Alister Williamson, Joe Ritchie
Votes: 30
68. The Charlie Drake Show (1960–1961)
Comedy
Stars: Charlie Drake, Michael Henry, Carl Bernard, Mark Singleton
Votes: 6
69.
Casanova (1971)
Episode:
Fevers of Love
(1971)
Drama, History, Romance
On a journey to London, Casanova meets an Englishman so boneheaded he might almost be Lorenzo's double, and reunites with Schalon, whose pomposity has only grown since his release. Finding ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Frank Finlay, Valerie Gearon, Norman Rossington, Patrick Newell
Votes: 7
70.
Casanova (1971)
Episode:
Window, Window
(1971)
Drama, History, Romance
The act of impulsively throwing a stone through a window sparks off a chain of memories from Casanova. He thinks back on his Venetian prison experiences while watching the torture and ... See full summary »
Director: John Glenister | Stars: Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington, Ania Marson, Jean Holness
Votes: 8
71. Count Dracula (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Horror
The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Votes: 1,792
72. The Making of... 'Lifeforce' (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the sci-fi classic Lifeforce, directed by Tobe Hooper, and special effects created by Oscar award winning John Dykstra.
Director: Drew Cummings | Stars: John Dykstra, Frank Finlay, Peter Firth, Tobe Hooper
Votes: 11
73. Studio 4 (1962)
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of plays filmed at the BBC TV centre's newly constructed Studio Four.
Stars: Marjorie Wilde, Frederick Farley, David Spenser, Dallas Cavell
Votes: 25
74.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Lie
(1970)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple are trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Frank Finlay, Gemma Jones, Adam Tandy, Lysandre De La Haye
Votes: 86
75. The Sins (2000)
420 min | Crime, Drama
Len, a former getaway driver, encounters the temptations of all the seven sins while desperately trying to solve personal and family issues, keep his job at his uncle's funeral home, and, most importantly, stay straight.
Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Caroline Hayes, Billie Cook
Votes: 140
76. Much Ado About Nothing (1967 TV Movie)
125 min | Comedy, Romance
Young lovers Hero (Caroline John) and Claudio (Michael Byrne), soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick (Robert Stephens) and Beatrice (Dame Maggie Smith) to wed as well.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Alan Adams, Chloe Ashcroft, David Belcher, Michael Byrne
Votes: 42
77. Les Misérables (1967)
50 min | Drama
Ten-part BBC adaptation of the classic Victor Hugo novel.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Anthony Bate, Alan Rowe, Lesley Roach
Votes: 24
78.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Merchant of Venice
(1972)
Drama
Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.
Director: Cedric Messina | Stars: Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, Charles Gray, Christopher Gable
Votes: 57
79.
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1999)
TV-PG | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
As the war escalates, Mickey and Jessica decide to do something radical: they obtain a poison from the butter-fairies and threaten to take it if their parents won't stop the war. Their ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney
Votes: 37
80. The Three Musketeers (1973)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York
Votes: 20,169 | Gross: $22.02M
81. Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976)
350 min | Drama
Drama about a troubled middle-class family.
Stars: Frank Finlay, Sheila Allen, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey
Votes: 178
82. 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
83. The Body (1970)
X | 112 min | Documentary
A scientific documentary combining narration from anatomical experts and human biologists with interior and exterior camera shots examining the human body, along with a soundtrack using the human body as a medium.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Finlay, Arthur Armitage, Johnny Claydon
Votes: 162
84. Walk in the Shadow (1962)
93 min | Drama
When John Harris's daughter is badly injured in an boating accident, the hospital tells him that she will need an urgent blood transfusion. Due to his religious beliefs Harris refuses ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan, Janet Munro, Paul Rogers
Votes: 299
85. Nine Days in May (1984 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Tony Virgo | Stars: Frank Finlay, Lloyd McGuire, John Rowe, Chris Sullivan
Votes: 11
86. Ghosthunter (2000)
20 min | Drama, Short
Two lonely figures are drawn together, Charlie (the ghosthunter) and Sarah (the researcher), to uncover the mysterious ghostly disturbances in an abandoned church in a quiet English village.
Director: Simon Corris | Stars: Frank Finlay, Alison Reddihough, June Watson, Jacqueline Phillips
Votes: 39
87.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Adventures of Don Quixote
(1973)
100 min | Drama
A self-proclaimed "knight" and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking "giants" that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Rex Harrison, Frank Finlay, Rosemary Leach, Robert Eddison
Votes: 31
88.
Four Seasons (2008–2009)
Episode:
Summer
(2008)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Endellion, the magnificent country seat of the aristocratic Combe family, sets the scene for a sweeping saga playing out within one eventful year. At the center are three women of three ... See full summary »
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Senta Berger, Franco Nero, Frank Finlay, Paula Kalenberg
Votes: 26
89. Cromwell (1970)
G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 6,967 | Gross: $1.37M
90. Othello (1965)
Unrated | 165 min | Drama
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Robert Lang, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,644
91. Twisted Nerve (1968)
M | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's... See full summary »
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Phyllis Calvert
Votes: 2,416
92. 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
93. The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
TV-PG | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An American spends his holiday in Ireland, where he is introduced to the world of magical creatures like leprechauns and fairies. In a subplot, a forbidden love story blossoms between leprechaun Mickey and fairy Jessica.
Stars: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney
Votes: 4,475
94. The Shoes of the Fisherman (I) (1968)
G | 162 min | Drama
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen
Votes: 4,158
95. Stalin (1992 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 172 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond, Maximilian Schell, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 2,784
96. Station Jim (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
It is the 1890s. Bob Gregson is a young lad who works as a porter at a rural railway station. He is keen to impress the stationmaster who is looking for a successor because he is about to ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Martin Savage, John Thomson
Votes: 243
97.
Life Begins (2004–2006)
Episode:
Maggie & Phil
(2004)
46 min | Comedy, Drama
Thirty-nine year old Maggie Mee,nee Thornhill,is on holiday with her husband Phil and their best friends Clare and Guy when Phil drops a bombshell. He tells Maggie that he feels the ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Caroline Quentin, Alexander Armstrong, Ace Ryan, Elliot Henderson-Boyle
Votes: 8
98.
The Grand (1997–1998)
Episode:
Episode #2.7
(1998)
51 min | Drama
Edward Lawrence comes to the Grand to find Esme. Forty years ago they were deeply in love but the class system was against them - she was a lady's maid to his mother - and they were forced ... See full summary »
Director: Indra Bhose | Stars: Naomi Radcliffe, Rebecca Callard, Maria Mescki, Paul Warriner
Votes: 18
99.
The Sins (2000)
Episode:
Lust
(2000)
Crime, Drama
While suffering a bout of erectile dysfunction, Len travels to Oxford with Carl to check on his increasingly promiscuous daughter Chastity. Meanwhile, Oy breaks up with his "girlfriend" who turns out to be the wife of a local hard-man.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Claire Rushbrook, Kaye Wragg
Votes: 8
100.
Johnny and the Bomb (2006)
Episode:
Déjà Voodoo
(2006)
39 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Johnny and his friends make a final trip to the Second World War.
Director: Dermot Boyd | Stars: Frank Finlay, George MacKay, John Axon, Jazmine Franks
Votes: 13