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1. Frenzy (1972)
R | 116 min | Thriller
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey
Votes: 49,448 | Gross: $12.60M
2. Alfie (1966)
Unrated | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster
Votes: 15,838 | Gross: $18.87M
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: 1,618
4. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
5. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, History
D'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers plot to replace the ineffectual Louis XIV of France with his secretly imprisoned twin brother Phillipe, who is the firstborn and rightful King.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 3,370
6. The Offence (1973)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen
Votes: 7,999
7. Accident (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
At Oxford, Austrian student Anna von Graz (Jacqueline Sassard) is dating fellow student William (Michael York), whom she plans to marry, but she ends up involved with two unhappily married Oxford professors instead.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York
Votes: 4,991
8. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
9. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
10. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
11. Under Milk Wood (1971)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
One night while the townsfolk wrestle with their dreams, seedy Captain Tom Cat and a stranger walk the streets. Captain Cat is a blind, retired sea Captain, recalling memories of drowned ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Sinclair | Stars: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns
Votes: 857
12. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
13. Alfred the Great (I) (1969)
M/PG | 122 min | Drama, History, War
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely
Votes: 1,118
14. 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: 94
15. The Maids (1975)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A film version of Genet's play. Two house cleaners, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and, while they are out, take turns at dressing up as Madame and insulting her.
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, Mark Burns
Votes: 582
16. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
17. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby
Votes: 115
18. 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
19. A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
240 min | Drama
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Stars: Paul Shelley, Ralph Michael, Sally Osborne, Vivien Merchant
Votes: 118
20. 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
21. 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
22. The Homecoming (1973)
PG | 111 min | Drama
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence, and introduces the four men, father, uncle, and two brothers, to his wife.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Paul Rogers, Terence Rigby
Votes: 861
23. NBC Experiment in Television (1967–1971)
60 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
NBC presents an anthology series made up of dramatic pieces and documentaries.
Stars: David Warner, Edward Binns, Jo Van Fleet, James Edwards
Votes: 90
24. A War of Children (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Two families in Belfast, one Protestant and one Catholic, find that their long-standing friendship is threatened by the escalating sectarian violence that surrounds them.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter, John Ronane, Anthony Andrews
Votes: 152
25. Wicked Women (1970– )
60 min | Drama
Dramas about women who made the headlines of Victorian newspapers.
Stars: Anna Massey, Jane Asher, Billie Whitelaw, Geoffrey Hughes
Votes: 18
26. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
27. Breakaway (1980)
30 min | Mystery, Thriller
Much as detective inspector Sam Harvey would like to retire to devote himself full-time to his hobby of writing children's books, he has to solve a couple of intricate and baffling murder cases first.
Stars: Martin Jarvis, Judy Geeson, Glyn Houston, Angela Browne
Votes: 32
28. Tempo (1961–1968)
Documentary
Arts programme.
Stars: David Mahlowe, Alan Dell, Antony Hopkins, Derek Hart
Votes: 22
29. The Lover (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A sophisticated suburban couple try to enliven their sterile marriage with erotic role-playing, but find their new games even more repressive than before.
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: Alan Badel, Vivien Merchant, Michael Forrest
Votes: 26
30. The Velvet Glove (1977– )
Drama
A series of plays about strong women.
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Mary Morris, Rosemary Leach, Vivian Pickles
32. Tea Party (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A self-made millionaire of humble origins acquires a new secretary just as he's about to marry a woman of aristocratic lineage. He also starts to suffer mysterious problems with his eyesight and slowly becomes delusional.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Leo McKern, Vivien Merchant, Jennifer Wright, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 21
33. Seven Deadly Sins (1966)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Alan Dobie, Donald Gee
34. 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
35. The Lover (1977 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
After bidding farewell to her husband, a woman prepares to receive her lover; but it's the same man.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Patrick Allen, Vivien Merchant, Robert Swales
36. The Infamous John Friend (1959– )
240 min | Drama
Stars: William Lucas, Barry Foster, David Peel, Margaret Tyzack
37. Virtuoso (1948 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Basil Appleby, Patric Curwen, Vivien Merchant
38.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Ella
(1966)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Richard Pearson, Edward Woodward
39.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
Focus
(1966)
Drama
Towards the end of World War 2, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours and he considers the nature of prejudice.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Sydney Tafler, Ray McAnally, Joss Ackland
40.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Waters of the Moon
(1968)
90 min | Drama
Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Margaret Leighton, Athene Seyler, Vivien Merchant, Kathleen Harrison
Votes: 11
41.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Don Juan in Hell
(1971)
Drama
In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Michael Hordern, Vivien Merchant
Votes: 14
42.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Common
(1973)
Drama
A comedy about the relationship between two couples from different social classes: one wealthy and Conservative, one poor and socialist.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Peter Jeffrey, Dennis Waterman, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 11
43.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
A Night Out
(1960)
53 min | Drama
Mother's boy Albert finally rebels, and goes to a works party. But things start to go wrong when he is accused of molesting a female colleague.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Madge Ryan, Tom Bell, Vivien Merchant, Arthur Lowe
Votes: 26
44.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Funeral Games
(1968)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Religious cult leader, Pringle, calls in a private investigator, Caulfield, after receiving letters saying that his wife is having an affair. But Caulfield learns that the wife has more than love on her mind.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Michael Denison, Ian McShane, Bill Fraser, Vivien Merchant
45.
Breakaway (1980)
Episode:
The Local Affair: Part 1
(1980)
Mystery, Thriller
Convinced to stay on at the Force, Sam Harvey heads to Market Cross, to investigate the murder of Rita Black.
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Martin Jarvis, Judy Geeson, Vivien Merchant, Ed Bishop
46.
Secret Army (1977–1979)
Episode:
Growing Up
(1977)
54 min | Drama, History, War
A young boy finds a wounded airman hiding in a barn. Rashly, the airman gives the boy a gift and puts Lifeline at risk.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Bernard Hepton, Jan Francis, Angela Richards, Christopher Neame
Votes: 72
47.
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode:
Cover
(1973)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Jarman's barn is burned to the ground with arson suspected. When they start paying big money for a new structure to be built, Sgt Evans is sent undercover. He quickly spots the Thornley's planning something with villain Johnny Drew.
Director: Kenneth Ives | Stars: Frank Windsor, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby, Grahame Mallard
48.
Studio 4 (1962)
Episode:
The Weather in the Streets
(1962)
Drama
Director: Prudence Fitzgerald | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Margaretta Scott, Derek Waring, Marjorie Wilde
49.
ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
Episode:
Night School
(1960)
Drama
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: Iris Vandeleur, Milo O'Shea, Jane Eccles, Vivien Merchant
50.
ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
Episode:
The Collection
(1961)
Drama
An elderly homosexual and a married woman are both intrigued by the same man.
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: Griffith Jones, Vivien Merchant, Anthony Bate, Peter Daniels