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1. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,220
2. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 976
3. 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: 392
4. Boon (1986–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.
Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 1,007
5. Angels (1975–1983)
50 min | Drama
Six student nurses start training in the NHS, facing challenges working with colleagues and patients while adapting to the hierarchy and procedures.
Stars: Carol Holmes, Shirley Cheriton, Joanna Monro, Sharon Rosita
Votes: 137
6. 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
7. 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: 421
8. Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.
Stars: David McCallum, David Carradine, Carol Lynley, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 469
9. Blott on the Landscape (1985)
300 min | Comedy
Bawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built through the grounds of his wife's ancestral home.
Stars: David Suchet, Geraldine James, George Cole, Julia McKenzie
Votes: 360
10. A Horseman Riding By (1978)
50 min | Drama
Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrap-yard business. He soon becomes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Nigel Havers, Glyn Houston, Prunella Ransome, Wendy Holloway
Votes: 156
11. Wings (1977–1978)
50 min | Drama, War
A young Englishman born into a blacksmith's family wants to be a flier in one of the new fangled flying machines. He struggles to show a man of his class deserves a chance to be a pilot and... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Cochrane, Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, David Troughton
Votes: 161
12. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 58
13. The Glittering Prizes (1976)
471 min | Drama
Twenty years in the lives of some Cambridge undergraduates, who all find that the real world of a changing Britain is a hard place.
Stars: Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman, Mark Wing-Davey, Clive Merrison
Votes: 171
14. Worlds Beyond (1986)
25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Worlds Beyond" was a half-hour supernatural anthology series adapted from real cases of the Society for Psychical Research.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Paul Freeman, Nancy Travis, Judi Bowker
Votes: 53
15. 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: 46
16. A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974–1976)
30 min | Comedy
A series of occurrences launch Norman on a succession of remarkable and unpredictable adventures.Unconnected comedy stories over 3 Series that sees Norman taking a job as a clerk in an office where he is pursued by the boss's daughter.
Stars: Norman Wisdom, Neil McCarthy, Bob Keegan, Frances White
Votes: 23
17. Yesterday's Dreams (1987– )
50 min | Drama
A divorced woman has a new partner, but finds that she is falling in love with her ex-husband again and needs to make a choice.
Stars: Paul Freeman, Judy Loe, Trevor Byfield, Damien Lyne
Votes: 23
18. Brensham People (1976– )
50 min | Drama, History
Life in a Gloucestershire town.
Stars: Richard Warwick, Denis Carey, Dominic Long, Freddie Jones
Votes: 5
19. Plays for Britain (1976)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
Stars: Kevin McNally, Sheila Gish, Deborah Norton, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 23
20. Cover (1981– )
60 min | Drama
New staff member joins a deeply secret organisation. Boss suspects he may be a plant sent by a companion agency head, "Trimble", testing their security. Boss' increasingly paranoia, leading to confrontation.
Stars: Sandra Dickinson, Alan Howard, Sarah Porter, Clive Arrindell
Votes: 17
21. Parables (1978– )
45 min | Drama
The traditional early Sunday evening religious slot on ITV underwent a transformation with a series of five contemporary plays based on the parables from the gospels.
Stars: Jack Smethurst, Richard Vernon, Rachel Davies, William Russell
22.
Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode:
In Possession
(1984)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A terrified couple becomes trapped in what seems to be a replay of a sinister event that happened in their apartment in the past.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Carol Lynley, Christopher Cazenove, David Healy, Judy Loe
Votes: 252
23.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Wings
(1976)
50 min | Drama, War
Period drama series. Stories of a group of pilots in the Royal Flying Corps during World War One.
Stars: Tim Woodward, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 60
24.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Country Wife
(1977)
110 min | Drama
Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Leslie Sarony, Phil Daniels, John Nettleton
Votes: 67
25.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
Terror from Within
(1975)
TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Young American Abby Stevens is searching for her fiancé Doug. She hopes to find him visiting Alan Smerdon at an artists' commune in the English countryside. Alan is not only Doug's close ... See full summary »
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Ian Bannen, Pamela Franklin, Suzanne Neve, Oliver Tobias
Votes: 146
26.
Angels (1975–1983)
Episode:
Episode #9.18
(1983)
Drama
Director: Sue Butterworth | Stars: Tony Armatrading, Julian Fellowes, Caroline Holdaway, Carol Holmes
27.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
Trouble in the Fields
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken is hired by an environmental group to investigate water pollution, and finds that pollution is not only the dirty business going on. Meanwhile, Harry's plan to start a security business... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Garner | Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Oliver Smith, Trevor Peacock
Votes: 7
28.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
Work, Rest & Play
(1990)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken takes a job minding a tough Glaswegian footballer who finds it hard to keep his eyes on the ball; Harry is kept busy by a contract to guard some puppies, and a request to organise the ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Joseph Brady, Gareth Parrington, John Hannah, David Daker
Votes: 12
29.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Last Term
(1983)
69 min | Comedy, Drama
Devon 1940. The boys of the local public school are alerted after a German parachute drop and as members of the Local Defence Volunteers they prepare to put their youthful enthusiasm for war into practice.
Director: Philip Bonham-Carter | Stars: Adam Blackwood, Robert Burbage, David Daker, Nicholas Frankau
30.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Forward Action
(1978)
Drama, War
Mounting aerial losses cause their commanding general to order the flight into forward action, to engage the Germans and protect the reconnaissance aircraft. Alan gets a Lewis gun fitted to his aircraft, and a new French engine.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 12
31.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Heroes
(1978)
Drama, War
The unit have to patrol the lines, and soon their losses mount. Triggers is shot down and crash lands in No Man's Land.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 7
32.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Mutiny
(1978)
Drama, War
Soldiers from a battalion stationed nearby break into Sainte Marie and steal the pilots' rations. These mutineers set up their own camp and have to be dealt with.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 7
33.
Worlds Beyond (1986)
Episode:
Undying Love
(1987)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a young boy dies of diphtheria, a medium tells his family that his spirit has an urgent message so they consult the Society for Psychical Research where they soon learn what the boy is trying to say.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Michael Jayston, Anna Cropper, Bernard Kay, Sarah Porter
Votes: 9
34.
Theatre Night (1985–1990)
Episode:
Miss Julie
(1987)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Complex battle of the sexes and classes as a neurotic rich woman has an affair with her father's calculating valet.
Director: Michael Simpson | Stars: Janet McTeer, Patrick Malahide, Sarah Porter, Glyn Baker
Votes: 19
35.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
Renoir, My Father
(1978)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A play about the life and work of the artist Auguste Renoir, based on the book by his film director son, Jean Renoir.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Richard O'Callaghan, Peggy Aitchison, Ian Bamforth, Brigid Erin Bates
36.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Dawn Attack
(1978)
Drama, War
Alan is still in occupied territory, and plans an escape. A German attack on Sainte Marie means all but one of their planes are destroyed, and several men are killed.
Director: John Sichel | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 10
37.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Never Turn Back
(1977)
Drama, War
Alan's training advances well, but he has to learn both military and flying skills, while Charles has already completed his pilot's training. On a training flight, Alan's engine fails on take-off, and he crash-lands the plane in a field.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 13
38.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Over the Top
(1977)
Drama, War
Gaylion gets a taste of the horrors of life in the trenches when his plane is forced down and he must wait overnight for the arrival of a replacement propeller.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 11
39.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Speaking from Experience
(1977)
Drama, War
Seeing the inadequacies of the planes, Triggers encourages the pilots and NCOs to put forward ideas for improvement.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 12
40.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Stunt or Die!
(1978)
Drama, War
Charles is training new pilots in the south of England but rules forbid him teaching anything potentially dangerous. New pilots cannot even fly in slightly adverse weather conditions. ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Tim Woodward, Michael Cochrane, Anne Kristen, Sarah Porter
Votes: 9
41.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Burning Question
(1977)
Drama, War
A new German monoplane is causing massive losses and the British military hierarchy do not believe their planes are being so outclassed. The reason for their success is found from an unlikely source.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, Sarah Porter
Votes: 11
42.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Hunters
(1977)
Drama, War
Charles devises a method of fitting a Lewis gun to their plane, and Alan makes it a reality, but in their first aerial combat they find the design still needs work, when they shoot out some struts in their own plane.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 10
43.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Prisoner's Friend
(1977)
Drama, War
On a reconnaissance mission with observer Conrad, Alan disregards Conrad's order to move closer to a German Eindecker, turns for home and avoids a confrontation. Conrad insists Alan be ... See full summary »
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 9
44.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Volunteer
(1977)
Drama, War
In 1915 18-year-old Alan Farmer, a country blacksmith, joins the Royal Flying Corps, and meets Charles Gaylion, an upper-class officer who transferred in. Mistaken for an seasoned pilot, Alan is taken up in a training plane he cannot land.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 13
45.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Time Out of War
(1977)
Drama, War
Alan and Charles are sent back to England to pick up a new plane, but on arrival they discover the plane is not ready. They stay at Charles' family home in London, and Alan learns more of the class differences between them.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 10
46.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Welcome Home
(1977)
Drama, War
After the court martial, Conrad continues to fly with Alan, ordering him to be more reckless. Conrad shoots down an Eindecker but is fatally wounded. Alan's incident report is complete, but... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 8
47.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Welcome to France
(1977)
Drama, War
May 1915, and Alan arrives in St Marie, France. Some officers resent his lower class background. Alan and his friend Charles are reunited. On his first mission a German plane machine-guns them, and his observer, Bravington, is wounded.
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Tim Woodward, Anne Kristen, John Hallam, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 13
48.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Zeppelin
(1978)
Drama, War
German Zeppelins are making bombing raids across Britain, and the unit are ordered to forget aerial combat and bomb the Zeppelin sheds in Belgium. They have to learn bombing techniques, first.
Director: John Sichel | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 10
49.
Wings (1977–1978)
Episode:
Machine-Gun Post
(1978)
Drama, War
A German machine gun post is causing huge problems, and the unit is tasked with knocking it out, but attack from the air proves ineffectual.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones, Michael Cochrane, David Troughton
Votes: 8
50.
Yesterday's Dreams (1987– )
Episode:
Retracing Old Footsteps
(1987)
Drama
Stars: Paul Freeman, Judy Loe, Trevor Byfield, Patrick Troughton