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1. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,556
2. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,696
3. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,115
4. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,023
5. Doctors (2000–2024)
30 min | Drama
The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen
Votes: 1,703
6. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,764
7. Holby City (1999–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett
Votes: 2,644
8. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 694
9. London's Burning (1988–2002)
50 min | Drama
The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station.
Stars: Glen Murphy, Richard Walsh, Ben Onwukwe, Shirley Greenwood
Votes: 948
10. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
TV-PG | 1,349 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 1,993
11. Nana (1983)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A beautiful and willful prostitute puts her appearance and body to use to become the toast of the town.
Director: Dan Wolman | Stars: Katya Berger, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yehuda Efroni, Mandy Rice-Davies
Votes: 716
12. Crossroads (1964–1988)
30 min | Drama
The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.
Stars: Noele Gordon, Roger Tonge, Susan Hanson, Jane Rossington
Votes: 415
13. 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
14. 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: 1,009
15. Shine on Harvey Moon (1982–1995)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon being demobbed, RAF serviceman Harvey Moon returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Maggie Steed, Linda Robson, Lee Whitlock
Votes: 207
16. Night & Day (2001–2003)
Not Rated | 25 min | Drama
Night and Day is a British soap unlike any other. Set in Greenwich, and focusing on the lives of six very different families, including a missing 16-year-old girl, who appears in flashback and fantasy sequences.
Stars: Seb Castang, Stuart Manning, Lysette Anthony, Joe McGann
Votes: 110
17. Dramarama (1983–1989)
25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
Stars: Denyse Alexander, Ian Kirkby, Christopher Biggins, Bill Wallis
Votes: 137
18. The Cleopatras (1983)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII.
Stars: Michelle Newell, Graham Crowden, Helen Sparks, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 103
19. One by One (1984–1987)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international... See full summary »
Stars: Rob Heyland, James Ellis, Sonia Graham, Heather James
Votes: 41
20. Streetwise (1989– )
30 min | Drama
Drama about the lives of a team of bicycle couriers in London.
Stars: Andy Serkis, Garry Roost, Sara Sugarman, Stephen McGann
Votes: 24
21. Give us a Break (1983–1984)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A Wheeler dealer likeable rogue gets lumbered with his girlfriends younger brother who's come down from Liverpool to London. After initially finding the lad and the task of looking after ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Shirin Taylor, David Daker
Votes: 57
22. Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Beautiful wealthy American businesswoman meets eccentric Irishman on an Italian train, who sets out to woo her. What ensues is something neither imagined happening.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Marilu Henner, Daniel Massey, Sky du Mont, Stephen Greif
Votes: 159
23. The Little and Large Show (1978–1991)
50 min | Comedy
Syd Little and Eddie Large present their own comedy show, which mixes stand-up, sketches, musical guests, and variety acts.
Stars: Syd Little, Eddie Large, Ronnie Hazlehurst, Foxy Feeling
Votes: 70
24. Bust (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Unsuccessful businessman Neil Walsh tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.
Stars: Paul Nicholas, Ron Emslie, Phyllis Logan, Belinda Lang
Votes: 25
25. 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
26. Tough Love (2002 TV Movie)
137 min | Drama
DC Lenny Milton is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love, but the pair are drinking partners and their wives and children are close. However, this goes very ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Ray Winstone, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth Alfie Adams, Doug Allen
Votes: 65
27. Cockles (1984– )
55 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur Dumpton returns to the seaside town of Cocklesea and attempts to restore it to its past glory.
Stars: James Grout, Joan Sims, Norman Rodway, Tim Wylton
Votes: 10
28. Turn on to T-Bag (1988)
20 min | Fantasy
T.Bag infiltrates a TV to broadcast mind-controlling "High-TV". Holly and Professor Sparkes plan to stop her with a crystal jammer, but T.Bag hides the crystals in shows. Holly races to find them before T.Bag's transmissions begin.
Stars: Elizabeth Estensen, John Hasler, Diana Barrand, Ken Jones
Votes: 19
29. Extended Rest (2014)
20 min | Short, Drama
Terry "the Grenade" Kincaid is a former snooker professional. After losing his wife, Terry returns to the only other thing he knows and loves, the green baize. But when his beloved snooker ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Crocker | Stars: Tony Osoba, Shirin Taylor, Ian Cullen, Frank Williams
Votes: 7
30. Acting (1987–1990)
60 min | Documentary
A series workshop's led by leading actors on the techniques of acting in Film, Opera, Shakespearean Comedy, Tragedy and Restoration Comedy.
Stars: Michael Caine, Simon Callow, Jonathan Miller, Brian Cox
Votes: 37
31. Happy Birthday, Coronation Street! (1990 TV Special)
90 min | Comedy, Music
An entertainment extravaganza to celebrate thirty years of the UK's most popular television series, Coronation Street.
Director: Ian Hamilton | Stars: Cilla Black, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Wayne Dobson
32. Ties of Blood (1985– )
Drama
Stars: Kenny Ireland, Tyler Butterworth, Mark Drewry, John Wheatley
33. Men of Affairs (1973–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Barry Ovis (Brian Rix) is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister for European Affairs Sir William Mainwaring-Brown (Warren Mitchell). Sir William has a very active libido and gets up ... See full summary »
Stars: Brian Rix, Warren Mitchell, Joan Sims, Derek Royle
34. I Woke Up One Morning (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy series about four recovering alcoholics who meet whilst receiving psychotherapy treatment in hospital.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Peter Caffrey, Robert Gillespie, Frederick Jaeger
Votes: 13
35. Mike Baldwin & Me (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary profiling Johnny Briggs, the actor best known for playing 'Mike Baldwin' in the British soap opera 'Coronation Street' since 1976. The programme goes behind the scenes of the ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Hopewell | Stars: Johnny Briggs, Caroline Quentin, Julie Goodyear, Anne Kirkbride
Votes: 8
36. Soft Soap (1988 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Chaos reigns behind the scenes of a fictional TV soap, The Happies.
Director: Mike Bradwell | Stars: Marsha Fitzalan, David Dexter, Louise Cann, Ian Ratcliffe
37. Friends Like Who (2012)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Three guest stars from the 1987 "Doctor Who" story "Dragonfire" are reunited to recall their time working on the series and how they remained friends ever since.
Director: Oliver Crocker | Stars: Tony Osoba, Tony Selby, Shirin Taylor
38.
Acting (1987–1990)
Episode:
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts, and Entertainment
(1987)
Documentary
Michael Caine teaches the art of movie acting to five young actors, who perform scenes from Alfie (1966), Deathtrap (1982) and Educating Rita (1983).
Director: David G. Croft | Stars: Michael Caine, Simon Cutter, Celia Imrie, Mark Jefferies
Votes: 91
39.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the eve of a wedding the best man is murdered, and at a similar time there is a serious car crash with two victims. Wexford thinks the two things are somehow connected, but how?
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Jonathan Barlow
Votes: 41
40.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Office Politics
(2004)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
WPC Andrea Dunbar arrives at Sun Hill for her first shift and her keenness seems too good to be true but little do the relief know that they have an undercover reporter in their midst when ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Diane Parish, Natalie J. Robb, Natalie Roles, Simon Rouse
Votes: 14
41.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Supply and Demand
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
"Operation Bumblebee" takes off at Sun Hill.
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Eric Richard, Christopher Ellison, Huw Higginson, Jeff Stewart
Votes: 34
42.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Key of the Door
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Cryer helps the victim of a mugging who is unwilling to name her attacker.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Eric Richard, Jon Iles, Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd
Votes: 35
43.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Typecast
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sgt Boyden and WPC Page try to find who is responsible for a series of graffiti attacks.
Director: Mandy Honeyman | Stars: Tony O'Callaghan, Lisa Geoghan, Alan Westaway, Clive Wedderburn
Votes: 39
44.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
Answers to the Name of Watson
(1986)
TV-PG | 52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A large surprise awaits our hero when, asked by Arturo and Elena Sadini to recover their stolen cat, the freelance troubleshooter does so and discovers that Watson is no ordinary pet - but a lion.
Director: Laurence Moody | Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Rachel Davies, Joan Scott
Votes: 14
45.
Bust (1987–1988)
Episode:
Love Bait
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Director: David Carson | Stars: Paul Nicholas, Belinda Lang, Lynsey Baxter, Barbara Bolton
46.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
A Grand in the Hand
(1989)
TV-PG | Drama
A woman attempting suicide by driving T Bones a Mini causing deaths; a builder has a fall spilling hot tar over himself.
Director: Sue Butterworth | Stars: Derek Thompson, Brenda Fricker, Catherine Shipton, Tam Hoskyns
Votes: 11
47.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
First Do No Harm
(2005)
TV-PG | Drama
A sabotaged lorry carrying tree trunks crashes causing a death and Comfort to lose her unborn child; the extent of Ellen's lies is revealed when her father visits. Bex sets her sights on Claire's handsome lawyer brother.
Director: Ian White | Stars: Martina Laird, Will Thorp, Suzanne Packer, James Redmond
48.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Not Waving But Drowning
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
Matt is beaten up by Ash's attacker Hitchens and another thug; a tanker driver with daughter along for the ride is dumping toxic waste. A seaside hotelier does a publicity campaign to deny ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Derek Thompson, Ian Bleasdale, Jane Gurnett, Sorcha Cusack
49.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
The Ties That Bind
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
Duffy is shocked to see the new locum consultant is a face from the past; a bride on her wedding day turns out to be in a love triangle and Nikki has some life changing news for Ash.
Director: Michael Brayshaw | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Patrick Robinson, Maureen Beattie
50.
Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3141
(1990)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Derek and Mavis remain stranded at the airport awaiting news. Ken suspects Deirdre of dating Phil. Jackie dreads running the factory alone during Mike's holiday.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Thelma Barlow, Peter Baldwin, John Bardon, Philip Middlemiss