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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: 39,510
2. Orlando (1992)
PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville
Votes: 18,710 | Gross: $5.29M
3. The Singing Detective (1986)
70 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall
Votes: 4,806
4. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,720
5.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Planet of the Spiders: Part One
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Doctor carries out an investigation into ESP, Mike Yates asks Sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre he's attending.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin
Votes: 542
6. 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
7. Doctor at Large (1971)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Following his student misadventures in Doctor in the House (1969), Michael Upton (Barry Evans) starts out on an equally fun-filled but disaster-prone solo career. He moves through a variety... See full summary »
Stars: Barry Evans, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Richard O'Sullivan
Votes: 273
8.
The Singing Detective (1986)
Episode:
Clues
(1986)
67 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
In his novel, Marlow has contacted the police and they have taken the dead woman away. He suspects that Mark Binney, who admitted that his visit to the nightclub wasn't entirely by chance. ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Michael Gambon, Janet Suzman, Patrick Malahide, Alison Steadman
Votes: 95
9.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim
(1987)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After an army sergeant is found stabbed to death wearing a woman's dress, Rumpole is assigned to defend the accused murderer.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Jones, Neil Stacy
Votes: 85
10. Not in Front of the Children (1967–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Typical married couple from the sixties and their various mishaps with three growing children.
Stars: Wendy Craig, Jill Riddick, Ronald Hines, Hugo Keith-Johnston
Votes: 43
11. 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
12. Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Christopher Frayling, Zhivila Roche, John Nettles, Elaine Banham
Votes: 34
13. Blind Justice (1988)
90 min | Drama
Frank Cartwright sets up is own democratic Chambers, putting together a group lawyers who are considered radicals by their previous employers.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Julian Wadham, Caroline Hutchison, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 21
14. Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1988– )
30 min | Comedy
Growing out of a single Yorkshire TV production in 1982 (screened in the series ITV Playhouse) and appearing as a one-series sitcom on the BBC six years later, Dogfood Dan And The ... See full summary »
Stars: Malcolm Storry, Peter Blake, Lizzie Mickery, Arbel Jones
Votes: 19
15. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 18
16.
Doctor at Large (1971)
Episode:
A Situation Full of Promise
(1971)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
The lads are jealous when a handsome American doctor arrives, setting female hearts a-flutter. However there are more pressing matters as Michael, Paul and Bingham are on the interviewing ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Wallis | Stars: Barry Evans, Geoffrey Davies, Harry Shacklock, Richard Pendrey
Votes: 17
17.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Beyond the Pale
(1981)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Jewish immigrants in London's East End in the early 20th century.
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Michael Maynard, Natasha Morgan, Leon Silver, Jack Chissick
Votes: 9
18.
Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996– )
Episode:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1997)
Documentary
Christopher Grayling examines the story of Sherlock Holmes' resurrection.
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Elaine Banham, Wendy Barrie, Jeremy Brett
Votes: 8
19. Merry-Go-Round (1963–1983)
20 min | Documentary, Family
An educational series aimed at primary school children, covering many diverse school topics.
Stars: Tom Gibbs, Richard Carpenter, Max Mason, Gabriel Woolf
20. Killers (1976– )
60 min
Series of reconstructions of real murder trials, based on official transcripts.
Stars: Derek Waring, Alfred Hoffman, Ian Hendry, Stephen Greif
21. The Discovery of Animal Behaviour (1982)
55 min | Documentary, Drama
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Edwin Brown, Daniel Hill, Michael Cronin
22. Little Miss Perkins (1982 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: George Baker, Judi Bowker, Anna Carteret, Felicity Finch
23.
Microbes and Men (1974– )
Episode:
The Invisible Enemy
(1974)
56 min | Drama
Ignac Semmelweis and the search for the cause of puerperal fever.
Director: John Glenister | Stars: Robert Lang, David Garfield, Leonard Maguire, Wolfe Morris
24.
Not in Front of the Children (1967–1970)
Episode:
Echo of the Past
(1968)
Comedy
Stars: Wendy Craig, Ronald Hines, Elaine Banham, Jane Hilary
25.
2nd House (1973–1976)
Episode:
Giving Britain a Facelift
(1975)
Talk-Show
Directors: Mark Kidel, Dennis Marks, Leslie Megahey, David Wilson | Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Vass Anderson, Yvonne Ball, Elaine Banham
26.
Killers (1976– )
Episode:
The Blazing Car Murder
(1976)
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: Elaine Banham, John Carson, Richard Colson, Jon Croft
27.
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1988– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1988)
Comedy
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Malcolm Storry, Peter Blake, Lizzie Mickery, Arbel Jones
28.
The Discovery of Animal Behaviour (1982)
Episode:
Search for the Mind
(1982)
Documentary, Drama
Director: Mike Salisbury | Stars: Elaine Banham, Peter Barnes, Edwin Brown, Cornelius Garrett
29.
Blind Justice (1988)
Episode:
The One About the Irishman
(1988)
Drama
Suspected Irish terrorists, known as the Cenotaph 7, are sent to trial for Contravening the Explosive Susbstances Act when a rocket attack was thwarted. Cartwright smells a rat when Eamonn Hand claims he is Special Branch informer.
Director: Rob Walker | Stars: Jack Shepherd, Julian Wadham, Frank Grimes, Colum Convey
30.
Merry-Go-Round (1963–1983)
Episode:
The Broken Sword Part 3: The Hostages
(1968)
Documentary, Family
Stars: Elaine Banham, Julia Breck, Michael Brennan, Elizabeth Broom