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1. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,248
2. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,765
3.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
Gourmet Night
(1975)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Fawltys are very pleased with their new chef, Kurt. He was recommended to them by their friend André who runs a nice restaurant in town. All in all, he's working out quite well and they... See full summary »
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,174
4.
Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Kipper and the Corpse
(1979)
TV-PG | 32 min | Comedy
One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 2,105
5. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,544
6. Just Good Friends (1983–1986)
30 min | Comedy
A bittersweet sitcom about a couple who meet again five years after he jilted her at the altar.
Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, John Ringham
Votes: 1,136
7. Sense and Sensibility (1981)
TV-PG | 174 min | Drama, Romance
Two sisters of opposing temperaments find love and some heartbreak in Jane Austen's 18th century classic.
Stars: Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Annie Leon, Robert Swann
Votes: 1,016
8. 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: 947
9.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
A Touch of Glass
(1982)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
Returning from an auction, the Trotters stop to help a woman whose car appears to have broken down. It turns out she is a posh sort. No less than Lady Ridgemere, wife of Lord Ridgemere who ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Elizabeth Benson
Votes: 752
10. Never the Twain (1981–1991)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy about two rival antique dealers.
Stars: Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Derek Deadman, Teddy Turner
Votes: 461
11. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 428
12. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
519 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by Agatha Christie.
Stars: Maurice Denham, Angela Easterling, Christopher Wren, Cy Town
Votes: 406
13. Hold the Dream (1986–1987)
195 min | Drama, Romance
Four-part, four-hour follow-up to A Woman of Substance (1984) with Deborah Kerr, now playing Emma Harte at age eighty in the last winter of her life and dealing with her granddaughter Paula.
Stars: Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Fiona Fullerton, Stephen Collins
Votes: 403
14. 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
15. Cover Her Face (1985)
291 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Adam Dalgliesh as he investigates the death of Alice Liddell. A woman who ran a home for unwed mothers.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Phyllis Calvert, Mel Martin, Rupert Frazer
Votes: 371
16. Shelley (1979–1983)
30 min | Comedy
James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Garfield Morgan
Votes: 316
17. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 314
18. The Liver Birds (1969–1996)
30 min | Comedy
The lives and loves of Beryl Hennessey (Polly James) and Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes), two young, single women sharing a flat in Liverpool.
Stars: Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden, Elizabeth Estensen
Votes: 289
19. Adam Adamant Lives! (1966–1967)
50 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his archnemesis, the Face. In 1966, workmen discover him and he is revived, perfectly preserved but ... See full summary »
Stars: Gerald Harper, Juliet Harmer, Jack May, Peter Ducrow
Votes: 260
20. Love for Lydia (1977– )
Not Rated | 780 min | Drama, Romance
A coming-of-age story perceived from the acts and feelings of Edward Richardson, a junior journalist who falls deeply in love with the enchanting and reckless Lydia Aspen, heiress of the welthy but on-decline Aspen family.
Stars: Mel Martin, Christopher Blake, Sherrie Hewson, Peter Davison
Votes: 242
21. After Henry (1988–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Sarah France is the 42-year-old widow of Henry, who was a GP. She lives with her 18-year-old daughter Clare France and her mother Eleanor Prescott in an often-volatile environment. Now ... See full summary »
Stars: Prunella Scales, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 217
22.
The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
Episode:
In a Glass Darkly
(1982)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man has a vision of a scarred man strangling his wife. At an engagement party, he discovers with horror that the future victim and her murderer are the two betrothed. How he can stop the impending and deadly marriage?
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Nicholas Clay, Emma Piper, Shaun Scott, Jonathon Morris
Votes: 181
23. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
50 min | Drama
Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn
Votes: 143
24. Nanny (1981–1983)
50 min | Drama
A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.
Stars: Wendy Craig, Natalie Forbes, John Quayle, Jane Booker
Votes: 106
25. Within These Walls (1974–1978)
60 min | Drama
Drama inside a women's prison.
Stars: Jerome Willis, Mona Bruce, Denys Hawthorne, Beth Harris
Votes: 100
26. No Hiding Place (1959–1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Francis, Eric Lander, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay
Votes: 97
27. Rosie (1977–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom about PC Penrose, 'Rosie' to his friends, a police officer in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Ravensbay.
Stars: Paul Greenwood, Tony Haygarth, Lorraine Peters, Frankie Jordan
Votes: 58
28. Hugh and I (1962–1967)
30 min | Comedy
Terry Scott is a youngish bachelor who wants to achieve wealth without putting in any hard work. The scheming Terry lives with his mother at 33, Lobelia Avenue in Tooting, London. They have... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Lloyd, Terry Scott, Vi Stevens, Mollie Sugden
Votes: 47
29.
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode:
Winter Lament
(1977)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
Louisa visits Lord and Lady Haslemere in Yorkshire and finds a bleak and desperately unhappy household.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Joanna David, Iain Cuthbertson
Votes: 35
30. Whack-O! (1956–1972)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard, Edwin Apps, John Stirling
Votes: 34
31. Everyman (1977– )
50 min | Documentary
Long-running BBC documentary series, often focussing on issues of a religious nature.
Stars: Peter France, Vanya Kewley, Jenni Murray, David Jessel
Votes: 33
32.
Cover Her Face (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sally blackmails her uncle for airfare to Venezuela. Stephen's engagement to Sally shatters the family. Dalgliesh narrows the suspects down to the one person missing when the victim was found.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Roy Marsden, Phyllis Calvert, Bill Fraser, Julian Glover
Votes: 27
33.
Cover Her Face (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Deborah Maxie suspects her brother of killing his fiancee Sally and tells their mother. Dalgleish learns that Sally has been getting letters from Venezuela; her uncle confesses that he had been in her room the night she was killed.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Roy Marsden, Phyllis Calvert, Bill Fraser, Julian Glover
Votes: 27
34. Second City Firsts (1973– )
30 min | Drama
This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: Ken Kitson, Jean Heywood, Ivor Roberts, Alison Steadman
Votes: 24
35.
Sense and Sensibility (1981)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1981)
TV-G | 27 min | Drama, Romance
The sisters are to end their unhappy stay in London. Elinor is now as desolate as Marianne, as the secret of Edward's engagement is out at last and he intends to stand by it.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Peter Woodward, Bosco Hogan
Votes: 24
36.
Sense and Sensibility (1981)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1981)
TV-G | 27 min | Drama, Romance
Marianne is at last out of danger. Elinor has received a visit from the desperately penitent Willoughby.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Bosco Hogan, Robert Swann
Votes: 24
37. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
38. Harry Worth (1966–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Harry Worth, Mary Jordan, Dudley Foster, Norman Bird
Votes: 23
39. Seconds Out (1981–1982)
30 min | Comedy
Pete Dodds is a boxer and a bit of a wide boy who messes about in the ring, but has potential. Tony Sprake becomes his manager and Dave Locket his trainer.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Lee Montague, Ken Jones, Leslie Ash
Votes: 23
40. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21
41. The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975– )
30 min | Comedy
Roy Clarke,the creator of 'Open All Hours' and 'The Last of The Summer Wine' brings another less seen comedy. New recruit PC Penrose has left his home town and joined the force in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Bryan Pringle, Paul Greenwood, Alan Foss, David Pinner
Votes: 21
42.
Public Eye (1965–1975)
Episode:
The Bromsgrove Venus
(1968)
47 min | Crime, Drama
A nude and nasty young man add up to trouble when Marker is hired to follow a ten-year-old trail - to murder.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alfred Burke, Sylvia Kay, Leon Sinden, Marjie Lawrence
Votes: 20
43.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Gainfully Employed
(1979)
Comedy
Following a drunken evening stint as Nelson at the Victory pub, Shelley wakes up in bed the next morning in a stranger's house - next to a strange woman! He has some serious explaining to ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Rowena Roberts
Votes: 20
44. Beggar My Neighbour (1966–1968)
30 min | Comedy
Rose Garvey, and her husband Gerald, live next door to her sister Lana Butt, and her husband Harry, in the fictional Larkworthy Road, Muswell Hill, North London. Gerald is an underpaid ... See full summary »
Stars: June Whitfield, Reg Varney, Pat Coombs, Desmond Walter-Ellis
Votes: 19
45.
Just Good Friends (1983–1986)
Episode:
Pregnant?
(1984)
Comedy
Penny is alarmed when she appears to have pregnancy symptoms and, whilst Vince's parents are delighted to think they may have a grandchild, Daphne is anything but, giving her daughter a ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, Ann Lynn
Votes: 17
46. Ooh La La! (1968–1973)
60 min | Comedy
BBC2 sitcom featuring a series of adaptations of French farces.
Stars: Patrick Cargill, Amanda Barrie, Fenella Fielding, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 15
47.
After Henry (1988–1992)
Episode:
Dependent Relatives
(1992)
23 min | Comedy
Eleanor's social life has lost its spark but Sarah is unable to find out why.
Director: Liddy Oldroyd | Stars: Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 15
48.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(1977)
Not Rated | 51 min | Drama, Romance
After Lydia suffers a setback, her doctor confronts Richardson. As winter returns to Evensford, Richardson reflects on all that has happened and finally faces his fears.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Mel Martin, Christopher Blake, Ralph Arliss, Irene Richard
Votes: 14
49.
London's Burning (1988–2002)
Episode:
Episode #7.4
(1994)
50 min | Drama
Pearce is annoyed by a mentally disturbed yet harmless young man who has started to hang around the station, the watch have to free a man trapped in a tank and Ben goes missing after stealing from a newsagent.
Director: John Reardon | Stars: Sara Powell, Glen Murphy, Ben Onwukwe, Sean Blowers
Votes: 13
50.
Hold the Dream (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Drama, Romance
Emma steps down from running her vast financial empire, leaving her granddaughter Paula in charge of the department store.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins, Deborah Kerr, Claire Bloom
Votes: 13