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1. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 78,761
2. 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: 39,509
3. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,421
4. Benny Hill (1962–1963)
25 min | Comedy
This timeless modern slapstick-format doesn't really have a plot, but is an irresistible rapid succession of independent short, comical scenes, mostly without any text, often using ... See full summary »
Stars: Benny Hill, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Ronnie Brody
Votes: 1,373
5.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Dinsdale!
(1970)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A sketch about the Ministry of Silly Walks. Also: a British minister---attired in a pink tulle dress---talks about housing; 30 gas-company men investigate the installation of a stove; a giant hedgehog wanders London.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 1,061
6.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Spearhead from Space: Episode 4
(1970)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Hugh Burden
Votes: 822
7.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 1
(1970)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Liz are summoned to the Wenley Moor Research Centre by the Brigadier, after several staff members suffer nervous breakdowns.
Director: Timothy Combe | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 724
8.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Deadly Assassin: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 21 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mysterious evil is at work on Gallifrey. The President of the Time Lords has been assassinated and the Doctor caught red-handed. An inexorable master plan has been set in motion. There can be no escape
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda
Votes: 698
9.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dæmons: Episode One
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo race to the village of Devil's End to prevent what the Doctor believes could be a disaster. With a midnight excavation due to take place, mysterious events are happening - not helped by the Reverend Magister.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 654
10.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Deadly Assassin: Part Two
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor is arrested for the President's murder and struggles to avoid his immediate execution.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Erik Chitty
Votes: 603
11. Hancock's Half Hour (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi
Votes: 591
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dæmons: Episode Two
(1971)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
With the Doctor frozen by the energy release from the barrow, Jo calls Yates and Benton for help, but when the Brigadier tries to join them he finds the village surrounded by a heat barrier.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 566
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dæmons: Episode Three
(1971)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor explains to his friends that the Master is trying to gain the power of the last of the Daemons, a race who influenced Earth's development, while the Master brings the rest of the village under his control.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 554
14.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Underwater Menace: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS materialises on a deserted beach where the Doctor and his friends are captured by primitive warriors and taken to the fabled city of Atlantis.
Director: Julia Smith | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 438
15. Doctor in the House (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Medical students' antics and flirtations with nurses exasperate their professor, despite their good intentions
Stars: Barry Evans, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, George Layton
Votes: 425
16. 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: 381
17. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 374
18.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Savages: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Ewen Solon
Votes: 353
19. 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: 308
20. 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: 288
21. Budgie (1971–1972)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.
Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Lynn Dalby, June Lewis
Votes: 272
22. The Dick Emery Show (1963–1981)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy skits featuring the talents of Mr Dick Emery.
Stars: Dick Emery, Pat Coombs, Victor Maddern, Helen Fraser
Votes: 212
23. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 197
24. Special Branch (1969–1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 195
25. Hancock (1961)
25 min | Comedy
Comedian Tony Hancock stars, in this BBC situation comedy TV series, as Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living in East Cheam.
Stars: Tony Hancock, Hugh Lloyd, June Whitfield, Gwenda Ewen
Votes: 187
26. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
27. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
60 min | Drama
This spin-off of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Graham Cull, Maria Charles
Votes: 161
28. 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: 142
29. A for Andromeda (1961)
45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1970, a team of scientists decrypts a mysterious signal from space with instructions to create a supercomputer. This in turn contains instructions to create a living organism.
Stars: Esmond Knight, Patricia Kneale, Peter Halliday, Noel Johnson
Votes: 142
30. The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
75 min | Drama
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John ... See full summary »
Stars: Edwin Brown, Neville Smith, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 131
31. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
32. Softly Softly (1966–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Thie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, John Barron
Votes: 123
33. 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: 114
34. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
35. 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
36.
Hancock (1961)
Episode:
The Blood Donor
(1961)
Comedy
Tony goes to donate blood,but typically, he turns it into an issue of status and class when he discovers he has a rare type. He bothers the hospital staff by insisting on updates as to who receives his elite blood.
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Tony Hancock, Patrick Cargill, Peggy Ann Clifford, Kenneth Cowan
Votes: 82
37. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
Stars: Frank Thornton, John Le Mesurier, Robert Dorning, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 71
38. The Informer (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama
A disgraced ex-lawyer, now released from prison, uses his accumulated knowledge to earn a living from both sides of the law.
Stars: Ian Hendry, Neil Hallett, Jean Marsh, Heather Sears
Votes: 69
39.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
Back in Fashion
(1974)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
A photographer and his agent come to the yard asking if they can use it as a backdrop for a model shoot. Harold sees it as a chance to make some cash and agrees, sporting a velvet ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Argent | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Madeline Smith, Roy Holder
Votes: 61
40. The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Fleming and Andromeda are recaptured by the British government but then kidnapped along with Professor Dawnay by the forces of Intel, headed by Kaufman and the evil Gamboule, and are taken ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Halliday, Susan Hampshire, Mary Morris, Noel Johnson
Votes: 58
41. The World of Wooster (1965–1967)
30 min | Comedy
The ongoing adventures of young English gentleman Bertie Wooster, from which he is usually required to be extricated by his intelligent and resourceful valet, Jeeves.
Stars: Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael, Eleanor Summerfield, Derek Nimmo
Votes: 53
42. Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952–1961)
30 min | Comedy
Bunter is up to his usual pranks; falling asleep in class, stealing jam and cakes from other boys' lockers, chalking rude things on the blackboard, failing to turn up for cricket, and even being threatened with expulsion.
Stars: Gerald Campion, Jack Melford, Julian Yardley, Kynaston Reeves
Votes: 49
43.
Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
Episode:
Men of Property
(1970)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
With the lease on their house about to run out Steptoe and Son visit their local bank manager to arrange a loan and over-draft facilities. He is quite agreeable but insists they wine and ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Wood | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Norman Bird, Hilda Fenemore
Votes: 48
44. 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
45. Citizen James (1960–1962)
30 min | Comedy
In the first series of this comedy programme, Sid James played a rather immoral man whose schemes never worked out. In the second and third series, his character became more sympathetic and well-intentioned.
Stars: Sidney James, Sydney Tafler, Ronnie Brody, Bob Todd
Votes: 47
46. 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
47.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
Voices from the Past
(1962)
49 min | Crime, Drama
When an elderly man is found dead in suspicious circumstances Maigret delves into the world of the aristocracy in search of an explanation.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Fay Compton, Catherine Lacey
Votes: 37
48. The Monsters (1962– )
50 min | Sci-Fi
A couple honeymooning in a small lakeside Northern England village, get involved in the mysterious death of a government agent, possibly caused by strange creatures that locals claim lurk in the lake - or maybe not?
Stars: William Greene, Elizabeth Weaver, Mark Dignam, Clifford Cox
Votes: 36
49. A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973– )
55 min | Drama
A young woman and her lover are charged with the murder of her husband.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Bernard Hepton, Mary Chester, Petronella Barker
Votes: 36
50.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Midas Plague
(1965)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Future is bright for most of society: robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. But the disadvantaged of this Golden Age are those who have to stem the... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Graham Stark, Sam Kydd, Anne Lawson, Geoffrey Alexander
Votes: 36