Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Dilys Powell

1. Omnibus (1967–2003)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

7.3

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Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.

Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern

Votes: 293

2. The South Bank Show (1978– )

53 min | Documentary

6.9

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ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.

Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood

Votes: 216

3. The Man with No Name (1977 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

7.8

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Profile of Clint Eastwood.

Stars: Iain Johnstone, Clint Eastwood, John Agar, Richard Burton

Votes: 148

4. Cinema (1964–1975)

30 min | Documentary

6.4

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Weekly film magazine, featuring film reviews, interviews with celebrities and historical lookbacks.

Stars: Michael Scott, Michael Parkinson, Brian Trueman, Clive James

Votes: 121

5. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

7.4

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Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.

Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall

Votes: 86

6. Looks Familiar (1970– )

Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show

8.0

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Nostalgia based panel chat show.

Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray

Votes: 29

7. Without Walls (1990–1996)

30 min | Documentary, Biography

5.7

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Featured various avant-garde and alternative cultural topics.

Stars: Paul Morley, Tony Blackburn, Auberon Waugh, Lynn Barber

Votes: 26

8. Small World (1958–1960)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.7

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Emmy nominated discussion series which presented a filmed, intercontinental conversation that linked moderator Edward R. Murrow in New York with three internationally known figures located ... See full summary »

Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Malcolm Muggeridge, Bertrand Russell, Norman Birkett

Votes: 17

9. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode: Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)

Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

8.2

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a look at the early film comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Director: Robert Vas | Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy

Votes: 14

10. Without Walls (1990–1996)
Episode: J'accuse: Citizen Kane (1991)

Documentary, Biography

5.4

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Robert McKee dismisses Orson Welles film, Citizen Kane as a mish-mash of stylistic excess and clichéd content.

Director: Gary Johnstone | Stars: Ray Carney, Philip Dodd, Robert McKee, Dilys Powell

Votes: 13

11. The Brains Trust (1955–1996)

45 min | Talk-Show

6.8

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Series in which eminent people of the time gave spontaneous answers to questions of the day.

Stars: Norman Fisher, Jacob Bronowski, Alan Bullock, Julian Huxley

Votes: 8

12. Years Ahead (1982–1989)

Documentary

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Weekly magazine series for the over-sixties.

Stars: Robert Dougall, Zena Skinner, Monica Wilson, Jack Scott

13. New Release (1965–1967)

40 min | Family

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Stars: Alex Glasgow, Julian Jebb, Robert Hughes, Michael Ratcliffe

14. Chan Canasta (1962–1966)

25 min | Reality-TV

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Magician and illusionist Chan Canasta asks guests for answers in a series of baffling experiments.

Stars: Chan Canasta, George Cansdale, Billy Wright, Vera Lynn

15. Ask Me Another (1958–1962)

35 min

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Stars: Franklyn Engelman, Martin Dakin, Arthur Maddocks, Ted Moult

16. Film Profile (1955–1967)

Family

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Philip Jenkinson interviews actor Joan Crawford about her career in the cinema, from a 1967 episode of the U.K. series Film Profile (1955-1967). This show can be found in the double disc ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Haigh, Derek Prouse, Stanley Kramer, Berkeley Smith

17. The Bafta Awards (1982 TV Special)

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Stars: Timothy Burrill, Judi Dench, Denholm Elliott, Ian Holm

18. Tribute to Trevor Howard (1986 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

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Director: Tom Steel | Stars: Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Bernard Braden, Brian Johnston

19. Banned (1991 TV Special)

55 min | Documentary

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About the mission of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the UK film industry and import. All classification decisions are based on the BBFC's published and regularly updated... See full summary »

Directors: Nicholas Fraser, Michael Jones | Stars: Charlotte Cornwell, Ken Russell, Derek Jarman, Tony Aldgate