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1.
Lenny Henry Tonite (1986)
Episode:
Pratt Outta Hell
(1986)
Comedy
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Lenny Henry, Dicken Ashworth, Chris Barrie, Suzanne Bertish
Votes: 33
2.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Jamaica
(1986)
Adventure
Having finally arrived at his post in Jamaica, Jim Hawkins soon finds the bookkeeping at Trelawney's plantation to be out of order. He befriends a young slave named Abed but makes an enemy out of plantation manager Joshua Hallows.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
3.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Treasure Island
(1986)
Adventure
Hawkins and Silver finally return to Treasure Island with their new compatriots. But Joshua Hallows is already there, forcing his men to dig feverishly.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 12
4. Crime Story (1992–1995)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
This powerful series of programmes features dramatic reconstructions of some of Britian's most notorious crimes - a collection of cases which are exciting, moving and surprising, each demonstrating how truth can be stranger than fiction.
Stars: Peter O'Brien, Bernard Hill, Anne Reid, Edita Brychta
Votes: 103
5.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
The Crow's Nest
(1986)
Adventure
Silver leads Jim and his friend Van der Brecken to a pirate hideout known as The Crow's Nest. There Long John plans to muster up a new crew for the trip to Treasure Island.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
6. Seaforth (1994)
500 min | Drama, Romance
An epic love story in nine parts, following the progress of handsome rogue Bob Longman , an ambitious working-class Yorkshire lad. The series begins with a feature-length episode by ... See full summary »
Stars: Linus Roache, Lia Williams, Raymond Pickard, Gary Lydon
Votes: 52
7.
Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
Episode:
Manhunt
(1986)
Adventure
Long John proposes to help Jim expose the corruption on the plantation in exchange for Flint's map. But when Hallows learns about the diamonds left on Treasure Island, he seeks out the map himself.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 15
8.
A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1987)
TV-G | Drama, Family
Sara learns the hard way that generosity is not always repaid with kindness, but that does not stop Sara from conducting herself in the manner she is accustomed to. For, deep down she knows that the strongest light of faith resides within.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Havers, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 12
9. 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: 39,586
10. A Little Princess (1986–1987)
TV-G | 163 min | Drama, Family
Sara Crewe enters a London boarding school a wealthy lady when she bids her father farewell as he enters the British Army, but her lifestyle quickly vanishes when her father suddenly dies, and Sara must endure a life of servitude.
Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Miriam Margolyes, Annette Badland
Votes: 775
11. The Riff Raff Element (1993– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Down-on-their luck, upper-class family rent out a wing of their stately home to a lower-class family.
Stars: Ronald Pickup, Trevor Peacock, Richard Hope, Mossie Smith
Votes: 99
12. Return to Treasure Island (1986– )
428 min | Adventure
In this continuation of the classic "Treasure Island" tale that takes place ten years later, Jim Hawkins meets up again with an older, but not necessarily wiser, Long John Silver.
Stars: Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Kenneth Colley, Reiner Schöne
Votes: 344
13.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Nutters
(1991)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Meadows and Burnside investigate the murder of a young man - nicknamed 'Hedgehog' - outside a nightclub.
Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Eric Richard, Christopher Ellison, Jon Iles, Mark Wingett
Votes: 62
14. The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Not Rated | 42 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great Queens Snow White, Cinderella and Riding Hood III have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.
Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Cohen, Dianne Wiest, Daniel Lapaine
Votes: 20,268
15. Making Out (1989–1991)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A mixed comedy and drama portraying the factory floor women at New Lyne Electronics in Manchester; tackling their personal lives and issues of recession, redundancy and retrenchment as the factory goes through various crises and takeovers.
Stars: Margi Clarke, Rachel Davies, Tracie Bennett, Alan David
Votes: 165
16. We Are Seven (1989– )
30 min | Drama
Bridget Morgan is a single mother who lives in a small Welsh village in the 1930s. She is treated with hostility by the villagers because she has given birth to six illegitimate children by... See full summary »
Stars: Helen Roberts, Christopher Mitchum, Julianne Barron, James Bird
Votes: 6
17. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,397
18. Fox (1980)
60 min | Drama
The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections. It was notable in that it was an early work that featured the criminal as the protagonist. wiki
Stars: Bernard Hill, Derrick O'Connor, Larry Lamb, Ray Winstone
Votes: 125
19. The Lakes (1997–1999)
374 min | Drama
A young Liverpudlian escapes unemployment by taking a job at a Lake District hotel. When things seem to be looking up, a tragic incident changes everything
Stars: Kaye Wragg, John Simm, Charles Dale, Robert Pugh
Votes: 1,063
20. 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
21. Big Deal (1984–1986)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
Stars: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
22.
At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003)
Episode:
Episode #3.6
(2002)
TV-14 | 71 min | Drama, Comedy
A shocked and still drunk David calls Alison and tells her that he has robbed a bank. Alison, of course, doesn't believe a word and tells him to sober up. But a report of a bank robbery on ... See full summary »
Director: Morag Fullarton | Stars: Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Julie Graham, Kevin Doyle
Votes: 20
23.
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2000)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
On the back of the broken mirror Tony and Virginia find an inscription "Manufactured by the Dwarves of Dragon Mountain" so they decide to go to there hoping to find another mirror that ... See full summary »
Directors: David Carson, Herbert Wise | Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Cohen, John Larroquette, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 180
24. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,504
25. Common as Muck (1994–1997)
55 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and tribulations of a group of binmen brought together by their common love of their job.
Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Richard Ridings, Stephen Lord, Edward Woodward
Votes: 264
26.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
Down by the Riverside
(1995)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Dangerfield is called to attend the body of a young woman found in a canal, only when he examines her, he detects a faint pulse.
Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Nigel Le Vaillant, Amanda Redman, George Irving, Sean Maguire
Votes: 8
27.
Where the Heart Is (1997–2006)
Episode:
A Good Day
(2000)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama
Skelthwaite comes together in mourning to say goodbye to a much-loved resident. A glamorous blonde visits the village, but is she here to stay?
Director: Chris Bernard | Stars: Lesley Dunlop, Vincenzo Pellegrino, Thomas Craig, Jessica Baglow
Votes: 14
28. Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell
Votes: 17,918
29.
The Detectives (1993–1997)
Episode:
The Curse of the Comanches
(1997)
Comedy, Crime
A Comanche Indian travels to England to collect an ancient artifact that belonged to his people, however it is stolen and Louis and Briggs are tasked with retrieving it and the search leads... See full summary »
Director: Graeme Harper | Stars: Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell, Mark Steel
Votes: 29
30.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Big Hitters
(1995)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
After W.D.C. Croft has to let a suspect go after an assault victim is too scared to identify him, D.S. Beech takes over the investigation, making Croft decidedly uncomfortable in the process.
Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: Kerry Peers, Billy Murray, Mark Wingett, Shaun Scott
Votes: 29
31. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,842
32. The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994–1995)
30 min | Comedy
Fresh off the Mary Whitehouse Experience, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis separated themselves from Rob Newman and David Baddiel for this sketch show. Not only did they bring back old characters... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Evelyn Duah, Alistair McGowan
Votes: 47
33. I, Lovett (1989–1993)
30 min | Comedy
This series revolves around main character Norman, an inventor whose inventions land him in a series of comedic situations.
Stars: Norman Lovett, Dicken Ashworth, Geoffrey Hughes, Leon Sinden
Votes: 58
34.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Manhunt
(1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
DI Deakin and DC Carver investigate a case of male rape.
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Mark Wingett, Greg Donaldson, Shaun Scott, Lisa Geoghan
Votes: 32
35.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Secrets
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Pressured by Sgt. Boyden's questions, a man reveals he is serving a community sentence for sexual offences.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Simon Rouse, Tony O'Callaghan, Tom Cotcher, Trudie Goodwin
Votes: 30
36.
The Detectives (1993–1997)
Episode:
Sacked
(1996)
Comedy, Crime
The department throw a farewell party for Cottam as he moves to traffic, Briggs and Louis get off to the worst start with the new super, and not everyone is happy when they're forced to undergo a series of tests.
Director: Steven Knight | Stars: George Sewell, Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, Tony Selby
Votes: 28
37.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
Wall of Silence
(1993)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The assistant chief constable of North Riding is visiting Ashfordly Hall to hunt and sergeant Blaketon wants the police station to be in tiptop order for the event. A series of small ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Nick Berry, Niamh Cusack, Derek Fowlds, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 46
38.
The Lakes (1997–1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1997)
49 min | Drama
Will Danny Kavanagh be found guilty at the inquest? Will the priest and Bernie Quinlan consummate their relationship? As the village turns against the chef all is revealed.
Director: David Blair | Stars: John Simm, Andy Devine, Kaye Wragg, Samantha Seager
Votes: 13
39. Jake's Progress (1995)
515 min | Drama
A couple attempts to deal with big changes in their lives, their son Jake's (Barclay Wright's) increasingly troublesome behavior, and a very worrying palm-reading.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Julie Walters, Barclay Wright, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 176
40. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 15
41.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Digging Up the Past
(1988)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
An excavator on a building site has uncovered some human remains, and Sgt. Cryer calls in C.I.D. Cryer is avoiding returning to the station, as his son Patrick is being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Eric Richard, Christopher Ellison, Ben Roberts, Tony Scannell
Votes: 49
42.
The Detectives (1993–1997)
Episode:
The Beast of Hackney Marshes
(1997)
28 min | Comedy, Crime
An escaped grizzly bear is rumoured to be roaming Hackney Marshes.
Director: Graeme Harper | Stars: Olivia Nash, Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, Dicken Ashworth
Votes: 29
43.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
Russian Roulette
(2001)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Vernon Scripps' past catches up with him. Igor Saukas from Lithuania is captain on a coaster which makes a call at Whitby. Saukas uses the opportunity to call on his old friend, but Scripps... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Grimås | Stars: Jonty Stephens, Mark Letheren, Stanley Townsend, Philip Franks
Votes: 31
44.
Minder (1979–1994)
Episode:
Not a Bad Lad, Dad
(1980)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Beryl Sharp, an old flame of Terry's, comes to see him with her nine-year old son Peter, telling Terry that she believes him to the boy's father. Beryl leaves peter with Terry and the pair ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Warren O'Neill, Sharon Duce
Votes: 89
45. Maybury (1981– )
50 min | Drama
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a psychiatric consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Stuart Fox, Yvonne Brewster, Michael Melia
Votes: 38
46.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Who Killed Harry Field?
(1991)
TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Struggling artist Harry Field is found murdered and thrown off an overpass but recent rains and a dry body lead Morse to conclude he was killed over a week earlier.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Trevor Byfield, John Castle
Votes: 781
47.
Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
Episode:
The Candlelight Supper
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hyacinth immerses herself in preparations for her next candlelight supper. She invites Elizabeth and Emmet in the hopes of securing a key role in Emmet's Amateur Operatics Society.
Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes
Votes: 292
48. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
Directors: Steve Box, Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay
Votes: 146,250 | Gross: $56.11M
49. The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996)
30 min | Comedy, Crime
Various mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mina Anwar, James Dreyfus, Serena Evans
Votes: 7,965
50. Covington Cross (1992)
60 min | Adventure, History
In 14th-century England, the Grey family--widower Thomas Grey and his children--deal with romance, political intrigue, and war.
Stars: Nigel Terry, Cherie Lunghi, James Faulkner, Jonathan Firth
Votes: 324