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1. Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Episode: Part II (1982)

120 min | Biography, Drama

When Gloria's sister-in-law refuses to give back her daughter to her, she hires a lawyer and a no-holds-barred custody battle begins, quickly becoming the most famous and scandalous court case of the Depression Era US thanks to tabloids.

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Barnard Hughes

Votes: 75

2. Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Episode: Part I (1982)

120 min | Biography, Drama

Beautiful 18-year-old debutante Gloria Morgan marries the much older heir of the Vanderbilt fortune. When he dies right after the birth of their baby girl (also named Gloria), Gloria moves to the libertine France, aggravating the family.

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Christopher Plummer, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam

Votes: 75

3. The Possessed (1969– )

Horror

Adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel about liberal discussion versus revolutionary action in a provincial Russian town in the mid-nineteenth century.

Stars: Tim Preece, Joseph O'Conor, Keith Bell, Laurence Hardy

Votes: 13

4. Daniel Deronda (1970– )

270 min | Drama

Brought up in ignorance of his origins, Daniel finds himself helping an unhappily married woman, a suicidal young singer and a consumptive Jewish man.

Stars: John Nolan, Martha Henry, Robert Hardy, Noel Davis

Votes: 9

5. Nana (1968)

Drama

Adaptation of Emile Zola's novel about a Parisian courtesan.

Stars: Katherine Schofield, Freddie Jones, Roland Curram, John Ringham

Votes: 31

6. The White Rabbit (1967– )

50 min | Drama, War

The story of Wing Commander Yeo-Thomas (Kenneth More) and his personal WWII story.

Stars: Kenneth More, Denise Buckley, Frank Duncan, Annette Crosbie

Votes: 15

7. North and South (1966– )

45 min | Drama

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Stars: Wendy Williams, Richard Leech, Sonia Dresdel, Edwin Richfield

Votes: 10

8. Point Counter Point (1968– )

Adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 'novel of ideas' in which the author Philip Quarles, withdrawn and uncomfortable with the world around him, considers his friends and family as models for the characters in his writing.

Stars: Lyndon Brook, Patricia English, Edward Judd, David Graham

Votes: 16

9. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965– )

45 min | Drama

Ernest Hemingway's famous story of the Spanish Civil War concerns an attempt by partisans to blow up a bridge.

Stars: John Ronane, Ann Bell, Glynn Edwards, Joan Miller

Votes: 11

10. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.13 (1970)

Drama, War

17th June 1940 Night. Mathieu and his friend have decided to join the Chasseurs and fight. Brunet arrives tired and ready to surrender after a week of fighting. In the morning the Germans arrive.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Donald Burton, Norman Rossington, Clare Sutcliffe

Votes: 8

11. 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: 39,545

12. Germinal (1970– )

60 min | Drama

BBC serialisation of Emile Zola's novel about a coal miners' strike in northern France.

Stars: Rosemary Leach, Donald Burton, Mark Jones, Ken Jones

Votes: 6

13. The Roads to Freedom (1970)

559 min | Drama, War

Dramatisation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.

Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske, Georgia Brown

Votes: 172

14. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.9 (1970)

Drama, War

Mathieu boards a train and Boris gets a haircut in preparation for war while Ivich gets drunk with old flame Claude.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Georgia Brown, Alison Fiske

Votes: 11

15. War & Peace (1972–1973)

890 min | Drama, History, War

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies

Votes: 740

16. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (1970)

Drama, War

June 1938 - Evening. Ivich has failed her examinations and Mathieu has failed to persuade her to stay in Paris. He has also just stolen money for an abortion and given it to Marcelle.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Georgia Brown, Rosemary Leach

Votes: 12

17. The Gambler (1968– )

Drama

A gambling addict quickly ruins himself at the gaming tables. Based on Dostoyevsky's novel.

Stars: Edith Evans, Maurice Roëves, Corin Redgrave, Philip Madoc

Votes: 6

18. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1970)

Drama, War

15 June 1938 - Evening. Paris, between the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Hitler. A city where Mathieu lives - and Marcelle exists.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Rosemary Leach, Donald Burton

Votes: 18

19. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.8 (1970)

Drama, War

Mathieu spends the night with beautiful Irene and returns to his room to find Ivich waiting for him in anticipation of love.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Georgia Brown, Anthony Higgins, Alison Fiske

Votes: 8

20. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Escape (1972)

Drama, History, War

Thousands of exhausted troops make for a troubled peace in the aftermath of battle. Moscow is in retreat and difficult decisions and sacrifices made. Pierre receives some bad news and ... See full summary »

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Joanna David

Votes: 24

21. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.10 (1970)

Drama, War

15th June 1940. The Germans have occupied Paris, Mathieu is in the army waiting for the surrender, Gomez is in America looking for a job and Daniel is in Paris alone with his cats.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Norman Rossington, Andrew Faulds

Votes: 9

22. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (1970)

Drama, War

17 June 1938 - Afternoon Ivich has rejected Mathieu and Boris has left Lola. Daniel has told Marcelle that Mathieu still loves her; however, Mathieu is still trying to borrow the money for an abortion.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Rosemary Leach, Alison Fiske

Votes: 11

23. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: A Beautiful Tale (1972)

Drama, History, War

Andre Bolkonsky visits the Rostov's on business. There is a ball in which the Czar himself is in attendance, and from this springs a budding romance.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Joanna David

Votes: 24

24. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Paris, 1792: After France becomes a republic, aristocrats are guillotined. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can as The Scarlet Pimpernel in disguises.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers

Votes: 5,160

25. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1970)

Drama, War

16 June 1938 - Afternoon. Mathieu is trying to arrange an abortion for his mistress Marcelle, and needs money quickly. He takes Ivich to an art exhibition and kisses her for the first time.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Georgia Brown, Rosemary Leach

Votes: 15

26. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Madness (1972)

Drama, History, War

Natasha Rostova pays a visit to her future in-laws before the return of her fiancé, Andrei. There are surprising developments at a function organised by Helene Kuragina.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Angela Down

Votes: 23

27. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Sounds of War (1972)

Drama, History, War

Pierre Bezukhov tries to come to terms with his large inheritance, the new society in which he finds himself, and displays some controversial opinions about Napoleon. Andrei Bolkonsky ... See full summary »

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Angela Down, Anthony Jacobs

Votes: 31

28. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Moscow! (1973)

Drama, History, War

Napoleon and his troops finally arrive in Moscow, but they encounter unforeseen difficulties. Pierre remains in the same city and is determined to see through what he sees as his destiny. ... See full summary »

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, James Appleby, Bruno Barnabe, Michael Barry

Votes: 25

29. The Portrait of a Lady (1968– )
Episode: Revelations (1968)

Drama

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Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Suzanne Neve, Beatrix Lehmann, Rachel Gurney

Votes: 6

30. Vanity Fair (1967– )

50 min | Drama

Rebecca "Becky" Sharp is an impoverished, strong-willed and cunning young woman determined to make her way in the early 19th Century British society.

Stars: Susan Hampshire, Marilyn Taylerson, Dyson Lovell, Bryan Marshall

Votes: 71

31. Kenilworth (1967– )

45 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 1575, ambitious 1st Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley, decides to keep his marriage to the love of his life, Amy Robsart, secret in order to gain favor with Queen Elizabeth I. This leads to tragedy. Based on fact-based novel.

Stars: Jeremy Brett, Gemma Jones, George Innes, John Fraser

Votes: 10

32. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (1970)

Drama, War

17 June 1938 - Morning. Ivich and Mathieu have deliberately cut their hands, thereby achieving a bond. They have arranged to meet at ten o'clock, but before then Mathieu has to give Brunet an answer.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Georgia Brown, Rosemary Leach

Votes: 12

33. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Part Four: A Letter and Two Proposals (1972)

Drama, History, War

The Rostov family receive some news of the war from their son, Nikolai. Meanwhile matchmaking instigated by Vasili Kuragin is viewed from the perspectives of his two targets.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Angela Down, Joanna David

Votes: 24

34. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: New Beginnings (1972)

Drama, History, War

The suspicions that Pierre Bezukhov has against his wife make for a tense encounter, and ultimately cause him to reflect on his life. Russia and France seem to be at peace, but will it last?

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Sylvester Morand

Votes: 25

35. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Borodino (1972)

Drama, History, War

Pierre Bezukhov, as with many in Moscow, is faced with a choice of leaving the city for St Petersburg or staying, but for him there is a third option. Preparation, meanwhile is underway for a much anticipated battle at Borodino.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies

Votes: 24

36. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Fortunes of War (1972)

TV-Y | Drama, History, War

France advances through Russia, and despite the Fatherland rising to battle landowners are forced to leave their estates. The retreat leads to personal tragedy and to a chance encounter for Maria Bolkonsky.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Angela Down, Sylvester Morand

Votes: 23

37. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: The Road to Life (1973)

Drama, History, War

Maria tries to rouse Natasha out from her mourning. Pierre returns, to many it seems, from the clutches of death. Various losses from war are considered, and from among them the various gains pondered.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Angela Down, Joanna David

Votes: 24

38. Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)

180 min | Biography, Drama

The story deals with Gloria Vanderbilt's difficult coming-of-age when, at eleven, she was a pawn in a custody battle between her sybaritic mother and her aunt.

Stars: Angela Lansbury, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Glynis Johns

Votes: 876

39. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1970)

Drama, War

16 June 1938 - Evening. Mathieu has not been able to borrow the money he needs. He has arranged to meet Ivich and Boris to hear Lola sing. Daniel visits Marcelle.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Georgia Brown, Rosemary Leach

Votes: 13

40. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Reunions (1972)

Drama, History, War

A death on the front has yet to be confirmed, while Nikolai Rostov returns home from war and faces a difficult personal sacrifice. Pierre Bezukhov, meanwhile, struggles in his marriage.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Angela Down

Votes: 25

41. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Men of Destiny (1972)

Drama, History, War

Ignoring both advice and a treaty with Russia Napoleon continues his march toward Moscow. Andrei Bolkonsky has a quest of his own, and can't be swayed from it by his sister. Pierre, ... See full summary »

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Angela Down

Votes: 23

42. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: An Epilogue (1973)

Drama, History, War

Fifteen years have passed since the story's beginning. Pierre and Natasha are married and there are unresolved issues between Nikolai and Maria. The past is reflected upon, and from that the future contemplated.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Angela Down, Sylvester Morand

Votes: 23

43. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Of Life and Death (1973)

Drama, History, War

While Andrei lies gravely ill in bed being nursed by Natasha, Pierre has a serious run in with the authorities, and makes a discovery. Meanwhile Sonya writes a life-changing letter, but will it have effect she thinks it will?

Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Angela Down

Votes: 25

44. The Portrait of a Lady (1968– )
Episode: Dissensions (1968)

Drama

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Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Suzanne Neve, Rachel Gurney, James Maxwell

Votes: 6

45. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.12 (1970)

Drama, War

16th June 1940. Daniel and Phillipe meet by the Seine as Phillipe contemplates suicide. Mathieu and his army companion take a walk with the girl from the Post Office as they wait for their fate now that the war is over.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Norman Rossington, Simon Ward

Votes: 6

46. War & Peace (1972–1973)
Episode: Part One: Name Day (1972)

Drama, History, War

The year is 1805. The Rostov's celebrate the name days of Natasha and Countess Rostova, while there is much discussion about the possible inheritance by an illegitimate son, Pierre Bezuhov,... See full summary »

Director: John Davies | Stars: Rupert Davies, Faith Brook, Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood

Votes: 35

47. Vincent and Theo (1990)

203 min | Biography, Drama

Oscar winner Robert Altman directs this biography of a struggling Vincent Van Gogh and his relationship with Theo, his art-dealer brother. Starring actors Tim Roth and Paul Rhys. Beautifully acted and visually stunning.

Stars: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Hans Kesting, Johanna ter Steege

Votes: 98

48. United! (1965–1967)

30 min | Drama, Sport

Twice-weekly saga of life at Second Division football club Brentwich.

Stars: Ben Howard, Mark Kingston, Robin Wentworth, Beverley Jones

Votes: 19

49. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Velvet Web (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

Director: John Gorrie | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 814

50. The Roads to Freedom (1970)
Episode: Episode #1.11 (1970)

Drama, War

15th June 1940 - Afternoon - The Defeated. Mathieu is with his unit waiting for orders. Boris and Ivich meet up and he then he returns to Lola.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Michael Bryant, Georgia Brown, Anthony Higgins, Alison Fiske

Votes: 6