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1.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Alec Guinness: A Secret Man
(2003)
90 min | Documentary
Arena documentary chronicles the life and work of one of Britain's greatest actors.
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Frith Banbury, Sam Beazley, Simon Callow
Votes: 23
2.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Mr. Axelford's Angel
(1974)
Comedy, Drama
Todays theme is Mr. Axelford's Angel.
Director: John Frankau | Stars: Julia Foster, Michael Bryant, Lally Bowers, Robert Raglan
Votes: 55
3.
The Main Chance (1969–1975)
Episode:
Acting for Self
(1972)
52 min | Drama
Main takes up his cudgels on behalf of a man buying a house from a developer operating a new homes scam.
Director: Marc Miller | Stars: John Stride, John Wentworth, Margaret Ashcroft, Estelle Kohler
Votes: 16
4. Edge of Darkness (1985)
53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Craven discovers that she was in a GAIA group of activists occupied with exposing Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities.
Stars: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay, Ian McNeice
Votes: 4,162
5. 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: 171
6.
Wessex Tales (1973– )
Episode:
Barbara of the House of Grebe
(1973)
Drama
An naive young aristocrat flees an arranged marriage meant to restore her family fortune-- the young man she elopes with is poor but remarkably handsome. They land in Italy, where after brief happiness her lover is horribly burned.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Nick Brimble, Ben Kingsley, Joanna McCallum, Leslie Sands
Votes: 13
7. Oppenheimer (1980)
Not Rated | 420 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.
Stars: Sam Waterston, John Carson, Christopher Muncke, Jana Shelden
Votes: 717
8. Carrie's War (1974)
25 min | Family
Carrie and Nick Willow have been sent to the countryside and are taken in by the Evanses with their Auntie Lou and the scary Mr. Evans. The Willows are quite happy there. They like to go to... See full summary »
Stars: Juliet Waley, Andrew Tinney, Tim Coward, Aubrey Richards
Votes: 58
9.
Edge of Darkness (1985)
Episode:
Breakthrough
(1985)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Craven is back home, where Emma's killer comes for him. He tries to get him to tell, who's behind - to no avail. A radioactive body is found near Northmoor. He "gets" access to MI5's computer and info on Northmoor.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Jack Watson, Zoë Wanamaker
Votes: 129
10.
Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode:
Wolf
(1977)
Crime, Drama
When the body of a young German is discovered murdered in his bed and the apartment is littered with clues, Van der Valk must ask himself if there is one clue too many? Has the killer left a deliberate trail to his identity?
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Nigel Stock, James Grout
Votes: 32
11.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
The dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki bring the war to an end, but Oppenheimer's new status as a national hero is short-lived.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Milton Johns, Alexander Knox, Edward Hardwicke
Votes: 24
12. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 392
13.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
'Nuts in May'
(1976)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley
Votes: 2,049
14.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
Oppenheimer is now in charge of the top-secret Manhattan Project, but his left-wing politics mean that he is constantly watched by the FBI and others.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Manning Redwood, Ed Devereaux, Edward Hardwicke
Votes: 27
15.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
Oppenheimer's extra-marital relationship with the neurotic Jean Tatlock comes to a tragic end.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Jana Shelden, David Baxt, John Morton
Votes: 26
16. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
17.
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
18. The Main Chance (1969–1975)
60 min | Drama
Maverick lawyer David Main commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton.
Stars: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft, John Wentworth, Anna Palk
Votes: 134
19. 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
20.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
With the death of President Roosevelt, the future of the Manhattan Project seems doubtful. Oppenheimer finds himself more and more at loggerheads with Teller.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Manning Redwood, Roger Frazier, Christopher Muncke
Votes: 24
21. The Duellists (1977)
PG | 100 min | Drama, War
France, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Albert Finney, Edward Fox
Votes: 26,701 | Gross: $0.20M
22. Wessex Tales (1973– )
Drama
BBC drama series based on short stories written by Thomas Hardy.
Stars: John Hurt, Billie Whitelaw, Nick Brimble, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 38
23.
Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode:
Blue Notes
(1972)
52 min | Crime, Drama
When a world-famous Dutch violinist returns to Amsterdam for a rare performance, he receives a series of death threats. Someone even smashes his Stradivarius. Van der Valk can't fathom why ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Miller | Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Susan Travers, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 44
24.
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
25. Lady Jane (1986)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.
Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern
Votes: 7,083 | Gross: $0.28M
26. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers
Votes: 538
27. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
G | 100 min | Drama
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during ... See full summary »
Director: Casper Wrede | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, Alf Malland, Frimann Falck Clausen
Votes: 625 | Gross: $0.67M
28.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
Oppenheimer's examination by the committee proves disastrous and his career with the A.E.C. is finished, whilst that of his rival Teller flourishes.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Christopher Muncke, George Gabriel, Phil Brown
Votes: 25
29. The Promoter (1952)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy
Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark
Votes: 1,815
30. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
31. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 137
32. Achilles Heel (1973 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardize his career.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Martin Shaw, Charlotte Howard, Norman Jones, Alan Barry
Votes: 25
33.
Chillers (1990)
Episode:
The Stuff of Madness
(1990)
51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After indulging his wife's taxidermy hobby for years, a lawyer starts to fetishize a boutique mannequin that reminds him of a former girlfriend.
Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Ian Holm, Eileen Atkins, Murray Melvin
Votes: 25
34. Chillers (1990)
53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Chillers" was a 1990 series based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories: displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving in to the darkest depths of human nature.
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Doug Rollins, Assumpta Serna, Stéphane Freiss
Votes: 143
35. Wetherby (1985)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Marjorie Yates
Votes: 1,763 | Gross: $1.30M
36. Luther (1974)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Peter Cellier, Leonard Rossiter, Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee
Votes: 481
37. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 34
38. S.O.S. Titanic (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 194 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: William Hale | Stars: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Harry Andrews, David Battley
Votes: 1,503
39. The Wild Little Bunch (1973)
105 min | Drama
"The 14" or "Existance" has a mother of 14 children living in poor working class England falling sick and the children try to carry on as a family. Convincing acting from young actors raises this gritty tale above the horizon.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Jack Wild, June Brown, Liz Edmiston, John Bailey
Votes: 302
40. The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of young British soldiers billeted in Singapore of the year 1950 dreaming about winning the love of the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Director: John Dexter | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick
Votes: 475
41. Plenty (1985)
R | 121 min | Drama
A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne, Charles Dance
Votes: 3,391 | Gross: $6.15M
42. The Bride (1985)
PG-13 | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown
Votes: 3,556 | Gross: $3.60M
43. Three Comedies of Marriage (1975– )
Drama
Stars: David Warner, Geoffrey Palmer, Sandra Dickinson, Maureen Lipman
44. Jury Room (1965)
50 min | Drama
A look behind the scenes at notorious true crimes and how the juries came to their verdict.
Stars: Alan MacNaughtan, Donald Eccles, John Wyse, Ian Fleming
45.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Friends and Other Lovers
(1981)
Comedy, Drama
Follows the life of Anna, who leaves school to become a prostitute. Three years later she becomes involved with a lecturer at a college in Oxford.
Director: John Frankau | Stars: Christine McKenna, Adam Bareham, Sara Clee, Simon Chandler
46.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
Hello, Good Evening and Welcome
(1968)
50 min | Drama
A talk-show host is required to examine his conscience and also the ethics of "good television".
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Robert Hardy, Michael Robbins, Ralph Ball, Ruth Trouncer
47.
Carrie's War (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1974)
24 min | Family
Evan's son Frederick visits, on leave from the army. The children visit Druid's Bottom accompanied by Frederick, and Carrie learns the meaning of a message from Mrs Gotobed.
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Rosalie Crutchley, Andrew Tinney, Juliet Waley, Avril Elgar
48.
Carrie's War (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1974)
24 min | Family
After Carrie discovers that Mister Evans has possession of the house Carrie makes a terrible choice that will destroy everything and they are asked home by there mother
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Juliet Waley, Andrew Tinney, Rosalie Crutchley, Tim Coward
49.
Carrie's War (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1974)
24 min | Family
With Auntie Lou gone and only a few hours left until they go home Carrie discovers a new side of Mister Evans as she starts to think nothing bad is going to happen on her way home she sees ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Juliet Waley, Tim Coward, Andrew Tinney, Rosalie Crutchley
50.
Carrie's War (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1974)
28 min | Family
Carrie and Nick are sent down to a place deep down in the forest called Druids bottom were they discover the Evanses sister, her house keeper Hepzibah and Carries crush Albert who has been sent here for the war.
Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Juliet Waley, Andrew Tinney, Rosalie Crutchley, Tim Coward