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1. The Young Detectives (1963– )
30 min | Short, Family
Stars: Neil McCarthy, Jonathan Collins, Graham Ashley, Alexander Riley
Votes: 6
2. Catch Hand (1964– )
40 min | Drama
Drama series about the adventures of two building workers (i.e. "catch hands") and their efforts to find odd jobs around the country.
Stars: Mark Eden, Anthony Booth, Thomas Heathcote, Barry Jackson
Votes: 10
3. Television Playwright (1958–1959)
Drama
Stars: Brian Peck, Peter Copley, Jack Allen, Helen Shingler
Votes: 14
4.
Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
Episode:
The Daughters of Themis
(1977)
Drama
The Major finds that Alan's car was sabotaged. Mateos flees, and Alan follows. A stroke fells Katerina, and Annika learns the family secret. Babis gathers Alan's wartime comrades, and they join with the police to track down Mateos.
Director: William Slater | Stars: Jack Hedley, Betty Arvaniti, Takis Emmanuel, Patience Collier
Votes: 10
5. 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
6. The View from Daniel Pike (1971–1973)
50 min | Drama
Drama series dealing with the adventures of a low-paid private detective based in Glasgow.
Stars: Roddy McMillan, David Gallacher, Alex McCrindle, John Shedden
Votes: 16
7.
Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
Episode:
A River to Cross
(1977)
Drama
Alan receives a written threat, and shows it to the Major. Babis prepares the legal documents for Alan and Nikos' partnership; they all celebrate with a party at Annika's house, but the day ends with a terrible accident.
Director: William Slater | Stars: Jack Hedley, Betty Arvaniti, Takis Emmanuel, Patience Collier
Votes: 12
8. First Night (1963–1964)
Drama
Stars: Madge Ryan, Anthony Bate, James Maxwell, Michael Caine
Votes: 104
9. Project Z (1968)
Short, Adventure
Director: Ronald Spencer | Stars: Michael Crockett, Michael Howe, Desmond Jordan, Anabel Littledale
Votes: 8
10.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973–1978)
Episode:
Have a Break, Take a Husband
(1973)
TV-Y | 29 min | Comedy
Frank boards the train for his second honeymoon -the first time he landed in the wrong town. At the hotel, things start go really wrong when he tries to push the single beds together, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice, Cyril Shaps, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 157
11.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Who Killed Cock Robin?
(1975)
TV-14 | 65 min | Drama
Alan Stockwell stands trial for the murder of Charles Robins. His father Arthur claims he confronted Stockwell and knocked the gun out of his hand before the defendant ran.. Taxi driver Robert Markham says he took Stockwell to Robins home.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: William Mervyn, Jonathan Elsom, Charles Keating, Arthur English
Votes: 9
12. 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: 39,562
13. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,902
14.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Confidence Course
(1965)
61 min | Drama
Three swindlers advertise a self-assertiveness seminar, lure a dozen victims to a hotel and attempt to persuade them to enroll in their course. However, a man claiming to be the ... See full summary »
Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: Geoffrey Matthews, Dennis Price, Stanley Baxter, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 29
15.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Telling Bone
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In an attempt to return to his own time, Catweazle's dubious powers land him on top of the church spire. After being rescued by the vicar, Catweazle has an encounter with the vicarage telephone.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 47
16.
The Nine Tailors (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1974)
52 min | Mystery
Wimsey discovers that the mysterious murdered man spent time in France and travels there to speak to his wife, and with the Vicar's help later later cracks a cipher.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Donald Eccles, Elizabeth Bradley
Votes: 32
17.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
Escape
(1980)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, War
After his farm has been repeatedly plundered by Germans, who killed his dog, Walter Nicolle confronts and kills the latest intruder. However, he is caught trying to bury the body. Peter, ... See full summary »
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Alfred Burke, Simon Lack, Richard Heffer, Helen Shingler
Votes: 24
18.
The Nine Tailors (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1974)
53 min | Mystery
After a car accident in the snow, Wimsey and Bunter are put up by the local country vicar on New Year's Eve, Wimsey stands in for an ailing bell ringer.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Donald Eccles, Elizabeth Bradley
Votes: 33
19.
The Nine Tailors (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1974)
52 min | Mystery
Wimsey hears the confessions of several individuals involving the killing of Deacon and ultimately deduces how the thief met his death.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Mark Eden, Donald Eccles
Votes: 32
20. Shogun (1980)
TV-MA | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 15,812
21. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.
Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards
Votes: 53
22. Nancy Astor (1982)
55 min | Biography, Drama
Virginia-born Lady Astor is the first woman to sit in the Westminster Parliament. Her outspokenness in unpopular causes leaves her open to heartbreak, both public and private.
Stars: Lisa Harrow, Lise Hilboldt, James Fox, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 75
23.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Dead Man's Treasure
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The hunt for a murdered courier's despatch leads Steed and Emma to a deadly car race with a "shocking" surprise at the finish line. It takes The Avengers to flag down the murderers and apply the brakes to their plans.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Norman Bowler, Valerie Van Ost
Votes: 342
24.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1980)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct. Toranaga decides to return the Erasmus to Anjin-san. Mariko tells Father Alvito of a plot to murder a Christian lord on the Council of Regents.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 259
25.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1980)
TV-14 | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aide and names him, 'Anjin-san'. Mariko is directed to tutor Anjin-san in the language and customs of Japan.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 288
26.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1980)
TV-14 | 134 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san proves his mettle during an earthquake and is honored by Toranaga for bravery. Mariko's husband Buntaro, arrives in Anjiro.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 267
27.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1980)
TV-14 | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 250
28. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,662
29. Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
50 min | Drama
Alan Haldane, footloose after selling his boatbuilding business, returns to Crete where he fought in the Second World War - only to find out that his former girlfriend died, but had a daughter. He decides to stay.
Stars: Jack Hedley, Betty Arvaniti, Takis Emmanuel, Patience Collier
Votes: 218
30. The Nine Tailors (1974)
209 min | Mystery
The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. In this adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's intricate, nostalgic, and atmospheric novel of the same name,... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Elizabeth Proud, Patrick Jordan
Votes: 388
31.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
The Interrogators
(1969)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A foreign agent in the guise of a Colonel Mannering has found an ingenious method of extracting secret information from British agents.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Christopher Lee, David Sumner
Votes: 220
32.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Trickery Lantern
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
It's Mr Bennett's birthday and Carrot has bought him a lantern as a present. However Catweazle is determined to have it...
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 42
33.
Ghost Squad (1961–1964)
Episode:
The Green Shoes
(1962)
Crime, Drama
A secret new element has been devised by British nuclear scientists, but the highly volatile specimen has been stolen by a murderous enemy agent who tries to smuggle it into iron-curtain Warsaw in a Ballet Prima Dona's dancing slippers.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Donald Wolfit, Michael Quinn, Ewen Solon, Joyce Blair
Votes: 9
34.
Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
Episode:
Receive the Light
(1977)
Drama
Katerina asks Matheos to get rid of Alan by any means. Local fisherman Xenophon challenges Alan to a sailing race. After the race everyone gathers to celebrate, but the party ends when Alan's boat is burned.
Director: William Slater | Stars: Jack Hedley, Betty Arvaniti, Takis Emmanuel, Patience Collier
Votes: 12
35.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1980)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 312
36. The Hill (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, War
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch
Votes: 15,185
37. Danger Man (1960–1961)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton, Michael Ripper
Votes: 1,388
38. 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: 377
39. Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 650 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, try to cope with the German occupation.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton, Simon Cadell
Votes: 395
40. Catweazle (1970–1971)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) is transported to the modern age.
Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Gary Warren, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 1,129
41. The Other One (1977–1979)
30 min | Comedy
Two passengers meet in reception at Gatwick airport. Although unknown to each other, they find they are on the same flight and staying in the same hotel. Two characters as different as ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Briers, Michael Gambon, Michael Chesden, Jill Kerman
Votes: 67
42. Great Expectations (1967– )
25 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Stars: Gary Bond, Francesca Annis, Peter Vaughan, Richard O'Sullivan
Votes: 24
43. Get Lost! (1981– )
60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
School teachers Judy Threadgold and Neville Keaton turn amateur detectives to find out how and why Judy's husband has disappeared.
Stars: Bridget Turner, Alun Armstrong, David Calder, Michael Goldie
Votes: 52
44.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
Castle Saburac
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Catweazle is astonished - and frightened - by everything around him. Including the bath Carrot runs for him. Meanwhile, Sam is hot on his trail.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 55
45.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Power of Adamcos
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Whilst fleeing what he believes to be Norman soldiers in the forest, Catweazle loses his magical knife Adamcos. Carrot promises to help find it.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 43
46.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Sun in a Bottle
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Catweazle, an 11th century magician, is conjuring in his cave when his enemies suddenly burst in. He flees, casting a spell to make himself fly. However, something goes wrong because the spell transports him to the 20th century instead.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 69
47.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Wisdom of Solomon
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A new domestic helper and her obnoxious son, Arthur, arrive at Hexwood Farm
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 41
48.
Catweazle (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Witching Hour
(1970)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Carrot believes that his father plans to marry a parish councillor, so he seeks Catweazle's help to spirit her away.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Geoffrey Bayldon, Robin Davies, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Neil McCarthy
Votes: 47
49.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
A Ticket to Nowhere
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
An elderly man, wandering on an airport runway in his night wear, is killed by an incoming plane; Jason talks to the man's niece and discovers he worked in industrial financial. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 48
50. Shogun (1980 TV Movie)
159 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 5,068