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1. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 78,845
2.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Other Man
(1964)
150 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1940, Winston Churchill is killed, Britain signs a separate peace with Nazi Germany, and the Second World War is over. George Grant, a young Army officer, witnesses the gradual changes ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Michael Caine, Siân Phillips, John Thaw, Peter Dyneley
Votes: 18
3. The Forsyte Saga (1967)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Spanning decades, the saga contrasts obsessive Soames, clinging to wife Irene, and Jolyon, leaving for his kids' governess. Their diverging paths intertwine, bringing highs and lows to the upper-class Forsyte clan.
Stars: Eric Porter, Margaret Tyzack, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth More
Votes: 1,119
4. To Serve Them All My Days (1980–1981)
673 min | Drama
David Powlett-Jones has just returned to England from the trenches of WWI. He was injured and shell-shocked and, after a spell in hospital he gets a job teaching in a boys boarding school ... See full summary »
Stars: John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughtan, Patricia Lawrence
Votes: 670
5.
Cousin Bette (1971)
Episode:
The House for Pleasure
(1971)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 14
6. 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: 39,559
7. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
8.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Deadly Assassin: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 21 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mysterious evil is at work on Gallifrey. The President of the Time Lords has been assassinated and the Doctor caught red-handed. An inexorable master plan has been set in motion. There can be no escape
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda
Votes: 699
9. 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
10. The Regiment (1972– )
50 min | Drama, History, War
Following the career of Richard Gaunt, (Christopher Cazenove), of the Cotswolds Regiment, from leaving the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst as a Lieutenant, through the Boer War to service as a Captain on the North West Frontier.
Stars: Christopher Cazenove, Denis Lill, Wendy Allnutt, Bernard Brown
Votes: 11
11. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
12.
Raffles (1975–1977)
Episode:
An Old Flame
(1977)
52 min | Comedy, Crime
While burgling a house, Raffles gets caught red-handed by a former lover trapped in a loveless marriage. The woman seems ready to leave and start a new life with her old flame. Raffles, ... See full summary »
Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Gerald Flood, Caroline Blakiston
Votes: 11
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Spearhead from Space: Episode 4
(1970)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Hugh Burden
Votes: 822
14.
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode:
Swan Song
(1967)
Drama, Romance
Fleur makes a point of seeing Jon at Harold Blade's studio and invites him to visit the rest house she's opened for working girls. She pours her heart out to him and breaks into tears but ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth More, Eric Porter, Nyree Dawn Porter, Susan Hampshire
Votes: 27
15. The Pallisers (1974–1975)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Beginning with the forced marriage of Glencora (Susan Hampshire), the lives of the friends and children of this couple are the subject of study. The backdrop is the House of Commons in ... See full summary »
Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Barbara Murray, Moray Watson
Votes: 539
16. Crime of Passion (1970–1973)
60 min | Drama
British courtroom drama set in France, concerning the trials of murderers who commit crimes of passion.
Stars: Anthony Newlands, Daniel Moynihan, John Phillips, Peter Evans
Votes: 29
17.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Five
(1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Romance
After Glencora confesses to Plantagenet of her love for Burgo, he turns down an appointment to the Exchequer in order to take her abroad and work on their marriage.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Roland Culver, Roger Livesey
Votes: 16
18. Prince Regent (1979)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and times of George (1762-1830), Prince of Wales, from his early days of debauchery to his ascent to the throne as George IV. His two marriages (one legal, one not), his mistresses... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Egan, Nigel Davenport, Bosco Hogan, Frances White
Votes: 57
19. Detective (1964–1969)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ralph Michael, Barbara Couper, Esmond Knight
Votes: 27
20. One-Upmanship (1974– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Richard Briers, Peter Jones, Frederick Jaeger, Donald Gee
Votes: 22
21. Villains (1972)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of dramas looking at the criminal classes.
Stars: David Daker, William Marlowe, Tom Adams, Martin Shaw
Votes: 35
22. Cousin Bette (1971)
250 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.
Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 205
23.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Live from the Grill-o-Mat
(1970)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Contestants vie for incriminating photos in "The Blackmail Game"; a boxer spars with schoolgirls.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 908
24.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Four
(1974)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Romance
Even though Alice has broken off their engagement, John Grey secretly underwrites George's campaign as Burgo plots to seduce Glencora at Lady Monk's ball.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Caroline Mortimer, Gary Watson
Votes: 17
25.
Cousin Bette (1971)
Episode:
Poor Relations
(1971)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 16
26.
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode:
No Retreat
(1967)
Drama, Romance
Michael Mont gets a visit from an outraged Bicket who now knows that his wife has been posing in the nude as an artist's model. He's convinced that she had to have been doing more than just... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Nicholas Pennell, Julia White, Eric Porter, Susan Hampshire
Votes: 22
27. The Two Ronnies (1971–1987)
Comedy
This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, The Fred Tomlinson Singers, John Owens
Votes: 3,594
28. 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: 393
29. Raffles (1975–1977)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Most people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli, Victor Brooks, Victor Carin
Votes: 210
30. Icebound in the Antarctic (1983– )
55 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A gripping four-part drama about Sir Ernest Shackleton, the great explorer's epic Antarctic expeditions, based on his own journals.
Stars: David Schofield, David Rodigan, Michael Hayward, Robert Lang
Votes: 39
31. A Tale of Two Cities (1965– )
25 min | Drama
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Stars: Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Pennell, Kika Markham, Leslie French
Votes: 21
32. Thirty Minutes Worth (1972–1973)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Harry Worth, Tim Wylton, Trevor Bannister, Bruce Carstairs
Votes: 12
33.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Twenty-six
(1974)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
A dying Glencora's last wishes are that Mary become financially independent and her children be allowed to marry whom they wish.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Barbara Murray, Anthony Andrews
Votes: 14
34.
Beau Geste (1982)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1982)
War, Action, Adventure
John kills Lejaune in the struggle, and then flees the fort on the approach of the relief column. Digby finds Michael's body and, remembering a childhood promise, gives it a Viking funeral ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Benedict Taylor, Anthony Calf, Jonathon Morris, John Forgeham
Votes: 6
35. Within These Walls (1974–1978)
60 min | Drama
Drama inside a women's prison.
Stars: Jerome Willis, Mona Bruce, Denys Hawthorne, Beth Harris
Votes: 100
36. Rooms (1974–1977)
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 90
37.
The Edwardians (1972–1973)
Episode:
Lloyd George
(1973)
90 min | Drama, History
The paradox of a politician who was a force for social change, a negotiator and untiring philanderer.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Annette Crosbie, Thorley Walters, David Troughton
Votes: 30
38.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Ten
(1974)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Phineas Finn survives his duel with Lord Chiltern and refuses to renounce his interest in Miss Effingham. He convinces Laura Kennedy to help him win her affections but Miss Effingham ... See full summary »
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Roland Culver
Votes: 14
39.
Villains (1972)
Episode:
George
(1972)
Drama
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: David Daker, Hilary Heath, Bryan Marshall, Jim Norton
Votes: 11
40.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Twenty-three
(1974)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Desperate for money, Lopez tries to extort money from Abel Walton by threatening to move a pregnant Emily to Guatemala.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Stuart Wilson, Sheila Ruskin
Votes: 13
41.
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Episode:
A Family Wedding
(1967)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Fleur Forsyte and Michael Mont are married - her mother is absent and still living in Paris - and for all that she was once madly in love with Jon, who has gone off to Canada and the United... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Eric Porter, Susan Hampshire, Nicholas Pennell, Robin Phillips
Votes: 24
42.
Penmarric (1979– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1979)
Drama, Family
Director: Tina Wakerell | Stars: Thomas Ellice, Ralph Bates, Annabel Leventon, June Ellis
Votes: 7
43.
The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode:
Part Fourteen
(1974)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Lizzie Eustace faces charges of perjury when her maid turns state's evidence, and Finn returns from Ireland after his wife's death hoping to return to Parliament.
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Sarah Badel, Anthony Ainley
Votes: 16
44. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Stars: Nigel Stock, Peter Cushing, Douglas Wilmer, Peter Madden
Votes: 591
45. 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: 132
46. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
Stars: Judi Dench, Richard O'Callaghan, Frederick Treves, Clive Swift
Votes: 47
47. Penmarric (1979– )
50 min | Drama, Family
Maud Penmar Castallack wages war on her cousin Giles for many years in her determination to secure Penmarric for her son, Mark. But Mark is a man of passion and is beholden to his own desires, being torn between two women.
Stars: Annabel Leventon, Thomas Ellice, Peter Blake, Rupert Frazer
Votes: 60
48. Brett (1971)
50 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Brett, a journalist with a taste for the high life and a penchant for trouble. a powerful and ambitious man who would become a tycoon, but with his shady past catching up with him, brings him conflict with people he had crossed.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Robin Bailey, Hannah Gordon, Michael Hawkins
Votes: 12
49. Two in Clover (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy series about two frustrated office workers who decide to leave behind their 9-to-5 lifestyle for the simpler life of living in the countryside and running a farm.
Stars: Sidney James, Victor Spinetti, Bill Pertwee, Victor Platt
Votes: 86
50.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Masque of Mandragora: Part One
(1976)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah are drawn into the Mandragora Helix, an entity which exists among the stars and which transports the TARDIS to 15th century Italy.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick
Votes: 561