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1.
Acting (1987–1990)
Episode:
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts, and Entertainment
(1987)
Documentary
Michael Caine teaches the art of movie acting to five young actors, who perform scenes from Alfie (1966), Deathtrap (1982) and Educating Rita (1983).
Director: David G. Croft | Stars: Michael Caine, Simon Cutter, Celia Imrie, Mark Jefferies
Votes: 90
2. 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: 39,491
3. Turn on to T-Bag (1988)
20 min | Fantasy
T.Bag has moved into the back of an old television set and intends to take over the airwaves with High-TV and put all the viewers under her spell. Professor 'Sparky' Sparkes and Children's ... See full summary »
Stars: Elizabeth Estensen, John Hasler, Diana Barrand, Ken Jones
Votes: 18
4. Acting (1987–1990)
60 min | Documentary
A series workshop's led by leading actors on the techniques of acting in Film, Opera, Shakespearean Comedy, Tragedy and Restoration Comedy.
Stars: Michael Caine, Simon Callow, Jonathan Miller, Brian Cox
Votes: 37
5. Give us a Break (1983–1984)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
A Wheeler dealer likeable rogue gets lumbered with his girlfriends younger brother who's come down from Liverpool to London. After initially finding the lad and the task of looking after ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Shirin Taylor, David Daker
Votes: 57
6. Extended Rest (2014)
20 min | Short, Drama
Terry "the Grenade" Kincaid is a former snooker professional. After losing his wife, Terry returns to the only other thing he knows and loves, the green baize. But when his beloved snooker ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Crocker | Stars: Tony Osoba, Shirin Taylor, Ian Cullen, Frank Williams
Votes: 7
7. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,734
8.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Supply and Demand
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
"Operation Bumblebee" takes off at Sun Hill.
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Eric Richard, Christopher Ellison, Huw Higginson, Jeff Stewart
Votes: 34
9.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
How Time Flies
(1998)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A self-taught expert in antique clocks is being stalked because of a clock in his possession and calls on Hetty for help.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Frank Mills
Votes: 87
10.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Feeling Brave
(1990)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Carver and Stamp give chase to armed robbers.
Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Eric Richard, Mark Wingett, Graham Cole, Tony Scannell
Votes: 41
11.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Typecast
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sgt Boyden and WPC Page try to find who is responsible for a series of graffiti attacks.
Director: Mandy Honeyman | Stars: Tony O'Callaghan, Lisa Geoghan, Alan Westaway, Clive Wedderburn
Votes: 39
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Stones of Blood: Part Three
(1978)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Assisted by Prof. Rumford and K-9, the Doctor builds a projector by which to enter hyperspace and rescue the kidnapped Romana, all of them all the while trying to avoid the bloodsucking Ogri stalking them.
Director: Darrol Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Beatrix Lehmann, Susan Engel
Votes: 475
13. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
TV-PG | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 1,985
14. Shine on Harvey Moon (1982–1995)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon being demobbed, RAF serviceman Harvey Moon returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Maggie Steed, Linda Robson, Lee Whitlock
Votes: 206
15.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Office Politics
(2004)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
WPC Andrea Dunbar arrives at Sun Hill for her first shift and her keenness seems too good to be true but little do the relief know that they have an undercover reporter in their midst when ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Diane Parish, Natalie J. Robb, Natalie Roles, Simon Rouse
Votes: 14
16.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
No Refuge
(1995)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Although the three armed robbers who held up a glass factory are caught, there is no trace of the 15 thousand pounds they stole.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Sally Dexter, Lindy Whiteford
Votes: 316
17.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part Three
(1990)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tony Haygarth, Louie Ramsay
Votes: 25
18. Streetwise (1989– )
30 min | Drama
Drama about the lives of a team of bicycle couriers in London.
Stars: Andy Serkis, Garry Roost, Sara Sugarman, Stephen McGann
Votes: 24
19. One by One (1984–1987)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international... See full summary »
Stars: Rob Heyland, James Ellis, Sonia Graham, Heather James
Votes: 40
20.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Off Limits
(1995)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
PC Quinnan and WPC Datta follow up reports of a terrifying scream, and uncover a family of hermits in a barricaded home.
Director: Dominic Lees | Stars: Seeta Indrani, Andrew Paul, Billy Murray, Mark Wingett
Votes: 30
21.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part Two
(1990)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tony Haygarth, John Vine
Votes: 24
22. Night & Day (2001–2003)
Not Rated | 25 min | Drama
Night and Day is a British soap unlike any other. Set in Greenwich, and focusing on the lives of six very different families, including a missing 16-year-old girl, who appears in flashback and fantasy sequences.
Stars: Seb Castang, Stuart Manning, Lysette Anthony, Joe McGann
Votes: 110
23.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Sold Out
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
DS Greig uncovers a crime of passion. WDS Morgan goes after a man handling stolen car parts.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Andrew Mackintosh, Tom Cotcher, Iain Fletcher, Kevin Lloyd
Votes: 29
24. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 345
25.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the eve of a wedding the best man is murdered, and at a similar time there is a serious car crash with two victims. Wexford thinks the two things are somehow connected, but how?
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Jonathan Barlow
Votes: 41
26. The Cleopatras (1983)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII.
Stars: Michelle Newell, Graham Crowden, Helen Sparks, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 101
27.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Key of the Door
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Cryer helps the victim of a mugging who is unwilling to name her attacker.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Eric Richard, Jon Iles, Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd
Votes: 35
28. London's Burning (1988–2002)
50 min | Drama
The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station.
Stars: Glen Murphy, Richard Walsh, Ben Onwukwe, Shirley Greenwood
Votes: 942
29. Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985)
30 min | Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", was "Jackanory Playhouse" (1972-85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations.
Stars: Peter Settelen, Maurice Denham, Patsy Smart, George Innes
Votes: 18
30. Bust (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Unsuccessful businessman Neil Walsh tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.
Stars: Paul Nicholas, Ron Emslie, Phyllis Logan, Belinda Lang
Votes: 25
31.
London's Burning (1988–2002)
Episode:
Episode #11.5
(1998)
50 min | Drama
The watch attend a blaze at the City Farm, Recall joins a dating agency and when a spurned woman starts a fire in her former lover's flat Sally finds her life in danger.
Director: Steve Finn | Stars: Richard Walsh, Glen Murphy, Michael Garner, Ben Onwukwe
Votes: 10
32. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 692
33.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Happy Families
(1999)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
House officer Victoria Merrick attempts to conquer her nerves on her first day at Holby, and Julie has difficulty reconciling her personal life with her night shifts, while Jasmine Hopkins is called on to use all her diplomatic skills.
Director: Nigel Douglas | Stars: George Irving, Michael French, Lisa Faulkner, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 12
34. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,093
35. Cockles (1984– )
55 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur Dumpton returns to the seaside town of Cocklesea and attempts to restore it to its past glory.
Stars: James Grout, Joan Sims, Norman Rodway, Tim Wylton
Votes: 10
36. Dramarama (1983–1989)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
Stars: Denyse Alexander, Ian Kirkby, Christopher Biggins, Bill Wallis
Votes: 136
37.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
Answers to the Name of Watson
(1986)
TV-PG | 52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A large surprise awaits our hero when, asked by Arturo and Elena Sadini to recover their stolen cat, the freelance troubleshooter does so and discovers that Watson is no ordinary pet - but a lion.
Director: Laurence Moody | Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Rachel Davies, Joan Scott
Votes: 14
38. Tough Love (2002 TV Movie)
137 min | Drama
DC Lenny Milton is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love, but the pair are drinking partners and their wives and children are close. However, this goes very ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Ray Winstone, Adrian Dunbar, Ruth Alfie Adams, Doug Allen
Votes: 65
39.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Dragonfire: Part Three
(1987)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
At last learning the location of the missing key to his spaceship, Kane has the dragon hunted down and Iceworld brutally purged of all visitors; but, the Doctor, visiting the Ice Garden, ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Tony Selby, Edward Peel
Votes: 476
40. Boon (1986–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.
Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 1,006
41. Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Beautiful wealthy American businesswoman meets eccentric Irishman on an Italian train, who sets out to woo her. What ensues is something neither imagined happening.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Marilu Henner, Daniel Massey, Sky du Mont, Stephen Greif
Votes: 158
42.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
A Grand in the Hand
(1989)
TV-PG | Drama
A woman attempting suicide by driving T Bones a Mini causing deaths; a builder has a fall spilling hot tar over himself.
Director: Sue Butterworth | Stars: Derek Thompson, Brenda Fricker, Catherine Shipton, Tam Hoskyns
Votes: 11
43.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Dragonfire: Part One
(1987)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In Iceworld, a trading port on the dark side of planet Svartos, the Doctor chances across Sabalom Glitz and joins him on a treasure hunt in the frozen caverns of the planet where a dragon ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Tony Selby, Edward Peel
Votes: 508
44. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,687
45. I Woke Up One Morning (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy series about four recovering alcoholics who meet whilst receiving psychotherapy treatment in hospital.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Peter Caffrey, Robert Gillespie, Frederick Jaeger
Votes: 13
46. Holby City (1999–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett
Votes: 2,616
47. Coronation Street (1960– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.
Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor
Votes: 6,012
48. Mike Baldwin & Me (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary profiling Johnny Briggs, the actor best known for playing 'Mike Baldwin' in the British soap opera 'Coronation Street' since 1976. The programme goes behind the scenes of the ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Hopewell | Stars: Johnny Briggs, Caroline Quentin, Julie Goodyear, Anne Kirkbride
Votes: 8
49. The Little and Large Show (1978–1991)
50 min | Comedy
Syd Little and Eddie Large present their own comedy show, which mixes stand-up, sketches, musical guests, and variety acts.
Stars: Syd Little, Eddie Large, Ronnie Hazlehurst, Foxy Feeling
Votes: 70
50. Doctors (2000–2024)
30 min | Drama
The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen
Votes: 1,695