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1.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Act of Violence: Part 2
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
In the conclusion to a two-part story that began on its sister series The Doctors and the Nurses, sixteen year old student Robert Bauer has committed a senseless murder that he claims to ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 8
2.
Deceptions (1985– )
Episode:
Part 2
(1985)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Directors: Robert Chenault, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 11
3.
Deceptions (1985– )
Episode:
Part 1
(1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Directors: Robert Chenault, Melville Shavelson | Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 13
4. 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
5. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
6. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
7. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 336
8.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
The High Riders
(1968)
60 min | Western
Faced with continual raids by the Pardee gang, California rancher Murdoch Lancer seeks the help of his estranged sons: dapper Bostonian Scott Lancer and border-town gunslinger Johnny Madrid.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 65
9.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Parson Comes to Town
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A mysterious man rides into town and says he is after one of two men responsible for killing his brother. When he starts crowding a stranger in town, Matt must decide how to make sure he doesn't take the law into his own hands.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 169
10. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 42,089
11. Coronet Blue (1967)
60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Michael Alden is an amnesiac, who must discover his real identity before the operatives of a mysterious group locate him and kill him. The key to his past might be "Coronet Blue", a meaningless phrase he for some reason remembers.
Stars: Frank Converse, Joe Silver, Brian Bedford, Robert Burr
Votes: 210
12. The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972 TV Movie)
109 min | Drama, History
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Frye, Al Mancini
Votes: 28
13. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
Stars: Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, William Douglas, Robert Culp
Votes: 9,318
14. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,767
15. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Two Secret Service agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.
Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Dick Cangey, Whitey Hughes
Votes: 6,510
16. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
17.
Rafferty (1977)
Episode:
Rafferty
(1977)
Drama
Dr. Rafferty fends off a millionaire parent, a socialite surgeon, and a malpractice suit as he works to rid a teenager of a near-total paralysis.
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, John Getz, Andra Akers, David Clennon
Votes: 14
18.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
An impressionist is charged with killing his fiancee, but his inability to stop going into character impersonations, even in court, leads Lawrence to feel that he has lost his hold on ... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Frank Gorshin, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 29
19.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 4: 1944-1945
(1978)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Erik Dorf complains to the other S.S. leaders that the executions of the Jews are not being efficiently done. An order is placed by Erik for Zyklon B (a lethal gas) for use at Auschwitz and... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris
Votes: 196
20.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1987)
Crime, Drama
Director: John Erman | Stars: Ann-Margret, Claudette Colbert, Stephen Collins, John Rubinstein
Votes: 9
21. Holocaust (1978)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.
Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 5,510
22. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 503
23. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
24. Cameo Theatre (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live dramatic plays presented in the round with minimal props, scenery and costumes.
Stars: Claire Luce, Ernest Truex, Donald Briggs, Robert Bolger
Votes: 24
25.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
A Book for Burning
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A famous writer is accused of writing an obscene book.
Director: David Greene | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Sam Wanamaker, Alexander Scourby
Votes: 12
26.
Hawk (1966)
Episode:
Game with a Dead End
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Hawk is on the hunt for a beautiful woman kidnapped off the street and held captive by the disgruntled ex-co-worker of her boyfriend.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Bert Convy, Lynda Day George, Philip Bosco
Votes: 14
27.
Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode:
The Gates of Cerberus
(1968)
60 min | Drama
In a rather tragic episode, Judd defends a man who filmed a movie inside a mental institution, a project he began when he was a patient there himself. The institution does not want the film... See full summary »
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 9
28. 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: 1,387
29. Always Remember I Love You (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Just after he turns 16, Robert finds out that he is adopted, and his parents find to their horror that he was kidnapped from his real parents. They decide to tell him about this, although ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Patty Duke, Stephen Dorff, David Birney, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 618
30. Premiere (1968)
60 min | Drama
Composed of pilots for CBS, including Call to Danger (with Peter Graves), Lassiter (starring Burt Reynolds), and Walk in the Sky (by Robert Altman, with Carroll O'Connor).
Stars: John McMartin, Billy Dee Williams, Albert Paulsen, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 43
31. The Law (1974 TV Movie)
124 min | Crime, Drama
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Judd Hirsch, John Beck, Bonnie Franklin, Barbara Baxley
Votes: 96
32.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
You Can't Win Them All
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
The Petrograd icons have been stolen but Mannering tracks them down and is about to put them into a safe deposit box when he is knocked unconscious and,on coming to,finds that they have ... See full summary »
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Sam Wanamaker, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 24
33.
The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
Episode:
A Feasibility Study
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The inhabitants of a typical suburban street find that they've been abducted by a diseased alien race, which wants to discover if humans will make suitable slaves for them.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Phyllis Love, Joyce Van Patten, David Opatoshu
Votes: 631
34.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 2: 1941-1942
(1978)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Inga is desperate to reunite with Karl, but her parents don't want to risk hiding her Jewish in-laws. Rudi runs away from their hiding place. Erik Dorf helps Heydrich plan and execute his ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris
Votes: 216
35.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 1: 1935-1940
(1978)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1935 Berlin, the Weisses celebrate son Karl's marriage to Inga Helms. When Erik Dorf is unable to find work as a lawyer, wife Marta urges him to apply for a Nazi government job. Erik ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Marius Goring
Votes: 239
36.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Crime, Drama
Director: John Erman | Stars: Ann-Margret, Claudette Colbert, Stephen Collins, John Rubinstein
Votes: 11
37. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
38. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
39. Aida (II) (1981 TV Movie)
163 min | Drama, Music
An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for the enslaved Ethiopian princess Aida, and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Margaret Price, Luciano Pavarotti, Stefania Toczyska, Simon Estes
Votes: 34
40.
Holocaust (1978)
Episode:
Part 3: 1942-1944
(1978)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Rudi and Helena escape from a long procession of Jews being marched into Babi Yar. They are eventually rescued from a hayloft by a group of Jewish partisans. Erik Dorf attends a top-level ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 184
41. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
60 min | Drama
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take cases throughout the U.S. The program dealt with then-taboo subjects.
Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Walter Brooke, John Dehner
Votes: 262
42. Man of the World (1962–1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Tracy Reed, Paul Maxwell, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 57
43. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 81
44.
The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Night of the Howling Light
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Jim and Arte must deliver a message of peace to Chief Ho-Tami, head of the Indian tribes. Dr. Arcularis captures Jim in an attempt to stop the treaty signing.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Sam Wanamaker, Scott Marlowe
Votes: 210
45. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 430
46. For the People (1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
David Koster is an obsessive New York City assistant district attorney who gets into trouble because of his passion for justice. His boss, Anthony Celese, tries to keep him under control ... See full summary »
Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 63
47. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
48.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case
(1977)
TV-PG | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sigma Society member Oliver Brandt murders his business partner when he threatens to expose him as an embezzler and constructs a seemingly foolproof alibi.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Peter Falk, Theodore Bikel, Kenneth Mars, Sorrell Booke
Votes: 2,483
49.
The Champions (1968–1969)
Episode:
To Trap a Rat
(1968)
49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Junkie Jane Purcell crashes her car after getting a fix, making her the twelfth drug addict in London to collapse in the wake of being fed a lethal new drug. Sharron poses as an addict and,... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 88
50.
Danger Man (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Lonely Chair
(1960)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Patrick Laurence, a wealthy, wheelchair-bound man, has access to top-secret documents. Therefore when his daughter goes missing, Drake fears the kidnappers are after more than just money. ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Hazel Court, Sam Wanamaker, Richard Wattis
Votes: 128