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1. Special Branch (1969–1974)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.4

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Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.

Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell, Morris Perry, Fulton Mackay

Votes: 195

2. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode: Rumour (1970)

85 min | Comedy, Drama

7.4

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A hard-bitten newspaper reporter is drawn back into the world of sleaze he had hoped to have left behind, and this time it goes right to the top.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Coles, Ronald Clarke, Mary Baxter, Joyce Blair

Votes: 23

3. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)

50 min | Crime, Drama

7.2

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1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.

Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby

Votes: 114

4. Market in Honey Lane (1967–1969)

Drama

7.1

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Soap drama set in an east end market place following the lives of the Cockney vendors.

Stars: Ivor Salter, John Bennett, Ray Lonnen, Brian Rawlinson

Votes: 14

5. Angel Pavement (1967– )

45 min | Drama

7.1

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BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's tale of a mouldering city firm, and the effect on it of a fast-talking newcomer.

Stars: Anthony Bate, Murray Melvin, Cyril Luckham, Hilda Braid

Votes: 12

6. Spyder's Web (1972)

50 min | Thriller

7.0

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The Arachnid Film Unit run by Lottie Dean (Patricia Cutts) is the cover for an obscure group of intelligence operatives. Licensed to Kill.

Stars: Patricia Cutts, Anthony Ainley, Veronica Carlson, Roger Lloyd Pack

Votes: 25

7. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)

Comedy, Drama

6.9

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Anthology series of dramatic works.

Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer

Votes: 88

8. Special Branch (1969–1974)
Episode: Polonaise (1973)

52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.8

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Special Branch officers North and Craven are asked to protect a former Nazi collaborator. Although they have contempt for the man and their assignment, they must shield him from those who remember his old war crimes.

Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: George Sewell, Roger Rowland, John Bailey, Richard Marner

Votes: 26

9. Then and Now (1973– )

30 min | Drama

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Six new plays showcasing female writers, three set in the 1930s and three in the 1970s.

Stars: Judy Parfitt, Hermione Baddeley, Caroline Blakiston, John Stratton

10. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Flight (1972)

Crime, Drama

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A riot is threatened at Kingley Airport when the holiday firm Jason Travel collapses, and Barlow's undercover operation into thefts at the airport is jeopardised. PC Snow goes undercover to resolve the case.

Director: Geraint Morris | Stars: Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, Terence Rigby, Brian Hall

11. Spyder's Web (1972)
Episode: Lies and Dolls (1972)

48 min | Thriller

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A message from a myna bird alerts Lottie to the death of an MP, which then leads to Eastern European puppeteers who are the front for a people-smuggling organization.

Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Patricia Cutts, Anthony Ainley, Veronica Carlson, Mark Eden