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1. Minder (1979–1994)
Episode: The Son Also Rises (1982)

TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.8

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Muriel Standen calls upon Terry's services as a bodyguard when her teenage son John is beaten up by local thugs and Terry ends up taking the lad to and from school. John's father Ted is a ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Alfie Bass, Annabel Leventon

Votes: 82

2. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 1 (1981)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.4

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Young American Jane Harding of the Providence of Maryland travels to England with evidence to discredit the tyrannical Governor Appleyard. Her lover, Noll Bridger, travels ahead of her with... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Poulson | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Patrick Macnee, Susan Hampshire, Mary Crosby

Votes: 11

3. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 3 (1981)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.4

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Dick Turpin beats Noll Bridger in a duel, but is thrown into jail by Fytton, along with Swiftnick. Bridger's slave, Saul, manages to break them out, and Turpin and Swiftnick in turn rescue Kate and their horses.

Director: Gerry Poulson | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Oliver Tobias, Patrick Ryecart, Clive Curtis

Votes: 11

4. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 4 (1981)

30 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.6

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Turpin, Swiftnick and Jane run afoul of the religious maniac Ignatius Slake and his followers. Slake promptly puts Turpin on trial and sentences him to a 'running'. This means he is to be tied to a burning cartwheel.

Director: Gerry Poulson | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Mary Crosby, Michael Deeks, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 12

5. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
Episode: Bill Fraser (1981)

Documentary, Biography

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Actor Bill Fraser was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at London's Royalty Theatre.

Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Alfie Bass, Tommy Cooper, Bill Fraser

6. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
Episode: Bill Owen (1981)

Documentary, Biography

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TV's 'Compo' is surprised by Eamonn Andrews, before taking him through his life with the assistance of the 'big red book'.

Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Bill Owen, Alfie Bass, Roy Clarke

7. High Rise Donkey (1980)

56 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

6.8

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The efforts of three children, who live in high rise flats, to save a donkey from two small-time crooks who want to sell it as horsemeat, by providing a temporary stable for the donkey in the block of high-rise flats.

Director: Michael Forlong | Stars: Leigh Gotch, Wendy Cook, Linda Frith, Wilfrid Brambell

Votes: 25

8. Night of One Hundred Stars (1980 TV Movie)

150 min | Biography

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Director: Alan Boyd | Stars: Terry Wogan, Alyn Ainsworth, Eamonn Andrews, James Aubrey

9. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Blood Money (1980)

Action, Adventure, Biography

7.4

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Wanted for High Treason against King George, Sir John Glutton returns to his desolated Rookham house to find letters containing the names of his fellow traitors. Glutton plans to buy his ... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Poulson | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, Michael Deeks, Alfie Bass

Votes: 12

10. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Sentence of Death: Part 1 (1980)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.5

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After serving six years imprisonment in Jamaica, Barnaby Husk wants his revenge on Dick Turpin. He turns to an old acquaintance, Poll Maggot. Meanwhile, King George's young cousin is ... See full summary »

Director: James Allen | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Alfie Bass, Bryan Marshall

Votes: 10

11. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: Sentence of Death: Part 2 (1980)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.5

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Barnaby Husk has collapsed with sickness and Dick surmises it is the yellow plague. Isaac Rag ignores Dick's warnings and flees the Fox, while Husk recovers just in time to try and kidnap the German aristocratic boy.

Director: James Allen | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Alfie Bass, Bryan Marshall

Votes: 10

12. Moonraker (1979)

PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.2

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66 Metascore

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel

Votes: 108,767 | Gross: $70.31M

13. Minder (1979–1994)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.8

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Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?

Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster

Votes: 2,827

14. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.3

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Famed 18th-century English highwayman Dick Turpin eludes authorities while romancing a farmer's daughter, though his days robbing coaches under the alias John Palmer may be numbered.

Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Christopher Benjamin, Billy Dean

Votes: 608

15. Give Us a Clue (1979–2022)

25 min | Game-Show

7.1

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A British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades

Stars: Lionel Blair, Michael Parkinson, Liza Goddard, Una Stubbs

Votes: 65

16. Danger UXB (1979)

60 min | Action, Drama, History

8.5

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The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional Royal Engineer Tunnelling Company 97, which has been made a bomb disposal unit to deal with the thousands of unexploded bombs ("UXBs") in London during the Battle of Britain.

Stars: Anthony Andrews, Maurice Roëves, George Innes, Gordon Kane

Votes: 1,074

17. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: Anything You Can Do (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.5

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Frustrated by the repulsive conditions of the staff canteen, the department staff have a fight with the canteen manageress and end up having to fill in for the canteen staff after they all walk out in anger.

Director: Gordon Elsbury | Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton

Votes: 181

18. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.9

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Mr. Rumbold has fallen seriously ill, and in his place Mrs. Slocombe temporarily fills in for him. She finds that while she assumed the job would earn her respect, it's actually quite boring and lonely.

Director: Gordon Elsbury | Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton

Votes: 195

19. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: Strong Stuff This Insurance (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

8.2

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In order to qualify for a new pension plan, the staff have to undergo a medical examination. The men's department is embarrassed about having to undress in front of each other, and decide to try dancing to get in shape.

Director: Gordon Elsbury | Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton

Votes: 188

20. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: The Agent (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.2

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Mr. Goldberg, hoping to improve his friends' monetary situations and make a little profit for himself on the side, starts working as a job agent. Unfortunately, things don't go as hoped.

Director: Gordon Elsbury | Stars: John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister

Votes: 177

21. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: The Apartment (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

8.3

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Mrs. Slocombe has been given permission to store her belongings at Grace Brothers during the moving to a new property. She sets up her own temporary house there, only for the staff to be stuck as flatmates with her due to a transit strike.

Directors: David Croft, Gordon Elsbury | Stars: John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister

Votes: 201

22. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: The Hero (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.3

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Mr. Franco of the sports department reveals that Captain Peacock has an enormous boil on his buttocks, leading to the staff making jokes at his expense. In defense of his honor, Peacock challenges Franco to a boxing match.

Director: Gordon Elsbury | Stars: John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister

Votes: 183

23. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: The Junior (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.7

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Mr. Tebbs has left Grace Brothers and it's time to hire a new staff member. Charming gentleman Mr. Goldberg wants a job, but Captain Peacock dislikes him - Goldberg knows a thing or two about the reality behind Peacock's military history.

Director: David Croft | Stars: John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister

Votes: 183

24. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: The Punch and Judy Affair (1979)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

7.8

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To appease workplace tensions at Grace Brothers after a strike, the department staff decide to put on a puppet show and dinner party for the children of their fellow colleagues.

Director: David Croft | Stars: John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton

Votes: 172

25. Danger UXB (1979)
Episode: Just Like a Woman (1979)

Action, Drama, History

8.6

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Ash and Machin are recalled to London from a bomb disposal course and attend to a bomb in a school yard that is dangerously close to a telephone exchange. When another bomb is uncovered ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Steven Grives, Alfie Bass, Louisa Rix

Votes: 67

26. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: The Blacksmith (1979)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

6.8

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Dick decides to fetch some of the loot his friend Sam Morgan the blacksmith has been keeping safe for him. Unfortunately, Morgan has just been captured by Spiker. Their first attempt at ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, David Daker, Michael Deeks

Votes: 18

27. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: The Impostor (1979)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.1

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Glutton hires a man called Miller to pose as Turpin and discredit his name. Soon, even Swiftnick has fallen for the scam, as it appears that Dick Turpin has shot Nick's uncle Amos and stolen a pair of pistols.

Director: James Allen | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, David Daker, Michael Deeks

Votes: 17

28. Dick Turpin (1979–1982)
Episode: The Jail-Birds (1979)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

7.0

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By a strange order of events, Dick and Swiftnick find themselves thrown into jail at Slough together with Glutton and Spiker. Despite numerous attempts, the four of them seem to be done for... See full summary »

Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, David Daker, Michael Deeks

Votes: 15

29. Give Us a Clue (1979–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.11 (1979)

24 min | Game-Show

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Director: Stuart Hall | Stars: Michael Aspel, Una Stubbs, Lionel Blair, Judith Chalmers

30. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

6.6

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65 Metascore

To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Dyan Cannon

Votes: 23,246

31. The Famous Five (1978–1979)

25 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

7.4

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Modern adaptation of Enid Blyton's adventure stories about Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog.

Stars: Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher

Votes: 593

32. Return of the Saint (1978–1979)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime

6.7

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This series chronicles the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt

Votes: 581

33. The Bass Player and the Blonde (1978– )

60 min | Drama

6.9

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George Mangham (Edward Woodward) is a talented world-weary jazz composer who has fallen on hard times and lives in a seedy world. He now works as a bass player at 'Larry's Club' in ... See full summary »

Stars: Edward Woodward, Jane Wymark, Ronald Fraser, Betty McDowall

Votes: 9

34. Bernie (1978–1980)

30 min | Comedy

5.2

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Stars: Bernie Winters, Anthony Sharp, Valerie Minifie, Keith James

Votes: 10

35. The Famous Five (1978–1979)
Episode: Five Are Together Again: Episode One (1978)

25 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

7.8

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Mr and Mrs Kirrin are quarantined with possible Scarlet fever so the children are packed off to stay with genius professor Hayling. On arrival they are delighted to find that a circus has ... See full summary »

Director: James Gatward | Stars: Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher

Votes: 24

36. The Famous Five (1978–1979)
Episode: Five Are Together Again: Episode Two (1978)

25 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

7.8

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The children have their favourite burglary suspects but are puzzled when incriminating evidence is found in Charlie the chimp's circus cage. Is Charlie financing a banana laundering racket ... See full summary »

Director: James Gatward | Stars: Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher

Votes: 22

37. Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
Episode: Tower Bridge Is Falling Down (1978)

TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Crime

7.2

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When Charlie Stewart is found crushed to death on one of his demolition sites his daughter Jenny seeks the Saint's help. She is convinced that her father was killed by his business partner ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, John Woodvine, Alfie Bass, Fiona Curzon

Votes: 44