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1. Crane (1963–1965)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Sam Kydd, Gerald Flood, Laya Raki
Votes: 50
2. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 382
3. The Jerusalem File (1972)
PG | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An American student starts working with his Arab colleague while putting all politics aside. However, is his colleague just a regular Joe? Set around the time of Arab-Israeli Six Day War.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Bruce Davison, Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 91
4. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,654
5. Sweeney 2 (1978)
109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970's police series. Regan and Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Ken Hutchison
Votes: 962
6. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Votes: 1,692
7. Edge of Darkness (1985)
53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Craven discovers that she was in a GAIA group of activists occupied with exposing Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities.
Stars: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay, Ian McNeice
Votes: 4,165
8. Red Heat (1988)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross
Votes: 76,092 | Gross: $34.99M
9. The Old Men at the Zoo (1983– )
275 min | Comedy
Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
Stars: Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton
Votes: 23
10. Bravo Two Zero (1999 TV Movie)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
This is the true story of the most highly decorated British patrol since the Boer war: an eight man SAS team inserted behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War in January 1991. Their mission ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Jamie Bartlett, Kevin Collins, Ian Curtis
Votes: 4,354
11. Red Dust (2004)
R | 110 min | Drama
Police officer Dirk Hendricks files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo, a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah Barcant, meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who was arrested along with him and never heard from again.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Ian Roberts
Votes: 2,519
12. The Italian Job (1969)
G | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone
Votes: 50,358
13. The Italian Job (2003)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron
Votes: 388,606 | Gross: $106.13M
14. Edge of Darkness (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic
Votes: 99,049 | Gross: $43.31M
15. Ferrari (2023)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Alessandro Cremona
Votes: 42,592
16. Incident at Echo Six (1958 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: Allan Cuthbertson, Barry Foster, Derrick Sherwin, John Barrie
17. The Traitor (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Mai Zetterling, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Murray, Eric Lander
18. 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
19. Element of Doubt (1961 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Stephen Murray, John Robinson, Delphi Lawrence, Denis Holmes
20. Storyboard (1961)
30 min | Drama
Anthology series of short plays.
Stars: Robert Arden, Chuck Julian, Alan Tilvern, Michael Alexander
21. The Interrogator (1961 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Set in the British Colony of Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959). A British officer interrogates a Greek Cypriot member of the EOKA (National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters).
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Bernard Lee, John Barrie, Conrad Phillips, Sean Lynch
22. The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An anthology weekly drama series.
Stars: Walter Matthau, Frank McGee, Art Carney, Gene Wilder
Votes: 185
23. Diary of a Young Man (1964– )
45 min | Drama
A young man arrives in London - not quite "Swinging London" yet, but getting near to it - and has extraordinary adventures.
Stars: Victor Henry, Richard Moore, Nerys Hughes, Frank Williams
Votes: 21
24. The Chase (1964 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Michael Elster | Stars: Ken Jones, Rodney Bewes, Clive Colin Bowler, Melvyn Hayes
26. 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
27. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
28. Redcap (1964–1966)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The cases & adventures of tough Sergeant John Mann, officer of Her Majesty's Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch.
Stars: John Thaw, Keith Barron, James Grout, James Kerry
Votes: 52
29. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
30. Kelly's Heroes (1970)
GP | 144 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor
Votes: 53,719 | Gross: $1.38M
31. Parkin's Patch (1969–1970)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Shown at Saturday teatime, this series centred around a village policeman and the drama that his everyday duties brought him into contact with. A sort of forerunner to "Heartbeat", it was also set in Yorkshire.
Stars: John Flanagan, Heather Page, Gareth Thomas, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 27
32. If It Moves, File It (1970)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: John Bird, Dudley Foster, John Nettleton, John Barrard
33. Colditz (1972–1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Stars: David McCallum, Richard Heffer, Paul Chapman, Jack Hedley
Votes: 1,022
34. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 667
35. Goose with Pepper (1975 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
The peaceful retirement of an army Brigadier is shattered by the arrival on his doorstep of his former Company Sergeant-Major.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Kenneth More, Nigel Davenport, Maria Aitken, Angela Douglas
36. Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Suspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
Stars: Frank Duncan, James Bolam, Maria Aitken, Zena Walker
Votes: 256
37. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
38. Five More (1966– )
50 min | Drama
An anthology of five television plays concerning love and marriage.
Stars: Nigel Davenport, John Collin, Jack Bond, Eileen Atkins
39.
BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
Episode:
Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of Freedom
(1960)
Drama
Director: Naomi Capon | Stars: Timothy Bateson, Carmen Blanck, Alice Bowes, Yvonne Coulette
40.
Storyboard (1961)
Episode:
The Gentleman from Paris
(1961)
Drama
New York 1849. In a four-poster bed in a rambling old house a rich woman lies dying, and a new will mysteriously disappears from a guarded room.
Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Charles Houston, April Olrich, Chuck Julian, John Breslin
41.
Storyboard (1961)
Episode:
The Magic Barrel
(1961)
Drama
Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Alan Tilvern, Neville Jason, Meier Tzelniker, Liane Aukin
42.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Man Without Papers
(1965)
75 min | Drama
Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and without papers in London - will his now-prosperous former friends help him?
Director: Peter Duguid | Stars: Ben Carruthers, Geraldine McEwan, James Maxwell, Charles Victor
43.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Pistol
(1965)
75 min | Drama
A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Director: James Ferman | Stars: Clive Endersby, John Brandon, Hal Galili, Leo Kharibian
44.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The Successor
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
A drama set in the Vatican and the search for a new Pope.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Felix Aylmer, John Bailey, Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Benjamin
45.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
The New Men
(1966)
Comedy, Drama
In the winter of 1941, a group of scientists are rushing to produce the first atomic bomb.
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Lyndon Brook, Michael Bryant, Jennifer Daniel, Marius Goring
46.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
Fear of God: Part 1: A Question of Gravity
(1980)
Crime, Drama, Horror
A journalist finds his life is in danger when he investigates the death of a woman who was involved with a religious cult - throwing herself from the roof of the building where he is also living in an apartment.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Bryan Marshall, Alun Armstrong, Michael Watkins, Madeleine Hinde
Votes: 21
47.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Hostile Waters
(1997)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In October 1986, a Soviet submarine carrying nuclear missles collides with an American nuclear submarine off the coast of Bermuda.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen, Max von Sydow, Colm Feore
Votes: 2,179
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