Top 100 UK Televison Series

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44) The New Avengers 1976 ~ 1977

I had a serious crush on Joanna Lumley when I saw this: probably my first actor crush. A pity then that she came to SA in 1977, made money off apartheid in promoting this and then later protested my country. Still, a good series.

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45) The Champions 1968 ~ 1969:

Another of my favourite shows as a youngster with the lovely Alexandra Bastedo. 

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46) Psychoville 2009-2011

The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton team up again for this dark comedy following several seemingly unrelated characters who are being blackmailed by a mysterious stranger who sends them notes reading "I know what you did". Pemberton and Shearsmith wrote the series and play most of the roles, including serial killer obsessed David Sowerbutts and his indulgent mum Maureen, the blind  collector Mr. Lomax, and,best of all, a clown with a hook 'Mr. Jelly'. Dawn French also stars as a deranged midwife named 'Joy' and Jason Tompkins plays a seemingly psychokinetic dwarf.

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47) Space 1999

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48) Armchair Thriller (1978 / 1980) ~ especially the mini series Quiet As A Nun 

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49)  Inspector Morse (1987 ~ 2000): I was never a great fan of John Thaw but he made this role his own. A very sad last episode indeed.

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50) Taggart (1983 ~ 2011) ~ a great series with the ever grouchy but likeable Detective Superintendent Taggart. The one episode to look out for is the creepy Funeral Rites 

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51) The Pathfinders (1972) ~ a rather sadly obscure series about the RAF in the Second World War and the men who essentially send the pilots and crew out to their deaths.

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52) The Adventurer (1972 ~ 1973) ~ with Gene Barry and Barry Morse.

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53) Department S (1969 ~ 1970) with Peter Wyngarde. The episode I most remember is The Ghost of Mary Balham which scared the crap out of me. 

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54) Sapphire and Steel (1979 ~ 1982) with Joanna Lumley and David MacCallum.

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55) The Two Ronnies (1971-1987): A long running sketch comedy show starring the hefty fast-talking Ronnie Barker and his smaller partner in comedy Ronnie Corbett. The pair wore similar wide-rimmed glasses and frequently performed humorous musical routines on the show. Usually both men appeared in the sketches but sometimes only one would appear. Their show often featured musical performances from a well known singer or group and recurring characters would reappear week after week. I recall watching this one as a kid with my parents as it was one of their favourite shows. I recall it being very, very funny and quite unlike anything I'd seen before in that time in my life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c4uMaJKt_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlN_EaEgPQ

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56) SPACED

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZnsOZsA7_4

I'm loving this list! 

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57) Blake's 7 (1978-81): If your a Doctor Who fan you'll probably love this show created by Terry Nation (the Dr. Who writer who created the Daleks). If your a Star Trek fan, however, you'll either love it or hate it. The show is a basic rip-off of Trek (with the transporter and everything) but with one major twist. The Federation are evil! The heroes are a group of criminals led by escaped political prisoner Raj Blake (Gareth Thomas). Who travel around the galaxy in their stolen spaceship, The Liberator, and fight the Federation at every turn. Blake left halway through the run but the show continued. Keir Avon played Paul Darrow (of the Dr. Who story "Timelash"), took command of a new spaceship and crew for the rest of the show. It's forever going to be compared to Doctor Who because so many in the Who camp worked on the show. Other Dr. Who alumni include Michael Keating (Who story "Underworld") as Villa. Dudley Simpson doing the music and Director David Maloney. Not to mention a guest shot by sixth Doctor himself, Colin Baker. The original crew (minus Avon and Villa) were killed off by season three. Blake returned in the finale but was killed off with the entire second crew (including Avon and Villa this time) in a real downer of an ending. The show was a little flawed, but I love British sci-fi so much that it became one of my favorites. Plus it's really violent too! 

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58) Whitechapel (2009-???)

A modern team of Scotland Yard detectives investigate a series of murders seemingly copying the Jack the Ripper murders to the smallest detail. The second series features Kray Brothers copycats. An expanded third series has been ordered.