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1. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,917
2. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 3,546
3. To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
R | 95 min | Horror
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
Directors: Peter Sykes, Don Sharp | Stars: Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 4,923
4. Demons of the Mind (1972)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest, and Satanic possession.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell
Votes: 1,837
5. Herostratus (1967)
142 min | Drama
When young poet Max (Michael Gothard) hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into ... See full summary »
Director: Don Levy | Stars: Michael Gothard, Gabriella Licudi, Peter Stephens, Antony Paul
Votes: 468
6. The Jesus Film (1979)
G | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Filmed on location in Israel at authentic biblical sites, this inspirational drama and commercial success retells the life of Christ.
Directors: John Krish, Peter Sykes | Stars: Brian Deacon, Rivka Neuman, Alexander Scourby, Niko Nitai
Votes: 2,732
7. Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
99 min | Comedy, Sport
Father and son London junk dealers must buy a replacement horse for them to stay in business. Instead they buy a greyhound, confident they will earn a fortune on the race track.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 1,395
8. Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
"Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
Stars: Orson Welles, Christopher Lee, Dean Stockwell, Joan Collins
Votes: 235
9. The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When sent to Ireland as magistrate, Major Yeates discovers the justice system must bend to suit local needs, where not everything is as it seems.
Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Anna Manahan, Brendan Conroy
Votes: 274
10. The Legend of Spider Forest (1971)
PG | 91 min | Horror
A Nazi scientist and a woman known as a "spider goddess" attempt to develop a nerve gas made from spider venom.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Simon Brent, Neda Arneric, Sheila Allen, Derek Newark
Votes: 252
11. The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
95 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith
Votes: 772
12. Tell Me Lies (1968)
118 min | Documentary, Drama
A variety of British views on the Vietnam War.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Mark Jones, Pauline Munro, Eric Allan, Robert Langdon Lloyd
Votes: 110
13. A Sort of Innocence (1986– )
50 min | Drama
Elizabeth Fellowes seems well suited to life in a small cathedral town. Her husband, Mark, teaches at the cathedral school where her son, Tim, is a chorister. Unknown to the family, ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Cheryl Campbell, Michael Byrne, Neil Jeffery
Votes: 11
14. The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather to tell his tale through their eyes.
Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
Votes: 51
15. The Committee (1968)
GP | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A unique and controversial document of Britain in the 1960s. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and individual freedom on the other.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Paul Jones, Tom Kempinski, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Pauline Munro
Votes: 228
16. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979–1982)
Talk-Show
A BBC talk show which had a different celebrity host each week and went out twice on consecutive nights at the start of the weekend. It was said that the host always had a free hand in the selection of the guests.
Stars: John Wells, Ned Sherrin, Tim Rice, Jane Walmsley
Votes: 53
17. To the Devil... The Death of Hammer (2002 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Honor Blackman, Marcus Hearn, Christopher Lee, Roy Skeggs
Votes: 30
18. Kaosmos (1998 Video)
83 min | Drama
The film version of Odin Teatret's performance "Kaosmos", premiered in 1993. A village in the heart of Europe; doors like walls and walls like doors. Every spring the villagers perform "The... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Sykes, Eugenio Barba | Stars: Kai Bredholt, Roberta Carreri, Jan Ferslev, Tina Nielsen
19. South Bank (1964)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Showing how London's south bank area is developing and changing.
Director: Alan Lovell
20. Les magiciens du futur (1978 TV Movie)
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Bulle Ogier, Maurice Ronet, Claude Melki
21. The Castle of Holstebro (1994 Video)
55 min | Drama
The sequence in Hamlet which begins with the dialogue of the grave diggers and concludes with the outburst of the Prince against Laertes has two more protagonists: Yorick and Ophelia, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Sykes, Eugenio Barba | Star: Julia Varley
22.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Love All
(1969)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Responsible old government bureaucrats are suddenly falling madly in love with the homely office charwoman - and they can't wait to tell her all of their secrets.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Veronica Strong, Terence Alexander
Votes: 200
23.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Noon Doomsday
(1968)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Having broken his leg, Steed is now convalescing in a private hospital, where he is visited by Miss King. However, she has been followed - by Gerard Kafka - the driven former head of Murder... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Ray Brooks, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 195
24.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
A Point of Law
(1973)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A lawyer cannot stop a middle-aged spinster from making a fool of herself with a young fortune-hunter, but he can stop the fellow from getting his hands on her money.
Directors: Peter Sykes, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Alec McCowen, Anna Massey, Roland Culver
Votes: 21
25.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
A Time to Remember
(1974)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?
Directors: Peter Sykes, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Patrick Macnee, Charles Gray, Patrick Barr
Votes: 16
26.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
Farewell to the Faulkners
(1973)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.
Directors: Peter Sykes, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, Jane Baxter, Pat Heywood
Votes: 14
27.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
For Sale - Silence
(1973)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Businessman Pennington is bribed by a Mr. Briggs due to an extramarital affair. But it seems that Briggs has underestimated his opponent and the tables might be turning.
Directors: Peter Sykes, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jack Cassidy, Ed Devereaux, Rona Newton-John
Votes: 31
28.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
Trial for Murder
(1974)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
Directors: Peter Sykes, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Ian Holm, Jennie Linden, Keith Buckley
Votes: 28
29.
The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
Episode:
Holy Island
(1984)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A ship with a full cargo of rum runs aground near Shebawn, and the locals engage in broken revelry as the barrels wash ashore. Of course, the subsequent police search reveals practically no signs of rum.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Doran Godwin, Lise Ann McLaughlin
Votes: 15
30.
The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
Episode:
The Dispensary Doctor
(1984)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, History
On the eve of the annual local regatta, the rivalry between the Callaghans and the Foleys heats up and the Foleys wind up in court. The major sets off to carry out his duties as patron of ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Doran Godwin, Lise Ann McLaughlin
Votes: 16
31.
The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
Episode:
A Royal Command
(1984)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The Maharajah and his Indian polo team, visiting Skebawn, accept a "friendly" challenge from Flurry. To ensure he comes out ahead, Flurry sells a seemingly docile filly to John Cullinane.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Doran Godwin, Lise Ann McLaughlin
Votes: 14
32.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979–1982)
Episode:
Episode #4.9
(1981)
Talk-Show
Director: Phil Chilvers | Stars: Michael Wood, Fenner Brockway, Sylvia Kristel, Denis Law
33.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.555
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
When Jack Sugden comes home to Emmerdale it ought to be a happy occasion, but Annie and Sam can see that something's troubling him. ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley
34.
A Sort of Innocence (1986– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1987)
Drama
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Cheryl Campbell, Michael Byrne, Neil Jeffery
35.
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Episode:
The Young Conqueror
(1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
36.
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Episode:
The Last March
(1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
37.
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Episode:
The Young Lion
(1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
38.
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Episode:
Lord of Asia
(1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
39.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.556
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Jack Sugden's return home is not going as smoothly as Annie hoped. He's no sooner home than he's gone again. ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley
40.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.557
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Jane Moorcock has grown to depend on her son Danny, and when Richard Anstey offers him a job in Derbyshire she's far from happy. ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley
41.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.558
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Jack Sugden and Danny Moorcock talk over old times, but Danny needs a job and the only way he'll get one is by leaving the village - whatever his mother feels. ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley
42.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.559
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Amos is startled by some late night visitors, but they leave him mystified. What do they want at Emmerdale so late? ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley
43.
Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode:
Episode #1.560
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Beckindale's Football Team takes on some strong opposition, but when Amos arrives to report the match he seems more concerned that Sam has stolen his thunder. ITV.
Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Sheila Mercier, Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Toke Townley