Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy more
Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. close
Two young guys Don and Peter live in a rented apartment and spend all day watching TV, studying commercials. They do not want to study and go to work, more
Two young guys Don and Peter live in a rented apartment and spend all day watching TV, studying commercials. They do not want to study and go to work, they have nothing to pay for rent. Once on TV, the main characters see an advertisement where a mysterious guru named Fabian Hogarth promises to help everyone who needs to change their financial and social situation, all you need to do is follow three rules that can turn life into a completely different direction. Without thinking twice, the guys go to an appointment with Fabian to learn more about what is included in the magical rules. However, instead, Hogarth sends Peter and Don to fix his dark affairs, completely unaware of what lies ahead. close
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the more
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration. close