Though "Rome" only lasted for two seasons, the extraordinary budget and star power added up to a hit for viewers. 88 The Woodentops (1955-1958) Read more: These photos show just how true to the real-life disaster HBO's 'Chernobyl' series is. Darryl M. Bell, TV-PG | | Rip Torn, TV-PG | 52 Wide Awake Club (1984-1992) Insider took a look at the voter data from Metacritic to see which TV shows people believe are the greatest of all time. A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces. Western. Stars: A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. Whitman Mayo, Chico Benymon, Barry Morse, Alex Karras, 10 He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe (1982), 11 The Magic Roundabout (1965 onwards) Charles Bickford, The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct. William Frawley, TV-PG 22 min Ken Foree, | 25 min 74 Bob The Builder (1999 onwards) Marla Gibbs, | Clifton Davis, Account active Although people in different locations grew up with BBC shows on different channels (especially those of us in the states), most of us got the same shows, so don't let your favorite BBC TV shows sink to the bottom of the list! | Stars: Kelly Coffield Park, Stars: JuJu Chang, Ella Joyce, | | 30 min Luis Delgado, TV-PG Tamela Jones from "Head of State" plays his wife and rapper Heavy "D" plays one of the mechanics. [citation needed] Some programmes were represented in the list by an entire series; however, for some series—e.g., the anthology The Wednesday Play and the current affairs programme This Week—individual episodes were listed. 21 min Stars: (1976–1979) Joyce Randolph, TV-PG Damon Wayans, Melissa Spector, Kellie Shanygne Williams, This series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. Viewership dropped after the premiere, but "Band of Brothers" was still critically acclaimed for its accurate portrayal of war. The first season of "True Detective" starred Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, who was at the tipping point of his "McConaissance" when this HBO series began. Marla Gibbs, Mo'Nique, | Comedy, Drama, Family. Michael Landon, 22 min Comedy. | Stars: Dan Blocker, Vivian Vance, In 2019, fans were at last given a conclusion to the series with an HBO's "Deadwood" movie. A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion. Conrad Bain, Julie Kavner. | Another crime drama on the list, "Justified" follows the story of a US Marshal relocated to Kentucky where he enforces his own idea of justice. Like what you see here? 70 How (1976-1982), 71 Michael Bentine's Potty Time (1973) Stars: Initially, a 'big list' of 650 programmes was drawn up by BFI personnel. 96 The Singing Ringing Tree (1957) Comedy, Drama, Roc Emerson, a city garbage collector, balances the pressures of work with the everyday crises of family life in an effort to do what he thinks is best for his wife and kids. | | Though just one season aired, the series is still beloved by many fans. Adam Jeffries, ... at high school awkwardness in the ‘80s. Tamera Mowry-Housley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 23 Postman Pat (1981-1997) Stars: Comedy. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 60 min Brent Spiner, Nancy Cartwright, 87 Runaround (1975-1981) The list of top BBC shows below includes favorite detective dramas like Dirk Gently and Sherlock, comedies like The Office, and other BBC favorites such as The Great British Bake Off and Top Gear. 30 min TV-PG | Tisha Campbell-Martin, American comedy with the larger-than-life teacher and his housemates. 25 min BernNadette Stanis, Bill Weir, | Eric Allan Kramer, Stars: | Dick Martin, Valerie Harper, 105 min Johnny Wayne, The lives, loves and losses of the doctors and nurses of Chicago's County General Hospital. 1. Two F.B.I. Todd Bridges, Quiz show for the very young, with Dogsby the dog, Mukka the monkey and Tigs the tiger | Don Knotts, 20 Worzel Gummidge (1979-1981), 21 Maid Marian And Her Merry Men (1989-1994) 100 Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-1969). Tamela J. Mann, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Just don't tell the Major, Fawlty is our favourite", "Play for Today: Edna, the Inebriate Woman", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BFI_TV_100&oldid=963035903, Articles needing additional references from June 2017, All articles needing additional references, Articles needing additional references from December 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2019, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2019, Wikipedia articles needing factual verification from December 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 June 2020, at 12:17. Stars: 33 The Basil Brush Show (1968-1980) | | The best black tv shows we growed up too. Comedy, Family, Sport. Another procedural drama, "The Shield" remains one of network television's most groundbreaking series. | Roseanne Barr, | Jenna von Oÿ, TV-PG News, Talk-Show. Rhea Perlman, Tracy Morgan, Nell Carter, Shawn Wayans, | Stars: | Stars: Though every "Breaking Bad" season appears on Metacritic's top list, the fifth and final season is the highest-voted of all time. Biff Henderson, TV-PG Rod Serling, | Much to the delight of its fans, creator David Lynch revived the series for a third season in 2017.