About The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
- Released on February 03, 2007
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.
Full Cast of The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Miriam Margolyes plays Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margoyles is a British-Australian actress, writer, political activist and television personality, most promine...
See Miriam Margolyes's other roles →David Tennant plays Self
David John Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Casanova, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Gobl...
See David Tennant's other roles →Carey Mulligan plays Self
Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a Brit...
See Carey Mulligan's other roles →Russell T Davies plays Self
Stephen Russell Davies OBE FRSL (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and t...
See Russell T Davies's other roles →Kyle MacLachlan plays Self
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan is an American actor. MacLachlan widely known for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in the TV seri...
See Kyle MacLachlan's other roles →John Hurt plays Self
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades...
See John Hurt's other roles →Charles Dance plays Self
Charles Dance (born October 10, 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. He typically plays assertive bu...
See Charles Dance's other roles →Jack Davenport plays Self
Anne-Marie Duff plays Self
Damian Lewis plays Self
Verity Lambert plays Self
Tim McInnerny plays Self
Tim McInnerny ( born 18 September 1956) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Percy in Blackadder and Blac...
See Tim McInnerny's other roles →Abi Morgan plays Self
Jean Marsh plays Self
Anamaria Marinca plays Self
Anamaria Marinca (born April 1, 1978 in Iaşi, Romania) is an award-winning Romanian actress, having starred in the Pa...
See Anamaria Marinca's other roles →Robert Lindsay plays Self
Geraldine James plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress. Description ab...
See Geraldine James's other roles →John Simm plays Self
John Simm was born on 10th July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire and grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End...
See John Simm's other roles →Mark Strong plays Self
Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his film roles s...
See Mark Strong's other roles →Joe Ahearne plays Self
Joe Ahearne was born on November 23, 1963 and is currently 60 years old.
See Joe Ahearne's other roles →Jon Amiel plays Self
Jon Amiel is an English film director who has since the early 1980s worked in film and television in both the UK and the US.
See Jon Amiel's other roles →Anthony Andrews plays Self
Michael Angelis plays Self
Annabelle Apsion plays Self
George Baker plays Self
Joe Don Baker plays Self
John Barrowman plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American singer, actor,...
See John Barrowman's other roles →Carlos Bernard plays Self
Carlos Bernard (born October 12, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Tony Almei...
See Carlos Bernard's other roles →Alan Bleasdale plays Self
Brian Blessed plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Blessed (born 9 October 1936) is an English actor. He is known for his ...
See Brian Blessed's other roles →Steven Bochco plays Self
Peter Bogdanovich plays Self
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, ...
See Peter Bogdanovich's other roles →Lorraine Bracco plays Self
Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Karen Hill in Goodfellas...
See Lorraine Bracco's other roles →David Chase plays Self
Sarah Clarke plays Self
Sarah Clarke (born February 16, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on 24, and also f...
See Sarah Clarke's other roles →Lorcan Cranitch plays Self
Gemma Craven plays Self
Phil Daniels plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philip "Phil" Daniels (born 25 October 1958, Islington) is an English actor, ...
See Phil Daniels's other roles →Andrew Davies plays Self
Drea de Matteo plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Drea de Matteo (born January 19, 1972) is an American actress, best known for ...
See Drea de Matteo's other roles →Brian Eastman plays Self
Christopher Fairbank plays Self
Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born 4 October 1953) is an English actor best known for h...
See Christopher Fairbank's other roles →Peter Flannery plays Self
Mark Frost plays Self
Louis Gossett Jr. plays Self
Louis Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Se...
See Louis Gossett Jr.'s other roles →Robert Iler plays Self
Robert Michael Iler (born March 2, 1985) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of A.J. Soprano on The Soprano...
See Robert Iler's other roles →Mick Jackson plays Self
John Judd plays Self
Peter Kosminsky plays Self
David Leland plays Self
David Liddiment plays Self
Daniela Nardini plays Self
James Nesbitt plays Self
Bill Paterson plays Self
Bill Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor.
See Bill Paterson's other roles →Maxine Peake plays Self
Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, direc...
See Maxine Peake's other roles →Siân Phillips plays Self
John Salthouse plays Self
Nicola Shindler plays Self
Tony Sirico plays Self
Gennaro Anthony "Tony" Sirico, Jr. (July 29, 1942–July 8, 2022) was an American character actor most famous for his r...
See Tony Sirico's other roles →Alison Steadman plays Self
Steven Van Zandt plays Self
Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, act...
See Steven Van Zandt's other roles →Johnny Vegas plays Self
Bruce Weitz plays Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bruce Peter Weitz (born May 27, 1943) is an American actor. He is perhaps best...
See Bruce Weitz's other roles →Mal Young plays Self
Mal Young was born on January 26, 1957 and is currently 67 years old.
See Mal Young's other roles →Crew of The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Discover the backstage crew of The 50 Greatest Television Dramas →
- Miriam Margolyes
- David Tennant
- Carey Mulligan
- Russell T Davies
- Kyle MacLachlan
- John Hurt
- Charles Dance
- Jack Davenport
- Anne-Marie Duff
- Damian Lewis
- Verity Lambert
- Tim McInnerny
- Abi Morgan
- Jean Marsh
- Anamaria Marinca
- Robert Lindsay
- Geraldine James
- John Simm
- Mark Strong
- Joe Ahearne
- Jon Amiel
- Anthony Andrews
- Michael Angelis
- Annabelle Apsion
- George Baker
- Joe Don Baker
- John Barrowman
- Carlos Bernard
- Alan Bleasdale
- Brian Blessed
- Steven Bochco
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Lorraine Bracco
- David Chase
- Sarah Clarke
- Lorcan Cranitch
- Gemma Craven
- Phil Daniels
- Andrew Davies
- Drea de Matteo
- Brian Eastman
- Christopher Fairbank
- Peter Flannery
- Mark Frost
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- Robert Iler
- Mick Jackson
- John Judd
- Peter Kosminsky
- David Leland
- David Liddiment
- Daniela Nardini
- James Nesbitt
- Bill Paterson
- Maxine Peake
- Siân Phillips
- John Salthouse
- Nicola Shindler
- Tony Sirico
- Alison Steadman
- Steven Van Zandt
- Johnny Vegas
- Bruce Weitz
- Mal Young