The Best TV Shows on Thames Television

Every Thames Television Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 10 shows from 1968 up until 2000, Thames Television stands as a beacon of television excellence. Icons of Thames Television, The Morecambe & Wise Show and The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten made their debut in 1968 and 1969, setting industry standards. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from June 2026 that includes over 10 unique series.

  • Six Days of Justice
    Six Days of Justice (1972)10.0

    Six Days of Justice is a British television drama anthology series of single plays created by Thames Television and shown on ITV from 1972 to 1975, over four seasons of six episodes apiece.

  • The Magic Comedy Strip
    The Magic Comedy Strip (1992)8.0

    The Magic Comedy Strip was a British TV magic show that aired in 1992. The show featured a mix of resident (David Williamson, Ruby Cody, and The Pendragons) and guest performers. They were joined by comedians, special guests, and watched by a studio audience. The show generally opened with The Pendragons, or a guest illusionist, presenting a grand illusion, followed by a short comedy set. After the first commercial break, a guest magician would perform, followed by another comedian. After the second commercial break, the special guest would participate in a skit with a magician, and then the show would close with a grand illusions from The Pendragons.

  • The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten
    The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten (1969)7.0

    Narrated by Lord Mountbatten himself, this is a positive feast of history and archive material, some of it part of Mountbatten's personal collection. A masterpiece in history.

  • The World's Strongest Man
    The World's Strongest Man (1977)7.0

    Athletes compete for a place in the World Finals.

  • Burnside
    Burnside (2000)7.0

    Burnside is a British television police procedural drama, broadcast on ITV in 2000. The series, a spin-off from ITV's long-running police drama The Bill, focused on DCI Frank Burnside, formerly a detective at Sun Hill and now working for the National Crime Squad. Burnside ran for one series of six episodes, structured as three two-part stories.

  • The Morecambe & Wise Show
    The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)6.5

    Long-running BBC variety show presented by Britain's best-loved comedy duo, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Based around irreverent stand-up routines, comedy sketches and comical song and dance numbers involving a stream of beleaguered guests, the series ran for nearly a decade from 1968 to 1977 and included sketches such as 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Breakfast Stripper'.

  • Cooking Price-Wise
    Cooking Price-Wise (1971)N/A

    Vincent Price demonstrates how to cook dishes from around the world.

  • Romance
    Romance (1977)N/A

    Television adaptations of six books by well-known romantic novelists.

  • TV Eye
    TV Eye (1978)N/A

    Current affairs programme broadcasting in the late 70s / early 80s

  • Dick Emery - The Thames Television Specials
    Dick Emery - The Thames Television Specials (1979)N/A

    Three hour-long television specials filmed for Thames Television during Dick Emery's brief hiatus from his 15 successful years at the BBC. The shows feature all of Emery's best-loved comic characters, including favourites such as Hettie the sex-starved spinster, Gaylord the bovver boy, camp Clarence with his catchphrase 'Hello, honky-tonk!', and busty middle-aged blonde Mandy ('Ooh, you are awful!'). Guest stars include Lulu, Lynda Carter, Richard Todd, the Three Degrees, Gemma Craven and Beryl Reid.