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The Best Episodes of The Best of British Cinema

Every episode of The Best of British Cinema ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Best of British Cinema!

Sir John Mills narrates this entertaining compilation. "The Best of British Cinema" takes an insightful look back at some of the finest and most memorable feature films to be produced in major British studios over

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    The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 1 - The Heroes
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    #1 - The Heroes

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    From Tom Brown to Bulldog Drummond, from Biggles to Bond, the 20th Century British hero was represented as schoolboy, sleuth, soldier, sailor, sky-pilot and spy, and film portrayed them in all their different personalities - romantic, gritty, superior, gutsy, charming, and even with a tongue-in-cheek humour. Featured stars include Dirk Bogarde, Jack Hawkins, Stewart Granger, Kenneth More, Leslie Howard, David Niven and John Mills in films such as Reach For The Sky, We Dive At Dawn, A Tale Of Two Cities and A Matter Of Life And Death.

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  2. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 2 - Leave 'Em Laughing
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    #2 - Leave 'Em Laughing

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    Some of British cinema's most popular comedians, including Norman Wisdom, Stanley Holloway, Will Hay, Frankie Howerd, and the Carry On team in films such as On The Beat, Oh, Mr Porter!, The Ghost Train and Carry On Doctor.

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  3. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 3 - I Spy
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    #3 - I Spy

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    A look at British spy stories, ranging from classic Hitchcock films of the 1930s to eighties paranoia in Defence Of The Realm, a mixture of the commonplace with the extraordinary - the ease with which laughs turn into thrills, the way a coded secret can suddenly mean life or death for a group of innocent people. Featured stars include Robert Donat, Kenneth More, Deborah Kerr and Margaret Lockwood in films such as Sabotage, The Lady Vanishes (1938 and 1979) and The 39 Steps (1935, 1959 and 1978).

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  4. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 4 - The English Roses
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    #4 - The English Roses

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    During the 1940s and 50s, British films featured female stars who portrayed fiery, independent characters in distinctive settings, and stories than emanated from the events of World War II and its cultural aftermath. Featured stars Phyllis Calvert, Patricia Roc, Margaret Lockwood, Virginia McKenna, Deborah Kerr, and Jean Simmons in such films as Madonna Of The Seven Moons (1945), Love Story (1944), The Wicked Lady (1945), A Town Like Alice (1956), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Blue Lagoon (1949)

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  5. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 5 - The All Singing All Dancing Show
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    #5 - The All Singing All Dancing Show

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    Sequences from the golden age of British musicals highlight the talents of stars such as Jessie Matthews, Jack Buchanan, Jean Kent and Kay Kendall. Films include Evergreen, As Long As They're Happy, Trottie True and London Town.

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  6. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 6 - The War Game
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    #6 - The War Game

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    Stars like David Niven, Trevor Howard and John Mills in enduring wartime classics such as A Matter Of Life And Death, In Which We Serve, The Way Ahead, The Life And Death of Colonel Blimp, The Way to the Stars, 49th Parallel and Henry V.

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  7. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 7 - Things That Go Bump in the Night
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    #7 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

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    From the earliest days of movies, the potential for scaring audiences has been recognized and whether treated for thrills or comedy, ghosts and ghouls have proved a popular staple of British cinema. Featured stars include James Mason, Margaret Rutherford, Richard Greene and Claude Rains in films such as A Place Of One's Own, Blithe Spirit, Don't Take It to Heart, Hands Of The Ripper and The Clairvoyant.

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  8. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 8 - Fine and Dandy
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    #8 - Fine and Dandy

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    Costume dramas have been a staple of British cinema, especially during the 1940s when the Gainsborough melodramas resulted in some of the successful and popular films of the period. The best examples of the genre mix sumptuous film-making artistry with propulsive narratives. Stars include James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, Patricia Roc, Stewart Granger, Dennis Price and Jean Kent in films such as The Wicked Lady, The Man In Grey, Fanny By Gaslight, Madonna Of The Seven Moons and The Magic Bow

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  9. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 9 - The Eccentrics
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    #9 - The Eccentrics

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    The combination of distinctive actors and characters have resulted in some of the most indelible and memorable scenes. True originals of British cinema include Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim and Edith Evans in films such as Blithe Spirit, Waltz Of The Toreadors, Cottage To Let and The Importance Of Being Earnest.

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  10. The Best of British Cinema Season 1 Episode 10 - Power and Prejudice
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    #10 - Power and Prejudice

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    British cinema has always has a strong tradition for powerful reflections on contemporary life, social and psychological dramas that mix insightful commentary and identifiable characters with involving narratives. Featured stars include Richard Harris, Patricia Roc, Stanley Baker and James Mason in films like This Sporting Life, When the Bough Breaks, Violent Playground and Odd Man Out.

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  11. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 1 - Classic Tales
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    #11 - Classic Tales

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    Highlights from some of the best-known literary adaptations British cinema has produced, including extracts from The Importance Of Being Earnest, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, The Card and The History Of Mr. Polly.

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  12. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 2 - Action Men
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    #12 - Action Men

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    Stars such as Oliver Reed, Stanley Baker, Howard Keel and Peter Finch feature in films highlighting thrills and action, including The Trap, Sea Fury, Floods of Fear and Robbery Under Arms.

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  13. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 3 - All in the Game
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    #13 - All in the Game

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    Among the films that feature sports are This Sporting Life with Richard Harris, Checkpoint with Stanley Baker, All For Mary starring David Tomlinson and The Lady Vanishes with cricket obsessives Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.

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  14. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 4 - Kids
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    #14 - Kids

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    Celebrating young scene-stealers including John Howard Davies, Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills in British movies such as Oliver Twist, Dangerous Exile, The Kidnappers, Tiger Bay and The History of Mr Polly.

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  15. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 5 - Film Fun
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    #15 - Film Fun

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    Comedy sequences from films such as The Early Bird, The Frozen Limits, The Intelligence Men, Band Waggon and Carry On Loving feature stars like Norman Wisdom, the Crazy Gang, Morecambe and Wise, Arthur Askey, and the Carry On team

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  16. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 6 - Animal Antics
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    #16 - Animal Antics

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    Featuring some of the most famous non-human stars of British cinema, including Tarka the Otter, An Alligator Named Daisy, Tawny Pipit and The Belstone Fox.

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  17. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 7 - Love Story
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    #17 - Love Story

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  18. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 8 - All at Sea
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    #18 - All at Sea

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  19. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 9 - Doctors and Nurses
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    #19 - Doctors and Nurses

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  20. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 10 - Heaven and Earth
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    #20 - Heaven and Earth

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  21. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 11 - New Frontiers
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    #21 - New Frontiers

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  22. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 12 - Woman's Own
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    #22 - Woman's Own

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  23. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 13 - English Gentlemen
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    #23 - English Gentlemen

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  24. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 14 - Reel Lives
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    #24 - Reel Lives

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  25. The Best of British Cinema Season 2 Episode 15 - Going Places
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    #25 - Going Places

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Heroes" is the best rated episode of "The Best of British Cinema". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/22/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Leave 'Em Laughing".