The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (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.

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Miriam Margolyes

Narrator (voice)

David Tennant

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Carey Mulligan

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Russell T Davies

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Kyle MacLachlan

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John Hurt

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Charles Dance

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Jack Davenport

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Anne-Marie Duff

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Damian Lewis

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Verity Lambert

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Tim McInnerny

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Abi Morgan

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Jean Marsh

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Anamaria Marinca

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Robert Lindsay

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Geraldine James

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John Simm

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Mark Strong

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Joe Ahearne

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Jon Amiel

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Anthony Andrews

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Michael Angelis

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Annabelle Apsion

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George Baker

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Joe Don Baker

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John Barrowman

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Carlos Bernard

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Alan Bleasdale

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Brian Blessed

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Steven Bochco

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Peter Bogdanovich

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Lorraine Bracco

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David Chase

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Sarah Clarke

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Lorcan Cranitch

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Gemma Craven

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Phil Daniels

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Andrew Davies

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Drea de Matteo

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Brian Eastman

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Christopher Fairbank

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Peter Flannery

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Mark Frost

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Louis Gossett Jr.

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Robert Iler

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Mick Jackson

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John Judd

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Peter Kosminsky

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David Leland

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David Liddiment

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Daniela Nardini

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James Nesbitt

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Bill Paterson

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Maxine Peake

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Siân Phillips

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John Salthouse

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Nicola Shindler

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Tony Sirico

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Alison Steadman

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