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Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives. First broadcast on ITV in 1969, Special Branch ushered in an entirely new kind of police drama. As well as introducing a new type of character to British viewers - the trendy copper - Special Branch presented storylines reflecting the complexities of the modern world: from government security leaks, people trafficking and terrorism to street crime and corruption. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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![Janet Key](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/455/161455539_7c79db.jpg)
Janet Key
UK
Best series:
Taggart (1983) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Napoleon and Love (1974) (series)
![Barry Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/456/161456789_50b70f.jpg)
Barry Jackson
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Jonathan Elsom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/456/161456068_a89cd1.jpg)
Jonathan Elsom
New Zealand
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
Catweazle (1970) (series)
Dinny Powell
UK
Best series:
Red Dwarf (1988) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Andy Bradford
UK
Best series:
Mr. Bean (1990) (series)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Pauline Letts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459878_aeaf96.jpg)
Pauline Letts
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
![Louis Haslar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/460/161460834_0ed032.jpg)
Louis Haslar
UK
Best series:
The Brittas Empire (1991) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Fredric Abbott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/466/161466132_cdc1f1.jpg)
Fredric Abbott
Australia
Best series:
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
![Geoffrey Chater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/474/161474695_77ce07.jpg)
Geoffrey Chater
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
A Taste for Death (1988) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
![Madeleine Christie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475901_65925c.jpg)
Madeleine Christie
UK
Best series:
Coronation Street (1960) (series)
![Drewe Henley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476607_0700a7.jpg)
Drewe Henley
UK
Best series:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
UFO (1970) (series)
Jan Conrad
Poland
Best series:
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Larry Cross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476748_e18d04.jpg)
Larry Cross
Canada
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Hal Galili](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509536_c3deb8.jpg)
Hal Galili
USA
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
Carmen Dane
UK
Best series:
The Benny Hill Show (1969) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
Fred Wood
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Anthony Sagar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/483/161483264_1319a9.jpg)
Anthony Sagar
UK
Best series:
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Dennis Thorne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/499/161499324_94014b.jpg)
![Anthony Carrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687707_60444e.jpg)
Anthony Carrick
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Edward Jewesbury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/523/161523455_1f523c.jpg)
Edward Jewesbury
UK
Best series:
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)