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100 Greatest TV Characters
TV Episode | Documentary, Music

A two-part TV special which counts down Britain's favourite television characters, as voted for by the British public.
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Updated May 5, 2001

Release date
May 5, 2001 (United Kingdom)

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95 cast members
Name Known for
Ardal O'Hanlon
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Caroline Aherne
Mrs. Merton (archive footage) (uncredited) Mrs. Merton (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rowan Atkinson
Edmund Blackadder (archive footage) (uncredited) Edmund Blackadder (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Baker
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited) Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sacha Baron Cohen
Ali G (archive footage) (uncredited) Ali G (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Conner (archive footage) (uncredited) Roseanne Conner (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilfrid Brambell
Albert Steptoe (archive footage) (uncredited) Albert Steptoe (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
June Brown
Dot Cotton (archive footage) (uncredited) Dot Cotton (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Cleese
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited) Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Cole
Arthur Daley (archive footage) (uncredited) Arthur Daley (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robbie Coltrane
Fitz (archive footage) (uncredited) Fitz (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Coogan
Alan Partridge (archive footage) (uncredited) Alan Partridge (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Crawford
Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited) Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Davison
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anita Dobson
Angie Watts (archive footage) (uncredited) Angie Watts (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Enfield
Loadsamoney / Kevin the Teenager (archive footage) (uncredited) Loadsamoney / Kevin the Teenager (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adam Faith
Ronald 'Budgie' Bird (archive footage) (uncredited) Ronald 'Budgie' Bird (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Falk
Columbo (archive footage) (uncredited) Columbo (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Finlay
Peter Manson (archive footage) (uncredited) Peter Manson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregor Fisher
Rab C. Nesbitt (archive footage) (uncredited) Rab C. Nesbitt (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Fishman
D.J. Conner (archive footage) (uncredited) D.J. Conner (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Calista Flockhart
Ally McBeal (archive footage) (uncredited) Ally McBeal (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Gambon
Philip E. Marlow (archive footage) (uncredited) Philip E. Marlow (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers (archive footage) (uncredited) Buffy Summers (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Goodman
Dan Conner (archive footage) (uncredited) Dan Conner (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Grantham
Den Watts (archive footage) (uncredited) Den Watts (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Hagman
J.R. Ewing (archive footage) (uncredited) J.R. Ewing (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Hancock
Hancock (archive footage) (uncredited) Hancock (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Hartnell
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited) Sir Humphrey Appleby (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Hill
Yosser Hughes (archive footage) (uncredited) Yosser Hughes (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Humphries
Dame Edna Everage (archive footage) (uncredited) Dame Edna Everage (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hurt
Quentin Crisp (archive footage) (uncredited) Quentin Crisp (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
David Hyde Pierce
Dr. Niles Crane (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Niles Crane (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Inman
Mr. Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited) Mr. Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Jackson
Mr. Hudson (archive footage) (uncredited) Mr. Hudson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Derek Jacobi
Claudius (archive footage) (uncredited) Claudius (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney James
Sid Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited) Sid Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
David Jason
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited) Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Stratford Johns
Det. Chief Supt. Charles Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited) Det. Chief Supt. Charles Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kaye
Dennis Pennis (archive footage) (uncredited) Dennis Pennis (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Penelope Keith
Margo Leadbetter (archive footage) (uncredited) Margo Leadbetter (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Lindsay
Wolfie Smith / Michael Murray (archive footage) (uncredited) Wolfie Smith / Michael Murray (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Lowe
Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited) Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joanna Lumley
Patricia 'Patsy' Stone (archive footage) (uncredited) Patricia 'Patsy' Stone (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard (archive footage) (uncredited) Alan B'Stard (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sylvester McCoy
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick McGoohan
Number Six (archive footage) (uncredited) Number Six (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Mirren
Jane Tennison (archive footage) (uncredited) Jane Tennison (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Warren Mitchell
Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited) Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Moore
The Saint (archive footage) (uncredited) The Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mr. T
B.A. Baracus (archive footage) (uncredited) B.A. Baracus (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Nail
Oz Osborne (archive footage) (uncredited) Oz Osborne (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Nimoy
Mr. Spock (archive footage) (uncredited) Mr. Spock (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Owen
Compo (archive footage) (uncredited) Compo (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jon Pertwee
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Richardson
Francis Urquhart (archive footage) (uncredited) Francis Urquhart (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Miranda Richardson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) (uncredited) Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Diana Rigg
Ms. Emma Peel (archive footage) (uncredited) Ms. Emma Peel (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Rossiter
Rigsby (archive footage) (uncredited) Rigsby (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Routledge
Hyacinth Bucket (archive footage) (uncredited) Hyacinth Bucket (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Telly Savalas
Kojak (archive footage) (uncredited) Kojak (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Silvers
Sgt. Bilko (archive footage) (uncredited) Sgt. Bilko (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Sloman
Keith Pratt (archive footage) (uncredited) Keith Pratt (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alison Steadman
Beverly (archive footage) (uncredited) Beverly (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Thaw
Chief Inspector Morse (archive footage) (uncredited) Chief Inspector Morse (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Julie Walters
Mrs. Overall (archive footage) (uncredited) Mrs. Overall (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Wilson
Victor Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited) Victor Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Winkler
The Fonz (archive footage) (uncredited) The Fonz (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Wyngarde
Jason King (archive footage) (uncredited) Jason King (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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