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51. Timon of Athens (2012)
180 min | Drama
Timon of Athens is a play unique to Shakespeare as it offers a central character without family or partner; the story of a rich and liberal Athenian whose generosity is exploited until he learns the full extent of man's greed.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Matt Ayleigh, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Bentall, Charlie Blackwood
Votes: 28
52. Timeshift (2002–2017)
60 min | Documentary
Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.
Stars: Veronika Hyks, Tamsin Greig, Kim Newman, Andrew Martin
Votes: 74
53. National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010)
160 min | Comedy
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nick Sampson, Richard Frame, Paul Ready, Matt Cross
Votes: 62
54. An Evening with George Smiley (2017)
Biography
Broadcast live from London's Royal Festival Hall, join us for a celebration of one of the world's greatest writers as he shares the secrets behind the creation of his most beloved character.
Director: John Kirby | Stars: Hossein Amini, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston, John Irvin
Votes: 31
55. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A TV screening of a production of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by the Royal Ballet, staged at the Royal Opera House in London. It's the first full-length score commissioned for the Royal Ballet in 20 years.
Directors: Jonathan Haswell, Kevin O'Hare, Dominic Best | Stars: Lauren Cuthbertson, Sergei Polunin, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky
Votes: 108
56. Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012– )
Not Rated | History
Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new light on some of the greatest plays ever written.
Stars: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter De Jersey, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 68
57. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
58. The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019)
150 min | Drama, History
Richard II, King of England, is irresponsible, foolish and vain. His weak leadership sends his kingdom into disarray and his court into uproar.
Directors: Joe Hill-Gibbins, Tony Grech-Smith | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Leo Bill, Martins Imhangbe, Natalie Klamar
Votes: 39
59. Time and the Conways (1985 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
1919: the World War is over. Kay Conway celebrates her 21st birthday and all the family look forward with hope and confidence. Then Time begins to conjure with them and offers a dark glimpse of what the future could really bring.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Claire Bloom, Geraldine James, Phyllis Logan, Nicholas Le Prevost
Votes: 15
60. Muse of Fire (2013)
83 min | Documentary
Two young London actors set out together to face the greatest challenge in the world of acting - Shakespeare.
Directors: Dan Poole, Giles Terera | Stars: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Mark Rylance, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 147
61. Ancient Worlds (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An Ancient society is examined, but not just from a historical point of view. The researchers try to present and approach it as if they lived in that Classical or earlier culture, religion etcetera.
Stars: Richard Miles, Simon Russell Beale, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Julie Berry
Votes: 210
62. Downtown Lagos (1992– )
55 min | Drama
Solicitor Mungo Dawson finds his orderly world collapsing when he is assigned to a Nigerian fraud case, and defendants start to disappear.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Frederick Treves, Ursula Howells, Kitty Aldridge
63. The 75th Annual Tony Awards (2022 TV Special)
TV-PG | 138 min | Music, Reality-TV
Actress Ariana DeBose hosts The 75th Annual Tony Awards recognizing the best productions on Broadway for the 2021-2022 season, with eleven nominations for the musical "Strange Loop" and eight nominations for the play "Lehman Trilogy."
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Hugh Jackman, Mary-Louise Parker, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 57
64. BBC Proms (2010–2018)
Music
The Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. The Proms ... See full summary »
Stars: Katie Derham, Suzy Klein, Charles Hazlewood, Zeb Soanes
Votes: 40
65. The Temptation of Franz Schubert (1997 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
The darker side of the composer is explored when he stays in the hospital for syphilis.
Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Jason Flemyng, Emilia Fox, Richard Van Allan
Votes: 48
66. Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003–2015)
60 min | Talk-Show
A series in which arts presenter Mark Lawson has a 60-minute in-depth conversation with a notable figure.
Stars: Mark Lawson, Noel Gallagher, Terry Wogan, Celia Imrie
Votes: 76
67. Fry's Planet Word (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Fry's Planet Word sees Stephen Fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He dissects language in many of its guises.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Steven Pinker, Robert McCrum
Votes: 331
68. National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)
124 min | Comedy, Drama
Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Alex Jennings, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Addy, Sarah Annis
Votes: 23
69. Sacred Music (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, Eamonn Dougan
Votes: 27
70. A Taste of My Life (2006–2008)
30 min | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show
Nigel Slater interviews celebrities about their lives and the food that has affected them.
Stars: Nigel Slater, Meera Syal, Jo Brand, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 88
71. The Mushroom Picker (1993– )
65 min | Drama
A young woman is seduced by a Russian mushroom picker with voracious appetites.
Stars: Nigel Terry, Lynsey Baxter, Lesley Manville, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 15
72. The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004 TV Special)
130 min | Music
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of award - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Tom Aldredge, Debbie Allen, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 195
73. Ambition (I) (2019)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In deepest, darkest west Wales, a tollbooth operator with a mild lactose intolerance and a disdain for conversation meets a customer at a turning point in her life.
Director: Ryan Andrew Hooper | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Gwyneth Keyworth, Nina Toussaint-White, Dean Rehman
74. Matisse Live (2014)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Phil Grabsky | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Francine Stock, Rupert Young
Votes: 25
75. The Mysterious Mr Webster (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Biography
The story of the son of a coach-maker with a highly developed sense of the macabre, who ended up rivalling Shakespeare. John Webster's life was shadowy and his plays darkly imagined - it ... See full summary »
Directors: Rachel Jardine, Alastair Laurence, David Okuefuna | Stars: James Shapiro, Ben Addis, Gemma Arterton, Oscar Dunbar
Votes: 17
77. BBC Proms (2013– )
Music
Stars: Katie Derham, Tom Service, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen J. Bryant
Votes: 17
78. Sir Simon Russell Beale Remembers... The Hollow Crown (2023 TV Special)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Simon Russell Beale looks back on his role as Falstaff in the BBC's 2012 adaptation of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown (2012).
Star: Simon Russell Beale
79. The Death of Stalin: Dictators, Murderers and Comrades... Oh My! (2018 Video)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Paul Chahidi, Armando Iannucci, Michael Palin
Votes: 12
80. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2000 (2000 TV Special)
Stars: Jane Asher, Simon Russell Beale, Steven Berkoff, Joan Collins
81. Richard Briers: A Tribute (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Emma Clarke | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Richard Briers, Alan Ayckbourn, Simon Russell Beale
82. John Betjeman: The Last Laugh (2001)
65 min | Documentary
Director: Edward Mirzoeff | Stars: King Charles III, John Drummond, Lady Harrod, Anne Lancaster
83. Sacred Music: The Story of Allegri's Miserere (2008 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Andy Robbins, Harry Christophers, Rhodri Huw | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas
84. WEDU Arts Plus (2013– )
Not Rated | Documentary
This weekly arts and culture program focuses on the stories of the individuals and organizations that make West Central Florida such an artistically vibrant region.
Stars: Dalia Colon, Gabe Ortiz, Megan Voeller, Ya La'ford
86. The Making of Henry IV Part 1 (2012 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Richard Eyre, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons
87. Parkinson: Masterclass (2012–2014)
Talk-Show
The most successful exponents from all areas of the art try to answer the simple question of why they are the best at what they do, in conversation with Sir Michael Parkinson.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Jamie Cullum, Láng Lang, Michael Morpurgo
Votes: 16
88. Historians of Genius (2004)
Documentary
Documentary series with each episode focusing on the work of a different historian from the past (Carlyle, Gibbon, Macauley); actors in modern dress delivered their words to the camera, making them seem like a contemporary presenter.
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Bill Paterson, Simon Schama, Samuel West
89. The Making of Henry IV Part 2 (2012 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Richard Eyre, Rupert Goold, Pippa Harris
90. 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005 Video)
The 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards and Interviews backstage with the recipients, honorees and presenters of the Awards Show 2005. The Lifetime Achievement Award ... See full summary »
Directors: Sian Busby, Josef d'Bache-Kane, Colin Wilson | Stars: Pedro Almodóvar, Simon Russell Beale, Cliff Bestall, Nick Broomfield
Votes: 25
91. Being Alice: Adventures in Wonderland (2011 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the creation of the Royal Ballet's first full-length ballet with a newly commissioned score in 20 years, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon.
Director: Dominic Best | Stars: Johanna Adams, Simon Russell Beale, Bob Crowley, Lauren Cuthbertson
92. Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Simon Russell Beale travels to Italy to explore the story of the Duke of Mantua and his court composer Claudio Monteverdi during the late Italian Renaissance.
Director: Andy King-Dabbs | Star: Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 6
93.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Persuasion
(1995)
PG | 103 min | Drama
Theatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood, Corin Redgrave
Votes: 11,399 | Gross: $5.46M
94.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
John & Abigail Adams
(2006)
TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Peter Jones | Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Simon Russell Beale, Linda Emond
Votes: 65
95.
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988)
Episode:
Art and Illusion
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
The Vice-Chancellor's wife wants an art gallery.
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, David Troughton, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 20
96.
Imagine (2003– )
Episode:
Being Hamlet
(2006)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, History
Director: Rupert Edwards | Stars: Alan Yentob, Vaneshran Arumugam, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Bogdanov
Votes: 8
97.
A Taste of My Life (2006–2008)
Episode:
Miranda Richardson
(2007)
30 min | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Adderley | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Nigel Slater, Roberta Taylor, Clare Reihill
98.
WEDU Arts Plus (2013– )
Episode:
Episode 303
(2014)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary
A banner represents the heritage of Black Americans, go behind the scenes of an ambitious Shakespearean play, an artist who weaves her love of fabric and color, and a Ukrainian opera composer captures the tragic history of his country.
Stars: Dalia Colon, Rupert Goold, Rory Kinnear, Jeremy Irons
99.
The South Bank Show (1978– )
Episode:
The Nutcracker Story
(2007)
Documentary
Director: Margy Kinmonth | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Matthew Bourne, Elle Fanning, Valery Gergiev
100.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997– )
Episode:
Post War
(1997)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
Ten years after the end of WWII, Quiggin starts a literary magazine. Pamela leaves MP Widmerpool for X Trapnel but eventually returns. As the 1960's progress, Widmerpool becomes college ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Sean Baker, Robin Bailey, Gillian Barge
Votes: 27