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1. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,884,630 | Gross: $534.86M
2. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Bill Murray
Votes: 47,319 | Gross: $28.43M
3. Boy A (2007)
R | 106 min | Drama
The story of a young Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a violent crime he committed as a child.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Siobhan Finneran
Votes: 39,109 | Gross: $0.11M
4. Years and Years (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
As Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.
Stars: Anne Reid, Rory Kinnear, Jessica Hynes, T'Nia Miller
Votes: 33,344
5. Vera (2011–2025)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 20,138
6. Shameless (2004–2013)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
Stars: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry, Nicky Evans
Votes: 18,564
7. Tin Star (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex undercover UK cop turned police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies does what he must to defend his family from those in power whether it's the oilmen, the preachers or the gangsters.
Stars: Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Oliver Coopersmith
Votes: 16,089
8. The Responder (2022– )
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A crisis-stricken, morally-compromised first-responder tackles a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.
Stars: Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, Faye McKeever
Votes: 13,037
9. A Royal Night Out (2015)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett
Votes: 11,156 | Gross: $0.20M
10. Scott & Bailey (2011–2016)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives Janet Scott & Rachel Bailey investigate murders with Manchester Police's Major Incident Team.
Stars: Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Tony Mooney, David Prosho
Votes: 11,098
11. Paranoid (2016)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a female GP in a rural playground in front of numerous witnesses draws a group of detectives into an ever-darkening mystery that takes them across Europe, aided by mysterious notes sent by the "Ghost Detective".
Stars: Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, Dino Fetscher, Christiane Paul
Votes: 10,395
12. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011)
TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance
An adaptation of Flora Thompson's autobiographical novel "Lark Rise To Candleford", set in 19 century Oxfordshire, in which a young girl moves to the local market town to begin an apprenticeship as a postmistress.
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, Sarah Lancashire, Julia Sawalha, Fergus Drysdale
Votes: 8,434
13. No Offence (I) (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows a group of police officers on the front line wondering what they did to end up where they are now, on the ugly side of Manchester.
Stars: Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy, Will Mellor, Paul Ritter
Votes: 6,737
14. The Tower (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a long-serving cop and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a London tower block, Detective Sarah Collins investigates the dark heart of policing.
Stars: Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola
Votes: 6,090
15. Cobra (2020–2023)
TV-14 | 261 min | Drama, Thriller
As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA committee comprised of the UK's leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, David Haig, Lisa Palfrey
Votes: 4,543
16. Home Fires (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, War
A drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II.
Stars: Clare Calbraith, Brian Fletcher, Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell
Votes: 4,391
17. Appropriate Adult (2011)
67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.
Stars: Emily Watson, Dominic West, Robert Glenister, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Votes: 4,380
18. Spike Island (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Five teenage friends will stop at nothing to attend a concert by their favourite band, The Stone Roses.
Director: Mat Whitecross | Stars: Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Adam Long, Jordan Murphy
Votes: 4,308
19. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.
Stars: William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon
Votes: 4,076
20. Waterloo Road (2006– )
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
Contemporary drama series set in a challenging, diverse British secondary school.
Stars: Philip Martin Brown, Jason Done, Chelsee Healey, Denise Welch
Votes: 3,947
21. The Reckoning (2023)
59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Jimmy Savile's life from his working-class roots, to his rise to TV stardom as a BBC presenter, and his later years when he managed to keep his reign of sexual abuse concealed until after his death in 2011.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Mark Stanley, Mark Lewis Jones, Darien
Votes: 3,717
22. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 3,542
23. Trust Me (2017–2019)
55 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A hardworking nurse who loses her job for whistle-blowing is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Alfred Enoch, Emun Elliott, Katie Clarkson-Hill
Votes: 3,200
24. The Village (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.
Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 2,748
25. Safe House (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A married ex police couple are asked by a police officer and their close friend to turn their remote Guest House into a Safe House.
Stars: Stephen Moyer, Zoë Tapper, Jason Watkins, Sunetra Sarker
Votes: 2,399
26. The Hunt for Raoul Moat (2023)
55 min | Crime, Drama, History
Follows the police operation in 2010 to apprehend fugitive Raoul Moat. He went to Northumberland after killing one person and wounding two others.
Stars: Angela Bain, Joe Blakemore, Sonya Cassidy, Neil Grainger
Votes: 2,121
27. The Driver (2014)
180 min | Crime, Drama
Taxi driver Vince McKee finds his life taking an unexpected turn after he accepts an offer to drive for a criminal gang.
Stars: David Morrissey, Claudie Blakley, Ian Hart, Sacha Parkinson
Votes: 2,025
28. Butterfly (2018)
60 min | Drama
Eleven-year-old Max identifies as a girl and wants to live her life as Maxine. Her separated parents, Vicky and Stephen, attempt to work out how best to cope with and support this huge life decision.
Stars: Emmett J Scanlan, Callum Booth-Ford, Anna Friel, Lorraine Burroughs
Votes: 1,886
29.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 1
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
One night in 2019, politician Vivienne Rook causes a scandal on live TV. At the same time, the Lyons family is united, as Rosie gives birth to a son.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, T'Nia Miller, Ruth Madeley
Votes: 1,841
30. After the Flood (2024– )
47 min | Thriller
Joanna finds an unidentified man dead in a lift in a underground car park after a devastating flood, police assumes that he became trapped as the waters rose, but she is obsessed with discovering what happened to him.
Stars: Sophie Rundle, Matt Stokoe, Nicholas Gleaves, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 1,729
31.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 4
(2019)
TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Daniel embarks on a dangerous quest to bring Viktor home, while Celeste takes a terrible revenge on Stephen. Viv sets her sights on the ultimate prize: 10 Downing Street.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Jessica Hynes, Anne Reid, T'Nia Miller, Russell Tovey
Votes: 1,633
32. See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vivid drama which documents the notorious Moors murderers; Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris, Matthew McNulty
Votes: 1,585
33. Jericho (2016)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Western
In the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s, the shantytown of Jericho is the home of a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of the viaduct they've been brought together to build.
Stars: Jessica Raine, Samuel Bottomley, Hans Matheson, Clarke Peters
Votes: 1,583
34. The Making of a Lady (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
After losing her employment, Emily accepts a proposal that will give her a secure future. But she soon finds trapped in her new family's deception.
Director: Richard Curson Smith | Stars: Lydia Wilson, Maggie Fox, Sarah Ridgeway, Joanna Lumley
Votes: 1,497
35.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 2
(2019)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
As the world recovers, Stephen and Celeste face a very modern nightmare, Daniel fights to keep hold of Viktor, and Edith finally returns home, carrying a terrible secret with her.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Anne Reid, Rory Kinnear, T'Nia Miller, Russell Tovey
Votes: 1,395
36.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 6
(2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
As Viv Rook's regime tightens its grip, the entire Lyons family is forced to take action. Spurred on by both Muriel and Daniel, Rosie faces up to the troops surrounding her home.
Director: Lisa Mulcahy | Stars: Jessica Hynes, Rory Kinnear, Anne Reid, Ruth Madeley
Votes: 1,294
37.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 3
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Daniel uses his birthday party to reveal a dangerous plan. And as Viv Rook rises to power, the Lyons gather for a funeral. But Celeste is left to fight alone as Bethany's obsession.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Jessica Hynes, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, Anne Reid
Votes: 1,266
38. The Royal (2003–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Set in the 1960s, this British medical drama follows the staff and patients of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital.
Stars: Linda Armstrong, Robert Daws, Wendy Craig, Michelle Hardwick
Votes: 1,222
39.
Years and Years (2019)
Episode:
Episode 5
(2019)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
With Viv Rook as Prime Minister, a new Britain takes shape, and Edith tries to investigate mysterious stories about The Disappeared.
Director: Lisa Mulcahy | Stars: Anne Reid, Rory Kinnear, Jessica Hynes, Ruth Madeley
Votes: 1,154
40. Midwinter of the Spirit (2015)
Not Rated | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller
This series follows country vicar Merrily Watkins, who is one of the few women priests working as an exorcist in the UK. When a grisly murder takes place in her local area, the police come calling for her assistance.
Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Nicholas Pinnock, Kate Dickie, Sally Messham
Votes: 1,101
41. Viewpoint (2021)
230 min | Drama, Thriller
A tense police surveillance investigation into a tight-knit Manchester community explores whether it is ever possible to observe the lives of others with true objectivity and zero effect.
Stars: Noel Clarke, Alexandra Roach, KÃla Lord Cassidy, Catherine Tyldesley
Votes: 998
42. Eleventh Hour (2006)
TV-14 | 90 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Patrick Stewart stars as science professor Ian Hood, who works for the Home Office as a consultant on special dangerous cases that involve deadly viruses, cloning experiments etc. Special Branch agent Rachel Young is his partner.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Donald Sumpter, Nicholas Woodeson
Votes: 895
43. Brief Encounters (2016)
Not Rated | 276 min | Drama
In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families, and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.
Stars: Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, Sharon Rooney, Penelope Wilton
Votes: 878
44. Lilies (2007)
60 min | Drama
Tough, sexy, funny and heartbreaking, Lillies details the lives of Iris, May and Ruby Moss - Catholic sisters coming of age in a dockland terraced house. Familial love sustains them, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Brian McCardie, Catherine Tyldesley, Kerrie Hayes, Leanne Rowe
Votes: 805
45. Murdered for Being Different (2017 TV Movie)
61 min | Crime, Drama
On August 11, 2007, twenty-year-old Sophie Lancaster was brutally attacked in a park by a gang of teenagers and died 13 days later in hospital. She and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were attacked because they were dressed as Goths.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Chanel Cresswell, Nico Mirallegro, Abigail Lawrie, Sally Lindsay
Votes: 720
46. Boy Meets Girl (2015–2016)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Comedy series about a couple who find love across the transgender age gap.
Stars: Nigel Betts, Jonny Dixon, Janine Duvitski, Harry Hepple
Votes: 622
47.
Vera (2011–2025)
Episode:
Blind Spot
(2019)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vera investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
Director: Paul Gay | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack
Votes: 595
48. From There to Here (2014)
60 min | Drama
A family saga which begins in Manchester in the summer of 1996, on the day when an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Saskia Reeves, Liz White
Votes: 584
49.
Vera (2011–2025)
Episode:
Cold River
(2019)
TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A beauty empire is shaken to the ground when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tyne. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates.
Director: Carolina Giammetta | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack
Votes: 556
50.
Vera (2011–2025)
Episode:
Cuckoo
(2019)
TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vera must get to the bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.
Director: Lawrence Gough | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack
Votes: 531