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1.
BBC Proms (2010–2018)
Episode:
Prom 19: Sondheim at 80
(2010)
Music
In celebration of Stephen Sondheim's unique talents a star-studded cast performs songs from some of his best-loved shows. Bryn Terfel is the demon barber of Fleet Street and he's joined by ... See full summary »
Directors: Bridget Caldwell, David M. Thompson | Stars: Katie Derham, David Charles Abell, BBC Concert Orchestra, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 20
2. The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
223 min | Drama
The story of Lehman Brothers, from their beginnings as cotton brokers before the Civil War to the company's involvement in the financial crisis of 2008.
Directors: Sam Mendes, Matthew Amos | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, Ben Miles, Alice Bounsall
Votes: 392
3.
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
4.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Nightcomers
(2015)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a flashback, Vanessa meets The Cut-Wife, who quickly realizes the extent of Vanessa's powers and warns her of the danger that lies ahead - and the evil that pursues her.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 3,431
5. Torchwood: Monthly Range (2015 Podcast Series)
Action, Sci-Fi
Torchwood - a clandestine organisation outside the government, beyond the police. An elite team of operatives defending Cardiff and the world from alien menaces and terrible forces, keeping... See full summary »
Stars: Gareth David-Lloyd, Tom Price, Kai Owen, Naoko Mori
Votes: 18
6.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
And They Were Enemies
(2015)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vanessa must rely on her strength in order to defeat the demon.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,537
7.
Shakespeare Uncovered (2012– )
Episode:
King Lear with Christopher Plummer
(2015)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
Christopher Plummer discusses William Shakespeare's King Lear with Jonathan Miller, Ian McKellen and Simmon Russell Beale.
Stars: Christopher Plummer, Gwen Adshead, Jonathan Bate, Simon Russell Beale
Votes: 19
8. 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
9.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
And Hell Itself My Only Foe
(2015)
TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vanessa goes alone to battle Evelyn in order to save Sir Malcolm.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,173
10. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 280
11. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,207
12.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Episode #10.6
(2011)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Harry is handed over to the CIA ready for deportation, but when new evidence surfaces, his team break Harry out of custody.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Max Brown, Lara Pulver
Votes: 281
13.
Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012– )
Episode:
This England
(2012)
TV-PG | 61 min | History
What influences of his time and situation led to the creation of Shakespeare's masterly plays? Simon Schama explores the history, political and religious intrigues and the tenor of the ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Simon Schama, Simon Russell Beale, Peter De Jersey, Harriet Walter
Votes: 10
14.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Day Tennyson Died
(2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
With Ethan, Sir Malcolm and Dr. Frankenstein now scattered around the world facing their own demons, a shattered and despondent Vanessa seeks the help of Dr. Seward to battle a new evil.
Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,292
15. Shakespeare Uncovered (2012– )
55 min | Documentary
Various actors discuss Shakespeare plays. Each episode is presented by one actor and, in most cases, the actor discusses one play. However, some episodes cover more than one play. For ... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Ethan Hawke, Harriet Walter, Vanessa Redgrave
Votes: 275
16. 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
17.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Episode #9.6
(2010)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Relations between the CIA and MI5 are stretched after an American drone is hacked in Afghanistan whilst in British care, leading to the loss of American lives.
Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Peter Firth, Richard Armitage, Nicola Walker, Shazad Latif
Votes: 208
18.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Memento Mori
(2015)
TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Creature unleashes his rage; Sir Malcolm confronts Evelyn.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,145
19. House of the Dragon (2022– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.
Stars: Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans
Votes: 378,191
20. A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
The various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.
Stars: Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn, David Troughton
Votes: 553
22.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Episode #9.8
(2010)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team face their toughest challenge ever: tracking down Lucas North, their Section Chief, friend and one of the best agents MI5 has ever had.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Peter Firth, Richard Armitage, Nicola Walker, Shazad Latif
Votes: 207
23.
Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012– )
Episode:
Hollow Crowns
(2012)
TV-PG | 61 min | History
Shakespeare lived in perilous times and his plays contain ideas dangerous in his time--and ours. Judi Dench, Tobias Menzies and others perform Shakespeare's most moving and profound ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Tobias Menzies, Peter De Jersey
Votes: 10
24. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,441
25. 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
26. 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
27.
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
28.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Séance
(2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a séance. Meanwhile, Ethan befriends Ms. Brona Croft, a young Irish immigrant.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 3,724
29.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Fresh Hell
(2015)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sir Malcolm returns to find a new evil hunting Vanessa.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,546
30.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Glorious Horrors
(2015)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sir Malcolm gets tragic news. Roper hunts down Ethan. Dorian hosts a lavish ball in Angelique's honor. And a glorious night turns to horror for Vanessa.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,086
31.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
No Beast So Fierce
(2016)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vanessa contacts her old friend Ferdinand Lyle for help. Lyle introduces her to Catriona Hartdegen. Lily, Dorian and Justine put their plan in motion. Ethan, Sir Malcolm and Hecate arrive at Talbot's ranch.
Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 1,768
32. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Reeve Carney
Votes: 131,217
33. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,324
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997– )
Episode:
The Twenties
(1997)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
In flashback to 1920's Britain, Nicholas Jenkins reminisces about his school days, where he met Widmerpool and Jean.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Robin Bailey, Gillian Barge, Alan Bennett, Jonathan Cake
Votes: 42
38.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Episode #9.1
(2010)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Reeling after the explosion at the hotel, Section D are left considering the sacrifices they make as spies, but they are soon back in action.
Director: Paul Whittington | Stars: Peter Firth, Richard Armitage, Nicola Walker, Shazad Latif
Votes: 219
39.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry IV, Part 1
(2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, History, War
1403: Henry IV finds himself facing uprisings from the Welsh chieftain Owen Glendower and impetuous young Harry "Hotspur" Percy, son of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, angry with the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Joe Armstrong, John Ashton, Will Attenborough
Votes: 1,501
40.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry V
(2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, History, War
Hal is now a responsible monarch as Henry V, his rejection of Falstaff hastening the latter's death. Told by courtiers that,through Edward III, he has a claim to the French throne he makes ... See full summary »
Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Edward Akrout, Tom Brooke, Geraldine Chaplin, Richard Clothier
Votes: 1,267
41.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Little Scorpion
(2015)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Vanessa and Ethan flee London for the Cut-Wife's cottage; a figure from the past resurfaces.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,099
42.
Shakespeare Uncovered (2012– )
Episode:
Othello with David Harewood
(2015)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
David Harewood discusses William Shakespeare's Othello with Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale, Ian McKellen, Julia Stiles and Patrick Stewart.
Stars: David Harewood, Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale, Ian McKellen
Votes: 16
43. 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
44.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Verbis Diablo
(2015)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A haunted Vanessa turns to Sir Malcolm for solace. Meanwhile, Dorian Gray meets an intriguing woman with a secret, Hecate hunts down a prize for her mother - and Ferdinand Lyle reveals the disturbing backstory of the Verbis Diablo.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,351
45.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places
(2015)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Lyle reveals how the story of the Verbis Diablo affects Vanessa. Meanwhile, Hecate tries to get closer to Ethan; Angelique and Dorian's romance grows; and Inspector Rusk interviews the sole survivor of the Mariner's Inn massacre.
Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 2,103
46. Persuasion (1995 TV Movie)
Romance
A young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Simon Russell Beale, Judy Cornwell, Felicity Dean, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 147
47. Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Musical
A celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, broadcast live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Directors: Bridget Caldwell, Gregory Doran, Robin Mason, Tim Taggart | Stars: Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Akala, Roger Allam
Votes: 207
48.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Episode #10.5
(2011)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Harry kidnaps his old Cold War colleague after new evidence of Jim Coaver's involvement in the attacks on MI5 surfaces.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Max Brown, Lara Pulver
Votes: 174
49.
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode:
Night Work
(2014)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 4,280
50. 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