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51. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.
Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens
Votes: 1,979
52. Chill Factor (1999)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A new biological chemical weapon that explodes up to temperatures over fifty degrees Fahrenheit, falls into the hands of two men who try to make sure that it doesn't get stolen by a terrorist.
Director: Hugh Johnson | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer
Votes: 10,111 | Gross: $11.23M
53. Hawking (2004 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Biography, Drama
Theoretical physicist/cosmologist Stephen Hawking's life and search for the beginning of time (1963-6).
Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Brandon, Tom Hodgkins, Christian Rubeck
Votes: 6,370
54. The Broker's Man (1997–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson
Votes: 188
55. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 420
56. How We Used to Live (1968–1998)
Family, History
Award-winning British educational drama series tracing the lives and fortunes of various fictional Yorkshire families from Tudor times through to the 1960s. Many of the early seasons were 20-part serialised dramas.
Stars: Redvers Kyle, Diana Davies, James Tomlinson, John Keyworth
Votes: 105
57. South Riding (2011)
Drama
In 1930s Yorkshire, a spirited new headmistress brings inspiration and modern ideas to an all girls' school and shakes up the more conservative-minded residents of South Riding.
Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton, Katherine McGolpin
Votes: 1,517
58. The Incident (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama
Small town lawyer Harmon Cobb defends a German prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb has to contend with the difficulties of defending the devil when the ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Walter Matthau, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine, Peter Firth
Votes: 601
59. Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Celts fighting among themselves and the Saxons in 5th century Briton after the Roman pullout.
Stars: Oliver Tobias, Michael Gothard, Jack Watson, Brian Blessed
Votes: 181
60. Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two Soviet sailors, Peter and Sergei, go ashore in Liverpool to spend one night on the town. Peter can speak a minimal amount of English but it's enough to make contact with two ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Bernard | Stars: Peter Firth, Alfred Molina, Tracy Marshak-Nash, Alexandra Pigg
Votes: 1,484
61. Yellowstone (2009– )
50 min | Documentary
Filmed over the course of a year in Yellowstone, this documentary tracks the area's wildlife as they grapple with life and death within one of America's last remaining wilderness regions.
Stars: Peter Firth, Mary Beth Schwartz, Jeff Henry, Dick Powell
Votes: 1,885
62. Undeniable (2014)
45 min | Drama, Thriller
25 years ago, Jane saw a man killing her mother. Today she's a well-adjusted wife and mother herself. While having a physical, she notices a doctor who looks like the killer and reports him. No one believes her--except one cop.
Stars: Claire Goose, Alisha Kelly, Felix Scott, Robert Pugh
Votes: 1,084
63. Tristan and Isolde (1981)
84 min | Adventure, Romance
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
Director: Veith von Fürstenberg | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Antonia Preser, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 143
64. Anna Lee (1994)
120 min | Crime, Drama
British crime drama series following the cases of the Brierly Security detective agency.
Stars: Imogen Stubbs, Brian Glover, John Rowe, Peter Wight
Votes: 110
65. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
66. The Inn at the Edge of the World
Drama | Pre-production
The story focuses on five people who respond to an advertisement to escape Christmas and all its enforced jollity in London and retreat to an Inn off the West coast of Scotland.
Director: Charles Dance | Stars: Celia Imrie, Charles Dance, Joanna Lumley, Claudie Blakley
67. When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
R | 118 min | Drama
Teddy, a troubled Vietnam veteran, has his car break down near a Texas roadside diner. He goes inside and subjects the diners to physical and mental torture.
Director: Milton Katselas | Stars: Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner, Stephanie Faracy, Dixie Harris
Votes: 498
68. Born of Fire (1987)
R | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley, Stefan Kalipha, Orla Pederson
Votes: 654
69. Happily Ever After (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
Heather returns to her hometown when her father becomes ill and is pressured into filming her former best friend's wedding.
Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin | Stars: Janet Montgomery, Sara Paxton, Alex Kingston, Peter Firth
Votes: 260
70. Prisoner of Honor (1991 TV Movie)
PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama
An investigation into the conviction of a French Army Captain of treason leads a man into the deadliest of conspiracies that helped divide the people of France and set the stage for the First World War.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth, Jeremy Kemp
Votes: 1,390
71. Me & Mrs Jones (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Top tabloid journalist Liam Marple (Robson Green) poses as a politicial fundraiser to get the dirt on Prime Minister Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall). Things get sticky when they fall in love.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Robson Green, Philip Quast, Keeley Hawes
Votes: 332
72. Country Matters (1972– )
60 min | Drama
The story of people living in the countryside of the United Kingdom after World War I.
Stars: Peter Firth, Ian McKellen, Rosalind Ayres, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 82
73. The Flaxton Boys (1969–1973)
30 min | Family, Adventure, Mystery
Four generations of boys have various adventures at Flaxton Hall in Yorkshire, beginning with Jonathan and his friend Archie in 1854.
Stars: Gerry Cowan, Victor Winding, Richard Gale, Alan Guy
Votes: 70
74. Genuine Fakes
Drama | Pre-production
In the 80s-90s, art prices skyrocketed, increasing fraud potential. The film recounts the story of two men from different backgrounds who crossed paths unexpectedly and orchestrated one of the 20th century's biggest art frauds.
Director: Pat Holden | Stars: Celia Imrie, Tara Fitzgerald, Derek Jacobi, Alex Kingston
75. The Pleasure Principle (1991)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Part relationship drama and part sex comedy follows a middle-aged man who loves women and sex and can't stop cheating. He gets a divorce from his angry wife, but then cheats on his lovers. However, one of them decides to get even.
Director: David Cohen | Stars: Peter Firth, Chloe Davies, Haydn Gwynne, Lysette Anthony
Votes: 87
76. Holding On (1997)
55 min | Drama
A complex, moving story of life in the big bad city, in this case London. The tragic, senseless, futile murder of a beautiful young woman, just embarking on her journey through life, acts ... See full summary »
Stars: David Morrissey, Saira Todd, Phil Daniels, Ace Bhatti
Votes: 165
77. Woundings (1998)
102 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.
Director: Roberta Hanley | Stars: Julie Cox, Sammi Davis, Emily Lloyd, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 388
78. Resort to Murder (1995)
50 min | Crime, Mystery
A woman witnesses a murder. She gets murdered right after, and her husband is the prime suspect of the crime.
Stars: Ben Chaplin, Steven Waddington, Kelly Hunter, Peter Firth
Votes: 93
79. Prisoner of Rio (1988)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
Director: Lech Majewski | Stars: Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman, Peter Firth, Florinda Bolkan
Votes: 116
80. Gaston's War (1997)
120 min | Drama, History, Romance
A true story about a Flemish resistance warrior.
Director: Robbe De Hert | Stars: Werner De Smedt, Mapi Galán, Stuart Laing, Oliver Windross
Votes: 317
81. The Witch's Daughter (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Zelda, a young woman whose husband is lost at sea, and her 12-year-old daughter, Perdita, live off the coast of Scotland on the small island of Skua. The islanders believe Zelda is a witch,... See full summary »
Director: Alan Macmillan | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Leigh Biagi, Richard Claxton, Guy Cochrane
Votes: 103
82. The Doctors (1969–1972)
30 min | Drama
The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Leech, Justine Lord, Pamela Duncan, John Barrie
Votes: 22
83. The Battle for Rome (2006)
History
Stars: Michael Sheen, Sean Pertwee, James D'Arcy, Geraldine James
Votes: 228
84. The Making of... 'Lifeforce' (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the sci-fi classic Lifeforce, directed by Tobe Hooper, and special effects created by Oscar award winning John Dykstra.
Director: Drew Cummings | Stars: John Dykstra, Frank Finlay, Peter Firth, Tobe Hooper
Votes: 11
85. A State of Emergency (1985)
PG | 104 min | Drama
A nuclear physicist concludes that constant nuclear testing will bring about the apocalypse, so he attempts to warn US and USSR officials, as well as contact a Portuguese women who claims Virgin Marry warned her about this in 1911.
Director: Richard C. Bennett | Stars: Martin Sheen, Fionnula Flanagan, Ramon Estevez, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 90
86. White Angel (1994)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Ellen Carter's career is on the rocks. She hasn't written a worthy novel since her husband went missing and she was suspected by the police of murdering him. To top it all off, she has ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Jones | Stars: Peter Firth, Harriet Robinson, Don Henderson, Catherine Arton
Votes: 187
87. And the Beat Goes On (1996)
55 min | Drama
Following the members of two families in Liverpool, England during the 1960s as they struggle to cope with the social turmoil of the period.
Stars: Jenny Agutter, Roy Brandon, Katy Carmichael, Lisa Faulkner
Votes: 23
88. Trouble in Paradise (1989)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the harbor of Rotterdam, an action group called "Redpeace" discovers illegal weapon transports. Those are executed by shipping-trade Kusters Shipping Company. The discovery is annoying ... See full summary »
Director: Robbe De Hert | Stars: Beatie Edney, Peter Firth, Freark Smink, Carl Huybrechts
Votes: 72
89. The Perfect Husband (1992)
89 min | Drama
Dostoevsky-inspired drama set in 1900s Prague about a bored arrogant playboy who spends time seducing other men's wives and dueling. He begins an affair with his friend's wife, but falls in love with her. She becomes pregnant. Is it his?
Director: Beda Docampo Feijóo | Stars: Tim Roth, Peter Firth, Ana Belén, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Votes: 208
90. The Garden of Redemption (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, War
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly | Stars: Marta Amaro, Anthony LaPaglia, João Arouca, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 376
91. Owen, M.D. (1971–1973)
50 min | Drama
Stars: Nigel Stock, Joan Newell, Alan Moore, Maggie Hanley
Votes: 17
92. The Magicians (2000 TV Movie)
89 min | Action, Fantasy, Romance
A magician searches for his successor to fight evil.
Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: Charlie O'Connell, Peter Firth, Kimberley Davies, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Votes: 164
93. Innocent Victim (1989)
R | 89 min | Drama
A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Helen Shaver, Lauren Bacall, Malcolm Stoddard, Peter Firth
Votes: 154
94. Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990 TV Movie)
Drama, History, War
In 1066, weakened Anglo-Saxon King Harold II faces the invasion of enemy French forces led by Norman-French Duke William II of Normandy. Harold makes the fateful decision to fortify himself at Hastings Castle. The rest is history.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Adam Bareham, Brian Blessed, Anna Calder-Marshall, Simon Dutton
Votes: 12
95. Home and Away (1972– )
60 min
Brenda leads a conventional domestic life, but after 21 years of marriage she starts to take small steps away from her settled existence.
Stars: Gillian Raine, George Sewell, Tony Melody, Rosalind Ayres
Votes: 10
96. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as " Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Albertson, Irwin Allen, Edward Anhalt
Votes: 354
97. Kings of Crumlin
Comedy | Announced
At the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland, a group of prisoners cross the sectarian divide to salsa dance with each other, men with men, for a national TV show. The incentive, early parole and a walk to freedom.
Director: Simon De Selva | Stars: Pauline McLynn, Peter Firth, Omid Djalili, Doon Mackichan
98. The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992)
Talk-Show
The Paul Ryan Show footage collection consists of nearly 700 half-hour long, in-depth, one-on-one interviews with many of the biggest names in television.
Stars: Paul Ryan, Lainie Kazan, Gilbert Cates, John Ritter
Votes: 12
99. Tickets for the Titanic (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Tony Robinson, Warren Mitchell, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 12
100. Seasick (1996)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
The crew aboard a freight ship are stuck at sea, shunned at all ports because of the toxic waste the ship carries.
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Bob Peck, Katrin Cartlidge, John Castle, Peter Firth
Votes: 95