Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Shane Briant

1. Farscape (1999–2003)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu

Votes: 40,354

2. The Sweeney (1975–1978)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.

Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin

Votes: 2,661

3. Underbelly (2008–2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Each season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.

Stars: Caroline Craig, Paul Tassone, Dieter Brummer, Daniel Roberts

Votes: 5,294

4. The Lost World (1999–2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The adventures of a band of explorers stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.

Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, Jennifer O'Dell, William Snow

Votes: 4,497

5. Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

After a injury leaves her husband paralysed, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Director: Just Jaeckin | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant, Nicholas Clay, Ann Mitchell

Votes: 3,349

6. All Saints (1998–2009)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

A drama series centred on the lives of the nurses at All Saints Western General Hospital.

Stars: Judith McGrath, Georgie Parker, Tammy Macintosh, Martin Lynes

Votes: 1,640

7. Rake (2010–2018)

Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.

Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Caroline Brazier

Votes: 8,692

8. Hawk the Slayer (1980)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy

With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage.

Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson

Votes: 4,104

9. City Homicide (2006–2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the Homicide floor of a police headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, detectives work to bring justice for the deceased.

Stars: Shane Bourne, Nadine Garner, Aaron Pedersen, Damien Richardson

Votes: 1,716

10. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western

Inspired by Banjo Paterson's famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, this series is about cattle rancher Matt McGregor, his family, and their neighbours in the township of Paterson's Ridge in Australia's Snowy Mountains.

Stars: Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce, Sheryl Munks

Votes: 973

11. Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.

Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris

Votes: 4,302

12. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)

50 min | Drama

Follows the lives of a group of medical professions working for the Flying Doctors Service in the remote Australian outback.

Stars: Lenore Smith, Maurie Fields, Robert Grubb, Val Jellay

Votes: 1,041

13. Gallipoli (2015)

44 min | Drama, History, War

Four young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli.

Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, Sam Parsonson, Tom Budge

Votes: 2,396

14. Van der Valk (1972–1992)

120 min | Crime, Drama

Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.

Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers

Votes: 541

15. Crown Court (1972–2007)

TV-14 | 25 min | Drama

A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.

Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge

Votes: 348

16. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)

190 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.

Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 769

17. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.

Director: Brian Clemens | Stars: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro

Votes: 5,700 | Gross: $0.12M

18. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Baron Frankenstein works with a mental patient to reanimate the dead.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, David Prowse

Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.12M

19. The Lighthorsemen (1987)

PG | 131 min | Drama, History, War

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, Jack Heywood

Votes: 2,028

20. The MacKintosh Man (1973)

PG | 98 min | Thriller

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews

Votes: 5,227 | Gross: $3.30M

21. Demons of the Mind (1972)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest, and Satanic possession.

Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell

Votes: 1,833

22. Time Trax (1993–1994)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A cop from the future is sent back to contemporary times to track down fugitives hiding in the past.

Stars: Dale Midkiff, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Donat, Malcolm Cork

Votes: 1,550

23. Murder Call (1997–2000)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller

Centers on homicide detective odd couple, Tessa Vance, and her partner Steve Hayden. Shot in Sydney, Australia, the show was known for portraying gripping crime drama, while displaying the grittier side of urban Sydney.

Stars: Lucy Bell, Peter Mochrie, Geoff Morrell, Glenda Linscott

Votes: 487

24. The Lovers (I) (2015)

R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

An epic, sweeping and riveting tale of an impossible love set across two time periods and continents.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, Tamsin Egerton, James Mackay

Votes: 3,435

25. Anzacs (1985)

165 min | Drama, History, War

The lives of a dozen Australian soldiers who served in the ANZACs. Fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, then on the Western Front for the remainder of WWI, it's the story of the hardships, camaraderie and casualties of war.

Stars: Andrew Clarke, Paul Hogan, Jon Blake, Megan Williams

Votes: 849

26. Crownies (2011)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama

After finishing their law college, five young solicitors go out in the world to earn recognition and money. Unfortunately, they face a lot of problems while pursuing their dreams.

Stars: Todd Lasance, Hamish Michael, Ella Scott Lynch, Andrea Demetriades

Votes: 1,105

27. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)

120 min | Drama

Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.

Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers

Votes: 178

28. Murder Is Easy (1982 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Mystery

An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.

Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Bill Bixby, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Helen Hayes

Votes: 956

29. Straight on Till Morning (1972)

R | 96 min | Thriller

A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.

Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, James Bolam, Katya Wyeth

Votes: 1,427

30. Wildside (1997–1999)

50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Follow the men and women who work in a downtown police station and a renegade crisis centre in the tough red light district of Sydney, as they deal with the endless array of problems, crimes and triumphs that tumble onto the streets.

Stars: Tony Martin, Rachael Blake, Victoria Longley, Aaron Pedersen

Votes: 386

31. The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

R | 125 min | Drama, War

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 9,987 | Gross: $1.03M

32. G.P. (1989–1996)

58 min | Drama

Set around a fictional Ross St Surgery medical practice in inner Sydney explored both the personal and professional lives of the general practitioners working together, and the other doctors and staff who worked in the clinic.

Stars: Denise Roberts, Michael Craig, Michael O'Neill, Brian Rooney

Votes: 163

33. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)

60 min | Drama

This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.

Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum

Votes: 246

34. Serangoon Road (2013)

561 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Serangoon Road is a detective noir series set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1960s Singapore.

Stars: Don Hany, Joan Chen, Maeve Dermody, Alaric

Votes: 693

35. Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: John Phillip Law, Don Stroud, Barry Primus, Corin Redgrave

Votes: 1,388 | Gross: $0.17M

36. The Naked Civil Servant (1975 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 77 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Hurt, Liz Gebhardt, Patricia Hodge, Stanley Lebor

Votes: 1,906

37. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 111 min | Drama, Horror

In Victorian London, a beautiful young man is given a portrait of himself by an admiring artist. Soon after this, he treats a young woman cruelly and then notices that his portrait seems to... See full summary »

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Charles Aidman, William Beckley, Shane Briant, Nigel Davenport

Votes: 521

38. Headland (2005–2006)

60 min | Drama

Set in South Heads, Australia, the story begins with a fatal car accident. Craig, who still lies in coma, is the only survivor. Secrets and intrigues are revealed as we discover the lives and personalities of the inhabitants of Headland.

Stars: Rachael Taylor, Adrienne Pickering, Libby Tanner, Brooke Harman

Votes: 158

39. The Don Lane Show (1975–1983)

90 min | Comedy

Follows one of the most popular talk shows in Australian television history hosted by Don Lane and co-hosted with Bert Newton.

Stars: Don Lane, Bert Newton, Pete Smith, Kevin Arnett

Votes: 46

40. Twisted Tales (1996–1998)

Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Bryan Brown introduces stories of the bizarre and the supernatural. Sometimes serious, often comical, but always with a twist at the end of the story.

Stars: Rachel Ward, Geoffrey Rush, Kimberley Davies, Brittany Byrnes

Votes: 96

41. Tales of the South Seas (1998–2000)

45 min | Adventure

South Seas captain David Grief lives a life of danger and excitement as he and his friends face a new adventure every day.

Stars: William Snow, Rene Naufahu, Rachel Blakely, Rowena King

Votes: 124

42. Mary: The Making of a Princess (2015 TV Movie)

89 min | Biography

This is the story of a fateful encounter and the life changing choices that led to one of Australia's and the world's most recognisable and romantic love stories.

Director: Jennifer Leacey | Stars: Emma Hamilton, Ryan O'Kane, Gig Clarke, Renae Small

Votes: 334

43. Nancy Wake (1987)

PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, War

Nancy Wake tells the true story of Australia's greatest war heroine - the woman the Gestapo dubbed the 'White Mouse'. This miniseries event begins in 1939 when Nancy meets Henri Fiocca, ... See full summary »

Stars: Noni Hazlehurst, John Waters, Shane Briant, John McTernan

Votes: 122

44. Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)

80 min | Adventure

When Oliver gets reunited with his grandfather he is being sent to Australia by his grandfather. He gets accompanied by Hannah a girl from Hamburg who is looking for her brother, Will Grady.

Stars: Rowan Witt, Luke O'Loughlin, Brittany Byrnes, Mathew Waters

Votes: 84

45. Carson's Law (1983–1984)

50 min | Crime, Drama

Set in the 1920s. A female lawyer faces prejudice when she marries into a influentual family law firm. On top of this she has to bring up three children when her husband is killed in a plane crash.

Stars: Lorraine Bayly, Kevin Miles, Christine Amor, Irene Inescort

Votes: 86

46. Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein

123 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery | Announced

In 1898, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Germany to investigate a strange case in the village of Darmstadt near castle Frankenstein.

Director: Gautier Cazenave | Stars: Eric Godon, John Lebar, Shane Briant, Nicolas Robin

47. Notorious Woman (1974)

350 min | Drama

The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored, with a particular focus on her romance with famed musician Frédéric Chopin.

Stars: Rosemary Harris, Marina McConnell, Lewis Fiander, Jonathan Newth

Votes: 108

48. Comrades (1986)

183 min | Drama, History

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of nineteenth century English farm laborers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.

Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Robin Soans, William Gaminara, Stephen Bateman, Phil Davis

Votes: 935

49. Shaker Run (1985)

91 min | Action, Drama

With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Morrison | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow, Shane Briant

Votes: 311

50. Mission Top Secret (1993–1995)

85 min | Crime, Sci-Fi

12-year-old Jemma accidentally taps into a disused telecommunications satellite and finds she has audio-visual contact with other computers worldwide.

Stars: Rossi Kotsis, Shane Briant, Frederick Parslow, Emma Jane Fowler

Votes: 211