Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Monica Dolan

1. Black Mirror (2011– )

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

Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.

Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Monica Dolan, Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen

Votes: 641,395

2. Midsomer Murders (1997– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.

Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon

Votes: 39,552

3. Death in Paradise (2011– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.

Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert

Votes: 28,129

4. Call the Midwife (2012– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History

Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.

Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann

Votes: 31,579

5. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,216

6. Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024)

53 min | Biography, Drama

One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

Stars: Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Will Mellor

Votes: 10,740

7. Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

R | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Following Kick-Ass' heroics, other citizens are inspired to become masked crusaders, but Red Mist leads his own group of evil super-villains to get revenge, kill Kick-Ass, and destroy everything he stands for.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey

Votes: 288,769 | Gross: $28.80M

8. C.B. Strike (2017– )

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

War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted partner Robin Ellacott.

Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan, Jack Greenlees

Votes: 24,755

9. Inside No. 9 (2014– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.

Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Votes: 19,736

10. Never Let Me Go (2010)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.

Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Izzy Meikle-Small

Votes: 153,413 | Gross: $2.43M

11. Pride (I) (2014)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine

Votes: 61,712

12. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,118

13. DCI Banks (2010–2016)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.

Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz

Votes: 9,155

14. Empire of Light (2022)

R | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

Votes: 24,289

15. Wolf Hall (2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Votes: 13,122

16. Sherwood (II) (2022– )

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two shocking and unexpected murders shatter an already fractured community leading to one of the largest manhunts in British history.

Stars: Adam Hugill, Lorraine Ashbourne, Perry Fitzpatrick, Philip Jackson

Votes: 9,359

17. Catastrophe (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 601 min | Comedy

American man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London.

Stars: Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Mark Bonnar, Ashley Jensen

Votes: 23,740

18. Official Secrets (2019)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans

Votes: 54,696 | Gross: $0.40M

19. The Dig (2021)

PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

Director: Simon Stone | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn

Votes: 82,707

20. Eye in the Sky (2015)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi

Votes: 91,593 | Gross: $18.70M

21. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.

Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James

Votes: 3,312

22. The Falling (2014)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.

Director: Carol Morley | Stars: Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Anna Burnett

Votes: 7,962

23. Urban Myths (2017–2020)

22 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

Showcases stories that have been passed down over time and have become part of urban folklore.

Stars: Robbie Coltrane, David Avery, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Paul Kaye

Votes: 928

24. Judge John Deed (2001–2007)

185 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sir John Deed, a High Court judge, tries to seek real justice in the cases before him.

Stars: Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Thorn, Simon Chandler

Votes: 1,331

25. This Time Next Year (2024)

Comedy, Romance | Completed

Minnie and Quinn are born on the same day, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. Years later they find themselves together again. Maybe it's time to take a chance on love.

Director: Nick Moore | Stars: Golda Rosheuvel, John Hannah, Sophie Cookson, Monica Dolan

26. A Very English Scandal (2018)

TV-14 | 56 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.

Stars: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hodge

Votes: 16,285

27. Vanity Fair (2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

An adaptation of the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Stars: Michael Palin, Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Johnny Flynn

Votes: 5,734

28. Tipping the Velvet (2002)

59 min | Drama, Romance

The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.

Stars: Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Jodhi May, Alexei Sayle

Votes: 8,615

29. Cyrano (2021)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 14,907

30. 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: 4,379

31. W1A (2014–2024)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Ian Fletcher, formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC.

Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Monica Dolan, Jessica Hynes, Sarah Parish

Votes: 3,140

32. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022– )

TV-14 | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.

Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite

Votes: 4,866

33. Great Performances (1971– )

TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical

Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.

Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo

Votes: 902

34. Sightseers (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Alice Lowe, Kenneth Hadley, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies

Votes: 30,290 | Gross: $0.04M

35. Topsy-Turvy (1999)

R | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith

Votes: 13,489 | Gross: $6.20M

36. The Witness for the Prosecution (2016)

Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.

Stars: Billy Howle, Kim Cattrall, Monica Dolan, Andrea Riseborough

Votes: 5,640

37. The Change (2023– )

Comedy

Sharp comedy series following 50 year old Linda as she goes through the menopause.

Stars: Bridget Christie, Monica Dolan, Susan Lynch, Omid Djalili

Votes: 866

38. The Escape Artist (2013)

60 min | Drama, Thriller

A junior barrister celebrated for spiriting people out of tight legal corners represents an accused murderer.

Stars: David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Brid Brennan, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 6,938

39. Alan Partridge (2013)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When famous DJ Alan Partridge's radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Tim Key, Karl Theobald

Votes: 32,985 | Gross: $0.15M

40. All About Eve (2019)

148 min | Drama

Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing and tells Margo and her friends a melancholy life story. Margo takes Eve under her wing, only to have Eve use her and connive against her.

Directors: Ivo van Hove, Nick Wickham | Stars: Lily James, Gillian Anderson, Monica Dolan, Julian Ovenden

Votes: 564

41. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)

413 min | Comedy, Drama

New versions of Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time.

Stars: Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Harriet Walter, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 565

42. The Casual Vacancy (2015)

60 min | Drama

The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies.

Stars: Silas Carson, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 3,241

43. Rialto (2019)

90 min | Drama

Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Mackie Burns | Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Monica Dolan, Sophie Jo Wasson

Votes: 927

44. Typist Artist Pirate King (2022)

108 min | Drama

The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.

Director: Carol Morley | Stars: Monica Dolan, Kelly Macdonald, Gina McKee, Kieran Bew

Votes: 174

45. Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A teenager spends his summer listening to heavy metal music and trying to get along with his librarian mum.

Director: Simon Bird | Stars: Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Elliot Speller-Gillott, Tamsin Greig

Votes: 2,608

46. Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010–2016)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Famous DJ Alan Partridge gives us an insight into what happens behind the microphone at North Norfolk digital radio.

Stars: Steve Coogan, Tim Key, Simon Greenall, Mary Joanna Coogan

Votes: 3,239

47. King Lear (2008 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 156 min | Drama

Sir Ian McKellen gives a tour-de-force performance as Shakespeare's tragic monarch, in this special television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works.

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, William Gaunt, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes

Votes: 662

48. Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh (2020– )

120 min | Talk-Show

Alan Titchmarsh celebrates the great British countryside in the company of special guests.

Stars: Alan Titchmarsh, Lesley Joseph, David Domoney, Camilla Bassett-Smith

Votes: 24

49. Coming Up (2003–2013)

Drama

Coming Up is a British Channel 4 television series of films made for television by new directors and writers.

Stars: Fotios Foddy Savva, Johnny Harris, Anthony Flanagan, Ben Smith

Votes: 195

50. Hang Ups (2018)

30 min | Comedy

After the collapse of his previous group-therapy practice, Richard is no longer able to conduct the traditional 50-minute sessions most therapists have with their patients. Instead, he's ... See full summary »

Stars: Stephen Mangan, Bebe Cave, Fionn O'Shea, Karl Theobald

Votes: 927