Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Richard Lintern

1. 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: 39,509

2. The Crown (2016–2023)

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

Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.

Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith

Votes: 256,955

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: 28,074

4. 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: 52,151

5. Silent Witness (1996– )

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

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,745

6. Professor T (2021– )

46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, assists the police in solving crime.

Stars: Barney White, Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Emma Naomi

Votes: 5,486

7. Endeavour (2012–2023)

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

Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.

Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby

Votes: 33,474

8. 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

9. Top Boy (2011–2023)

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

Two London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.

Stars: Ashley Walters, Kano, Jasmine Jobson, Little Simz

Votes: 39,878

10. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)

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

DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front

Votes: 15,898

11. Foyle's War (2002–2015)

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

As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.

Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington

Votes: 18,293

12. Casualty (1986– )

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama

The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.

Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale

Votes: 3,694

13. 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: 4,110

14. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)

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

British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.

Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey

Votes: 5,757

15. EastEnders (1985– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.

Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown

Votes: 9,233

16. Highlander (1992–1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.

Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield

Votes: 17,823

17. Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Stars: Mark Benton, Jo Joyner, Patrick Walshe McBride, Tomos Eames

Votes: 5,953

18. Pennyworth (2019–2022)

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

The origin story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces soldier living in London and how he came to work for Bruce Wayne's father.

Stars: Jack Bannon, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Ben Aldridge

Votes: 18,083

19. The Bank Job (2008)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays

Votes: 189,242 | Gross: $30.06M

20. Taggart (1983–2010)

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

The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.

Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders

Votes: 2,008

21. Nolly (2023)

45 min | Biography, Drama

Exploring the reign, and fall from grace, of the inimitable British soap star, Noele Gordon.

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Con O'Neill, Augustus Prew, Antonia Bernath

Votes: 2,423

22. The Outpost (2018–2021)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Talon, the lone survivor of the Blackbloods, sets off to track her family's killers, and discovers her supernatural powers, which she must learn to harness.

Stars: Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Anand Desai-Barochia, Adam Johnson

Votes: 9,034

23. Crossing Lines (2013–2015)

TV-14 | 1,530 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A special crime unit investigates serialized crimes that cross over European borders, to hunt down criminals and bring them to justice.

Stars: Tom Wlaschiha, Donald Sutherland, Lara Rossi, William Fichtner

Votes: 13,807

24. Page Eight (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Johnny works for MI5. His neighbor Nancy approaches him. When his best friend and boss suddenly dies, Johnny's left to sort out things about the PM, MI5 and US.

Director: David Hare | Stars: Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Tom Hughes, Michael Gambon

Votes: 19,937

25. The House of Eliott (1991–1994)

50 min | Drama

Two sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.

Stars: Stella Gonet, Louise Lombard, Aden Gillett, Cathy Murphy

Votes: 1,638

26. Syriana (2005)

R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller

A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Kayvan Novak

Votes: 134,295 | Gross: $50.82M

27. 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: 3,722

28. White Heat (2012)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

A story about a group of seven London-based students from 1965 to the present day.

Stars: MyAnna Buring, Sam Claflin, Lindsay Duncan, Claire Foy

Votes: 727

29. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)

TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman

Votes: 3,115

30. The Murders at White House Farm (2020)

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

Revolves around the true story of a fateful night in August 1985 when five members of the same family are murdered at an Essex farmhouse, and the ensuing police investigation and court case that follows.

Stars: Freddie Fox, Alexa Davies, Mark Addy, Scott Reid

Votes: 12,032

31. The Love Punch (2013)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.

Director: Joel Hopkins | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie

Votes: 15,870 | Gross: $0.30M

32. How the Universe Works (2010– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe

Votes: 7,251

33. Stephen (2021)

60 min | Crime, Drama, History

Follows the Lawrences and their quest for justice 18 years after the death of Stephen Lawrence.

Stars: Sharlene Whyte, Steve Coogan, Hugh Quarshie, Jonjo O'Neill

Votes: 1,541

34. Young Wallander (2020–2022)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Follow recently graduated police officer Kurt Wallander as he investigates his first case.

Stars: Adam Pålsson, Leanne Best, Ellise Chappell, Sara Seyed

Votes: 13,399

35. The Storyteller (1987–1989)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

Stars: John Hurt, Brian Henson, Frederick Warder, David Greenaway

Votes: 5,008

36. Hunted (2012)

TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Drama

Meet Sam. A spy. A hunter. And herself hunted by an enemy more ruthless and determined than any she's ever known.

Stars: Melissa George, Adam Rayner, Patrick Malahide, Morven Christie

Votes: 9,413

37. Threesome (I) (2011–2012)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Threesome is a comedy about three inseparable friends in their 30s. Alice lives with her boyfriend Mitch and her gay best friend Richie. Together they form three points of an unlikely triangle.

Stars: Emun Elliott, Amy Huberman, Stephen Wight, Isabella O'Brian

Votes: 1,466

38. The Shadow Line (2011)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Christopher Eccleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in this intricate conspiracy thriller set in a world of blurred morality, inhabited by conflicted characters on both sides of the law.

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Kierston Wareing, Richard Lintern

Votes: 5,006

39. Truth Serum (2022)

Short

A housewarming gets super weird when guests are spiked with a mysterious drug that colours the night.

Director: Vika Evdokimenko | Stars: Olivia Vinall, Richard Gadd, Killian Coyle, Sophie Kennedy Clark

40. Best Interests (2023)

Drama

Follows a family driven apart by having to make choices no parent would ever want to make.

Stars: Sharon Horgan, Niamh Moriarty, Michael Sheen, Alison Oliver

Votes: 1,026

41. Cassandra's Dream (2007)

PG-13 | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go badly and the two become enemies.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Peter-Hugo Daly

Votes: 53,871 | Gross: $0.97M

42. The Gospel of John (2003)

PG-13 | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Kash, Christopher Plummer, Scott Handy

Votes: 4,205 | Gross: $4.07M

43. Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

Director: John Ridley | Stars: André 3000, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga

Votes: 7,008 | Gross: $0.32M

44. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011–2014)

386 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

"The Suspicions of Mr Whicher" premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. ... See full summary »

Stars: Paddy Considine, Tim Pigott-Smith, William Beck, Nancy Carroll

Votes: 972

45. A Very British Sex Scandal (2007 TV Movie)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A docu-drama which chronicles the experiences and actions of Peter Wildeblood which eventually led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Great Britain.

Director: Patrick Reams | Stars: Nicholas Le Prevost, Harriet Eastcott, Sam Heughan, Barny Clevely

Votes: 880

46. Clapham Junction (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance

A chronicle of 36 hours in the lives of a number of interconnected gay men in Clapham, South London.

Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Tom Beard, James Bellamy, Robin Berry, Rachael Blake

Votes: 3,083

47. Jo (2013)

366 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Joachim Jo Saint-Clair is a veteran detective in Paris elite Criminal Brigade tackling the city's most challenging murder cases.

Stars: Jean Reno, Jill Hennessy, Tom Austen, Orla Brady

Votes: 1,722

48. The Line of Beauty (2006)

177 min | Drama, Romance

A young man becomes attached to a family that's not his own, and casts himself into the life of plentiful riches and gay love affairs for which he seems destined.

Stars: Dan Stevens, Tim McInnerny, Hayley Atwell, Alice Krige

Votes: 1,911

49. Spies of Warsaw (2013)

45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of Warsaw.

Stars: David Tennant, Janet Montgomery, Marcin Dorocinski, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz

Votes: 2,634

50. Lead Balloon (2006–2011)

30 min | Comedy

Rick Spleen is a world-weary comedian who ends up doing far too many corporate jobs to pay the bills.

Stars: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power, Anna Crilly

Votes: 1,591