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1. Doctor Who (2005–2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith

Votes: 246,870

2. 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: 4,082

3. 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

4. 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: 9,241

5. Coronation Street (1960– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.

Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor

Votes: 6,026

6. Doctors (2000–2024)

30 min | Drama

The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.

Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen

Votes: 1,704

7. Robin Hood (1984–1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.

Stars: Peter Llewellyn Williams, Ray Winstone, Mark Ryan, Clive Mantle

Votes: 4,996

8. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )

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

A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt

Votes: 3,539

9. Hollyoaks (1995– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

Hollyoaks takes a look at the lives, loves, and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSEs, A-Levels, and College into the world of work.

Stars: Nick Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Kieron Richardson, Jennifer Metcalfe

Votes: 4,504

10. Bergerac (1981–1991)

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

Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.

Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White

Votes: 2,234

11. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)

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

A dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.

Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Ben Hunter

Votes: 15,971

12. Eye of the Needle (1981)

R | 112 min | Romance, Thriller, War

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Stephen MacKenna, Philip Martin Brown

Votes: 11,885 | Gross: $17.58M

13. Cracker (1993–1996)

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

Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.

Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Kieran O'Brien, Barbara Flynn

Votes: 7,892

14. The Professionals (1977–1983)

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

Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.

Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice

Votes: 3,662

15. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)

Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy

Comedy series following the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon who are left to fend for themselves after their husbands are arrested for armed robbery.

Stars: Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, Alun Lewis

Votes: 2,483

16. See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)

180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A vivid drama which documents the notorious Moors murderers; Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris, Matthew McNulty

Votes: 1,583

17. Accused (2010–2012)

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

Created by Jimmy McGovern, each episode of this series examines a person who is accused of a crime and what led them to end up in the Dock.

Stars: Michael Maloney, Chord Melodic, Andrew Readman, Rosina Carbone

Votes: 2,941

18. Bedlam (2011–2013)

45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Drama and supernatural chills in this series centered around a haunted insane asylum-turned-apartment building.

Stars: Hugo Speer, Charlotte Salt, Lacey Turner, Theo James

Votes: 2,466

19. Band of Gold (1995–1997)

290 min | Crime, Drama

In Bradford, England, several desperate streetwalkers team up to run the business for themselves. They must deal with competition, mobsters, moralists, psychos and cops, but at least now they have each other and a plan.

Stars: Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson, Samantha Morton

Votes: 760

20. Boon (1986–1992)

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

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.

Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling

Votes: 1,010

21. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )

Drama

A series of murders from all periods introduced by Edward Woodward

Stars: Edward Woodward, Martin Reeve, Michael Wardle, Saskia Abbott

Votes: 78

22. Cracker (2006 TV Movie)

109 min | Crime, Drama

Fitz returns to Manchester after living 10 years in Australia with his wife and youngest son. He is soon drawn into the investigation of a British soldier who may have been traumatized by his years serving in Northern Ireland.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Anthony Flanagan, Stefanie Wilmore, Andrea Lowe

Votes: 2,028

23. The Royal Today (2008)

30 min | Drama

Drama serial which follows the lives of the staff of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital. Unlike its predecessor, The Royal, which was set in the 1960s, this is set in the present day.

Stars: Ben Hull, Andrew Scarborough, Steve Huison, Lucie Trickett

Votes: 93

24. 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: 1,515

25. Birth of the Beatles (1979)

104 min | Biography, Drama, Music

An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, John Altman, Ray Ashcroft

Votes: 701

26. The Endless Game (1989)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A British MI6 agent comes out of retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He must examine events from his own past to determine who killed them, and why.

Stars: Albert Finney, George Segal, Monica Guerritore, Ian Holm

Votes: 233

27. Crossbow (1987–1989)

26 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Switzerland in the 14th Century, William Tell and his son Matthew are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's ... See full summary »

Stars: Will Lyman, Jeremy Clyde, Nick Brimble, David Barry Gray

Votes: 516

28. Yasmin (2004)

87 min | Drama

A young Muslim woman living in Britain campaigns for the release of her immigrant husband from his detainment in a holding centre.

Director: Kenneth Glenaan | Stars: Archie Panjabi, Renu Setna, Steve Jackson, Syed Ahmed

Votes: 788

29. Piece of Cake (1988)

312 min | Drama, War

Stories of the men of the RAF Hornet Squadron during the early days of World War II.

Stars: Neil Dudgeon, George Anton, Boyd Gaines, Jeremy Northam

Votes: 790

30. 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: 104

31. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)

50 min | Drama, History, War

Story of the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell.

Stars: Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan, Rob Edwards, Lucy Aston

Votes: 236

32. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.

Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 337

33. Chandler & Co (1994–1995)

50 min | Crime, Mystery

Elly and Dee team up to form a detective agency.

Stars: Catherine Russell, Barbara Flynn, Susan Fleetwood, Peter Capaldi

Votes: 59

34. Medics (1990–1995)

50 min | Drama

The everyday lives and loves, trials and tribulations of the doctors, nurses, patients and administrative staff of a large teaching hospital in the north-west of England near the city of Manchester.

Stars: Jimmi Harkishin, Tom Baker, Emma Cunningham, James Gaddas

Votes: 41

35. The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994–1995)

30 min | Comedy

In this follow-up series to his previous hit, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, the comic makes a bold claim: 'I can guarantee you will not be disappointed. Not unless you're expecting something other than a fat man in a suit shouting at you'.

Stars: Alexei Sayle, John Sparkes, Peter Capaldi, Jenny Agutter

Votes: 88

36. Village Hall (1974–1975)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.

Stars: Reginald Barratt, Priscilla Morgan, Frank Crompton, Stella Moray

Votes: 32

37. Microbes and Men (1974– )

60 min | Drama

Dramatised documentary series charting the development of vaccines by Pasteur, Koch and others in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Stars: Frank Gillard, Arthur Lowe, James Grout, Patricia Heneghan

Votes: 39

38. They Disappear When You Lie Down (1974 TV Movie)

60 min | Drama

Two sisters take part in a local table-tennis tournament. One thinks that her sex appeal will distract the male players and give them a better chance of winning.

Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Peter Armitage, Virginia Clarke, Jeffrey Cliff, Lewis Collins

39. Masquerade (1974– )

30 min | Drama

A television series consisting of five original plays, all set at parties.

Stars: Stephen MacKenna, Ian Holm, Leonard Rossiter, Julia Foster

40. Masquerade (1974– )
Episode: Mützen ab! (1974)

Drama

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Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Mark Dignam, Thorley Walters, Neil Hallett

Votes: 6

41. Bergerac (1981–1991)
Episode: The Deadly Virus (1987)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Three well-meaning animal rights activists, including Kim's boyfriend Kevin, liberate three monkeys from Gaines' research unit, unaware that one has the deadly Marburg virus. It bites Kevin... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Rosemary Martin

Votes: 46

42. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: A Duty of Care (1993)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

A young man falls to his death from an elevated fork lift, but how did he come to be up there? And why do his two workmates tell conflicting stories? Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield investigate.

Director: Indra Bhose | Stars: Eric Richard, Huw Higginson, Tony O'Callaghan, Simon Rouse

Votes: 44

43. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Bang Bang, You're Dead (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama

A team-building exercise of paint-balling turns out to be anything but when Santini uses it as another excuse to target Rosie. So she turns to her only colleague wise enough to detect what is really happening, Liz Rawton.

Director: Paul Murton | Stars: Michael Higgs, Caroline Catz, Ben Roberts, Libby Davison

Votes: 33

44. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode: We'll Always Have Majorca (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy

Abel Kane, ex-rock star and ex-cellmate of Darryl, offers the sisters, Garth and Dorien free use of his villa in Majorca. On arrival the women are shocked to find Darryl and Chris are there... See full summary »

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Alun Lewis

Votes: 25

45. Boon (1986–1992)
Episode: Fiddler Under the Roof (1987)

TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

With Harry rubbing his hands in glee at the prospect of a large wedding function being held at the Coaching Inn, fat profits look assured. But when the expected 100 or so guests turn out to... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Michael Elphick, Stephen MacKenna, John Harding

Votes: 11

46. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.1995 (2000)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Pam St. Clement, Mike Reid, Barbara Windsor, Tony Caunter

47. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode: An American in Aidensfield (1993)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime

The arrival of a young American, Charlie Dameron, divides the population of Aidensfield in two. Some think he is only dodging military service in Vietnam while others do not mind his ... See full summary »

Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Nick Berry, Niamh Cusack, Derek Fowlds, Bill Maynard

Votes: 35

48. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode: Easy Rider (1998)

TV-PG | Drama, Comedy, Crime

Ned Hall reports an UFO flying silently over his head one night he is collecting his sheep. He is not the only one. Sue's uncle Barry Watson and - of all people - Oscar Blaketon have made ... See full summary »

Director: Garth Tucker | Stars: Bill Maynard, Derek Fowlds, Jason Durr, William Simons

Votes: 29

49. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode: The Holiday's Over (2003)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime

A nasty surprise awaits PC Ventress, who is acting sergeant while Sergeant Merton is on his honeymoon. One morning an inspector of constabulary called Craig walks in and finds the police ... See full summary »

Director: Jonas Grimås | Stars: Michael Garner, William Simons, Sarah Tansey, Duncan Bell

Votes: 20

50. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode: Have a Drink on Me (1994)

Drama

Wild and Crimmins go out drinking on the eve of the Battle of Somme, missing roll call and the battle the next morning.

Director: David Darlow | Stars: Edward Woodward, Mark Brackenbury, Nigel Collins, Wayne Foskett

Votes: 8