Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Alex Palmer

1. 28 Days Later (2002)

R | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Alex Palmer

Votes: 444,901 | Gross: $45.06M

2. 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: 51,970

3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes

Votes: 680,817 | Gross: $290.01M

4. MI-5 (2002–2011)

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

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones

Votes: 18,343

5. Doc Martin (2004–2022)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.

Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom

Votes: 20,169

6. Eden Lake (2008)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

Director: James Watkins | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis, Jack O'Connell

Votes: 94,713 | Gross: $0.01M

7. 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: 4,093

8. 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: 3,687

9. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy

Votes: 237,666 | Gross: $93.93M

10. Holby City (1999–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett

Votes: 2,616

11. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)

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

UK version of the long-running U.S. TV drama that tells the stories of two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

Stars: Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman

Votes: 4,843

12. World Without End (2012)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.

Stars: Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora Waldstätten, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Votes: 9,130

13. Still Crazy (1998)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Fame, fortune and fornication drove the British rock band in the '70s until a divine end. 20 years later, Strange Fruit reunites and goes on a tour with ups and downs on the continent.

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall

Votes: 8,851 | Gross: $0.48M

14. Ultimate Force (2002–2006)

TV-MA | 1,105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Explosive military drama about a crack SAS team. There's a life-or-death mission, reputations at stake, and stamina sorely tested at a combat survival weekend.

Stars: Ross Kemp, Miles Anderson, Christopher Fox, Danny Sapani

Votes: 2,336

15. Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.

Director: Jake Scott | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Iain Robertson, Ken Stott

Votes: 10,445 | Gross: $0.47M

16. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)

TV-14 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Paired with her reliable and devoted chauffeur, Mrs Bradley's finely honed skills of investigation seek out the truth behind the mysteries surrounding a death at the opera, crimes of passion at a circus, poisoning and family secrets.

Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Diana Rigg, Peter Davison, John Alderton

Votes: 1,528

17. Mrs Biggs (2012)

TV-MA | 258 min | Crime, Drama, History

The true story of Charmian Brent (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leading to a descent into crime, most infamously 1963's Great Train Robbery.

Stars: Sheridan Smith, Daniel Mays, Caroline Goodall, Adrian Scarborough

Votes: 918

18. Closing the Ring (2007)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Dylan Roberts, Gene Dinovi

Votes: 4,868

19. Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003 TV Movie)

86 min | Drama

Doctor Bamford has had enough of village life and is desperate for some distance from inquisitive Cornish neighbours. When the local estate agent shows him Tregunnt Farm, derelict and miles... See full summary »

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Anthony Calf, Anna Chancellor, Joe Sowerbutts, Rebecca Bridges

Votes: 841

20. Dangerfield (1995–1999)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The life and times of a small-town family practitioner and police surgeon.

Stars: Roderick Smith, Nadim Sawalha, Nicola Cowper, Bill Wallis

Votes: 195

21. Sunburn (1999–2000)

50 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows the lives of a group of British holiday reps working for Janus Holidays. It ran for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first series was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second on the Algarve in Portugal.

Stars: Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, James Buller

Votes: 90

22. Walking with Cavemen (2003)

120 min | Documentary, History

The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.

Stars: Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Sachs, Alex Palmer

Votes: 1,440

23. Armadillo (2001)

Drama

A collector of ancient battle helmets spends his days as an insurance adjustor. He pursues a woman in an unhappy marriage.

Stars: James Frain, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Rea, Hugh Bonneville

Votes: 293

24. Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (2004–2005)

Documentary, Crime, Drama

Dramatised accounts of five unsolved murders from British history. Julian Fellowes appears as a historical detective who guides the audience through the events leading up to the murder, and proposes a solution to each case.

Stars: Julian Fellowes, Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Jean Marsh, David Schofield

Votes: 55

25. Identity (2010)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A drama series following an elite police unit formed to combat the explosion of identity-related crime.

Stars: Aidan Gillen, Keeley Hawes, Holly Aird, Elyes Gabel

Votes: 720

26. The Low Down (2000)

96 min | Drama

Relationships as they are really lived.

Director: Jamie Thraves | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Dean Lennox Kelly, Tobias Menzies

Votes: 540 | Gross: $0.03M

27. Butterfly Collectors (1999 TV Movie)

180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Whilst the plot centers around a policeman, this is not a police story. In fact John McKeown emphatically dislikes being a policeman. Two teenage boys discover a murdered man at a breakers ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Ruth Harrop, Jamie Draven, Ben Crompton, Pete Postlethwaite

Votes: 115

28. Night Flight (2002 TV Movie)

160 min | Drama

A Drama Film Starring Christopher Plummer And Alex Palmer.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Edward Woodward, Kenneth Cranham, Barbara Flynn

Votes: 60

29. Innocents (2000 TV Movie)

Drama

The film, based upon the Bristol heart scandal of the 1980s and 90s, tells the story about James Wisheart and Janarda Dhasmana, who whilst working together to perform 33 arterial-switch ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Emma Cunniffe, Aden Gillett, Madhav Sharma

Votes: 26

30. Love and Robots (2011)

18 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

Robots are not supposed to have feelings, So why is Ruby the robot so lonely? Can Ruby find another robot to love in a human world?

Directors: Jay Shaffer, David Smart | Stars: Danielle Dawson, Lokenzal Monroe, Katie Brevard, Christian Wichell

31. The Iceman Murder (2005 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Docudrama about Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC.

Director: Richard Dale | Stars: Martin Shaw, Mark Noble, Mark Carroll, Jordan Metcalfe

Votes: 27

32. Poof (1999)

30 min | Short

Intense dark comedy set in the pressure cooker of a commuter train.

Directors: Jes Benstock, Graeme Kennedy | Stars: Dylan Baldwin, Ricci Harnett, Neil McCormack, Alex Palmer

Votes: 10

33. Mr. Christmas (2012)

TV-G | 15 min | Documentary, Short

Every Christmas, Bruce Mertz lights up the neighborhood with the 50,000 lights covering his house. For decades he's obsessively added to his display, creating beautiful, towering fixtures ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Palmer | Stars: Bruce Mertz, Randy Riel

Votes: 33

34. Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (2004–2005)
Episode: A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of Charles Bravo (2004)

60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Julian Fellowes examines the 1876 poisoning of barrister Charles Bravo, recently married to the widow and heiress Florence Ricardo.

Director: Michael Samuels | Stars: Julian Fellowes, Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth McKechnie

Votes: 161

35. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: Calm Before the Storm: Part One (1999)

TV-PG | Drama

The team fights to save the life of colleague Sam Colloby, who's been pushed from a balcony, while Tina mulls over Sean's affair with her best pal Chloe. (UKTV PLAY)

Director: Paul Wroblewski | Stars: Derek Thompson, Ian Bleasdale, Catherine Shipton, Jonathan Kerrigan

Votes: 13

36. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: Calm Before the Storm: Part Two (1999)

TV-PG | Drama

When the boat accident victim arrives, the department becomes contaminated with radioactive material, forcing Charlie to close A&E. UKTV PLAY description.

Director: Paul Wroblewski | Stars: Derek Thompson, Ian Bleasdale, Catherine Shipton, Claire Goose

Votes: 12

37. Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode: Paths (1998)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

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Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Kelley, Hugh Dancy, Alex Palmer, Dominic Kinnaird

Votes: 7

38. Doc Martin (2004–2022)
Episode: Shit Happens (2004)

TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When an epidemic of diarrhea strikes the village the doctor takes immediate action. This, however, does not go down well with the population.

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice

Votes: 488

39. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Hello Goodbye (2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Danny sees Kath's black eye and beats up his father Simon. Marija has to choose between Danny and her ex husband Goran. Sam admits to Chrissy that she spiked Alex's drink at the New Year's party.

Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: Siobhan Redmond, George Irving, Jeremy Sheffield, Jeremy Edwards

40. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: The Worsted Viper (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller

Mrs. Bradley and George travel to a seaside resort town for the wedding of George's daughter and are faced with a ritualistic serial killer.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Isla Blair, John Bowe, Matthew Burgess, Rebecca Callard

Votes: 130

41. MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode: Strike Force (2003)

TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Britain is hit by a wave of strikes, Tom is sent undercover to investigate a decorated British Army Major suspected of plotting a mutiny. He soon discovers a plan involving turning stolen radioactive waste into a dirty bomb.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Kieran Bew, Leo Bill, Roger Brierley, Reece Dinsdale

Votes: 301

42. Sunburn (1999–2000)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1999)

Comedy, Drama

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Stars: Michelle Collins, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Josephine Tewson, James D'Arcy

43. Ultimate Force (2002–2006)
Episode: Natural Selection (2002)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Ten new SAS recruits face their toughest challenge yet, a three-day combat survival course. But things take a turn for the worse when two soldiers are found murdered.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Ross Kemp, Jamie Draven, Tony Curran, Danny Sapani

Votes: 68

44. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: It's a Man Thing (2006)

TV-PG | Drama

Harry drives Ellen to work but they are seen by Bruno who spreads the news to all that they are lovers; as well as selling prescription pads, Bruno is performing Botox and piercings for ... See full summary »

Director: John Dower | Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Derek Thompson, Elizabeth Carling, Susan Cookson

45. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
Episode: Blood Brothers (2003)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, History

At this stage several kinds of ape men populated Africa, each with its own unique adaptations. These species were doomed as the African continent grew increasingly arid, but a new human species well adapted to a hot dry climate emerged.

Directors: Richard Dale, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Robert Winston, Marva Alexander, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley

Votes: 71

46. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
Episode: First Ancestors (2003)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, History

As Africa transitions from forest to Savannah the world's first bipedal ape, australopithecus, evolved and flourished in the new environment.

Directors: Richard Dale, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Robert Winston, Marva Alexander, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley

Votes: 75

47. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
Episode: Savage Family (2003)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, History

Homo agasta display the beginnings of families, tool making, team work and vocal communications. Some migrate out of Africa resulting in the evolution of additional human species in different parts of the world.

Directors: Richard Dale, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Robert Winston, Marva Alexander, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley

Votes: 72

48. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
Episode: The Survivors (2003)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, History

Robert Winston follows the final evolutionary push of mankind's ancestors, and discovers the key that makes us human.

Directors: Richard Dale, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley, Suzanne Cave

Votes: 69

49. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Going Under (2008)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Supt Heaton sends DCI Meadows under cover as a dealer to expose a gang trading in stolen antiques.

Director: Roberto Bangura | Stars: Simon Rouse, Lisa Maxwell, Chris Simmons, Doug Rao

Votes: 14

50. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode: Sacrifice (2009)

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

When a man is found lying on the ground with a kidney surgically removed, Brooks and Devlin have a case that they believed fell more into the category of urban myth than real-life crime. ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Del Maestro | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels

Votes: 137