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1. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes, including the civilians' roles, are left a mystery.
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 189,373
2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Votes: 1,830,412 | Gross: $448.14M
3. 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: 12,763
4. Batman Begins (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
Votes: 1,580,758 | Gross: $206.85M
5. Dunkirk (2017)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, History
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy
Votes: 741,394 | Gross: $188.37M
6. The Prisoner (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 1,010 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace
Votes: 15,068
7. 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
8. Following (1998)
R | 69 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan
Votes: 101,918 | Gross: $0.05M
9. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 981
10. 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
11. Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
TV-14 | 650 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, try to cope with the German occupation.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton, Simon Cadell
Votes: 395
12. General Hospital (1972–1980)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Tony Adams, David Garth, Lewis Jones, James Kerry
Votes: 84
13. Pose (2018)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Gary, an old, working class man runs away from his depressing care home to pursue his dream of becoming a model. On the way he encounters a young model who becomes infatuated with him and helps him on his road to stardom.
Director: Axel Garkman | Stars: John Nolan, Naomi Battrick, Simon Dobson, Ross McNamara
Votes: 20
14. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 198
15. Masterpiece (1971– )
Drama, History, Mystery
An anthology drama series featuring primarily British productions.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Laura Linney, David Bamber, Russell Baker
Votes: 578
16. 1990 (1977–1978)
55 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, Britain is under the grip of the Home Office's Public Control Department (PCD), a tyrannically oppressive bureaucracy riding roughshod over the population's civil liberties.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Robert Lang, Tony Doyle, Paul Hardwick
Votes: 166
17. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
18. Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime
This series chronicles the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Gayle Hunnicutt, Stratford Johns, Derren Nesbitt
Votes: 583
19. Terror (1978)
R | 84 min | Horror
The descendants of a witch hunting family and their close friends are stalked and killed by a mysterious entity.
Director: Norman J. Warren | Stars: John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, James Aubrey, Sarah Keller
Votes: 1,653
20. Strange Report (1969–1971)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.
Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack
Votes: 176
21. Hadleigh (1969–1976)
60 min | Drama
James Hadleigh is the squire of the village in this series created by Robert Barr.
Stars: Gerald Harper, Peter Dennis, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Alastair Hunter
Votes: 84
22. Target (1977–1978)
50 min | Action, Crime
A small team of detectives solve crimes of a varied nature in Southampton.
Stars: Patrick Mower, Philip Madoc, Brendan Price, Vivien Heilbron
Votes: 64
23. Shabby Tiger (1973– )
350 min | Drama
Nick Faunt, a Manchester millionaire's son, leaves home at the height of the Depression to become an artist. When he meets an Irish serving girl, a strange love story begins.
Stars: John Nolan, Prunella Gee, Sharon Maughan, Howard Southern
Votes: 20
24. The World Is Full of Married Men (1979)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
David Cooper works in advertising but spends more time on his love life despite the fact that he is married. When his wife Linda discovers his girlfriends, she decides to find get revenge by having an affair.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Carroll Baker, Sherrie Lee Cronn, Paul Nicholas
Votes: 169
25. The Rag Trade (1975–1978)
30 min | Comedy
Follows the humorous struggles of workers in a London clothing factory.
Stars: Peter Jones, Diane Langton, Miriam Karlin, Christopher Beeny
Votes: 64
26. The Nelson Affair (1973)
PG | 118 min | Drama, History
Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a ... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 260
27. Dickens of London (1976–1977)
60 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Charles Dickens grew up in a family where his father was larger than life. The elder Dickens is a teller of tales and always seems to have ambitions that are well beyond his means or his ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Dotrice, John F. Landry, Diana Coupland, Adrienne Burgess
Votes: 82
28. The Sunday Drama (1977–1978)
Drama
A little boy is looking forward to spending the day with his divorced father; will he get his hopes up just to be disappointed?
Stars: Richard Beale, Josie Kidd, Jeremy Clyde, Jane Wenham
Votes: 10
29. Marked Personal (1973–1974)
30 min
Afternoon show about the dramas that enfold around the human resources department of a large organization.
Stars: Heather Chasen, Stephanie Beacham, Frankie Jordan, Carl Rigg
Votes: 12
30. Daniel Deronda (1970– )
270 min | Drama
Brought up in ignorance of his origins, Daniel finds himself helping an unhappily married woman, a suicidal young singer and a consumptive Jewish man.
Stars: John Nolan, Martha Henry, Robert Hardy, Noel Davis
Votes: 9
31. Six Days of Justice (1972–1975)
52 min | Drama
Drama deals with a magistrates' court, which usually is their first encounter with the law in the U.K. The stories evolve around the types of crimes that are presented there from parking ... See full summary »
Stars: George Waring, Meadows White, Rex Robinson, Ishaq Bux
Votes: 13
32. US (2022)
8 min | Short, Horror
A Young Lad enters an unusual unknown world after taking advice from a good friend, what will it lead to and is there a way out of this unknown world that is Belper.
Director: Terry Bowe | Stars: Lee Westwick, War Pilot, Jethro Randell, Laila Banki
Votes: 624
33.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
In the Steps of a Dead Man
(1974)
TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
When a young soldier suddenly dies, his parents and his girlfriend are naturally shocked and upset by the news. Several months later a young man turns up at the parent's house claiming to ... See full summary »
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: John Nolan, Richard Vernon, Denise Buckley, Faith Brook
Votes: 169
34.
Masterpiece (1971– )
Episode:
The Merchant of Venice
(2001)
141 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Directors: Chris Hunt, Trevor Nunn | Stars: David Bamber, Peter De Jersey, Mark Umbers, Alexander Hanson
Votes: 109
35.
1990 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Pentagons
(1978)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
There's good news and bad news in Britain. The good news: Home Secretary Dan Mellor has been replaced by Kate Smith, and a "pentagon" - one of a growing army of dissident groups - is ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Lisa Harrow, Robert Lang, David McKail
Votes: 8
36.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
By the Pricking of My Thumbs...
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
The Doomwatch team investigates the myth about the XYY chromosome after a schoolboy is expelled for possessing it.
Director: Eric Hills | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 19
37.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Flight Into Yesterday
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
After a long-haul flight Dr Quist's reputation is put seriously in doubt when he arrives drunk to a meeting with the Prime Minister. Is it a simple case of jet-lag, or sabotage?
Director: Darrol Blake | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 17
38.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
In the Dark
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
The death of a young man off the Scottish coast leads to the Doomwatch team investigating a cover-up in the case of a sunken ship, and the discovery of a revolutionary life-changing science.
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 17
39.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Invasion
(1970)
Sci-Fi, Drama
Ridge and Hardcastle are sent on what seems a simple enough assignment, but stumble onto a major government cover up in an abandoned English manor.
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 22
40.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
Public Enemy
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
A young boy dies while attempting to retrieve a ball from a high roof, but the cause of his death is not from falling. Doomwatch investigate.
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 17
41.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Inquest
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
An inquest is held into the death of a local girl from rabies. How was she infected? A local woman thinks she knows, and she doesn't believe dogs are involved.
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, John Nolan, Judith Furse
Votes: 17
42.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Iron Doctor
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
A computer oversees the wellbeing of patients at a local hospital. The Doomwatch team look into whether it is saving patients or if something more sinister is afoot.
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Joby Blanshard
Votes: 16
43.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Logicians
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
A powerful antidote formula has been stolen near a school full of gifted boys. Are they responsible, and is computer technology somehow to blame?
Director: David Sullivan Proudfoot | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 17
44.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Web of Fear
(1971)
Sci-Fi, Drama
The Doomwatch team investigate the mysterious outbreak of a deadly subtropical disease which somehow has cropped up on an isolated island off the coast of the UK.
Director: Eric Hills | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, John Nolan, Jean Trend
Votes: 17
45.
Doomwatch (1970–1972)
Episode:
You Killed Toby Wren
(1970)
Sci-Fi, Drama
Quist's authority is questioned from all directions, and Ridge does some quiet investigations into hybrid science in Norwich.
Director: Terence Dudley | Stars: John Paul, Simon Oates, Robert Powell, Joby Blanshard
Votes: 22
46.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
The Education of Nils Borg
(1980)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, War
Nils Borg,a journalist from neutral Sweden, arrives to see how the occupiers and the islanders coexist. He is accompanied by Trudi Engel from Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda, who is keen ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Alfred Burke, David Waller, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton
Votes: 30
47.
The Prisoner (1967–1968)
Episode:
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
With his mind transferred to another body, Number Six wakes up in his London flat and can't convince his colleagues who he is. He takes off to Austria to find the one man who can help him, the person whom Number Two wants him to find.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Zena Walker, Clifford Evans, Nigel Stock
Votes: 780
48.
Return of the Saint (1978–1979)
Episode:
Hot Run
(1979)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Crime
The Saint travels to the Italian ski resort of Cortina for a holiday. Here he is approached by American Diane Lang, who asks him to help her find her brother's killer. Diane runs a ski ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Ian Ogilvy, Rula Lenska, John Nolan, Lorraine De Selle
Votes: 39
49.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Answering Fire: Part 1
(2003)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a suspected terrorist attack on a London hotel a government minister is killed. As Sam and the team investigate the case, old friends and government officials soon muddy the water.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Anne Karam, Dave Lynn, David Mallinson, Susie Porter
Votes: 177
50.
Strange Report (1969–1971)
Episode:
Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change?
(1969)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Two opposing factions at a university are planning various activities to protest about the setting-up of a defence research unit on-site. Ham Gynt goes back to university to study the roots... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Bernard Lee
Votes: 22