Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With John Simm

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: 246,422

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: 4,076

3. Grace (2021– )

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

Drama following Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.

Stars: John Simm, Richie Campbell, Brad Morrison, Laura Elphinstone

Votes: 7,060

4. 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: 4,096

5. Toast of London (2012–2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.

Stars: Matt Berry, Robert Bathurst, Doon Mackichan, Shazad Latif

Votes: 10,606

6. Crime (2021– )

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

When an Edinburgh schoolgirl is abducted, DI Ray Lennox investigates her disappearance whilst confronting his own past trauma.

Stars: Dougray Scott, Joanna Vanderham, Ken Stott, Sarah McCardie

Votes: 6,139

7. Life on Mars (2006–2007)

TV-14 | 959 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.

Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews

Votes: 32,348

8. Would I Lie to You? (2007– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Two teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.

Stars: David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Rob Brydon, Paul Ridley

Votes: 9,681

9. The Catch (2016–2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Follows a female private investigator whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. She is drawn to a man whose career appears to be committing fraud for a living.

Stars: Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Jay Hayden, Rose Rollins

Votes: 12,534

10. Spaced (1999–2001)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.

Stars: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost

Votes: 57,647

11. Hilda (2018–2023)

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

A fearless blue-haired girl named Hilda leaves the forest to go to town and find new friends, great adventures, magic and mysterious creatures who might be dangerous.

Stars: Bella Ramsey, Ameerah Falzon, Oliver Nelson, Daisy Haggard

Votes: 13,822

12. Collateral (2018)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Investigating the murder of a pizza delivery man, a London detective uncovers a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers and spies.

Stars: Carey Mulligan, Nathaniel Martello-White, Hayley Squires, Vineeta Rishi

Votes: 21,434

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: 7,865

14. Clocking Off (2000–2003)

55 min | Drama

Interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character.

Stars: Jack Deam, Tony Mooney, Joan Kempson, Siobhan Finneran

Votes: 591

15. The Village (2013–2014)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.

Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy

Votes: 2,726

16. Starstruck (2021–2023)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

A millennial in London is juggling two dead-end jobs and navigating the awkward morning-after-the-night-before when she discovers the complications of accidentally sleeping with a film star.

Stars: Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Al Roberts

Votes: 8,590

17. 24 Hour Party People (2002)

R | 117 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Lennie James, John Thomson, Paul Popplewell

Votes: 39,680 | Gross: $1.13M

18. Human Traffic (1999)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Music

Five youngsters embrace the 90s clubbing scene on a drug-fuelled weekend of partying in Cardiff.

Director: Justin Kerrigan | Stars: John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes, Nicola Reynolds

Votes: 27,117 | Gross: $0.10M

19. State of Play (2003)

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

Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.

Stars: John Simm, David Morrissey, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy

Votes: 10,522

20. Prey (2014–2015)

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

On the run accused of a terrible crime, Manchester Detective Marcus Farrow tries to prove his innocence while being hunted by his former friends and colleagues.

Stars: Rosie Cavaliero, Daniel Jillings, Darren Whitfield, John Simm

Votes: 3,645

21. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.

Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie

Votes: 1,720

22. Intruders (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

A secret society is devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

Stars: James Frain, Millie Bobby Brown, Tory Kittles, Mira Sorvino

Votes: 3,931

23. Mad Dogs (2011–2013)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Follows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Spain to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn.

Stars: Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren

Votes: 5,881

24. Unaired Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot (2019 TV Movie)

Fantasy

Plot unknown. Prequel to 'Game of Thrones' set 5,000 years before the events depicted in the series, centering on an unconstructed era in a land divided into a hundred kingdoms.

Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Alex Sharp, Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower, Denise Gough

Votes: 150

25. Moving On (2009– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama

Series of daytime plays set in contemporary Britain, all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of life change.

Stars: Neil Bell, Alicia Brockenbrow, John Draycott, Olivia Fenton

Votes: 511

26. Code of a Killer (2015)

65 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer.

Stars: John Simm, Anna Madeley, David Threlfall, Lorcan Cranitch

Votes: 3,723

27. The Devil's Mistress (2008)

189 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Drama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.

Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm

Votes: 2,728

28. The Jonathan Ross Show (2011– )

60 min | Talk-Show

British talk show host Jonathon Ross talks with guests from around the globe.

Stars: Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan

Votes: 1,306

29. This Morning (1988– )

150 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show

Magazine show featuring lifestyle, cookery, fashion and news segments, along with celebrity interviews and gossip.

Stars: Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes

Votes: 892

30. Horizon (I) (1964– )

50 min | Documentary

British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.

Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach

Votes: 1,147

31. The Lakes (1997–1999)

374 min | Drama

A young Liverpudlian escapes unemployment by taking a job at a Lake District hotel. When things seem to be looking up, a tragic incident changes everything

Stars: Kaye Wragg, John Simm, Charles Dale, Robert Pugh

Votes: 1,058

32. Crime & Punishment (2002 TV Movie)

200 min | Crime, Drama

Living in squalor, a former student and loner (Raskolnikov) murders an old pawnbroker woman in order to confirm his hypothesis that certain individuals can pretermit morality in the pursuit of something greater.

Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: John Simm, Ian McDiarmid, Shaun Dingwall, Geraldine James

Votes: 940

33. I, Jack Wright

Drama, Thriller | Pre-production

When Jack's will reveals his fortune largely excluded his third wife and sons, detectives Morgan and Jones suspect murder. The Wright family feud intensifies as all become suspects.

Stars: Harry Lloyd, Gemma Jones, Sabrina Bartlett, Rakhee Thakrar

34. Screen One (1985–2002)

120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.

Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James

Votes: 139

35. Exile (2011)

180 min | Drama, Thriller

A father and son story, with a thriller motor. It explores a mystery from the past with a brutal and shocking revelation.

Stars: John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Nico Mirallegro

Votes: 2,001

36. Miranda (2002)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears, he travels down to London to search for her, only to discover that ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Christina Ricci, John Simm, Kyle MacLachlan, John Hurt

Votes: 2,062

37. Strangers (I) (2018)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jonah Mulray is a professor whose world comes crashing down when his wife is killed in a car crash in Hong Kong.

Stars: John Simm, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Katie Leung, Rosalind Halstead

Votes: 2,764

38. Cold Courage (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Thriller

Two young Finnish women in London are drawn inexorably together via the Studio - a clandestine group dedicated to bringing justice to those beyond the law.

Stars: Sofia Pekkari, Pihla Viitala, John Simm, Arsher Ali

Votes: 6,117

39. The One Show (2006– )

30 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

A live magazine programme featuring topical stories and big name studio guests.

Stars: Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Christine Lampard, Adrian Chiles

Votes: 621

40. Sex Traffic (2004)

189 min | Crime, Drama

Boston based Kernwell Industries is an American defense contractor. One of those contracts is to deploy 3,000 peacekeepers to the International Peacekeeping Coalition's work in the Balkans.... See full summary »

Stars: Len Cariou, Maury Chaykin, Luke Kirby, Robert Joy

Votes: 1,546

41. Wonderland (1999)

R | 108 min | Drama

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a café waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart

Votes: 4,215 | Gross: $0.41M

42. Skellig: The Owl Man (2009 TV Movie)

PG | 102 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

After moving with his family into a new home, a boy discovers a bird-like man living in the old garage on their property.

Director: Annabel Jankel | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Milner, John Simm

Votes: 2,096

43. Breakfast (2000– )

180 min | News, Talk-Show

The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.

Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams

Votes: 418

44. Trauma (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Thriller

A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a high-achieving trauma consultant for the death of his teenage son.

Stars: Adrian Lester, John Simm, Lyndsey Marshal, Jemima Rooper

Votes: 1,765

45. White Teeth (2002– )

240 min | Drama, Comedy

The lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.

Stars: Om Puri, Phil Davis, Naomie Harris, Archie Panjabi

Votes: 779

46. Cutting Edge (1990–2017)

Documentary

Weekly documentary series focussing on political and social issues.

Stars: John Simm, Mark Halliley, Steven Mackintosh, Jim Carter

Votes: 122

47. Canterbury Tales (2003)

52 min | Drama

An adaptation of six of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in a modern setting.

Stars: Indira Varma, James Nesbitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julie Walters

Votes: 402

48. Doctor Who Confidential (2005–2011)

TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary

Behind the scenes of the making of Doctor Who (2005) with the cast, crew and directors.

Stars: Russell T. Davies, David Tennant, Steven Moffat, Phil Collinson

Votes: 943

49. Nero (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 192 min | Biography, Drama, War

A six-episode mini-series covering five centuries of the Roman Empire.

Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Matthias Habich

Votes: 700

50. Chiller (1995– )

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A British horror/fantasy anthology series where each story involves, to some extent, the supernatural and features lead actors from UK television.

Stars: Nigel Havers, Phyllis Logan, Kevin McNally, John Simm

Votes: 328