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1. Belgravia (2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 8,806
2. 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: 7,037
3. Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024– )
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
25 years after the events of the previous show, scandals continue to plague this family.
Stars: Benjamin Wainwright, Harriet Slater, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow
Votes: 1,048
4. Rogue (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Grace, an undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that she might have contributed to her son's mysterious death. While trying to uncover the truth, she gets involved with a dangerous criminal.
Stars: Cole Hauser, Thandiwe Newton, Sergio Di Zio, Sarah Jeffery
Votes: 3,231
5. 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: 32,308
6. Jamestown (2017–2019)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History
A drama about English settlers in America in 1617.
Stars: Naomi Battrick, Max Beesley, Claire Cox, Patsy Ferran
Votes: 5,804
7. Sense & Sensibility (2008)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
The sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood try to find love and security in the 1800's. These two sisters coudn't be more different. Where Eleanor is calm and always acts proper Marianne is passionate and usally forgets herself.
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Charity Wakefield, Hattie Morahan, Janet McTeer
Votes: 12,964
8. 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: 2,617
9. Home on the Range (2004)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.
Directors: Will Finn, John Sanford | Stars: Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Tilly, Randy Quaid
Votes: 25,977 | Gross: $50.03M
10. Teachers (2001–2004)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
Comedy drama that follows the exploits of school staff both inside and out of the classroom.
Stars: Ursula Holden Gill, Lloyd McGuire, Gillian Bevan, Ellen Thomas
Votes: 3,884
11. Indian Summers (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama
Drama set in 1932 during the final years of British colonial rule in India.
Stars: Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Jemima West, Julie Walters, Rick Warden
Votes: 4,544
12. Survivors (I) (2008–2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate.
Stars: Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph, Zoë Tapper
Votes: 8,918
13. Trust Me (2017–2019)
55 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A hardworking nurse who loses her job for whistle-blowing is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Alfred Enoch, Emun Elliott, Katie Clarkson-Hill
Votes: 3,177
14. Cutting It (2002–2005)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Romance
Drama about the bitter rivalries, professional and personal, between the workers of the Henshall-Ferraday hair salon in Manchester.
Stars: Sarah Parish, Jason Merrells, Angela Griffin, Sian Reeves
Votes: 561
15. Zen (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend, Nathalie Rapti Gomez
Votes: 3,762
16. 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: 2,000
17. The 7.39 (2014)
59 min | Drama, Romance
After fighting for a seat on their morning commute, Sally and Carl begin talking and suddenly their daily train journey becomes a lot more interesting. Carl is happily married, Sally's ... See full summary »
Stars: David Morrissey, Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith, Sean Maguire
Votes: 2,592
18. Quirke (2013–2014)
TV-MA | 266 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Brian Gleeson, Nick Dunning, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 1,365
19. No Return (2022)
60 min | Crime, Drama
An idyllic family holiday in Turkey turns into a nightmare when the 16-year-old son is accused of a serious crime.
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Lily Sutcliffe, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Michael Jibson
Votes: 1,555
20. 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: 721
21. Small Island (2009)
TV-MA | 180 min | Drama
A gentle Jamaican woman reunited with her husband in post-World War II London encounters both racism and homesickness as she adjusts to her new life.
Stars: Naomie Harris, Hugh Quarshie, Ruth Wilson, David Oyelowo
Votes: 1,582
22. The Shadow in the North (2007 TV Movie)
94 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sally Lockhart and friends investigate the disappearance of a steamship, a magician who is threatened by thugs, a psychic with dark visions, and a heartless industrialist.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Jared Harris, Doña Croll, David Harewood, JJ Feild
Votes: 1,093
23. Hearts and Bones (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
This slice-of-life ensemble drama follows a group of twenty- and thirty-something friends from Coventry who all move to London. Featuring appearances by Isla Fisher and Michael Fassbender.
Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Amanda Holden, Andrew Scarborough, Rose Keegan
Votes: 198
24. Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008 TV Movie)
57 min | Biography
In the 1950s Frankie Howerd, the famous radio and film comedian, meets a young waiter Dennis Heymer, who, like himself, is a closet homosexual.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: David Walliams, Rafe Spall, Peter Sandys-Clarke, Sally Leonard
Votes: 171
25. Forty Minutes (1981–1994)
40 min | Documentary
Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.
Stars: John Pitman, Michael Dean, Lucinda Lambton, Roger Mills
Votes: 31
26. Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A look at the life of Ian Fleming from when he was in Naval Intelligence as a Commander until his death in 1964. This docudrama gives an insight into what Fleming was really like and how he wrote the Bond novels.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Ben Daniels, Emily Woof, Pip Torrens, Nickolas Grace
Votes: 40
27. Modern Times (1995–2015)
Documentary
Stars: Michael Elphick, Simon Armitage, Duncan Staff, Holly Aird
Votes: 30
28. Outlaws (2004– )
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bruce Dunbar, the head of a shifty legal firm dealing in criminal law, tries to train new employee Theodore Gulliver in his fairly underhand methods. While Gulliver, fighting Dunbar's ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 117
29. One Child (2014)
Drama
A young adopted British woman (Katie Leung) travels to China to meet her birth family for the first time in 21 years. What should be a warm reunion quickly turns into a race against death.
Stars: Katie Leung, Mardy Ma, Elizabeth Perkins, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 347
30. Kate Bush: This Woman's Work (1989 Music Video)
G | 4 min | Music
Official music video for This Woman's Work by Kate Bush.
Directors: John Alexander, Kate Bush | Stars: Kate Bush, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 57
31. Network 7 (1987–1988)
120 min | News
Ground-breaking and influential youth television series featuring current affairs, interviews, and reports about youth culture.
Stars: Virginia Hey, Diana Quick, Larry Lamb, Lucien Morgan
Votes: 17
32. Shades (2000– )
50 min | Drama, Fantasy
Meeting as "shades" after their unexpected deaths, Mark and Maeve team up to try influencing the world they can't seem to leave.
Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Sally Hurst, Stephen Tompkinson, Hannah Bridges
Votes: 80
33. Saturday Review (1986–1990)
Documentary
Stars: Russell Davies, Minette Marrin, Eric Griffiths, Jonathan Meades
34. The Fabulous Bagel Boys (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Crime drama set in Glasgow's suburban Jewish community. DI Morris Rose investigates a confession made by a man who claims to have killed his daughter. His new colleague DS Murchison is ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Denis Lawson, Michael French, Alex Norton, Zoë Eeles
Votes: 34
35. To Kidnap a Princess (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, History
A Docu-drama exploring the events leading up to the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974 by schizophrenic loner Ian Ball. The programme looks at Ball's life leading up to the ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Justine Geraghty, Ian Golding, C.P. Hallam, Russell Mabey
Votes: 11
36. Diana: My Sister, the Princess (1998 TV Special)
44 min | Talk-Show
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Sally Magnusson, Charles Spencer
37. Real Life (1999– )
60 min | Documentary
Single-documentary series with contributions from various production companies.
Stars: Daniel Abineri, Ralph Bulger, Denise Fergus, Michael James Bulger
38. The 07:39 Behind the Scenes (2014)
Short, Romance
Takes a look behind the scenes of the miniseries.
Director: Freddie Hall | Stars: David Nicholls, John Alexander, David Morrissey, Sheridan Smith
39.
Cutting It (2002–2005)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2004)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Sarah Parish, Ben Daniels, Lucy Gaskell, Sian Reeves
Votes: 7
40.
Cutting It (2002–2005)
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(2004)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Director: John Alexander | Stars: James Midgley, Pearce Quigley, Sarah Parish, Jason Merrells
Votes: 7
41.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
High Risk
(2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Owen is getting involved with Chrissy again. The new registrar Diane Lloyd in one of Ric's old girlfriends. Sam gives Ric a cheque to clear his debts, and on his stag night, he goes to the casino to wager the whole thing.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Patricia Potter, Jeremy Sheffield, Colette Brown, Hugh Quarshie
Votes: 9
42.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Reflected Truth
(2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Tribunal day. Danny has an emergency and does not show up as a witness against Liam. Liam thinks Danny is siding with him. Maria has run away from the hospital again, but this time she ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jeremy Edwards, Laura Sadler, Siobhan Redmond
43.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Things Can Only Get Better
(2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A woman who has waited for a year to have surgery jumps the queue by going to the newspapers. Janice announces at a dinner party that she is pregnant. Liam questions Keri why she is being ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Siobhan Redmond, Tina Hobley, Peter De Jersey, Anna Mountford
44.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Winner Takes It All
(2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Samantha and Ric's wedding day arrives. Alex wants to go to Sam and tell her of his true feelings, and what Ric did with her money. Sam is having big doubts about the wedding because she still has feelings for Alex.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Patricia Potter, Hugh Quarshie, Jeremy Sheffield, Colette Brown
Votes: 12
45.
Outlaws (2004– )
Episode:
A Dying Breed
(2004)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bagnall and Dunbar are in financial trouble. Hunters and Gray advertise on television and expanding their business. Hunter offers Dunbar financial help. Gulliver is left babysitting when his client Sheila Mole disappears.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
46.
Outlaws (2004– )
Episode:
A Life of Grime
(2004)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gulliver is getting fed up with dealing with low life criminals, so when his father visits with an offer of work at another practice, and a possible partnership he seems ripe for a move. However working with Dunbar has changed him.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
47.
Outlaws (2004– )
Episode:
Damaged Goods
(2004)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gulliver finds himself fighting for a family facing eviction after they broke the terms of their ASBO. Dunbar wants to stop 14-year-old Kenny Walsh from going to jail when he breaks the terms of his anti social behaviour order.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
48.
Outlaws (2004– )
Episode:
The Decline of English Murder
(2004)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Janey Wallace quits Bagnall and Dunbar to work as a para-legal with the Crown Prosecution Service. Kenny Walsh is charged with murder after the person he bottled dies. Dunbar declines to defend him and gives the case to Gulliver,
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
49.
Teachers (2001–2004)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2002)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama
As the school embarks on a crackdown on facial hair, Susan has her own similar issue. Brian and Simon discuss their lack of sexual activity since encounters with Jenny.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Adrian Bower, Raquel Cassidy, Navin Chowdhry
Votes: 31
50.
Teachers (2001–2004)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2002)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama
Brian finds himself having doubts about his sexuality. Kurt, Simon and Susan take advantage of this, but JP's sporting skills put Brian straight. Jenny feels let down after organising the career fair.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Adrian Bower, Raquel Cassidy, Navin Chowdhry
Votes: 33