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1. Call the Midwife (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann
Votes: 31,584
2. Hustle (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A motley group of London con artists pulls off a series of daring and intricate stings.
Stars: Robert Glenister, Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester
Votes: 23,567
3. 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
4. New Tricks (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam
Votes: 8,796
5. 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: 4,863
6. 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
7. 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: 3,698
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: 2,654
9. The Secret Garden (1987 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Family, Drama
Mary Lennox is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor where she befriends a young boy and learns about a secret garden.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Gennie James, Barret Oliver, Jadrien Steele, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,884
10. 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
11. Brookside (1982–2003)
25 min | Drama
The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England.
Stars: Dean Sullivan, Paul Byatt, Claire Sweeney, Alexandra Fletcher
Votes: 950
12. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 777
13. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 694
14. Without You (2011–2012)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Ellie's beloved husband is killed in a car accident. A woman was in the car with him and killed too. Who was she? Was he having an affair? Was it an accident?
Stars: Anna Friel, Marc Warren, Barnaby Kay, Olivia Poulet
Votes: 667
15. Chancer (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.
Stars: Clive Owen, Simon Shepherd, Susannah Harker, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 456
16. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 395
17. Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
Stars: David Ellison, Noel Collins, Stephanie Turner, Anna Carteret
Votes: 283
18. Hannay (1988–1989)
52 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Richard Hannay is a man of his times: an Edwardian gentleman and adventurer, a mining engineer from South Africa of Scottish origin, who lives by his own standards and wits, upholding a ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular, Gavin Richards, Jill Meager
Votes: 208
19. Elizabeth (2000)
200 min | Documentary, Drama
The life of Queen Elizabeth I of England
Stars: David Starkey, Michelle Bunyan, Imogen Slaughter, Karen Archer
Votes: 188
20.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
Lost in Translation
(2011)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The UCOS team are drawn into a world of immigration, Albanian gangs and family feuds when they reinvestigate the death of an unidentified man.
Director: Robin Sheppard | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 179
21.
Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #12.6
(2023)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Trixie supports an underage mother through a difficult time, Monica Joan welcomes an unusual guest to Nonnatus House, and Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative.
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Cliff Parisi, Dylan Mynett, Francesca Fullilove
Votes: 162
22.
Hustle (2004–2012)
Episode:
Conned Out of Luck
(2010)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mickey gets conned after buying a defective mobile phone online and to sensible Emma's amazement the three older men believe that bad luck will result when a hustler is duped unless he can ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Adrian Lester, Robert Glenister, Matt Di Angelo, Kelly Adams
Votes: 145
23. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 139
24. Shadows (1975–1978)
30 min | Family, Horror
Anthology series of scary stories for children.
Stars: Neville Barber, Gwyneth Strong, George Waring, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 121
25. The Chief (1990–1995)
50 min | Drama
Focussing on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.
Stars: Gillian Martell, Martin Shaw, Karen Archer, Dean Lepley
Votes: 106
26. Rockliffe's Babies (1987– )
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Series featuring the tough and experienced Det. Sgt. Alan Rockcliffe, and his squad of young and enthusiastic plain-clothes PCs.
Stars: Ian Hogg, Joe McGann, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Bill Champion
Votes: 106
27. The Cleopatras (1983)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII.
Stars: Michelle Newell, Graham Crowden, Helen Sparks, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 103
28. Giro City (1982)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
A television documentary team tries to present honest programs about Ireland and about local government corruption.
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Jon Finch, Kenneth Colley, James Donnelly
Votes: 99
29.
Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode:
Tracks
(2013)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A car is left on a railway level crossing causing a catastrophic train crash which kills fifteen people, though the car driver cannot be found.
Director: Mat King | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Paul Nicholls, Paterson Joseph, Dominic Rowan
Votes: 98
30. Sex Through the Ages (1974)
88 min | Comedy
Comic look at the history of prostitution.
Director: Stanley A. Long | Stars: Charles Gray, Lloyd Lamble, Gloria Maley, Olive McFarland
Votes: 96
31.
Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode:
Bad Romance
(2014)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maids find blood-stained sheets but no body in a hotel room, booked with a credit card stolen from businessman Charles Hutton by Rufus Barton, a school classmate and secret lover of ... See full summary »
Director: Joss Agnew | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Ben Bailey Smith, Paterson Joseph, Dominic Rowan
Votes: 80
32. Sink (III) (2018)
85 min | Drama
It's never one thing. It's the constant drip.
Director: Mark Gillis | Stars: Martin Herdman, Anne Bird, Tara Cowley, Ian Hogg
Votes: 67
33. The Archers (2007 Podcast Series)
Drama, Family, Romance
Enduring drama serial that began on radio in 1950 following the lives of the Archer family, their friends and neighbours in the fictional farming village of Ambridge.
Stars: Tim Bentinck, Felicity Finch, Louiza Patikas, Charles Collingwood
Votes: 60
34. Forever Young (1983)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A lonely young boy idolizes his local priest. An old acquaintance of the priest shows up one day, and the boy learns that his idol isn't exactly what he seems to be--it turns out that many ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: James Aubrey, Nicholas Gecks, Karen Archer, Alec McCowen
Votes: 60 | Gross: $0.00M
35.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No Crying He Makes
(1988)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford is called in when a woman's baby is taken from the High Street, and substituted for another.
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Horrocks, Clive Wood
Votes: 56
36.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Domestics
(1987)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Residents take action against a women's refuge in their area. D.I. Galloway gets tough with his detectives about the clear up rates of burglaries in the area.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jon Iles
Votes: 53
37. National Treasure, National Disgrace (2022 TV Special)
95 min | Documentary
For years, Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall and pop star Gary Glitter were adored by fans - but the horrifying truth of how they abused vulnerable fans and junior employees has now emerged.
Directors: Nick Broughall, Sam Budd | Stars: Karen Archer, Nazir Afzal, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Andrew Billen
Votes: 47
38.
Without You (2011–2012)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Happily-married teacher Ellie Manning is devastated when two policewomen tell her that her husband Greg has been killed in a car crash,the more so on learning that he had a glamorous ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Anna Friel, Marc Warren, Karen Archer, Marie McGonigle
Votes: 44
39. Mitch (1984)
60 min | Drama
Mitch is a newspaper reporter with a difference, he cares about the people he reports.
Stars: John Thaw, David Calder, Clare Higgins, Gawn Grainger
Votes: 31
40.
Shadows (1975–1978)
Episode:
The Dark Streets of Kimball's Green
(1976)
Family, Horror
A foster child escapes her abusive foster mother by befriending an old man and a stray cat. She tries to save them from a vicious street gang by calling up help from an ancient Celtic King.
Director: Stan Woodward | Stars: Alex McCrindle, Barbara Keogh, Hannah Isaacson, Joan Scott
Votes: 30
41.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Strawberry Tree: Part 1
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When she was a young girl on the island of Majorca Petra Summerton was traumatised by the events of the Summer when her beloved older brother Piers and his cousin Rosario, to whom he was ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Lisa Harrow, Simon Ward, David Collings, Karen Archer
Votes: 29
42.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Time Gentlemen Please
(1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
DS Daly and WDC Rawton work undercover in a pub while investigating a protection racket.
Director: Albert Barber | Stars: Ray Ashcroft, Libby Davison, Mark Wingett, Iain Fletcher
Votes: 27
43.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Weapons from the Wall
(1990)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the Douglas Motors factory is destroyed in a suspected arson attack, Gavin Nichols, son-in-law of managing director Robert Douglas, calls upon an old friend for help.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 25
44. Father's Day (1983–1984)
30 min | Comedy
Short-lived comedy series inspired by Hunter Davies's newspaper columns about his own family and their eccentricities, especially those of his daughter Caitlin.
Stars: John Alderton, Dominique Barnes, Zac Nicholson, Paul Angelis
Votes: 24
45.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Hazard
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crane tries to secure a job for himself with Douglas Motors after he and Jo are sacked from the bank.
Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 20
46.
Hannay (1988–1989)
Episode:
Say the Bells of Shoreditch
(1989)
Adventure, Crime, Mystery
When his goddaughter is jilted on her wedding day, Hannay finds himself searching for not just a missing bridegroom but also a shipment of gold.
Director: Guy Slater | Stars: Robert Powell, Paul Rogers, Karen Archer, James Simmons
Votes: 19
47.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Pretenders
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Desperate to get his money back, Blake takes revenge on Crane by spilling the beans about his past to Robert. Meanwhile, Tom is also out for revenge.
Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 18
48.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Trust
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Desperate to get his money back, Blake takes revenge on Crane by spilling the beans about his past to Robert. Meanwhile, Tom is also out for revenge.
Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 18
49.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Killing Floor
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Crane attempts to save Douglas Motors by stealing 500,000 pounds from his boss in an insider trading scam, while Robert hires a private detective to look for Jamie.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 17
50.
Chancer (1990–1991)
Episode:
Possessions
(1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robert is forced to come clean to Crane after using the money from the bank to pay off Jamie's gambling debts. Jo begins an affair with Piers behind Crane's back.
Stars: Clive Owen, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynsey Baxter, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 17