Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Robert Ashby

1. Legend (I) (2015)

R | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton, Paul Anderson

Votes: 202,853 | Gross: $1.87M

2. Doctor Who (1963–1989)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker

Votes: 39,600

3. House of Cards (1990)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama

The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.

Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel

Votes: 15,084

4. 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: 12,771

5. 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: 9,244

6. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Long-running police drama series featuring officers and detectives from the fictional Sun Hill suburb in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,119

7. Lovejoy (1986–1994)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.

Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan

Votes: 3,926

8. The Professionals (1977–1983)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.

Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice

Votes: 3,663

9. Jinnah (1998)

110 min | Biography, Drama, War

The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed

Votes: 3,143

10. Chemical Wedding (2008)

Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A shy, stuttering professor brings Aleister Crowley back to life.

Director: Julian Doyle | Stars: Simon Callow, Kal Weber, Lucy Cudden, Jud Charlton

Votes: 1,687

11. The Onedin Line (1971–1980)

TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.

Stars: Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang, Mary Webster

Votes: 1,122

12. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.

Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi

Votes: 1,097

13. Tomorrow, When the War Began (2016)

276 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A group of teenagers return from a camping trip to find themselves in the middle of an unexpected war. Among only a few Australians still free, they must learn to defend themselves against the hostile invaders.

Stars: Narek Arman, Fantine Banulski, Andrew Creer, Madeleine Clunies-Ross

Votes: 807

14. God the Father (2014)

R | 101 min | Documentary

Michael Franzese, the son of John "Sonny" Franzese, an underboss of the Colombo crime family, recounts his spiritual transformation.

Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Tom Benedict Knight, Amanda Fernando Stevens, Robert Ashby, Tom Colford

Votes: 709 | Gross: $0.09M

15. Joseph Andrews (1977)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Lady Booby alias "Belle" (Ann-Margret), the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby (Peter Bull), has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews (Peter... See full summary »

Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Ann-Margret, Peter Firth, Michael Hordern, Beryl Reid

Votes: 681 | Gross: $0.84M

16. House of Cards (1990)
Episode: Chapter One (1990)

TV-Y | 56 min | Drama

Francis Urquhart is the Conservative Party Chief Whip who keeps the party's Members of Parliament in line. The party has selected a new leader, Henry Collingridge, and at the general ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, David Lyon, Miles Anderson

Votes: 509

17. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Timelash: Part One (1985)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A time corridor, called Timelash, has been set up to punish dissidents on the planet Karfel, dumping them alive but permanently into Earth's early history. The TARDIS runs right into it, ... See full summary »

Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Paul Darrow, Eric Deacon

Votes: 494

18. Legacy (2013 TV Movie)

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

Set in the 1970s London during the height of the Cold War when a young spy discovers the disturbing truth about his father's complex past.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Andrew Scott, Romola Garai, Charlie Cox, Geraldine James

Votes: 473

19. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Timelash: Part Two (1985)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

For his impending confrontation with the mysterious and cloistered Borad, dictator of Karfel, the Doctor takes kontrom crystals from the Timelash to build a 10-second time break device, not... See full summary »

Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Jeananne Crowley, Eric Deacon

Votes: 458

20. 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

21. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )

90 min | Drama, Romance

A series of television movies based on the works of Rosamunde Pilcher, a popular British writer of romance novels and short stories.

Stars: Stuart Davidson, Colin Matthews, Alexander-Klaus Stecher, Patrik Fichte

Votes: 284

22. 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

23. Howards' Way (1985–1990)

50 min | Drama

Tom Howard is made redundant from his job as a senior aircraft designer and decides to invest his skill, time and redundancy money in a run-down local boat-building yard. The decision puts a great strain on his marriage.

Stars: Jan Harvey, Stephen Yardley, Glyn Owen, Susan Gilmore

Votes: 274

24. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)

50 min | Drama, History, War

Story of the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell.

Stars: Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan, Rob Edwards, Lucy Aston

Votes: 236

25. Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The town of Caldera is in deep trouble. The Fortress of Crystal, the last haven of the Inquisition and the Old Empire, harbors a mysterious cave that may protect it from the assault of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Adam Longworth, Alison Dowling, Alix Wilton Regan, William Roberts

Votes: 218

26. Countdown to War (1989 TV Movie)

78 min | Drama, History, War

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between the UK, France, Poland, Nazi Germany, and the U.S.S.R. from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany, caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.

Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton, John Woodvine

Votes: 204

27. The Borgias (1981)

50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.

Stars: Oliver Cotton, Maurice O'Connell, Louis Selwyn, Adolfo Celi

Votes: 195

28. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Body of Work: Part 1 (2006)

TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Harry is shocked when his former university girlfriend, Penny Harris, is brought in dead. She drove her car into a tree and the police initially suspect suicide but the autopsy reveals that... See full summary »

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Emilia Fox, Tom Ward, Sarah Thurstan, William Gaminara

Votes: 179

29. Henry V (1979 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 170 min | Biography, Drama, War

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Director: David Giles | Stars: John Abineri, Robert Ashby, Trevor Baxter, Rod Beacham

Votes: 160

30. Risen 3: Titan Lords (2014 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A former pirate captain loses his soul, and must go on a journey to reclaim it.

Directors: Michael Rüve, John Dower | Stars: Adam Longworth, Alison Dowling, Andrew Wincott, Ben Crowe

Votes: 156

31. The Queen (2009)

Drama, History

This docudrama focuses on five key events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Combining narration, interviews, archival footage and dramatic recreations (with 5 different actresses ... See full summary »

Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Samantha Bond, Barbara Flynn, Emilia Fox

Votes: 150

32. Populous: The Beginning (1998 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A computer game where you lead a primitive population into battle and explore and conquer a series of different worlds in order to become a god.

Stars: Robert Ashby, Janet McTeer, Andy Cakebread, Dene Carter

Votes: 146

33. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Professor Hershel Layton and his helper Luke Triton find themselves with Phoenix Wright and his friend Maya Fey in a world separate from both of theirs. In a strange medieval city known as ... See full summary »

Directors: Atsushi Kanno, Shu Takumi | Stars: Carina Reeves, Christopher Robin Miller, David Holt, Emma Tate

Votes: 139

34. Undercover (I) (2015– )

Comedy

Former traffic cop Chris is a neurotic, over analytical loner. He has been searching for a family his whole life. Now he has finally found one. Unfortunately the family he's found are a bunch of psychotic gangsters.

Stars: Daniel Rigby, Sarah Alexander, Sacha Alexander, Ivan Kaye

Votes: 132

35. The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode: Wild Justice (1980)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Cowley and Doyle become perturbed when Bodie is obsessed with a motor cycle gang led by King Billy to the extent that his training is starting to suffer and Cowley refers him to a lady ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Abey | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Larry Lamb

Votes: 123

36. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode: Mute of Malice (1997)

TV-MA | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An army chaplain is accused of killing his brother after returning home from duty in Bosnia, but he will or cannot speak in his own defense.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Mac Andrews, Robert Ashby, Linda Bassett

Votes: 119

37. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 177 min | Drama

When Pericles discovers the dread answer to Antioch's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck; he loses his wife and daughter,... See full summary »

Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, John Woodvine, Edita Brychta, Mike Gwilym

Votes: 118

38. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode: A Family Affair (1995)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Kavanagh prosecutes a pornographer and advocates for a divorced man who kidnapped his son in a custody case.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Thaw, Holly Aird, Robert Ashby, Daisy Bates

Votes: 106

39. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: To Sleep No More (1986)

TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After a skilled antiques forger dies and a thief steals a forged snuff box, his only legacy to his widow, Lovejoy vows to retrieve it.

Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Malcolm Tierney

Votes: 104

40. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode: A Stranger in the Family (1996)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An industrial accident at a recycling plant leaves a young man mentally and physically impaired. Kavanagh goes to court to secure a fair settlement from the insurance company for the family.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: John Thaw, Janet Amsbury, Robert Ashby, Tim Barron

Votes: 97

41. Love Potion (1987)

91 min | Drama, Thriller

Delaware, a female drug addict, joins a drugs rehabilitation program in a special clinic where the doctors' methods seem to be too unorthodox.

Director: Julian Doyle | Stars: Nancy Paul, John Rowe, Robert Ashby, Norman Chancer

Votes: 76

42. Dressing for Breakfast (1995–1998)

30 min | Comedy

A young woman sets out to find love, with her mother and best friend bringing up problems, advice, and comedy.

Stars: Beatie Edney, Holly Aird, Nigel Lindsay, Charlotte Cornwell

Votes: 64

43. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode: Innocency of Life (1998)

TV-MA | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a young vicar is accused of seducing a grieving young widow. Kavanagh defends him, but suddenly charges are dropped and the couple become engaged.

Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Ashby, Matt Bardock, Daisy Bates, Tom Brodie

Votes: 61

44. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978– )

BBC adaptations of all 37 plays wholly and authoritatively credited to William Shakespeare.

Stars: Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards

Votes: 53

45. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
Episode: Der gestohlene Sommer (2011)

90 min | Drama, Romance

Edward Rosmore, a millionaire suffering from a fatal disease, uses a pretext to bring George Armstrong - the man his beloved wife adored when she was younger - back into her life; he wants ... See full summary »

Director: Stefan Bartmann | Stars: Mariella Ahrens, Helmut Zierl, Patrik Fichte, Vivien Wulf

Votes: 50

46. Vol-au-vent (1996)

88 min | Comedy, Romance

It's Samantha's big wedding day but her mother is making it miserable for her with a typical maternal conflict of interests. Her mother orders her the wrong flowers, the wrong type of ... See full summary »

Director: John McKenzie | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Julia McKenzie, Lisa Coleman, Joanne Engelsman

Votes: 47

47. UFO Europe: The Untold Stories (2012–2013)

46 min | Reality-TV, Sci-Fi

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Stars: David Clarke, Robert Ashby, Nick Pope, Chris Yates

Votes: 47

48. Imperium Galactica II: Alliances (2000 Video Game)

Sci-Fi

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Stars: Robert Ashby, Paul Darrow, William Dufris, Jonell Elliott

Votes: 45

49. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
Episode: Wenn das Herz zerbricht (2010)

Drama, Romance

Englishman Oliver Barnes's law firm career requires him to accept a post in New York. Oliver's boss actually expected him to be suitable because his independent fiancée, Jessica Marsh, is ... See full summary »

Director: Stefan Bartmann | Stars: Alissa Jung, Oliver Bootz, Jens Nünemann, Fanny Stavjanik

Votes: 35

50. Everyman (1977– )

50 min | Documentary

Long-running BBC documentary series, often focussing on issues of a religious nature.

Stars: Peter France, Vanya Kewley, Jenni Murray, David Jessel

Votes: 33