Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Aran Bell

1. Midsomer Murders (1997– )

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

A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.

Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon

Votes: 39,553

2. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)

TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.

Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe

Votes: 14,394

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. Nuns on the Run (1990)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime

2 criminals want out but their boss kills those leaving. When the men are ordered to rob the triad, they keep the money and hide from the boss, triad and police at a convent, dressed as nuns.

Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman

Votes: 8,984 | Gross: $10.96M

5. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

Directors: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Talulah Riley

Votes: 8,868

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. 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: 4,085

8. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.

Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James

Votes: 3,312

9. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)

53 min | Drama

An adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel; a young widow takes her son and moves to Yorkshire.

Stars: Toby Stephens, Tara Fitzgerald, Rupert Graves, Sarah Badel

Votes: 3,016

10. Grange Hill (1978–2008)

30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.

Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan

Votes: 1,663

11. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)

91 min | Family

When a heartbroken boy loses the precious wooden treasure that links him to his dead father, his worried mother convinces a carver to create a replacement.

Director: Bill Clark | Stars: Tom Berenger, Sarah Wildor, Thomas Briggs, Joely Richardson

Votes: 1,250

12. Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama

Drama following the life of the officers and men of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, during their home lives, training exercises and battles.

Stars: Ben Nealon, Robson Green, Jerome Flynn, Rosie Rowell

Votes: 949

13. The Confession (IV) (2010)

26 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

Quiet and sincere 9-year-old Sam is worried about making his first confession. His conscience is clear, therefore he cannot hope for any relief from the experience. He and his friend Jacob ... See full summary »

Director: Tanel Toom | Stars: Lewis Howlett, Joe Eales, James Simmons, Gemma Atkins

Votes: 753

14. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: The Day of the Devil (1993)

TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A sociopathic but clever murderer who believes in the occult escapes from prison and returns to Oxford, and it is up to Morse to stop him.

Director: Stephen Whittaker | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Keith Allen, Harriet Walter

Votes: 750

15. The Black Velvet Gown (1991 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 103 min | Drama

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy

Votes: 658

16. Between the Lines (1992–1994)

50 min | Crime, Drama

British police drama following the team at the Complaints Investigation Bureau - the unit that polices the police.

Stars: Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond, Tony Doyle

Votes: 636

17. Youngers (2013–2014)

Comedy, Drama

Two best friends, one who has nothing going for him and the other with top grades and a bright future want to take their grime to the next level. When Yems (Ade Oyefeso) meets a girl at ... See full summary »

Stars: Calvin Demba, Ade Oyefeso, Shavani Cameron, Arinzé Kene

Votes: 590

18. Jericho (2005)

Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London.

Stars: David Troughton, Robert Lindsay, Ciarán McMenamin, Nicholas Jones

Votes: 522

19. Widows (1983–1985)

301 min | Crime, Drama

Linda Perelli and Dolly Rawlins have one thing in common, their husbands are in the same gang robbing security vans. A terrible accident is about to bring them closer.

Stars: Ann Mitchell, Fiona Hendley, Kate Williams, Maurice O'Connell

Votes: 514

20. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: The Blacktrees Prophecy (2022)

TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Deep in Blacktrees Forest is a bombproof shelter built by a man named Warren Kaine. His extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the village, and now a doomsday prepper group meets weekly.

Director: Roberto Bangura | Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman, Annette Badland

Votes: 493

21. Clash of Futures (2018)

52 min | Drama, History, War

"Clash of Futures" created by Jan Peter and Gunnar Dedio explores the dramatic era of the 1920s and '30s. The eight-part series follows the fates of extraordinary men, women and children ... See full summary »

Stars: Bernt Hahn, Wenzel Banneyer, Hüseyin Michael Cirpici, Tom Jacobs

Votes: 308

22. Riders (1993 TV Movie)

199 min | Drama

Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has a high social position, woman at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell... See full synopsis »

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Marcus Gilbert, Michael Praed, Arabella Holzbog, Caroline Harker

Votes: 188

23. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode: Recalled to Life (1999)

TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Over 30 years into her sentence for the murder of her lover's wife, Cissy Kohler claims she was coerced into a false confession. When she is released, she is in protective custody while ... See full summary »

Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Alistair Petrie, Mali Harries, Clare Swinburne, Gideon Turner

Votes: 184

24. Singleton's Pluck (1984)

PG | 89 min | Comedy

A farmer becomes an unintentional celebrity when, because of a strike, he has to walk his five thousand geese, one hundred miles to market.

Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Richard Hope, Bill Owen

Votes: 173

25. The Rainbow (1988)

180 min | Drama

D.H. Lawrence's powerful tale of a girl emerging into womanhood, interwoven with memories, dreams, and ghostly encounters across several generations.

Stars: Imogen Stubbs, Jane Gurnett, Colin Tarrant, Clare Holman

Votes: 150

26. Jericho (2005)
Episode: A Pair of Ragged Claws (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama

Jericho investigates the brutal murder of a young Jamaican in Notting Hill, and soon identifies it as a racial killing - but his work is interrupted when a wealthy businessman is kidnapped.... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Troughton, Nicholas Jones, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 114

27. Jericho (2005)
Episode: The Killing of Johnny Swan (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama

A year after Johnny Swan wins an important race against a Soviet runner, he and his three friends are caught up in a rematch and murder.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: William Ash, Jemima Abey, Laurence Fox, Matthew Barker

Votes: 97

28. Jericho (2005)
Episode: The Hollow Men (2005)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama

Jericho investigates the murders of couples who attended a showing of "Bridge on the River Kwai", while a fog has descended on the city. The press thinks that it's the work of "The Butcher"... See full summary »

Director: Tom Shankland | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Philip Rham, David Troughton, Ciarán McMenamin

Votes: 79

29. Open Fire (1994 TV Movie)

105 min | Thriller

An authentic story from 1983: The young police officer Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Rupert Graves, Kate Hardie, Douglas Hodge, Jim Carter

Votes: 74

30. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1996)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama

Mrs. Helen Graham arrives at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. A source of curiosity for the small community, the reticent Helen and her young son Arthur are slowly drawn into the social... See full summary »

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Tara Fitzgerald, Cathy Murphy, Jackson Ellis Leach, Sarah Badel

Votes: 63

31. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Nutters (1991)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Meadows and Burnside investigate the murder of a young man - nicknamed 'Hedgehog' - outside a nightclub.

Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Eric Richard, Christopher Ellison, Jon Iles, Mark Wingett

Votes: 62

32. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1996)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama

Huntingdon has abducted young Arthur and Helen returns to him. Gilbert learns Helen has returned to Grassdale and her very ill husband.

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Toby Stephens, Pam Ferris, Paloma Baeza, Joe Absolom

Votes: 57

33. Breakout (1997 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

A pair of scientists investigate a mysterious death.

Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Samantha Bond, Dermot Crowley, Jasper Britton

Votes: 55

34. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Domestic (1991)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Burnside is not exactly sympathetic when a victim of domestic violence withdraws her complaint. Meanwhile, DS Meadows is conducting an inspection of the station.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Carolyn Pickles, Christopher Ellison, Andrew Mackintosh, Tony Scannell

Votes: 41

35. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Hitting the Mark (1991)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Meadows leads the investigation into the murder of Greig's informant.

Director: Mike Dormer | Stars: Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd, Tony Scannell, Andrew Mackintosh

Votes: 40

36. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Wide of the Mark (1991)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

When a small-time crook is brought in with some stolen video recorders, he comes out with some unlikely-sounding information.

Director: Chris Lovett | Stars: Christopher Ellison, Andrew Mackintosh, Carolyn Pickles, Tony Scannell

Votes: 40

37. Clash of Futures (2018)
Episode: Crash (2018)

53 min | Drama, History, War

The world economic crisis of 1929 caused the collapse of banks, department stores and companies. Elise Ottesen fights for sexual education and women's rights. Hans Beimler's wife commits suicide.

Directors: Jan Peter, Frédéric Goupil | Stars: Robinson Stévenin, Rebecka Hemse, Roxane Duran, Jan Krauter

Votes: 36

38. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: On the Take (1991)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

A stake-out fails to catch the crooks, and speculation starts about an inside informer.

Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Christopher Ellison, Tony Scannell, Mark Wingett, Carolyn Pickles

Votes: 31

39. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Still Waters (1995)

TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Acting Supt. Conway's diving team find a corpse in a dock. DI Deakin and DC Lines have a suspect in mind, before the body is even retrieved.

Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Mark Wingett, Ben Roberts, Shaun Scott, Kevin Lloyd

Votes: 29

40. He-Play (1990–1992)
Episode: Keeper (1990)

11 min | Short, Drama

A Kane and Abel story of sibling rivalry in the competitive world of soccer.

Director: Mike Cuff | Stars: Alan Gilchrist, Aran Bell, David Hargreaves, Julia Sawalha

Votes: 22

41. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode: Changing Roles (2008)

TV-PG | Drama, Comedy, Crime

Derek Gorman is mad at the police because he has lost his drivers licence for drunk driving. He claims that they set him up and he swears revenge to Sergeant Miller. The next morning the ... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: John Duttine, Aran Bell, Rupert Vansittart, Derek Fowlds

Votes: 18

42. Youngers (2013–2014)
Episode: Money Mad (2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

Davina has an idea to help boost the Youngers' profile and get more online hits for their music video.

Director: Anthony Philipson | Stars: Calvin Demba, Ade Oyefeso, Shavani Cameron, Arinzé Kene

Votes: 17

43. Between the Lines (1992–1994)
Episode: Crack Up (1993)

Crime, Drama

A black youth is shot dead, by a member of the Armed Response Unit, after botched robbery at an off-licence. With tensions running in the community a cassette starts circulating that implicates two officers sold the gun for drugs.

Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond, Robin McCallum

Votes: 16

44. Sunday Premiere (1986–1988)
Episode: The Making of a Hero (1986)

The background to Percy Toplis joining the British Army during the First World War.

Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Paul McGann, Tony Williams, Jane Wood, Dave Hill

Votes: 15

45. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.1 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Imelda comes to school with some hair dye and a "hit list". The newly acquired 6th form building leaves something to be desired.

Director: Edward Pugh | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 14

46. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.5 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Roland negotiates with Mr. Griffiths for a larger common room, and more and more people are finding out about Harriet.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 14

47. Widows (1983–1985)
Episode: Episode #2.6 (1985)

Crime, Drama

Seemingly unsuccessful at alerting the police of the future raid, Dolly and Bella take matters into their own hands. Harry and his gang carry out the heist which leads to a tragic shooting ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Fiona Hendley, Debby Bishop, Maurice O'Connell

Votes: 14

48. The Zero Option (1988)

120 min | Action

An ex-SAS officer and an ex member of the Special Boat Services, team up to search for £ 2 million worth of diamonds which go missing when an aircraft is hijacked. Ruthless terrorists seize... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Denyse Alexander, Miles Anderson, Judith Anthony, Aran Bell

Votes: 13

49. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.6 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Imelda reveals the secret of Harriet to Mrs. McClusky, and Zammo gets back together with Jackie.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 13

50. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.7 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Ziggy and Robbie cause chaos while fetching a reel of cable, and Danny Kendall's father visits the school. Imelda lets Harriet loose, and she damages two cars.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 13