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1. Wuthering Heights (2009)
TV-PG | 71 min | Drama, Romance
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Lancashire
Votes: 9,841
2. World on Fire (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.
Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Zofia Wichlacz, Lesley Manville, Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Votes: 8,156
3. Marvellous (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Tony Curran, Nicholas Gleaves
Votes: 6,522
4. 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: 3,699
5. Blackpool (2004)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
Stars: David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, Thomas Morrison, David Tennant
Votes: 2,558
6. The A Word (2016– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
The Hughes family work and love and fight like every other family. Then, their youngest son is diagnosed with autism and they don't feel like every other family anymore.
Stars: Max Vento, Lee Ingleby, Christopher Eccleston, Molly Wright
Votes: 2,420
7. Desperate Romantics (2009)
Drama
Period drama set in London about the rise of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Stars: Samuel Barnett, Sam Crane, Josie Farmiloe, Tom Hollander
Votes: 2,026
8. ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
TV-PG | 360 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern re-telling of four William Shakespeare stories.
Stars: Nick Malinowski, James McAvoy, Shirley Henderson, Sarah Parish
Votes: 1,475
9. Capital (2015)
177 min | Drama
When the residents of an affluent London street receive a strange note they dismiss it as a marketing campaign, until things begin to escalate.
Stars: Adeel Akhtar, Danny Ashok, Mona Goodwin, Hamza Jeetooa
Votes: 1,454
10. Monroe (2011–2012)
549 min | Drama
Medical drama series about brilliant neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Tom Riley, Sarah Parish, Thomas Morrison
Votes: 1,100
11. Eric & Ernie (2011 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A telling of the fledging careers and early days of the comedy duo that was Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, from their dance-hall performances of northern England to cult status.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Josh Benson, Tom Atkinson, Victoria Wood
Votes: 807
12. Occupation (2009)
Drama, War
Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 722
13. A Christmas Carol (2000 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Fantasy
An unscrupulous loan shark who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Ray Fearon, Ross Kemp, Shezwae Powell, Bill Thomas
Votes: 630
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: 596
15. From There to Here (2014)
60 min | Drama
A family saga which begins in Manchester in the summer of 1996, on the day when an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Saskia Reeves, Liz White
Votes: 583
16. Viva Laughlin (2007)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Small-time casino owner, Ripley Holden, dreams of opening up a snazzy resort on the Laughlin Strip. Based on the BBC murder-mystery-musical series, "Blackpool."
Stars: Sebastian Tillinger, Carter Jenkins, Jenny Mollen, Lloyd Owen
Votes: 576
17. Where the Heart Is (1997–2006)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama
A warm hearted drama series that follows the lives of the people of Skelthwate, and their local health centre.
Stars: Lesley Dunlop, Christian Cooke, Philip Middlemiss, William Travis
Votes: 571
18. Peak Practice (1993–2002)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Beth Glover and Will Preston are doctors in partnership at a Derbyshire clinic when they hire Jack who's returned from Africa. The next several years deal with their personal and professional lives with Jack and Beth marrying.
Stars: Gary Mavers, Simon Shepherd, Esther Coles, Margery Mason
Votes: 526
19.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Romance, War
When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester is the story.
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Julia Brown, Jonah Hauer-King, Jonathan McGuiness, Sean Bean
Votes: 510
20. 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: 420
21.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Romance, War
A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognizable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Eryk Biedunkiewicz, Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward
Votes: 409
22. 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: 403
23.
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
Episode:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(2005)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mis-directed love potions complicate an already complicated set of relationships.
Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton, Lennie James, Sharon Small
Votes: 398
24.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2019)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry crosses paths with Lois again when she arrives to perform at the BEF base camp in France, while Tom finds himself in the middle of a naval battle in the South Atlantic.
Director: Thomas Napper | Stars: Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Jonah Hauer-King, Ceallach Spellman
Votes: 377
25.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2019)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry and what's left of his unit try to get to Dunkirk. Where things are getting desperate.
Director: Chanya Button | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Helen Hunt, Max Riemelt
Votes: 365
26.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2019)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry and his unit fight for their lives in the city of Leuven in Belgium, where the Allied forces are outnumbered by the Germans.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Blake Harrison, Helen Hunt, Max Riemelt
Votes: 350
27.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2019)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance, War
Webster begins a campaign of resistance at the American hospital after Paris falls to the Nazis. Mr and Mrs Rossler are arrested in Berlin, and Lois grows closer to Vernon.
Director: Chanya Button | Stars: Helen Hunt, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Parker Sawyers
Votes: 332
28.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2019)
TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Romance, War
On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Helen Hunt, Arthur Darvill, Julia Brown, Jonah Hauer-King
Votes: 330
29.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Wrong
(2023)
TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry has a second chance at saving Kasia from Warsaw. In Manchester, could Lois be set for happiness at last?
Director: Drew Casson | Stars: Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Carl Grübel, Zofia Wichlacz
Votes: 208
30. Buried Treasure (2001 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
When his estranged daughter dies, Harry must care for a granddaughter he never knew existed. He soon discovers the girl's will is equal to his own and finds his parenting skills stretched to the limit by the young child.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Thaw, Dominique Jackson, Wil Johnson, Rachel Davies
Votes: 191
31. Viva Blackpool (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ripley returns from Las Vegas with some big ideas in the form of a chain of wedding chapels and along the way gets roped into trying to steal the World Cup.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: David Morrissey, Annette Crosbie, Mark Williams, Megan Dodds
Votes: 182
32. Flesh and Blood (2002 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
A man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and do not know he exists.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Steve Evets, Barbara Marten, Des Cummings
Votes: 172
33.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.
Director: Barney Cokeliss | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Jonathan Harden, Ahad Raza Mir, Jay Sajjid
Votes: 164
34.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina's.
Director: Barney Cokeliss | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Ceallach Spellman, Forrest Bothwell, Blake Harrison
Votes: 158
35.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.
Director: Meenu Gaur | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Miriam Schiweck, Inga Dietrich, Ahad Raza Mir
Votes: 154
36. Asylum (2015)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Two men are trapped together under the threat of extradition in a London embassy.
Stars: Ben Miller, Niky Wardley, Dustin Demri-Burns, Yasmine Akram
Votes: 146
37.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib's military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David's aid.
Director: Drew Casson | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Ahad Raza Mir, Jonathan Harden, Jay Sajjid
Votes: 143
38.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2023)
TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Romance, War
Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry's unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.
Director: Meenu Gaur | Stars: Eugénie Derouand, Gregg Sulkin, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King
Votes: 137
39. Ralph & Katie (2022)
28 min | Drama, Romance
Spin-off series following the first year of marriage for the characters from The A Word (2016). Young couple Ralph and Katie face the domestic challenges faced by all newlyweds, but with the added fact that they have Down's Syndrome.
Stars: Pooky Quesnel, Dylan Brady, Sarah Gordy, Craig Cash
Votes: 136
40. The Uninvited (1997)
50 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Investigating the phenomena of alien abductions
Stars: Douglas Hodge, Leslie Grantham, Lia Williams, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Votes: 133
41.
The A Word (2016– )
Episode:
Diagnosis
(2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Alison and Paul are in denial about the behaviour of their young son, Joe. When the extended family gather for Joe's fifth birthday it is suggested something is wrong - prompting grandfather Maurice to take action.
Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Max Vento, Adam Wittek, Tommie Grabiec, Lee Ingleby
Votes: 126
42.
Wuthering Heights (2009)
Episode:
Part 1
(2009)
TV-PG | 69 min | Drama, Romance
Braving her father Edgar Linton's warning not to cross the estate border, young Catherine discovers her charming, but sickly cousin.
Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Lancashire
Votes: 121
43.
Wuthering Heights (2009)
Episode:
Part 2
(2009)
TV-PG | 68 min | Drama, Romance
Heathcliff's return to Gimmerton throws Cathy's life with Edgar into turmoil while Hindley becomes another victim of Heathcliff's revenge. Isabella learns that being hated by Heathcliff is ... See full summary »
Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Lancashire
Votes: 109
44.
Capital (2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
58 min | Drama
City banker Roger and his acquisitive wife Arabella represent the new money living in Pepys Road, South London, whilst elderly widow Petunia, recently diagnosed with a tumour, has lived ... See full summary »
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Gemma Jones, Lesley Sharp, Adeel Akhtar, Danny Ashok
Votes: 105
45.
The A Word (2016– )
Episode:
Home School
(2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Following Joe's diagnosis Alison removes him from school to protect him, but Paul and Rebecca take a different view. Eddie is troubled by thoughts of Nicola's ex-lover and Maurice tries to avoid his singing teacher.
Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Max Vento, Julia Krynke, Adam Wittek, Tommie Grabiec
Votes: 103
46.
The A Word (2016– )
Episode:
Sleepover
(2016)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama
Alison allows Paul to persuade her to tell the school about Joe's diagnosis. With Maya helping care for Joe, Alison volunteers to help at the school and invites two of Joe's classmates to a sleepover leading to a breakthrough.
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Max Vento, James Benson, Julia Krynke, Adam Wittek
Votes: 95
47.
Blackpool (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2004)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
It's a big day for Ripley Holden as he opens his new amusement center in Blackpool. Holden is a drinker and a philanderer who sold his other businesses to open on the promenade. He has ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, Georgia Taylor, Thomas Morrison
Votes: 94
48.
The A Word (2016– )
Episode:
Therapy
(2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Alison receives a blast from her past when speech and language therapist Maggie arrives to assess Joe - forcing the family to confront some uncomfortable truths. Eddie is determined to put his own stamp on the brewery.
Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Max Vento, Julia Krynke, Adam Wittek, Tommie Grabiec
Votes: 92
49.
The A Word (2016– )
Episode:
Lost
(2016)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama
The family gather for the launch of Paul's gastropub and while Maurice gets to grips with the décor, Alison tries to reconcile with Paul. However, the family and local community must come together when Joe disappears.
Director: Susan Tully | Stars: Max Vento, Adam Wittek, Tommie Grabiec, Lee Ingleby
Votes: 91
50.
Capital (2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2015)
59 min | Drama
Arabella returns after Christmas and seems less concerned about Matya's presence than Roger's decreased bonus, even when Roger takes the nanny to a charity auction and spends almost two ... See full summary »
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Rachael Stirling, Toby Jones, Zrinka Cvitesic, Arthur Bateman
Votes: 89