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1. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,594
2. Broadchurch (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 1,143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 127,397
3. Skins (2007–2013)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama
The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.
Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Dempsie, Hannah Murray
Votes: 93,134
4. North & South (2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
North and South is a four-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle-class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.
Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 34,987
5. My Family (2000–2011)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Ben Harper, a misanthropic dentist, has little time for most people, including his wife Susan, and their children Nick, Janey, and Michael.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson, Daniela Denby-Ashe
Votes: 10,549
6. You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015–2022)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
When a group of ordinary people learn that an eight-mile-wide comet is on a collision course with Earth, they hunker beneath the town of Slough to watch the end of the world on television.
Stars: Mathew Baynton, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Gaia Scodellaro
Votes: 8,017
7. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Music
The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams
Votes: 5,169 | Gross: $0.69M
8. David Copperfield (1999–2000)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Trevor Eve, Pauline Quirke, Laura Harling
Votes: 5,045
9. 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: 4,110
10. 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: 3,694
11. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.
Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 3,532
12.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2013)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Shock, rather than relief, takes hold of Broadchurch as Hardy finally discovers who murdered Danny Latimer.
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Tracey Childs, Matthew Gravelle, Adam Wilson
Votes: 3,065
13.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2013)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ellie Miller returns from holiday to find that her promotion to inspector was given to an outsider, named Alec Hardy, and that the son of her close friend has supposedly committed suicide.
Director: James Strong | Stars: Oskar McNamara, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Charlotte Beaumont
Votes: 2,888
14. Dragons' Den (II) (2005– )
60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Budding entrepreneurs, inventors, and small businessmen pitch their ideas to five "dragons"--real-life business leaders and millionaires.
Stars: Evan Davis, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne
Votes: 2,516
15. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy
Comedy series following the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon who are left to fend for themselves after their husbands are arrested for armed robbery.
Stars: Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, Alun Lewis
Votes: 2,481
16. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998– )
60 min | Game-Show
The original British version of the popular quiz show, that became a worldwide phenomenon.
Stars: Chris Tarrant, Jeremy Clarkson, Judith Keppel, Eamonn Holmes
Votes: 2,462
17.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As the mystery around Danny's death deepens, DI Hardy and DS Miller must work fast to identify the key suspects.
Director: James Strong | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Olivia Colman, Matthew Gravelle, Adam Wilson
Votes: 2,395
18.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2013)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hardy knows his time is running out to solve Danny's murder - will the discovery of a vital clue finally unlock the case?
Director: James Strong | Stars: Oskar McNamara, David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Peter De Jersey
Votes: 2,295
19.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2013)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of the murder scene leads Hardy and Miller to arrest a startling suspect in Danny's murder.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Andrew Buchan, Jodie Whittaker, Oskar McNamara, David Tennant
Votes: 2,271
20.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2013)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Hardy and Ellie come under fire, the people of Broadchurch start to turn against each other.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Adam Wilson, Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 2,260
21.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2013)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The aftershocks of Danny's murder continue to ripple through the town, as friends and neighbors' lives come under scrutiny.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Steve Bennett, Arthur Darvill, Olivia Colman
Votes: 2,211
22.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2013)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The town of Broadchurch comes together to mourn. In doing so, a new suspect in the murder of Danny Latimer comes to light.
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Will Mellor, Joe Sims, Arthur Darvill
Votes: 2,162
23. Strictly Come Dancing (2004– )
TV-PG | 85 min | Music, Reality-TV
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges' scores and viewer votes.
Stars: Alan Dedicoat, Craig Revel Horwood, Tess Daly, David Arch
Votes: 1,884
24. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002–2024)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A game show hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
Stars: Declan Donnelly, Anthony McPartlin, Stephen Mulhern, Andi Peters
Votes: 1,865
25.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2015)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hardy is annoyed when being questioned about Ashworth's return. Claire disobeys Hardy's instructions not to see Ashworth. A former Broadchurch resident returns.
Director: Jessica Hobbs | Stars: David Tennant, Andrew Buchan, Jasper Jenkins, Milo Jenkins
Votes: 1,760
26.
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2015)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miller's son wants to give evidence at his father's trial. Miller helps Alec with his old unsolved murder case.
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Adam Wilson, Tanya Franks
Votes: 1,686
27. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotel make up the 31 episodes.
Stars: Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh, John Cater
Votes: 1,541
28. Loose Women (1999– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Lively daytime TV show, in which four "loose women" chat about news, issues and life in general.
Stars: Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin, Kaye Adams
Votes: 1,389
29. Little Dorrit (1987)
G | 357 min | Drama, Romance
Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.
Director: Christine Edzard | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall
Votes: 1,238 | Gross: $1.03M
30. Soccer AM (1992–2023)
180 min | Comedy, Sport, Talk-Show
Cult soccer show airing every Saturday morning during the English football season featuring celebrity guests, football challenges and recurring sketches from the cast and crew.
Stars: Helen Chamberlain, Tim Lovejoy, John Fendley, Jimmy Bullard
Votes: 1,023
31. This Morning (1988– )
150 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show
Magazine show featuring lifestyle, cookery, fashion and news segments, along with celebrity interviews and gossip.
Stars: Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes
Votes: 896
32. The Tomorrow People (1973–1979)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
Stars: Nicholas Young, Philip Gilbert, Elizabeth Adare, Peter Vaughan-Clarke
Votes: 839
33. Getting It Right (1989)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gavin is thirty-one-years-old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy, but before he knows it, there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of ... See full summary »
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Jesse Birdsall, Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks, Pat Heywood
Votes: 767 | Gross: $0.96M
34.
Skins (2007–2013)
Episode:
Cook
(2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
Cook is remanded in custody following the GBH charge but later released, with an electronic tag, to live with his alcoholic mother Ruth and adoring younger brother Paddy. He's also expelled... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Ollie Barbieri, Luke Pasqualino, Lisa Backwell
Votes: 742
35. Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000–2001)
50 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Randall and Hopkirk are detective partners with a difference: one of them is a ghost.
Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Emilia Fox, Charlie Higson
Votes: 736
36.
Skins (2007–2013)
Episode:
Emily
(2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
Emily confronts Naomi over her supplying Sophia with drugs. Emily has learned that Sophia was gay and her locker is a shrine to Naomi, who denies any sexual relationship with Sophia. Emily ... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Kathryn Prescott, Lily Loveless, Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino
Votes: 693
37. The Return of the Soldier (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Chris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Ann-Margret, Alan Bates, Emily Irvin, William Booker
Votes: 692
38.
Skins (2007–2013)
Episode:
Thomas
(2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
Focuses around Thomas and his coming to terms with life and love in England.
Director: Neil Biswas | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino, Megan Prescott, Lisa Backwell
Votes: 664
39. The One Show (2006– )
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
A live magazine programme featuring topical stories and big name studio guests.
Stars: Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Christine Lampard, Adrian Chiles
Votes: 621
40. Carrie's War (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Family
Carrie Willow and her younger brother Nick are evacuated from London to a small Welsh town during World War II. Fleeing the German bombing, they are taken in by strict Mr Evans and his sister.
Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Keeley Fawcett, Jack Stanley, Karen Meagher, Eddie Cooper
Votes: 505
41.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Margaret Hale, a 19-year-old lively young girl, and her parents leave the south, when her father Richard resigns as the clergy in Helstone on a matter of conscience. The family moves to ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Emma Owen, Travis Oliver
Votes: 503
42. Celebrity Masterchef (2006– )
30 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title.
Stars: John Torode, Gregg Wallace, India Fisher, Lisa Faulkner
Votes: 499
43.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Frederick safely reaches Spain. After her father's death, Margaret leaves Milton to live with her aunt in London. Thornton learns that Frederick is Margaret's brother. With the money that ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Brendan Coyle, Tom Charnock, Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe
Votes: 480
44. The Paul O'Grady Show (2004–2015)
45 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Paul O'Grady and star guests liven up teatime with comedy and chat.
Stars: Paul O'Grady, Charlotte Ellen Price, Melanie Sykes, Ramon Christian
Votes: 464
45.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Maria Hale's health declines and her daughter Margaret decides to contact her brother Frederick - who had to leave England years earlier due to a wrongful court decision. The mill workers ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Sinéad Cusack, Simon Cassidy, Elianne Byrne, Emma Ashton
Votes: 457
46.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2004)
TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Romance
Deeply hurt at the refusal of his marriage proposal, Thornton and Margaret's relationship becomes more tense and difficult. Just in time, Frederick comes home to visit his dying mother. ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe, William Houston, Brian Protheroe
Votes: 430
47. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 423
48. 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: 418
49. 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: 392
50. The Sculptress (1996– )
180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Olive Martin (Quirke), a heavily overweight young woman is convicted of killing and butchering her mother and sister and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, when she is assigned to ... See full summary »
Stars: Pauline Quirke, Caroline Goodall, Christopher Fulford, Sophie Stanton
Votes: 391