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1. Knight School (1997–1998)
23 min | Comedy, Family, Thriller
A young beggar is enrolled into medieval knight school at the behest of the principal, much to the disgust and embarrassment of certain underhanded plotters in the school, who would love to... See full summary »
Stars: Blake Ritson, Roger Lloyd Pack, Peter Jeffrey, Amy Phillips
Votes: 16
2. Tis' the Season to be Jolly (1993 TV Movie)
48 min | Comedy
Director: Ron Bain | Stars: Rikki Fulton, Jimmy Logan, Gudrun Ure, Bill Gavin
Votes: 14
3. Spy Trap (1972–1975)
45 min | Drama
The escapades of a group of spies at the Department, a Fictional espionage agency tasked by the British government with protecting national security.
Stars: Paul Daneman, Prentis Hancock, Julian Glover, Michael Gwynn
Votes: 16
4. Special Squad (1984)
50 min | Drama
An elite division of the Victoria Police handles crimes too sensitive for regular squads
Stars: John Diedrich, Alan Cassell, Anthony Hawkins, Paul Dawber
Votes: 37
5. Glasgow Kiss (2000– )
50 min | Drama, Romance
Sports reporter (and widower/single-dad) Stuart Morrison's paper is in financial trouble, and hotshot businesswoman Cara Rossi's been assigned to make it profitable. Cara, eager to escape ... See full summary »
Stars: Iain Glen, Sharon Small, Robert Greenhalgh, Ruth Millar
Votes: 115
6.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Welcome to Casualty
(1988)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The new Outpatients officer, Valerie Sinclair, fails to impress Ewart when she announces plans for budget cuts at the hospital, whilst Cyril revisits Holby having left during the "off-air" ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Bernard Gallagher, Derek Thompson, Brenda Fricker, Paul Lacoux
Votes: 19
7. 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: 39,542
8. Sharpe (1993–2008)
TV-14 | 1,673 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A series of stories starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars as he fights both Napoleon's forces and the strong prejudice of British aristocracy.
Stars: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey
Votes: 2,354
9. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,402
10. Judge Dee (1969– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Michael Goodliffe, Garfield Morgan, Arne Gordon, Penny Casdagli
Votes: 20
11. The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978)
Biography, History
The series encompasses Darwin's university days to the 1859 publication of his book "On the Origin of Species" and his death and is based on Darwin's own letters, diaries, and journals, ... See full summary »
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Andrew Burt, Peter Settelen, David Ashton
Votes: 153
12.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Episode:
Old Dogs, New Tricks
(1990)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama
Siegfried's university friend, Henry Clintock, moves to the area and Siegfried tries to arrange for Ewan Ross, whose veterinary practice is still in decline, to be his regular vet. James ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Lynda Bellingham, Margaretta Scott
Votes: 62
13.
Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989)
Episode:
House to Let
(1986)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Some neighbours move out of The Close. Paul buys their house as an investment and plans to rent it out. But who will Paul choose as tenants?
Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan, Stanley Lebor
Votes: 77
14.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Wee Jock's Lament
(1995)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Distraught over his dog's death, Hamish charges after the two men responsible. Sure that he means murder, the men of Lochdubh try to reach him first.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Patricia Ross, Billy McColl, Ken Hutchison, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 166
15. Comics (1993– )
240 min | Drama
American comedian Johnny Lazar is given one last chance for his big break by touring the working men's clubs in the UK. But while there he finds himself a witness to a murder, putting his life in grave danger
Stars: Tim Guinee, Danny Webb, Lennie James, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 69
16.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
No Man Is an Island
(1996)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish is in deep mourning during a leave of absence on a nearby island where he must come to the aid of an elderly woman in a world of trouble; while back in Lochdubh a temporary replacement Constable rubs the residents the wrong way.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Valerie Gogan, Edith MacArthur, Ralph Riach
Votes: 137
17.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Lochdubh Assassin
(1997)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Glasgow Gangsters descend on Lochdubh and Isobel tries to protect a boy and his aunt in their sights; but Hamish cannot take any action until they actually commit a crime.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Stephen Henderson, Sandy McDade, Shirley Henderson, David McKay
Votes: 115
18. The Savage Canvas (2010)
Short, Comedy
Director: Tim Hope | Stars: Julian Barratt, David Ashton, Amerjit Deu, Angela Dixon
Votes: 11
19.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Tourist Trap
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Dashwood and Ackland go undercover to investigate a tour guide.
Director: Diana Patrick | Stars: Barbara Thorn, Trudie Goodwin, Seeta Indrani, Vikki Gee-Dare
Votes: 32
20.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
A Quiet Night
(1988)
TV-PG | Drama
Holby A&E sends David and Cyril to the scene of two crashed minibuses full of school kids after one swerves to avoid a car; a rugby player breaks his nose and Charlie finds Valerie snooping around in Ewart's office.
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Thompson, Brenda Fricker, Paul Lacoux, Catherine Shipton
Votes: 12
21.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Honourable Policeman
(1997)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Local laird Roddy MacLean returns to the village with his glamorous intended Serena St Claire,and asks Hamish to be the best man at their wedding. Hamish has his doubts as to whether the ... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Grimås | Stars: David Ashton, Sally Dexter, Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach
Votes: 128
22. Waterfront Beat (1990–1991)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Police series set in the Liverpool docks.
Stars: Brian McCardie, Rupert Frazer, Denis Lill, Geoffrey Leesley
Votes: 9
23.
Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2000)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A genealogist comes to Glenbogle looking for the rightful heir to the Ballantine clan. Meanwhile, he reveals a secret tie between the MacDonald family and Katrina.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Ashton, Alastair Mackenzie, Dawn Steele, Hamish Clark
Votes: 73
24. 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: 8,788
25. Brass (1983–1990)
30 min | Comedy
This spoof of soap-operas was set around two feuding families, the wealthy Hardacres headed by the ruthless capitalist Bradley Hardacre and the poor, working-class Fairchilds headed by the stern socialist Jack Fairchild.
Stars: Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, James Saxon, Gail Harrison
Votes: 186
26. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Tara Fitzgerald
Votes: 6,439
27.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
A Bit of an Epic
(1995)
Not Rated | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A famous guide leads a company retreat up the steep Scottish hillsides, and Hamish comes along, suspecting trouble. Alex returns to Lochdubh but finds tragedy may have ended her chances with Hamish.
Director: Sid Roberson | Stars: James Faulkner, Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Stuart McGugan
Votes: 138
28.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Radio Lochdubh
(1996)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish is ordered by authorities to shut down a popular pirate radio station, causing a conflict of interests for the officer. On the personal front, Hamish and Isobel share a moment.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Brian Alexander, Stuart Davids, The Incredible Fling Band, Shirley Henderson
Votes: 126
29.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Lochdubh Deluxe
(1996)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lachie Junior lands a new job with the undertaker, and when a corpse disappears, Hamish tries to convince his fellow Lochdubh residents that it was taken by aliens.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Andrew Keir, Jimmy Chisholm, Daniel Boyle, Ida Schuster
Votes: 113
30.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Deathwatch: Part 1
(2002)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A deathbed confession appears to link the hanging of an East End gangster and the assassination of the jury that found him guilty.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose
Votes: 167
31.
Brass (1983–1990)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1983)
26 min | Comedy
Bradley Hardacre has risen from poverty to become the wealthy owner of mine, mill and munitions works in Utterly. The Fairchild family live in a poor home, so what is their connection to ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Jones | Stars: Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, Robert Reynolds, James Saxon
Votes: 10
32.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Deathwatch: Part 2
(2002)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Expatriate gangster Frank Sutton returns to Britain and recruits reporter Graham Barker to gather enough evidence and publish the truth about his brother Charles, who was framed and hung for murder.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose
Votes: 156
33. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids
Votes: 2,425
34. The Mackinnons (1977)
50 min | Drama
Veterinary drama set in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Stars: Bill Simpson, Mikel Lambert, Sandra Clark, William Wilde
Votes: 6
35.
Sharpe (1993–2008)
Episode:
Sharpe's Eagle
(1993)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
General Wellesley sends Major Hogan, Sharpe, the chosen men and the South Essex Regiment to destroy a bridge. Sharpe is immediately in conflict with two junior officers of the South Essex and their incompetent commander.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Assumpta Serna, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley
Votes: 3,374
36.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Isobel Pulls It Off
(1996)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Isobel adopts a new look and focus; breaking a big news story and finding a new boyfriend. Hamish is immediately suspicious and investigates as the village of Lochdubh has lottery fever.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Robert McIntosh, Alan Tall, Johnny Irving
Votes: 119
37.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Big Freeze
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Maj. Maclean fakes a burglary for the insurance money, but DI Bruce is determined to catch the gang he thinks is responsible. Hamish and TV John both resist learning to use their new computer.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Brian Pettifer, Ralph Riach, Anne Lacey, Alan Tall
Votes: 149
38.
Sea of Souls (2004–2007)
Episode:
Seeing Double: Part 1
(2004)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Dr. Douglas Monaghan and his his two assistants investigate the case of Carol Fleming, a personal friend of Monaghan's, who sees her double, Helen Reid, at a local museum. The women chat ... See full summary »
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Bill Paterson, Archie Panjabi, Peter McDonald, David Ashton
Votes: 43
39.
Shoestring (1979–1980)
Episode:
Stamp Duty
(1979)
50 min | Drama
Stamp dealer Joss Hargreaves collapses and dies whilst being bundled into a car by heavies working for Strickland, a corrupt businessman whom Eddie is trying to expose. Milkman Andy ... See full summary »
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin, Liz Crowther
Votes: 26
40.
Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode:
Made in Heaven
(1979)
50 min | Drama
While caretaking the townhouse of vacationing aristocrats, Thomas and Sarah take the opportunity to use the premises as a matrimonial agency.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Thora Hird, Helen Lindsay
Votes: 11
41. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele
Votes: 3,783
42. The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Biography, Drama, History
A series recording the key events in the reign of Henry Tudor and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty
Stars: James Maxwell, Bruce Hodgkins, Norma West, Hugh Sullivan
Votes: 229
43. Maggie (II) (1981–1982)
Drama, Family
Drama series about a teenage girl growing up in Glasgow.
Stars: Kirsty Miller, Michael Sheard, Mary Riggans, Anne Berry
Votes: 32
44. Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
50 min | Drama
Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Martin Cochrane, Edith MacArthur, Victor Carin
Votes: 52
45. Vital Signs (2006– )
Drama
Stars: Tamzin Outhwaite, Steven Waddington, Fraser Ayres, Alfie Hunter
Votes: 59
46.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
These Things Happen
(1987)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The daughter of the elderly lady who died due to Megan's lapse of concentration, turns up at Holby demanding answers and threatening legal action against the hospital for negligence.
Director: Alan Wareing | Stars: Bernard Gallagher, Derek Thompson, Brenda Fricker, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 18
47.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
In Search of a Rose
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Barney Meldrum seeks to provide a new,money-making visitor attraction for the village - a whale-watching trip, using fiberglass whales, but the whole enterprise ends in disaster and a ... See full summary »
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Alastair Mackenzie, Anne Kristen, Anne Lacey
Votes: 116
48.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
The Serpent and the Comforter
(1972)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his dissension against the practices of the Catholic Church. The preacher ... See full summary »
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: James Maxwell, Peter Jeffrey, Michael Ripper, James Bree
Votes: 20
49. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington
Votes: 196,089 | Gross: $17.61M
50. You and Me (1974–1992)
15 min | Family
Humans and puppets interact, tell stories and have fun to provide entertainment to 4 and 5 year old pre-school viewers.
Stars: Jacqui McDonald, Christopher Neil, Bridie O'Donnell, Vicki Luke
Votes: 38