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1. The Big Picnic (1996 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A group of young Glaswegian men have signed up for the City of Glasgow Battalion to fight in The First World War. It shows both the Home Front and Battlefield abroad.
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Luis Allan, Dave Anderson, Gary Bakewell, Freddie Boardley
Votes: 13
2.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
England Expects
(1994)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Gareth is invited to a cooking contest in France. He's forced to use English ingredients and needs English wine.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Jean Luc Rebaliati
Votes: 37
3. Keen Eddie (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Wisecracking New York City cop Detective Eddie Arlette (Mark Valley), who has no respect for authority, is himself a fish out of water when he is assigned to a police precinct in the U.K.
Stars: Mark Valley, Sienna Miller, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Colin Salmon
Votes: 2,369
4.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
Masterchef
(1994)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy
Everton makes a partridge terrine that is so good, Gareth has to put it on the menu. The chef of Le Chateau doesn't like it all that Everton's star is rising.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Ian McNeice
Votes: 31
5.
Taggart (1983–2010)
Episode:
Forbidden Fruit
(1994)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Taggart and Jardine are confronted by a bizarre case which revolves around a fertility clinic.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Mark McManus, James MacPherson, Blythe Duff, Tony Doyle
Votes: 67
6. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,450
7.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
A Diploma of Miseries
(1994)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy
Janice arranges for Gareth to appear on Anita Lawrence' talk-show. She doesn't like the answers he gives.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Frances Barber
Votes: 32
8.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
A River Runs Thru It
(1994)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
While reading resumes so he can fill some vacancies at Le Chateau Anglais, Gareth comes across the name of a chef whose food was a marvel twenty years earlier; he decides to visit the chef in his current restaurant.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Ian McNeice
Votes: 37
9. Chef! (1993–1996)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Famous chef Gareth Blackstock struggles with dividing time between wife Janice and the restaurant. It's a good thing he can let off steam with his remarks.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Roger Griffiths, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Claire Skinner
Votes: 1,558
10.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
Nest of Angels
(2003)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Police uncover a large scale fraud at a mosque in Birmingham, where one of the leaders is believed to be redirecting charitable funds into bank accounts for his own use, and where suicide bombers are being trained.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Rene Costa, Jenny Agutter, Gary Bakewell, Sam Bond
Votes: 367
11.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
Do the Right Thing
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Gareth does business with a poacher in a forest, only to be followed by the police.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Tim Matthews
Votes: 37
12.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
Private Lives
(1994)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy
Gareth has to spend the entire day sorting out the private lives of his staff.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Nick Brimble
Votes: 34
13. Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
Full-cast audio drama series based on "Doctor Who (1963)" chronicling the further adventures of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors.
Stars: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sarah Sutton
Votes: 47
14.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
Other Lives
(2005 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
London, 1851. Scene of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Scene also of a plot to un-seat the government, de-throne the monarch and start a republic. If the Duke of Wellington himself is to be believed.
Director: Gary Russell | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, Conrad Westmaas, Gary Bakewell
Votes: 9
15.
Chef! (1993–1996)
Episode:
Time Flies
(1994)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Janice thinks she might be pregnant. She and Gareth have to do some financial planning.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Ian McNeice, Gary Bakewell
Votes: 35
16. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders
Votes: 2,013
17.
Keen Eddie (2003–2004)
Episode:
Keeping Up Appearances
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Eddie inherits a Rolls Royce and driver.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Mark Valley, Sienna Miller, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Colin Salmon
Votes: 47
18.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
Blackfriars
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Door and Richard share a glass of 40,000-year-old wine from Atlantis with the Angel Islington. He tells them that the only way to find out who killed Door's family is to deliver a vital key... See full summary »
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 66
19.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
Earl's Court to Islington
(1996)
TV-PG | 29 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Richard Mayhew joins Door, her new bodyguard Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas on their search for the only person who can tell Door who killed her family - The Angel Islington.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 70
20. Neverwhere (1996)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A man in London encounters an injured young woman, and instantly exists only to those in London Below. As he helps the woman escape from assassins, he must try to find his way back to London Above.
Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 3,043
21. Take the High Road (1980–2003)
30 min | Drama
The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.
Stars: Eileen McCallum, Alec Monteath, Caroline Ashley, Marjorie Thomson
Votes: 140
22.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
As Above, So Below
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Events reach a climax as Hunter confronts the Great Beast of London, the legendary quarry she has waited so long to face.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 64
23.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
Door
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dramatic opening episode of Neverwhere, Richard Mayhew, an unsuspecting successful young businessman working in the City of London, begins an adventure which will turn his world around.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 86
24.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
Down Street
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Galvanised by his ability to overcome a terrible ordeal imposed by the Black Friars, Richard begins his journey to deliver the mysterious key to the Angel Islington.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 66
25.
Neverwhere (1996)
Episode:
Knightsbridge
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Richard Mayhew continues to despair of ever returning to his old life as he finds himself travelling further into the parallel world of Neverwhere.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell
Votes: 75
26. Backbeat (1994)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell
Votes: 6,590 | Gross: $2.39M
27. Man and Boy (2002 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
When television executive Harry has a one-night-stand, his wife Gina walks out on him, leaving Harry to look after the couple's young son.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Neil Conrich, Natasha Little, Dominic Howell
Votes: 436
28. 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: 3,698
29. The Linda McCartney Story (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A dramatization of the life of Linda Eastman McCartney in her early years photographing for Rolling Stone magazine and rubbing elbows with much of Hollywood's elite. The story follows her ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Gary Bakewell, David James Lewis, Nicole Oliver
Votes: 697
30. First Target (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action
The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Brandy Ledford, Peter Flemming
Votes: 722
31. Doctors (2000–2024)
30 min | Drama
The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen
Votes: 1,705
32. Gallifrey (2004 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
Tales of intrigue and political manoeuvring from the seat of Time Lord power. Join Romana, Leela and K9 as they find enemies on all sides in a delicate game, with the fate of Gallifrey hanging in the balance.
Stars: Sean Carlsen, Lalla Ward, Louise Jameson, Miles Richardson
34. How to Get Your Dream Job (2006– )
28 min | Reality-TV
Stars: Gary Bakewell, Sarah Strachan, Rob Yeung
35.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Lost Boys
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
As Christmas approaches, a bloke who's "had a drink" causes a crash and the wreckage is ploughed into by a minibus carrying choirboys and priests. Rachel's admirer Tim has Christmas plans ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gabriel | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
36.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Release
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
A gay man tries to out a priest with tragic consequences. The department is overrun with gobby stereotypical builders one of whom falls through a window due to an existing medical condition... See full summary »
Director: Indra Bhose | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Jane Gurnett, Sorcha Cusack
37.
Doctors (2000–2024)
Episode:
Stuck in the Middle
(2002)
27 min | Drama
Director: Ray Kilby | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Maggie Cronin, Corrinne Wicks, Tom Butcher
38.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
All's Fair
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
A girl student laces her chocolate cake with dope resulting in a catastrophe for one of her potential boyfriends. A young boxer refuses to throw a match but loses more than the fight. Baz ... See full summary »
Director: Sharon Miller | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
39.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Asking for Miracles
(1996)
TV-PG | Drama
After a night reunited in lust for Mike & Rachel, Tim chases her car and is later admitted with an attempted overdose. Battling babes Laura and Jude have another slanging match. Ash tells ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Gartland | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
40.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Bringing It All Back Home
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
Howards' Way meets Blake's 7 when various old Holby City footballers convene for an anniversary celebration and argue about the bungs they took for throwing the match. A riverboat master is... See full summary »
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
41.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Castles in the Air
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
In an episode featuring six cigarette smokers, rogue "Paramedic" Fred Chambers is on the loose and administers adrenalin to a small boy whose highly strung father takes sweet revenge. ... See full summary »
Director: Laurence Moody | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
42.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Cheatin' Hearts
(1996)
TV-PG | Drama
A jealous woman spies on her fiancé hoping for evidence he's two timing her and, believing she has some, causes Casualty Car Crash#43 to a soundtrack of "Careless Whisper". The younger ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Lovett | Stars: Derek Thompson, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale, Sorcha Cusack
43.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
For Your Own Good
(1996)
TV-PG | Drama
Reporters confront Laura about Reeve-Jones' underhand profiteering. An old woman farmer shoots herself in the foot. A woman under stress caring for a husband with Huntington's chorea falls ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
44.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Land of Hope
(1996)
TV-PG | Drama
Grange Hill star Stuart Organ appears as a building site worker drops a hod of bricks and later collapses at home, fortunately he has a caring young daughter to look after him. An Asian ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Derek Thompson, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale, Jane Gurnett
45.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Shame the Devil
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama
A horrid boy from a posh school takes revenge on another pupil. A salesman threatened with redundancy collapses while taking steps to keep his job. Matt has competition for Jude's favours. ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
46.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
We Shall Overcome
(1996)
TV-PG | Drama
A car mechanic using the road as a workshop gets his gun when neighbours serve him with a court injunction; Josh & Liz's attempts to help the wounded man are thwarted by an off duty doctor.... See full summary »
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Derek Thompson, Clive Mantle, Patrick Robinson, Ian Bleasdale
47.
Doctors (2000–2024)
Episode:
Pig in the Middle
(2000)
27 min | Drama
Jo tries to reunite her family, and Mac helps a man whose work is suffering due to the time he is spending with an elderly neighbour.
Director: Jane Powell | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Mark Frost, Corrinne Wicks, Akbar Kurtha
48.
Gallifrey (2004– )
Insurgency
(2005 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
After millennia of secrecy, the Gallifreyan Academy has opened its doors to off-worlders - But the experiment is failing.
Director: Gary Russell | Stars: Gary Bakewell, Lynda Bellingham, Sean Carlsen, Andy Coleman
49.
Take the High Road (1980–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.937
(1992)
25 min | Drama
Grace is shocked to open Fiona's letter giving Dougal the sack. Sneddon asserts his authority over the villagers. Sheila gives Douglas the brush-off and so does Tricia to Gordon. Gary is praised by the dog's owner.
Stars: Caroline Ashley, Gary Bakewell, Doreen Cameron, Jackie Farrell
50.
Take the High Road (1980–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.941
(1992)
25 min | Drama
Sam has turned down Sneddon's marriage proposal. Dr Jenkins impresses on his first service but breaks traditions by standing in the body of the Kirk. Grace questions Fiona about the treatment of Dougal. Morag and Tom share memories.
Stars: Caroline Ashley, Gary Bakewell, Doreen Cameron, Troy Fairclough