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1. True Tilda (1997– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
It's a period tale of a circus girl (Tilda) who helps an orphan boy escape the clutches of the evil Rev Glasson, leading to an incredible canal boat adventure.
Stars: Amanda Elwes, Julie T. Wallace, Mark Chapman, Christopher Fairbank
Votes: 14
2.
It's a Sin (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, History
March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. Meanwhile, Jill is in danger, and Roscoe's set to collide with Margaret Thatcher, as protests about the AIDS crisis begin.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas
Votes: 1,338
3. It's a Sin (2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.
Stars: Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas
Votes: 36,862
4. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,057
5. Endeavour (2012–2023)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby
Votes: 33,400
6. Zip and Hollow (2008 TV Movie)
Comedy
Suffolk isn't on the way to anywhere and we like it that way.
Director: Roy Gould | Stars: Helen Atkinson Wood, Desmond Barrit, Fleur Bennett, Alec Cadell
Votes: 6
7.
Endeavour (2012–2023)
Episode:
Nocturne
(2014)
TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The death of an elderly gentleman with a specialism in heraldry and genealogy propels Morse to the Blythe Mount School for Girls.
Director: Giuseppe Capotondi | Stars: Jack Laskey, Shaun Evans, Susy Kane, Imogen Gurney
Votes: 1,435
8.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
S.A.D.
(1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
The relief return to work after the Christmas break, and find themselves with little to do. Meanwhile, Boyden receives a welcome visitor in the form of Mrs. Bourne, who has cooked a batch of her locally famous mince pies.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Peter Ellis, Ben Roberts, Colin Tarrant, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 35
9. In Search of Shakespeare (2004)
240 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Michael Wood tours the English locations important to William Shakespeare as he explores the playwright and poet's life and work.
Stars: Michael Wood, Gregory Doran, Ray Fearon, Robert Whitelock
Votes: 242
10. 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: 39,414
11. The Old Devils (1992– )
158 min | Comedy
Three part BBC series regarding four Welsh wife/husband couples, old university friends now tumultuosly reunited in (mostly) retirement. A dark comedy about aging, Welsh nationalism, & memory & friendship.
Stars: John Stride, Sheila Allen, Ray Smith, Elizabeth Morgan
Votes: 55
12. Valentine Park (1987–1988)
Comedy
An ITV British Sitcom set in a public park, in which Tom (Ken Jones) the head gardener works along with Max (David Threnod) , Bodie (Daniel Peacock) and Doyle (Bernard Padden)
Stars: Ken Jones, Liz Smith, David Thewlis, Katy Newell
Votes: 16
13. The Fairy Queen (2009 TV Movie)
210 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: William Christie, Miriam Allan, Lucy Crowe, Claire Debono
Votes: 8
14.
In Search of Shakespeare (2004)
Episode:
A Time of Revolution
(2004)
Documentary, Biography, History
The life of young William Shakespeare from his birth in Warwickshire, through his school years until age fourteen and up to his marriage to Anne Hathaway at age 19. It was a turbulent time ... See full summary »
Director: David Wallace | Stars: Michael Wood, Gregory Doran, Desmond Barrit, Ray Fearon
Votes: 22
15.
Great Expectations (1989)
Episode:
Chapter Two
(1989)
Drama
Stars: Anthony Calf, John Rhys-Davies, Jean Simmons, Kim Thomson
Votes: 14
16. Young Arthur (2002 TV Movie)
Drama
Young Arthur is a two-hour 2002 NBC TV drama pilot (unaired) on the childhood of King Arthur.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Julian Morris, James Fleet, Paul Wesley, James Hoare
Votes: 33
17. Oliver Twist (1999)
386 min | Crime, Drama
An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Stars: Sam Smith, David Ross, Julie Walters, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 840
18. Somewhere to Run (1989 TV Movie)
79 min | Drama
Teenagers Sarah and Debbie run away from home and find themselves on the streets of London.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Robin Weaver, Vicky Murdock, Angela Pleasence, Michael Jayston
Votes: 14
19.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Murder on St. Malley's Day
(2002)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Barnaby investigates the murder of a boy during a traditional annual race at an exclusive private school but meets with resentment.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Nicholas Audsley
Votes: 962
20.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot is drawn into a case where a man is found dead on the grounds of his estate, apparently frightened to death by the spirits that haunt it.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Ian McCulloch
Votes: 1,472
21. Great Expectations (1989)
303 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Anthony Calf, Jean Simmons, Kim Thomson
Votes: 469
22.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
An Advancement of Learning
(1996)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
When the body of a school principal, thought to be buried in Austria, is found under her own memorial in the school grounds, police detectives Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe are called in ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Howard Crossley, Catherine Wilkening, Kenneth Hadley, Zoë Hart
Votes: 203
23.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Jobs for the Boys
(1991)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Two burglaries the same night - one a major theft at a cash and carry, the other a lesser one at a bric-a-brac shop - plus two bodies in custody. Could a rather grumpy Sgt Maitland be putting his foot in it, or not?
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Graham Cole, Seeta Indrani, Tony Scannell, Mark Wingett
Votes: 30
24. 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: 3,305
25. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice
Votes: 10,922
26. Northanger Abbey (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O'Brien
Votes: 16,192
27.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
They Seek Him Here
(2007)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A film about the French Revolution is made in Midsomer. People lose their head in the guillotine, and it's not a film trick.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
Votes: 728
28.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Bad Blood, Fake Snow
(2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Jac and Fran bitterly clash in front of the Darwin ward, resulting in Fran physically assaulting Jac and being removed from the hospital.
Director: James Larkin | Stars: Rosie Marcel, James Anderson, Camilla Arfwedson, David Ames
Votes: 8
29.
Oliver Twist (1999)
Episode:
Containing Fresh Discoveries, and Shewing That Surprises, Like Misfortunes, Seldom Come Alone
(1999)
Crime, Drama
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: Marc Warren, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, David Ross
Votes: 21
30. 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: 4,100
31. A Kind of Living (1988–1990)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Richard Griffiths, Tim Healy, Frances de la Tour, Anita Carey
Votes: 18
32. Madame Bovary (2000 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent.... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Greg Wise, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 1,010
33. St. Ives (1998)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Miranda Richardson, Richard E. Grant, Anna Friel
Votes: 827
34. Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
96 min | Comedy
The film is set in Wales and concerns itself with the aristocracy who are taxing to common people to ruin. Naturally, a certain member of said aristocracy decided that all this is not on, ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Paul Rhys, Joely Richardson, Dafydd Hywel
Votes: 187
35. Boon (1986–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.
Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 1,007
36. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Filmed adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1996 version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Director: Adrian Noble | Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Alex Jennings, Desmond Barrit, Finbar Lynch
Votes: 390
37. Holby City (1999–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.
Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett
Votes: 2,631
38. Lassiter (1984)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 2,727 | Gross: $17.50M
39. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Fantasy, Family
Alice visits the magical kingdom on the other side of the looking glass.
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Charlotte Curley, Penelope Wilton, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 1,663
40. The English Programme (1976–2003)
Not Rated | Drama
Long-running series for schools and colleges produced by Thames Television, and in its final years by independent companies - although documentaries and dramas produced by other ITV ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlie Stafford, Stephen Warbeck, Christopher Neame, Ann Hasson
Votes: 11
41. The Lisa Maxwell Show (1991– )
60 min | Comedy
Stars: Lisa Maxwell, Mark Walker, Annette Badland, Roger Lloyd Pack
42. Follow the Star (1979 TV Movie)
80 min | Musical
Television production of a Nativity play for children which sees Gabby (the angel Gabriel) and his fellow angels help Mary, Joseph and the Wiseman to follow their destiny.
Director: Wendy Toye | Stars: Robert Dorning, Christopher Lillicrap, Ian Bartholomew, Cheryl Branker
43. Daylight Robbery (1997)
Short
Director: Kerry Hope-Kavanagh | Stars: Desmond Barrit, David Curtiz, Julie Graham, Maurice Kavanagh
44. Homer and His Pigeons (1992)
Drama
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Desmond Barrit, Brinley Jenkins
45. Where Words Prevail (2005 Video)
57 min | Documentary
Where Words Prevail explores the widely acclaimed work of Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Berry's voice techniques are invaluable to the actors and ... See full summary »
Directors: Steven Budlong, Salvatore Rasa, Egon Kirincic | Stars: Cicely Berry, Helen Hunt, Emily Watson, Michael Attenborough
46. The Laurence Olivier Awards 1992 (1992 TV Special)
85 min
Director: Geoff Miles | Stars: Anthony Barclay, Desmond Barrit, Alan Bennett, Sharon Benson
47.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
Away from It All
(1992)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken's on the brink of quitting the security business after handling a messy adultery case. Harry diagnoses executive stress, and whisks him away to a luxury retreat run by his nephew. But Greenham Grange is not all it seems to be.
Director: Tim Dowd | Stars: Tom Beard, Jane Cunliffe, Michael Elphick, David Daker
48.
The Lisa Maxwell Show (1991– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1991)
Comedy
Director: Geoff Miles | Stars: Lisa Maxwell, Desmond Barrit, Brian Glover, Frank Middlemass
49.
Valentine Park (1987–1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Comedy
Tom is the head gardener at Valentine Park, at home he also keeps a small garden. Mrs. Giles, his landlady threatens to remove his Garden, unless he does something for her.
Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Ken Jones, Liz Smith, David Thewlis, Katy Newell
50.
The Old Devils (1992– )
Episode:
Clapped-Out Casanovas
(1992)
Comedy
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: John Stride, Sheila Allen, Ray Smith, Elizabeth Morgan