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1. If Looks Could Kill: The Power of Behaviour (1986 Video)
Short, Mystery
People who deal professionally with the public - in government departments, airports, railway stations, offices, shops - often don't realise what effects their own behaviour can have on the... See full summary »
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Tom Bell, Michael Deeks, Diane Fletcher, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 17
2.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
(1995)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Mrs. Tittlemouse, a wood mouse, saves some mischievous bunnies.
Directors: Dave Unwin, Dennis Abey | Stars: Niamh Cusack, Anna Massey, Richard Griffiths, Adrian Scarborough
Votes: 20
3.
Village Hall (1974–1975)
Episode:
Mr. Ellis Versus the People
(1974)
Comedy, Drama
It's Election Day in the village and the hall is turned into a polling station.
Director: June Howson | Stars: Ron Moody, Marjorie Yates, Brian Miller, Veronica Roberts
Votes: 18
4. Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992– )
50 min | Crime, Drama
Adaptation of the novel by Bernice Rubens. A wealthy wastrel with time on his hands becomes involved in an elaborate plot involving suspected murder, cross-dressing and other murky goings-on in London society.
Stars: Peter Capaldi, Richard Griffiths, Pam Ferris, Mossie Smith
Votes: 62
5.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Black Pudding
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In addition to sorting out a feud between John and Steve, Henry answers a distress call from his culinary idol, the cantankerous Hilary Smallwood, who, in a moment of weakness, gave power ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Hiller | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Joe Duttine, Ashley Russell
Votes: 99
6.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Smelling of Roses
(1997)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As Henry mysteriously loses his sense of smell he is intrigued when Fisher seems obsessed with arresting tyre exporter Peter Watson and suspects that Fisher, about to divorce his wife, is ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Nicholas Lamont
Votes: 86
7. When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
50 min | Drama, History
Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.
Stars: James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John Nightingale
Votes: 486
8. The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1998)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An animated series, telling the story of many beloved Beatrix Potter characters.
Stars: Niamh Cusack, Enn Reitel, Mary Jane Bowe, Jenny Moore
Votes: 1,088
9. National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010)
180 min | Comedy, Drama
Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings, Adrian Scarborough, Stephen Wight
Votes: 95
10. Bird of Prey 2 (1984– )
200 min | Thriller
Every three months Henry Jay must reset the code that prevents the release of the information across Europe, that is his safeguard. But the wolves are watching his department - both from within and without.
Stars: Richard Griffiths, Carole Nimmons, Lee Montague, Jan Holden
Votes: 70
11.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Lemon Twist
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a rave review by a hard to please food critic Pie in the Sky does a roaring trade. Henry, however, is at a boring police seminar where Fisher admits he is disillusioned by the job and... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 88
12.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Jack or Knave
(1978)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A security guard is murdered during a payroll snatch. The local police force under Chief Superintendent Canning have no luck in catching the robbers and Canning is reluctant to work with ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Barrie Ingham
Votes: 132
13.
When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981)
Episode:
A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
(1976)
52 min | Drama, History
In 1919, Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the Great War. He becomes friendly with the Seaton family - parents Bella and Bill, and their children: Jessie, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: James Bolam, Susan Jameson, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood
Votes: 26
14. Bleak House (2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Carey Mulligan, Denis Lawson, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 10,618
15. A History of Britain (2000–2002)
60 min | Documentary, History
A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
Stars: Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 945
16. Bird of Prey (1982– )
50 min | Thriller
A minor bureaucrat battles a ruthless international criminal organization.
Stars: Richard Griffiths, Carole Nimmons, Jeremy Child, Nigel Davenport
Votes: 160
17. An Audience with Victoria Wood (1988 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
Victoria Wood giving her observations on life and songs that reflect what it's like to be a in a relationship.
Director: David G. Hillier | Stars: Victoria Wood, Tony Adams, Dave Allen, Joan Bakewell
Votes: 226
18.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Brown Bread
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A customer is found dead in Pie in the Sky's toilet but when the emergency services arrive his corpse has gone. Henry traces his car and finds the boot full of paper money, after which the ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Bella Enahoro, Joe Duttine
Votes: 98
19.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Gary's Cake
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Armed robbers in crash helmets target the restaurant and customer Cherry Burdett's jewellery is stolen. Obnoxious D.S. Stringer investigates, alienating everyone with his insistence that it... See full summary »
Director: Bill Pryde | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 82
20.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Hard Cheese
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henry and the newly-promoted Detective Sergeant Cambridge investigate a Peeping Tom who steals ladies' undies and makes detailed obscene phone calls - all to women involved with restaurants... See full summary »
Director: Jim Hill | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 99
21.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Undesirable Elements
(1994)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fisher's 'research' project sends Henry and Sophia Cambridge to the nearby village of Wychwold, allegedly to assess public opinion of the police. However, Henry guesses - rightly - that ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 103
22. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,347
23. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,311
24. The Expert (1968–1976)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Professor John Hardy is a forensic scientist who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.
Stars: Marius Goring, Ann Morrish, Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth
Votes: 42
25. The Good Guys (1992– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men named Guy spend their days trying to right wrongs.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Keith Barron, Hilary Whitehall, Godfrey James
Votes: 26
26.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
They Call Me Midas
(1993)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jim Leonard, Lovejoy's old mentor, asks for his help in a plot to sting greedy Dutch art dealer Hans Koopman, who once cheated Jim's wife's Judy's late father. At a weekend house party ... See full summary »
Director: John Crome | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 55
27.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
New Leaf
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Fisher allocates Henry to guard Sasha Wilkes, due to testify against her gangster husband, in the police 'safe house', D.C.I. Harding, who had expected the job, is resentful. Sasha is ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Boak | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Malcolm Sinclair, Nick Raggett, Samantha Womack
Votes: 80
28.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
The Mild Bunch
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The man who wounded constable Ian Lefebvre and put him in a wheel-chair is being paroled, so Fisher, to keep Ian otherwise occupied, teams him with Henry in pursuit of the elderly Coverly ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Hiller | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 86
29.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry V
(2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, History, War
Hal is now a responsible monarch as Henry V, his rejection of Falstaff hastening the latter's death. Told by courtiers that,through Edward III, he has a claim to the French throne he makes ... See full summary »
Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Edward Akrout, Tom Brooke, Geraldine Chaplin, Richard Clothier
Votes: 1,265
30.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Duress: Part 3
(1974)
TV-14 | Drama
The court erupts when James Mallard and his mother are caught using sign language to bypass the rule of law. Mallard's father, John Ryan claims his son's girlfriend won't becoming to alibi him, for the stolen car, because she is married.
Director: Stephen Butcher | Stars: John Barron, Richard Wilson, Jonathan Elsom, Peter Duncan
Votes: 7
31. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,646
32.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Coddled Eggs
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henry is drafted into Operation Grabbitback with bossy woman superintendent Chalmers, recovering stolen cars. Thanks to Henry, Chalmers catches the small fry and closes the case but Henry, ... See full summary »
Director: David Innes Edwards | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 78
33.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
The Mystery of Pikey
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Whilst vulgar businessman Barry Wilkes and his family are eating at Pie in the Sky, his house is robbed. Barry and other worthies are convinced that this - and other crimes - are down to ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Hiller | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Joe Duttine, Ashley Russell
Votes: 90
34.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
The One That Got Away
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Trout farmer Bill Pritchard's fiancee Jean goes missing after he has accepted a lucrative take-over by a chain fishery and pushy Inspector Browning accuses him of her murder, even before ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 95
35. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,172 | Gross: $52.77M
36. The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.
Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock, Gary Waldhorn
Votes: 15,470
37. Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (2009 Video)
62 min | Documentary
Explore the World of Harry Potter through the behind the scenes creation of the films.
Stars: David Heyman, Rupert Grint, Chris Columbus, Emma Watson
Votes: 378
38. Theater Talk (1996– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Susan Haskins, Michael Riedel, Jesse Green, Michael Musto
Votes: 38
39.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Breaking Bread
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
To save money Fisher turns over the police catering to a mass production company, The Happy Ploughman, clients of Margaret. Henry is appalled but investigates after several acts of sabotage... See full summary »
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 80
40.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Doggett's Coat and Badge
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Charles Rider, a wine-loving regular at Pie in the Sky, is being threatened. It turns out he is really Joseph Webb, an ex-burglar turned supergrass, and now in witness protection. His ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Hiller | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro, Nick Raggett
Votes: 83
41.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Irish Stew
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The large family of much-married Irishwoman Kit Kelly book the restaurant for a wedding banquet for her and her new husband, American television writer Byron De Goris. Byron's briefcase is ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Boak | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Bella Enahoro, Samantha Womack
Votes: 88
42.
The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)
Episode:
Spring
(1999)
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy
It's Spring and time for Alice and Hugo's baby to be christened. As Geraldine is one of the godparents the Bishop arrives to perform the ceremony. Somewhat surprisingly David proposes ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Carrivick | Stars: Dawn French, Gary Waldhorn, James Fleet, Emma Chambers
Votes: 246
43.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Duress: Part 2
(1974)
TV-14 | Drama
Det. Sgt. Charles Atrass continues under cross examination. The defence claims there was no evidence to hold James Mallard but within 3 hours he given a confession. Mallard admits he is known to Atrass and saw him waiting outside cinema.
Director: Stephen Butcher | Stars: John Barron, Richard Wilson, Jonathan Elsom, Peter Duncan
Votes: 7
44. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 691,322 | Gross: $249.36M
45. Hope & Glory (1999–2000)
50 min | Drama
The main school in an economically depressed area, Hope Park Comprehensive has been on the verge of closing for years. Things begin to look up when the weary headmaster Neil Bruce is ... See full summary »
Stars: Lenny Henry, Sara Stephens, Amanda Redman, Gillian Kearney
Votes: 77
46. Showing Up (2014)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists including: Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell, and Eli Wallach.
Directors: Riad Galayini, James Morrison | Stars: Whitney Allen, Don Amendolia, Walter Bobbie, David Dean Bottrell
Votes: 61
47.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Richard and Ada want to become engaged but Mr. Jarndyce advises that they wait a time before making a firm commitment. Esther's friend Caddy Jellyby excitedly tells her that she's become ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Burn Gorman, Anna Maxwell Martin, Carey Mulligan, Denis Lawson
Votes: 246
48.
A History of Britain (2000–2002)
Episode:
The Wrong Empire
(2001)
Documentary, History
Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers to tell the extraordinary story of how this small set of islands came to rule an empire that stretched around the globe.
Director: Ian Bremner | Stars: Simon Schama, Ariyon Bakare, Richard Griffiths, David Soul
Votes: 32
49.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
A Matter of Taste
(1994)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henry investigates a ram-raid at Ernest Drummond's wine warehouse whilst Margaret acts as caretaker for another wine importer, George Porter, married to her old school friend Rosie, after ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 98
50.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
Chinese Whispers
(1996)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Chen family appear to be victims of racial harassment when their Chinese takeaway is set on fire, but widowed Mr. Chen will not go to the police so his daughter Mei asks Henry for help.... See full summary »
Director: Bill Pryde | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Samantha Womack, Nicholas Lamont
Votes: 81