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1.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Nigel Havers
(2013)
Documentary, Biography, History
Nigel Havers is usually cast in upper class roles, but his roots turn out to be very different.
Director: Archie Powell | Stars: Nigel Havers, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 41
2.
Sleepers (1991)
Episode:
Welcome Home
(1991)
Comedy, Drama
In the Scottish Highlands, Jeremy and Albert prepare the last stage of their escape, hoping they have left the KGB, the CIA and MI5 well behind.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder, Michael Gough
Votes: 13
3.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
Local Colour
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
During a local fair, a young under age 16 year old girl gets drunk, despite being cautioned that she was too young by her stepfather of two years. The stepfather, and the girl's boyfriend, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Tim Matthews, Nigel Havers, Nadim Sawalha, Niven Boyd
Votes: 7
4.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
Paths
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Kelley, Hugh Dancy, Alex Palmer, Dominic Kinnaird
Votes: 7
5.
Britain's Finest (2003– )
Episode:
Actresses
(2005)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Kenny Scott | Stars: Simon Callow, Michael Angelis, Michael Billington, Alan Bleasdale
Votes: 67
6.
A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1987)
TV-G | Drama, Family
Sara's life suddenly looks brighter after a secret friend's generosity. In fact, Sara is in for quite a lot of surprises, and before she knows it, she finds herself on a whole new track in life, thanks to a little magic, and true friends.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Havers, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 12
7. Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Rick Stein pays personal tribute to novelist Daphne Du Maurier, in celebration of the centenary of her birth, by visiting the locations of Cornwall she brought to life in her books.
Director: David Pritchard | Stars: Rick Stein, Christian Browning, Chalky, Daphne Du Maurier
Votes: 14
8.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
The Long Weekend
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Paul Brightwell, Alison Carney, Samantha Giles, Garry Cooper
Votes: 6
9.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Christmas at Downton Abbey
(2011)
TV-14 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Christmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates' arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities.
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 2,889
10. Torchwood: Monthly Range (2015 Podcast Series)
Action, Sci-Fi
Torchwood - a clandestine organisation outside the government, beyond the police. An elite team of operatives defending Cardiff and the world from alien menaces and terrible forces, keeping... See full summary »
Stars: Gareth David-Lloyd, Tom Price, Kai Owen, Naoko Mori
Votes: 18
11. Britain's Finest (2003– )
70 min | Documentary
Stars: Carenza Lewis, Loyd Grossman, Bill Paterson, Peter Hall
Votes: 74
12. The Nearly Man (1975)
60 min | Drama
The Nearly Man is a UK TV play and series from the mid-1970s, about a middle-class Labour MP.[1] Both play and series were written by Arthur Hopcraft; actors in the cast of both include ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Britton, Wilfred Pickles, Ann Firbank, Michael Elphick
Votes: 9
13.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
Silence Has Got Rhythm Too
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Director: Tim Holloway | Stars: Adam Cockerton, Sian Martin, Nigel Havers, Marcia Warren
Votes: 6
14. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 225,208
15. Diamonds Are Forever: The Radio Play (2015 Video)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
James Bond is sent undercover by MI6 to New York to follow the illegal diamond pipeline. Masquerading as a courier he meets enticing, ice-cold, Tiffany Case.
Director: Martin Jarvis | Stars: Toby Stephens, Lisa Dillon, Jared Harris, Alan Shearman
Votes: 18
16.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The White Guard
(1982)
Drama
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Michael Pennington, Nigel Havers, Laura Davenport, John Shrapnel
Votes: 12
17.
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011)
Episode:
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: Part Two
(2009)
TV-PG | 28 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sarah Jane and Peter end up in a white room, a void where Peter tells her that he nearly died but the Trickster saved him and struck up a deal if he married Sarah Jane. He had no idea that ... See full summary »
Director: Joss Agnew | Stars: Elisabeth Sladen, Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony, Anjli Mohindra
Votes: 422
18.
A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1987)
TV-G | Drama, Family
It is Christmas time in London, but the season finds Sara struggling to summon the cheer she used to have for such occasions. Nonetheless, her spirit remains buoyant thanks to her old friends, and a new neighbor that moves in next door.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Havers, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 12
19.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Episode:
The Long Tide of Surrender
(1981)
Biography, Drama, History
Churchill is completely marginalized following the election of Nevill Chamberlain as P.M. Chamberlain pursues a policy of appeasement and orders ministers to cut defense spending. He also ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Katharine Levy
Votes: 16
20. All Creatures Great and Small (2020– )
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
The numerous adventures of a countryside veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire, England.
Stars: Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton
Votes: 16,924
21. Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death (2011)
70 min | Documentary
Maryam d'Abo suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2007 and is lucky to be alive. Her experience inspired this film and leads the viewer on a personal journey of recovery, giving a sense of... See full summary »
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Maryam d'Abo, Nigel Havers
Votes: 13
22.
A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1987)
TV-G | Drama, Family
Sara learns the hard way that generosity is not always repaid with kindness, but that does not stop Sara from conducting herself in the manner she is accustomed to. For, deep down she knows that the strongest light of faith resides within.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Havers, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 12
23.
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014– )
Episode:
The Thotch Reunion
(2016)
Comedy
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Rhys Thomas, Philip Pope
Votes: 18
24.
Better Things (2016–2022)
Episode:
White Rock
(2017)
TV-MA | 32 min | Comedy, Drama
Sam and the girls go on a 3 day trip to visit family in Canada. Sam learns a family secret about an aunt she never knew she had.
Director: Pamela Adlon | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Riley, Olivia Edward
Votes: 448
25. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,244
26. The Archers (2007 Podcast Series)
Drama, Family, Romance
Enduring drama serial that began on radio in 1950 following the lives of the Archer family, their friends and neighbours in the fictional farming village of Ambridge.
Stars: Tim Bentinck, Felicity Finch, Louiza Patikas, Charles Collingwood
Votes: 60
27. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 337
28. A Raging Calm (1974– )
420 min | Drama
Dramatisation of Stan Barstow's novel about illicit relationships, infidelity and betrayal in a Yorkshire town.
Stars: Alan Badel, Frances White, Michael Williams, Diana Coupland
Votes: 15
29. The Posh Frock Shop (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
This new series follows designer Ian Stuart and his team at his opulent London boutique.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Ian Stuart
Votes: 29
30. Tales of Television Centre (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about their time there.
Director: Richard Marson | Stars: Philip Glenister, Andi Peters, Maggie Philbin, Janet Fielding
Votes: 24
31.
Sleepers (1991)
Episode:
On the Run
(1991)
Comedy, Drama
Jeremy and Albert make a dash for freedom, hotly pursued by Major Nina Grishina of the KGB. In London, MIS and the CIA take action to apprehend the suspected subversives, and in Eccles, Sandra searches for her missing husband.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder, Michael Gough
Votes: 12
32.
A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
TV-G | Drama, Family
Prior to entering the British Army, Captain Crewe makes sure his daughter, Sara, is well cared for in a London Boarding School. However, when bad news finds Captain Crewe back in India, his life takes a turn for the worse.
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Havers, David Yelland
Votes: 17
33.
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014– )
Episode:
The Day of the Triffids
(2014)
Comedy
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Rhys Thomas, Al Murray
Votes: 20
34. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 3,573
35. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,728
36. Portrait Artist of the Year (2013– )
Family, Reality-TV
Artists around the UK come together to compete for who has the best original celebrity portrait.
Stars: Kate Bryan, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano, Joan Bakewell
Votes: 400
37. Pennies from Heaven (1978–1979)
450 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A travelling sheet music salesman with an uptight wife throws everything away for the love of an innocent school teacher in the romantic spirit of the music he loves, that bursts into his life in full song-and-dance numbers.
Stars: Cheryl Campbell, Bob Hoskins, Gemma Craven, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 1,209
38. A Little Princess (1986–1987)
TV-G | 163 min | Drama, Family
Sara Crewe enters a London boarding school a wealthy lady when she bids her father farewell as he enters the British Army, but her lifestyle quickly vanishes when her father suddenly dies, and Sara must endure a life of servitude.
Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Miriam Margolyes, Annette Badland
Votes: 774
39. Posh Hotels with Sally & Nigel (2019)
60 min | Documentary
Actors Nigel Havers and Sally Lindsay visit some of the UK's poshest hotels, experiencing some of the glitz and glamour on offer to wealthy guests, gaining an insight into the lives of the staff and having a go at their duties.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Sally Lindsay
Votes: 12
40.
The Glittering Prizes (1976)
Episode:
A Country Life
(1976)
73 min | Drama
Joyce must finally face up to some unpleasant truths about her seemingly-idyllic marriage to Dan.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Angela Down, Malcolm Stoddard, Anna Carteret, John Gregg
Votes: 10
41.
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011)
Episode:
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: Part One
(2009)
TV-PG | 28 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sarah Jane is to marry the charming Peter Dalton and is unsure how to break the news of her life-style to him. She is annoyed when Rani and the boys discuss their suspicions of Peter ... See full summary »
Director: Joss Agnew | Stars: Elisabeth Sladen, Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony, Anjli Mohindra
Votes: 416
42.
Better Things (2016–2022)
Episode:
England
(2022)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama
Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.
Director: Pamela Adlon | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Riley, Olivia Edward
Votes: 242
43.
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014– )
Episode:
Bi-Polar Polar Bear Aid
(2014)
Comedy
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Al Murray, Philip Pope
Votes: 20
44.
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014– )
Episode:
Festivals and Fans
(2016)
Comedy
Stars: Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Rhys Thomas, Philip Pope
Votes: 25
45. A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Comedians Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a variety of comedy skits and the occasional musical number.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Deborah Norton, Geoffrey McGivern
Votes: 9,923
46. Sleepers (1991)
55 min | Comedy, Drama
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to ... See full summary »
Stars: Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke, David Calder, Michael Gough
Votes: 457
47. The Glittering Prizes (1976)
471 min | Drama
Twenty years in the lives of some Cambridge undergraduates, who all find that the real world of a changing Britain is a hard place.
Stars: Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman, Mark Wing-Davey, Clive Merrison
Votes: 171
48. The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)
26 min | Comedy
Observations of society and life by Armando Iannucci in comedy sketches and narration.
Stars: Armando Iannucci, Hugh Cecil, Karen Ascoe, Melanie Hudson
Votes: 1,025
49. Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017 TV Movie)
41 min | Comedy
A spoof documentary paying tribute to the late rock star Brian Pern.
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Phil Collins, Suranne Jones
Votes: 92
50. An Englishman's Castle (1978)
144 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a world in which Germany won World War II and has occupied the United Kingdom, Peter Ingram is a writer on a popular soap opera called "An Englishman's Castle" that is set in London ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth More, Anthony Bate, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 93