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1. 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: 52,144
2. Burn It (2003– )
30 min | Drama
Carl, Jon and Andy have been mates forever. They are Generation X # hardened party animals but their party train is grinding to a halt.
Stars: William Ash, Chris Coghill, Lisa Faulkner, Iain McKee
Votes: 167
3.
How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
Episode:
Love
(2011)
Documentary, Comedy
Advertisements and movies' clichéd and unrealistic portrayal of romance.
Directors: Christian Watt, Al Campbell | Stars: Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Helen Fospero, Chris Hayward
Votes: 41
4. 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: 18,407
5. Wire in the Blood (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England.
Stars: Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Emma Handy, Mark Penfold
Votes: 9,374
6. How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.
Stars: Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Kevin Eldon, Beth Cordingly
Votes: 1,322
7. Vera (2011–2025)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 20,112
8. In a Land of Plenty (2001– )
487 min | Drama, Romance
Period drama showing the life of the Freeman family through 40 years, starting in 1952.
Stars: Sian Reeves, Robert Pugh, Shaun Dingwall, Hazel Monaghan
Votes: 51
9.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Anniversary: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
This was a live episode to celebrate 50 years of ITV. Jeffrey Clarke has taken Superintendent Amanda Prosser hostage and corners the 2 Kent brothers David and the real Gabriel. Jack gets ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvie Boden | Stars: Bruce Byron, Cyril Nri, Simon Rouse, Lisa Maxwell
Votes: 17
10. Blood and Peaches (1995 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Two Bradford teenagers fall in love amid a growing period of racial tension in their community.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Rosemary Leach, Stuart Laing, Jayne Ashbourne, Alex Norton
Votes: 24
11.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
Wednesday's Child
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Victoria Smurfit, Sheree Murphy, Adam Hayes, Cate Fowler
Votes: 30
12.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Sniper's Nest: Part 1
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three people, the Lakhanis, an Indian couple, and an employee are shot dead by a long range sniper on a garage forecourt - a seemingly motiveless crime. Ten miles away another victim, ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Robin Berry
Votes: 249
13.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Sniper's Nest: Part 2
(2015)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Whilst the sniper claims another body, a French lorry driver, there are fears that he may next target a school and Thomas rushes to ensure his daughter's safety. Drake calls a public ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Robin Berry
Votes: 247
14.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Sad Cypress
(2003)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Elinor Carlisle seems to be the obvious murderer of her ailing aunt and the beautiful romantic rival who broke up her engagement, but Poirot uncovers darker motives.
Director: David Moore | Stars: David Suchet, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Rupert Penry-Jones, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 2,632
15.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Anniversary: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Yvonne and Roger attend a car accident involving a young boy running out into the road who later dies in hospital. They then take the distraught father Mr Clarke to see his son. Sheelagh ... See full summary »
Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: John Bowler, Todd Carty, Michele Austin, Trudie Goodwin
Votes: 16
16.
Coming Up (2003–2013)
Episode:
The Animator
(2006)
Drama
Mondo is a talented artist and creator of a violent animation featuring assassin, Jack Savage. When Mondo's boss Vicky plans on canceling his animation to create more mainstream animations ... See full summary »
Director: Finn McGough | Stars: Stuart Laing, Mary Woodvine, Colin McFarlane, Dustin Demri-Burns
Votes: 10
17. Silent Witness (1996– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Votes: 12,739
18. Berkeley Square (1998)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
Three young women from very different backgrounds meet, become friends and share experiences when they all gain positions as nannies in the wealthy households of London's exclusive Berkeley Square.
Stars: Victoria Smurfit, Clare Wilkie, Tabitha Wady, Hermione Norris
Votes: 1,216
19.
MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode:
A Prayer for My Daughter
(2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A diplomat is killed while attending the latest round of Middle East talks, and MI5 suspect a link with a shadowy group known as the November Committee.
Director: Cilla Ware | Stars: Caroline Carver, Jan Chappell, Peter Firth, Richard Harrington
Votes: 274
20.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
Hide and Seek
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Directors: Lesley Manning, Richard Signy | Stars: Kate Williams, Maggie McCarthy, Jason O'Mara, Ruth Sheen
Votes: 31
21. Father Brown (2013– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
Stars: Mark Williams, John Burton, Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam
Votes: 15,038
22. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,835
23. Stag (2002)
9 min | Drama, Short
In London, on the morning of his wedding Sammi awakens to discover that he and his best man ventured into uncharted waters during a drunken stag party night.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid | Stars: Nitin Ganatra, Stuart Laing
Votes: 57
24.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
A Pocket Full of Posies
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Stars: Tabitha Wady, Rosemary Leach, Merelina Kendall, Clare Wilkie
Votes: 27
25. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi
Votes: 1,089
26. Murphy's Law (2003–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Del Synnott, Claudia Harrison, Owen Teale
Votes: 1,481
27. In Your Dreams (1996 TV Movie)
Drama
Two students, previously infatuated with each other, meet up again years later at university. They agree to go out on a date and initially everything seems fine. They meet friends at the ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Oliver Milburn, Miles Anderson, Sam Barriscale
Votes: 103
28.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
The Championship
(1996)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
It is time for the annual match for the quoits championship between Aidensfield and Holinsby. Jack Abbott is playing for the Holinsby team and at the same time having an affair with his ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Nick Berry, Bill Maynard, Derek Fowlds, William Simons
Votes: 35
29.
Wire in the Blood (2002–2008)
Episode:
Nothing But the Night
(2005)
TV-MA | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Tony Hill has his hands full. His principal interest is in solving a string of murders where he can find no apparent connection. A child molester, a divorced woman, and an elderly ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Peter Barrett, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Robson Green, Helen Modern
Votes: 241
30.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
Ladybird, Ladybird
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Victoria Smurfit, Cate Fowler, Adam Hayes, Emily Canfor-Dumas
Votes: 27
31. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.
Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery
Votes: 1,211
32.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
True Commitment
(1996)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh finds himself defending a left-leaning protester accused of stabbing a skinhead at a protest march. The accused claims that it was entirely his fault, but when he hears that his ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: John Thaw, Harriet Ashcroft, Daisy Bates, Tom Brodie
Votes: 91
33.
Vera (2011–2025)
Episode:
Parent Not Expected
(2020)
TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man seeking his biological father is found face down in the water.
Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack
Votes: 493
34.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
All on a Summer's Day
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Stars: Tabitha Wady, Stuart Laing, Peter Forbes, Hermione Norris
Votes: 31
35.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Balance of Power
(2010)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Kirsty and Leon are called out to the home of a couple who have been reported missing and discover that the house has been burgled.
Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Amita Dhiri, Andrew Lancel, Christopher Fox, Lucy Speed
Votes: 17
36.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Shadow of the Scaffold
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Violet Fernsley is due to hang for killing her violent husband Ivan but Father Brown believes in her innocence. The Fernsley family close ranks but the priest is puzzled by the fact that ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Emma Stansfield, Mark Williams, Stuart Laing, Susan Brown
Votes: 398
37. Threesome (2000)
14 min | Drama, Short
If you were on a desert island and a genie appeared from a bottle and said you could have whatever you wanted and it was your biggest fantasy, what would it be?
Director: Adam Ganz | Stars: Stuart Laing, Andrea Lowe, Hugh Quarshie, Lesley Vickerage
Votes: 19
38.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Identity Crisis
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
DS Boulton pressurises a young couple in the hope of getting a result.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Russell Boulter, Kerry Peers, Shaun Scott, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 25
39.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
One Guilty Deed
(2006)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The case against a mobster seems to fall apart with the killing of a potential informant.
Director: Jonathan Fox Bassett | Stars: David Hepple, Gabrielle Palmer, Sharon Small, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 270
40.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Shooter: Part 1
(2009)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The vicious Bilkin family commit an armed robbery on a jeweller's shop, killing the shop manager. Miller, a rival to the Bilkins, informs on but they walk and later Miller is murdered. D.S.... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Ross | Stars: David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Jaimi Barbakoff, Beth Cordingly
Votes: 58
41.
Berkeley Square (1998)
Episode:
I, Said the Sparrow
(1998)
Drama, History, Romance
Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: Rosalind Knight, Victoria Smurfit, Stuart Laing, Adam Hayes
Votes: 27
42.
Cambridge Spies (2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2003)
60 min | Drama, History
Blunt, Burgess, Philby and Maclean meet at Cambridge university and bond through their common leaning towards communism, which they see as the only alternative to fascism.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Tom Hollander, Samuel West, Rupert Penry-Jones, Toby Stephens
Votes: 80
43.
Cambridge Spies (2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2003)
58 min | Drama, History
Burgess, Blunt, Philby and Maclean, still ardent communists and working for the KGB, must follow instructions and cover their political leanings. They now have to convince the powers that ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Toby Stephens, Marcel Iures, Tom Hollander, Michael Parkhouse
Votes: 71
44.
Cambridge Spies (2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2003)
58 min | Drama, History
Maclean marries an American woman so that he can bring her into Britain with him after the outbreak of war. Philby is back in England, working high up in the British Secret Service, using ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Anna-Louise Plowman, Darrell D'Silva, Ben Meyjes
Votes: 55
45. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.
Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey
Votes: 5,751
46. Cambridge Spies (2003)
59 min | Drama, History
The true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.
Stars: Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samuel West
Votes: 2,207
47. Every Time You Look at Me (2004 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Mat Fraser, Lisa Hammond, Lindsey Coulson, Lorraine Pilkington
Votes: 31
48.
Vincent (2005–2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2005)
69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Angry that his wife Cathy,who never wanted a child by him,is pregnant with Driscoll,Vincent looks into the death of Andrea Kendall,part of a syndicate who won on the lottery. Another member... See full summary »
Director: Roger Gartland | Stars: Ray Winstone, Suranne Jones, Joe Absolom, Tracie Bennett
Votes: 52
49.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Beyond the Call
(2001)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
DS McAllister is determined to catch her lover's murderer, so DC Spears goes undercover in an attempt to entrap their suspect - a drug baron.
Director: Albert Barber | Stars: Tania Emery, Natalie Roles, Ged Simmons, Raji James
Votes: 31
50. Halo (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the galaxy on the brink of destruction, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.
Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 93,653