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1. Band of Brothers (2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, War
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
Stars: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor
Votes: 528,273
2.
Band of Brothers (2001)
Episode:
Crossroads
(2001)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, History, War
Winters writes a report on the challenge of an unexpected resistance to a German attack, and is haunted by his conscience after shooting a teenage German SS soldier.
Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Nicholas Aaron, Kirk Acevedo, Doug Allen, Eion Bailey
Votes: 8,974
3. 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: 33,502
4. North & South (2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
North and South is a four-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle-class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.
Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 35,000
5.
Cold Lazarus (1996)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1996)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Rupert Penry-Jones, Diane Ladd
Votes: 17
6.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Frederick safely reaches Spain. After her father's death, Margaret leaves Milton to live with her aunt in London. Thornton learns that Frederick is Margaret's brother. With the money that ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Brendan Coyle, Tom Charnock, Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe
Votes: 480
7. Holding On (1997)
55 min | Drama
A complex, moving story of life in the big bad city, in this case London. The tragic, senseless, futile murder of a beautiful young woman, just embarking on her journey through life, acts ... See full summary »
Stars: David Morrissey, Saira Todd, Phil Daniels, Ace Bhatti
Votes: 165
8. Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
172 min | Comedy
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Director: Dominic Dromgoole | Stars: Steffan Donnelly, Huss Garbiya, Tala Gouveia, Tom Lawrence
Votes: 190
9.
Holding On (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1997)
Drama
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: David Morrissey, Saira Todd, Phil Daniels, Sean Gallagher
Votes: 7
10.
Cold Lazarus (1996)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1996)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: Albert Finney, Leon Greene, Henry Goodman, Frances de la Tour
Votes: 17
11.
Endeavour (2012–2023)
Episode:
Pilot
(2012)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Young Endeavour Morse joins Inspector Fred Thursday's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl named Mary Tremlett.
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Michael Matus, John Light, Flora Montgomery, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 4,949
12.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Honourable Thief
(2019)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lady Felicia's diamond is stolen by a Russian who wanted to buy it, but she refused. Father Brown calls in Hercule Flambeau to steal it back from him. Flambeau also empties out the Russians safe and double crosses them.
Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Mark Umbers, Gil Kolirin, Mark Williams
Votes: 343
13. 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: 20,155
14. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,919
15.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2004)
TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Romance
Deeply hurt at the refusal of his marriage proposal, Thornton and Margaret's relationship becomes more tense and difficult. Just in time, Frederick comes home to visit his dying mother. ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe, William Houston, Brian Protheroe
Votes: 430
16.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Final Devotion
(2022)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown joins forces with Flambeau to search for a lost treasure in a 15th-century castle.
Director: Steve M Kelly | Stars: John Light, Nancy Carroll, Sorcha Cusack, Mark Williams
Votes: 351
17.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Penitent Man
(2017)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive is at play when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.
Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Ian Reddington, John Light, Dylan Brown, Daniel Adegboyega
Votes: 376
18.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau
(2018)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown reads that Flambeau has been killed in Italy before setting off to Gloucester where the Iron Crown of Lombardy, made from a nail from the Crucifixion, is housed. He is ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Emer Kenny, Jack Deam
Votes: 359
19.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Father, The Son
(2024)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Flambeau is stunned to find his estranged father at St Mary's, who has a dangerous mission in mind.
Director: Ian Barber | Stars: Mark Williams, Claudie Blakley, Ruby-May Martinwood, John Light
Votes: 158
20. Silk (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 1,056 min | Drama
Drama series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas and problems that modern day barristers have to face, and what it means to become a silk.
Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Theo Barklem-Biggs
Votes: 5,586
21.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Red Death
(2022)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lady Felicia and her husband Monty host a lavish masked ball counting down to 1954. However, their plans are ruined when the Minster of Defence is murdered by a masked figure. With the estate locked down and a killer in the midst.
Director: John Maidens | Stars: Alexander Hanson, Nancy Carroll, Richard Dillane, Gemma Page
Votes: 312
22.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
Dialogues of the Dead: Part 2
(2002)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
The body count is rising. Dalziel and Pascoe focus their investigation on the Heritage Centre and those who work there.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Dervla Kirwan
Votes: 86
23.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Margaret Hale, a 19-year-old lively young girl, and her parents leave the south, when her father Richard resigns as the clergy in Helstone on a matter of conscience. The family moves to ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Emma Owen, Travis Oliver
Votes: 503
24.
Aristocrats (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1999)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, History
Louisa tries to make things right acting as an intermediary between Sarah and the rest of the family. Their brother, the Duke of Richmond, offers Sarah a home and his protection but only on... See full summary »
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: George Anton, Alun Armstrong, Tom Beard, Jeremy Bulloch
Votes: 34
25.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Hold on Me
(2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Max begins to show signs of his continued opiate abuse which starts to effect his work. Luc forces his hand into giving a blood test but instead Max states he is leaving Holby not to return... See full summary »
Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Joseph Millson, Sarah-Jane Potts, Hari Dhillon, Lauren Drummond
Votes: 9
26.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Daughter of Autolycus
(2016)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown must help Flambeau in stealing the Pope's gift to the Queen.
Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Gina Bramhill, Jo Stone-Fewings, Mark Williams, Colin McFarlane
Votes: 395
27. 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: 39,538
28. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,764
29.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
In the Firing Line
(2000)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Smithy is working undercover as a hit man unfortunately his target has been picked as Jack Meadows and time is running out before his cover is blown.
Director: Bob Blagden | Stars: Alex Walkinshaw, Simon Rouse, Ray Ashcroft, Billy Murray
Votes: 35
30.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
The Lions of Nemea: Part 1
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Lewis returns to his old job, he, Hathaway and DS Maddox are swept up in another murder investigation when an American classics student is killed.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: John Light, Sian Brooke, Wesley Smith, Clive Merrison
Votes: 506
31.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Judgement of Man
(2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The local art gallery has the priceless painting 'The Judgement of Man' on loan from the Vatican and curator Binkie Cadwallader is flattered to be interviewed by the glamorous reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Barber | Stars: Mark Williams, James Dreyfus, Martin Docherty, Tom Chambers
Votes: 381
32. 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: 15,073
33. Maigret (2016–2017)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cases of hard-working Parisian detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Shaun Dingwall, Leo Staar, Lucy Cohu
Votes: 2,017
34. A Rather English Marriage (1998 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the same night. They become a companionable, if odd, couple ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, John Light
Votes: 615
35.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Rolling in It
(1997)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
PC Quinnan and PC Slater find drugs in a Lamborghini, but the owner blames his unemployed brother-in-law.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Andrew Paul, Alan Westaway, Andrea Mason, Tony O'Callaghan
Votes: 32
36.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Folly of Jephthah
(2020)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.
Director: Darcia Martin | Stars: Hannah Morrish, John Light, Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack
Votes: 331
37.
Vera (2011–2025)
Episode:
Castles in the Air
(2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young physiotherapist is brutally murdered and Vera leads the investigation into her death.
Director: William Sinclair | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Paul Ritter, Jon Morrison
Votes: 606
38.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
The Lions of Nemea: Part 2
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation of American classics student Rose Anderson's brutal murder yields only secrets and murky motives.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: John Light, Clare Holman, Kevin Whately, Rebecca Front
Votes: 421
39.
Agatha Raisin (2014– )
Episode:
The Curious Curate
(2019)
TV-14 | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a handsome and popular new curate is murdered, Sarah is arrested, and Agatha must dig into his unsavory past to clear her friend's name.
Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Ashley Jensen, Mathew Horne, Jamie Glover, Jason Merrells
Votes: 285
40. DCI Banks (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz
Votes: 9,151
41.
Silk (2011–2014)
Episode:
High and Dry
(2011)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
Martha's day begins badly when she discovers that she is pregnant and gets worse when she finds that scheming Billy has her down to defend Alan Bradley,accused of raping ex-girlfriend Annie... See full summary »
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Tom Hughes
Votes: 175
42.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Blue Cross
(2013)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the notorious thief Flambeau declares his intention to steal a valuable blue cross from the church, Father Brown, against the advice of Valentine, decides to take it to safety to ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Barber | Stars: Mark Williams, Alex Price, Hugo Speer, Sorcha Cusack
Votes: 456
43. Cold Lazarus (1996)
300 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Writer Daniel Feeld, first seen in Dennis Potter's "Karaoke," returns three centuries later as a disembodied head.
Stars: Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Frances de la Tour, Grant Masters
Votes: 772
44.
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
Episode:
Dialogues of the Dead: Part 1
(2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Dalziel and Pascoe investigate a bizarre series of murders which, though apparently unrelated, have one thing in common. Having started with someone connected to the letter A, the killer ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Dervla Kirwan
Votes: 120
45.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Unknown Soldiers
(1996)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DC Frost has to deal with discovering the source of a handgun owned by a teenager, the culprits involved in an armored car heist, and a fatal accident on an army base.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 324
46.
Around the World in 80 Days (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2021)
PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
Racing through the Rockies, Fogg unwillingly lets a laconic lawman and his prisoner share the chartered stagecoach, unaware the captive's cronies are in hot pursuit, leading to a violent showdown before sundown.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, Leonie Benesch, Jason Watkins
Votes: 663
47.
Cambridge Spies (2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2003)
60 min | Drama, History
Burgess and Maclean are becoming liabilities for Soviet intelligence, and Philby has his hands full protecting the two of them before they can be pulled out and relocated to Moscow, while ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Tom Hollander, Samuel West, Ronald Pickup, Angus Wright
Votes: 52
48.
Murder in Provence (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2022)
TV-PG | Crime, Mystery
A love affair seems to be at the heart of a young woman's death in the nearby town of Éguilles and might be connected to the discovery of an older woman's body in a vineyard, kilometers away.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Janet Amsden, Christophe Tek, Nancy Carroll, Roger Allam
Votes: 341
49.
Aristocrats (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1999)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, History
Emily and Mr. Ogilvie are being shunned in Ireland owing to Ogilvie's background as a commoner. Even her eldest son, no the Duke, has little time for her. They decide to remove themselves ... See full summary »
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Virginie Aster, Geoffrey Beevers, Sabina Brennan, Paul Buckley
Votes: 35
50.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Mysteries of the Rosary
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professor Ambrose is abducted after sending his friend Father Brown an ancient prayer book which supposedly can locate the long disappeared Lannington rosary, said to hold healing powers. ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Barber | Stars: James Laurenson, Malcolm Storry, Anton Lesser, Nancy Carroll
Votes: 416