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1. The Things You Do for Love: Sweet Dreams (1998 TV Movie)
60 min
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Gillian Kearney, Barney Craig, Anne Stallybrass, Geraldine Feeney
Votes: 6
2. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Drama
A series of murders from all periods introduced by Edward Woodward
Stars: Edward Woodward, Martin Reeve, Michael Wardle, Saskia Abbott
Votes: 77
3. Hillsborough (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, History, Sport
A number of grieving families in the UK struggle to come to terms with the unexpected and tragic 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, in which 95 football fans were crushed to death.
Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Tracey Wilkinson, Kevin Knapman, Mark Womack, Sarah Graham
Votes: 924
4.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
Poisoned Whispers/The Man Who Melted Away
(1994)
Drama
April 1879; Liverpool merchant James Maybrick is poisoned with arsenic. His wife Florence is found guilty but did she get a fair trial? 6 Jan 1931; Evelyn Foster drives a man to Ponteland. Hours later she is found badly burned on moorland.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Edward Woodward, David Burke, Andrina Carroll, Ian Cullen
Votes: 5
5.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Boaster/Death Scene
(1994)
Drama
June 1934; The body of Violet Kaye is found in a trunk, in Brighton. Kaye was in a violent relationship with drunk Tony Mancini. In July 1910, two shots were heard at the flat of actor Weldon Atherstone. Police break in and find him dead.
Director: Eugene Ferguson | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jill Baker, Amelia Curtis, Andy Darbyshire
Votes: 9
6.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
Who's Sorry Now?/The Woman in Grey
(1996)
Drama
Jan 1928; Harry Pace dies of arsenic poisoning. His wife Beatrice was released due a lack of evidence and the possibility Harry killed himself. Feb 1882; Esther Pay is tried for poisoning Georgina Moore but acquitted due faulty evidence.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Edward Woodward, Mark Arden, Jane Danson, Brigit Forsyth
Votes: 8
7. The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005 TV Movie)
150 min | Documentary
A countdown of the top 50 documentaries, based on a vote by documentary filmmakers.
Directors: Garry John Hughes, Elaine Shepherd | Stars: Zoë Wanamaker, David Aaronovitch, Barry Ackroyd, Randall Adams
Votes: 97
8.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Next Mrs. Clements/Absence of Mercy
(1994)
Drama
Dr. Robert Clements married three times for money. In 1940, he took a fourth bride but she, too, soon becomes ill. In 1863, poverty was rife in mill towns. When Alice Hewitt takes out a life insurance on mother she finds herself arrested.
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Edward Woodward, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jane Belshaw, Amanda Boxer
Votes: 9
9.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Woman in Grey
(1996)
Drama
Esther Pay is accused of murdering the daughter of Stephen Moore, after their long term affair comes to an end.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Edward Woodward, Mark Arden, Peter Harding, Judy Holt
Votes: 6
10.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Letter Killeth
(1996)
Drama
Major General Charles Luard is the prime suspect when his adored and much loved wife Daisy is killed. Charles receives a string of poison pen letters, and is driven to a tragic act.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Dan Armour, Janys Chambers, David Fleeshman
Votes: 6
11. The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds (1998 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
Biography of famous soap star Pat Phoenix and her relationship with Tony Booth.
Director: Bill Pryde | Stars: Tony Scannell, Matt Healy, Mark Stratton, Sue Johnston
Votes: 22
12.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
To Encourage the Others/Have a Drink on Me
(1994)
Drama
346 men who were shot at dawn during the Great War. James Crozier joined up at sixteen but suffering from shell shock he deserted. Private's Wild and Crimmins get drunk on the eve of the Battle of Somme and get charged with cowardice.
Director: David Darlow | Stars: Edward Woodward, Geoffrey Beevers, Mark Brackenbury, Tim Bruce
Votes: 9
13.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
A Place of Execution
(1996)
Drama
The story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee - also known as 'The Man They Couldn't Hang'
Stars: Edward Woodward, Andy Abrahams, Ewan Bailey, Paul Butterworth
Votes: 6
14.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
Ring of Truth/The Golden Goose
(1996)
Drama
In 1865; Adolf Beck is identified as swindler John Smith. He is sentenced to jail for 12 years. His name is finally cleared 1907. In 1909, George Storrs fears for his life but the police fail react to a ringing bell and he is found dead.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Edward Woodward, Rosalind Bailey, Tom Bowles, Julia Farino
Votes: 7
15.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Great Romancer
(1996)
Drama
Serial bigamist Arthur Goslett moves in one of his pregnant lovers into the family home, whilst another waits for him to leave his wife. After his wife learns the identity of their house guest, she is found dead by a river.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Saskia Abbott, Samantha Bond, Rob Edwards
Votes: 7
16. World in Action (1963–1998)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
Stars: Brian Armstrong, Chris Kelly, Derek Cooper, Wilfrid Thomas
Votes: 97
17.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Silent Witness/The Great Romancer
(1996)
Drama
Jan 1926; Kathleen Smith meets Jack Derham but her husband Jack is determined to win her back. The two fight and Denham dies. In 1919; Arthur Goslett has two wives, Evelyn and Daisy. Daisy confronts him and he decides to murder Evelyn.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Saskia Abbott, Samantha Bond, Robin Bowerman
Votes: 9
18.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
No Witness, No Case/Poor Edith
(1994)
Drama
Gangland boss Jim Colosimo is obsessed with singer Dale Winter so hires Johnny Torrio and Al Capone to deal with business. In 1911, James Bingham is caretaker at Lancaster Castle, his sister is housekeeper. Within a year both are dead.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Edward Woodward, Peter Banks, Gregory Cox, Glenn Cunningham
Votes: 9
19.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Golden Goose
(1996)
Drama
George Harry Storrs takes precautions to ramp up security at his home Gorse Hall, soon after he's attacked and killed by an unknown man, Police call the servants in to attend an identity parade.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Edward Woodward, Rosalind Bailey, Tom Bowles, Kathryn Hunt
Votes: 5
20.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
The Monster of Reading /The Letter Killeth
(1996)
Drama
In 1929, American stage actor Philip Yale Drew is accused of murdering a tobacconist, in Reading but he claims to have no memory. Aug 1908; Charles and Caroline Luard go walking but while he collects his golf clubs she is found murdered.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Sally Adams, Dan Armour, Ann Bell
Votes: 5
21. The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
An imagined trial of a man who, in 1974 London, is thought to have killed a woman he mistook for his wife in order to regain custody of his children. He disappeared the day after the killing and was never found.
Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Geoffrey Annis, Sean Arnold, Lynsey Baxter, Alan Bird
Votes: 30
22.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
Murder of a Memsahib/A Place of Execution
(1996)
Drama
Sept 1911: Frances Garnett Orme was found dead at the Savoy, in Lucknow. Her friend, Eva Mount Stephens is put on trial for poisoning her. In 1884, John Lee was due to hang for the murder of Emma Keyse but on three occasions it failed.
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Edward Woodward, Andy Abrahams, Ewan Bailey, Isla Blair
Votes: 7
23.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
An Evil Business/Dearest Pet
(1996)
Drama
In 1560, Queen Elizabeth I's close friendship Robert Dudley is frowned on. When Dudley's wife dies a scandal threatens the monarchy. Glasgow 1855, Madeleine Smith is accused of poisoning lover Emile L'Angelier over her scandalous letters.
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Helen Baxendale, Edward Woodward, Valentine Pelka, Joanna Roth
Votes: 5
24. Tonight with Trevor McDonald (1999– )
30 min | Documentary
British current affairs magazine presented by Julie Etchingham.
Stars: Julie Etchingham, Jonathan Maitland, Trevor McDonald, Stephen Bush
Votes: 47
25. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
26. ITV 50 Greatest Shows (2005 TV Special)
180 min
Directors: John Piper, Chris Power | Stars: Cat Deeley, Phillip Schofield, Bruce Alexander, Jean Alexander
Votes: 23
27. The World in Action Years (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
On the anniversary 50 years to the day of its first episode, a tribute to ITV's premier current affairs documentary series, and some of its ground-breaking stories.
Director: Gregor Stewart | Stars: John Hurt, Michael Apted, John Birt, Steve Boulton
28. ITV Changed My Life (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Patrick Talbot | Stars: Lesley Sharp, Michael Apted, Jacqueline Bassett, Gordon Burns
29.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
One Little Hour/Crime Passionelle
(1994)
Drama
With husband Percy Thompson away, Frederick Bywaters romances wife Edith. In 1922; Bywaters stabs Percy to death and both are hanged. In 1923; courtesan Marguerite Alibert is on trial, at the Old Bailey, for killing husband Ali Fahmy Bey.
Director: Kay Patrick | Stars: Edward Woodward, Adam Bareham, Romy Baskerville, Russell Boulter
30.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The Spoils of Peace
(1982)
Documentary
Star: Michael Parkinson
31.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
In the Interests of Justice
(1985)
Documentary
Extended edition investigating the safety of the convictions of the Birmingham Six.
Stars: David Baldock, Brian Caddy, Joe Cahill, Anthony Curtis
32.
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Episode:
Dearest Pet
(1996)
Drama
Madeline Smith is the prime suspect in the murder of Emile L'Angelier, a man considered outside of her class, but a man whom she had an illicit affair with. L'Angelier is murdered with arsenic, arsenic that Smith was known to purchase.
Director: Ken Horn | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jo Cameron Brown, Sienna Guillory, Vivien Heilbron
33.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong
(1987)
Documentary
The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.
Director: Ian McBride
34.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Defending the Realm
(1991)
Documentary
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
Stars: Nick Davies, Campbell Christie, John Erickson, John Griffiths
35.
The Media Show (1987–1991)
Episode:
Episode #6.9
(1990)
Documentary
Director: Denman Rooke | Stars: Emma Freud, Ray Fitzwalter, John Hurt, Alejandro Jodorowsky
36.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
(1991)
Documentary
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
Stars: Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny
37.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Mr. Stock and the Thursday Gang
(1980)
Documentary
Director: David Bowen-Jones | Stars: Philip Martin Brown, Philip George, Niall Padden, Christopher Quinn
38.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The Blood Business
(1980)
Documentary
Director: Ian McBride | Stars: Lewis Cameron, Anne Collins, Peter Jones, Chris Kelly
39.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
These Children Are Mine
(1981)
Documentary
Anwar Ditta is a mother. That is not disputed. But the government say she is the mother of one child. She says she is the mother of four. However, the other three are in Pakistan, and that disagreement means she cannot bring them here.
Stars: Chris Kelly, Anwar Ditta, Ruth Bundey, Barbara Dodd
40.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Toxteth Revisited
(1981)
Documentary
Dr Ben Holman and Tommy Olds visited Liverpool eight years previously and predicted riots would happen in the future. They now make a return visit in the aftermath of the riots.
42.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Operation Quicksilver
(1982)
Documentary
Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.
Star: Chris Kelly
43.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Private Darkin's Army
(1982)
Documentary
Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Greengrass, Chris Kelly, David Kinsey
46.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The City That Says No
(1984)
Documentary
Documentary report which examines the arguments of Liverpool City Council which have been put to the government for planned spending which exceeds the set budget for the year as laid down by central government.
47.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The Power Brokers
(1983)
Documentary
Stars: Chris Kelly, David Taylor