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1. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
Stars: Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy, Kevin Whately
Votes: 3,990
2. Crime Story (1992–1995)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
This powerful series of programmes features dramatic reconstructions of some of Britian's most notorious crimes - a collection of cases which are exciting, moving and surprising, each demonstrating how truth can be stranger than fiction.
Stars: Peter O'Brien, Bernard Hill, Anne Reid, Edita Brychta
Votes: 83
3.
Chessgame (1983)
Episode:
Digging Up the Future
(1983)
Thriller
At the request of a university professor, David Audley and his team of counter - intelligence agents investigate the backgrounds of two students - one of whom has died in mysterious circumstances.
Director: Roger Tucker | Stars: Terence Stamp, Carmen Du Sautoy, Michael Culver, Robin Sachs
Votes: 24
4. Firm Friends (1992–1994)
60 min | Drama
A middle-class white housewife and her Indian cleaning lady set up a catering business together.
Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Madhur Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Michelle Holmes
Votes: 11
5.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004)
Episode:
The Girls They Left Behind
(1983)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Oz's wife Marjorie learns of her husband's whereabouts from Dennis's wife and writes to ask for money. Oz,unhappy that she tracked him down,returns the letter as Not Known at This Address. ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Christopher Fairbank, Timothy Spall
Votes: 112
6. Spender (1991–1993)
50 min | Action, Drama
Jimmy Nail plays Spender, a Northeast England police detective with marital problems.
Stars: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler, Denise Welch
Votes: 354
7. Andy Robson (1982– )
25 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Tom Davidson, Stevie-Lee Pattinson, Jack Watling, Stephanie Tague
Votes: 9
8. Colour Blind (1998)
180 min | Drama
In industrial Tyneside during World War I, life for the McQueen family is turned upside down when daughter Bridget comes home with a black husband.
Stars: Joe Caffrey, Dearbhla Molloy, Ian Embleton, Walter McMonagle
Votes: 357
9. Chessgame (1983)
60 min | Thriller
Drama series about the activities of British counter-intelligence agents based on a series of novels by Anthony Price.
Stars: Terence Stamp, Carmen Du Sautoy, Michael Culver, Robin Sachs
Votes: 36
10.
The Gambling Man (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1995)
Drama
Rory's family disapprove of his relationship with Charlotte. A surprise appearance causes issues in Rory's marriage. As Mr. Nickle comes under pressure, the Pittie brothers make their move to destroy the Connors.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Robson Green, T.R. Bowen, Ian Cullen, Joe Ging
Votes: 7
11.
Crime Story (1992–1995)
Episode:
Wallpaper Warrior
(1992)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of incidents involving Eddie Horner, a factory worker active in union politics radicalized to murder.
Director: Tony Kysh | Stars: Derek Walmsley, Jonathan Copestake, Jack Watling, Amber Styles
Votes: 9
12. The Gambling Man (1995)
149 min | Drama
A rent collector in Victorian Tyneside tries to better himself. He finds navigating class prejudices and family obstacles difficult. Sometimes criminals oppose him. It seems he'll never ... See full summary »
Stars: Robson Green, Bernard Hill, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Anne Kent
Votes: 295
13. 10 Again (2002)
10 min | Short
Three pre-pubescent tales of unrequited love, unattainable cool, and unremarkable bras.
Director: Simon Ellis | Stars: Abigail Freeman, Hannah Gerring, Joel Trotman, Alex Shaw
Votes: 32
14.
The Gambling Man (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1995)
Drama
While Rory convalesces, John George gets in trouble with the law. Miss Kean takes over for her ailing father. Janie heads to France, with her employers, with tragic consequences.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Robson Green, Margery Bone, Ian Cullen, Lyn Douglas
Votes: 7
15.
The Gambling Man (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1995)
Drama
Rory is a small-stakes gambler and rent collector. He wants to get into a big stakes game despite being warned against it. His sweetheart, Janie, doesn't approve of his gambling. Jimmy, his brother, wants them to invest in a shipyard.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Robson Green, Margery Bone, Johnny Ceasar, Ian Cullen
Votes: 7
16. Dramarama (1983–1989)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
Stars: Denyse Alexander, Ian Kirkby, Christopher Biggins, Bill Wallis
Votes: 136
17. Byker Grove (1989–2006)
30 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Byker Grove follows the lives and relationships of a group of young people who are members of a youth club.
Stars: Daymon Britton, Brett Adams, Kerry Ann Christiansen, Jody Baldwin
Votes: 931
18. Harry (1993–1995)
50 min | Drama
Harry Salter is the ruthless owner of a news agency in Darlington who will resort to any under-hand means or exploit anyone in order to get a story that he can sell to a newspaper. He is ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Elphick, Ian Bartholomew, Julie Graham, Tom Hollander
Votes: 51
19. What About the Bodies (2003)
7 min | Short, Mystery
Mystery and misfortune, in spades.
Director: Simon Ellis | Stars: Allen Mechen, Ishbel Nicol, Philip Webster
Votes: 76
20. Killing Time (1998)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After the mobster who murdered his partner is acquitted, semicorrupt detective Robert Bryant hires a beautiful female assassin, Maria, to kill him. When he discovers that he cannot afford ... See full summary »
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, Nigel Leach, Kendra Torgan, Peter Harding
Votes: 557
21. Public Sex (2009)
TV-MA | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring journalist drops his inhibitions to research the UK's outdoor sex scene. He meets a certain girl in a car park, and the totally unexpected happens.
Director: Simon Ellis | Stars: Luke Treadaway, Kate Heppell, Richard Riddell, Sammy T. Dobson
Votes: 630
22. Public Sex (2023 TV Movie)
Comedy
Follows a journalist that infiltrates a group of public sex addicts and finds that in order to truly get the story, he has to remove his pants.
Stars: Sammy T. Dobson, Sean Francis, Malcolm Freeman, Justine Francesca Glenton
23.
Spender (1991–1993)
Episode:
Tough
(1991)
Action, Drama
Why would an over-the-hill boxer agree to bare knuckle bouts? Spender takes a lot of punishment to find out.
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: Jimmy Nail, Maurice Roëves, Sammy Johnson, Michelle Newell
24.
Dramarama (1983–1989)
Episode:
Messages
(1983)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director: Roger Cheveley | Stars: Rosalind Bailey, Ronnie Christie, Joanne Clasper, Geoffrey Davion
25.
Dramarama (1983–1989)
Episode:
The Venchie
(1983)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director: Roger Cheveley | Stars: Mike Grady, Lisa Graham, Barnaby Griffin, Terry Joyce
26.
Harry (1993–1995)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(1995)
Drama
Jonathan investigates the intimidation of a teenage witness to a murder case. Harry offers to protect the witness, but then loses him.
Director: Laurence Moody | Stars: Michael Elphick, Ian Bartholomew, Julie Graham, Tom Hollander
27.
Byker Grove (1989–2006)
Episode:
Episode #2.15
(1990)
Drama, Family, Romance
Gill's split with Julie makes him wild. Spuggie and Fraser settle in at Speedy's and meet a new face. Jan is back.
Director: Peter Boisseau | Stars: Caspar Berry, Stephen Bradley, Anne Orwin, John Jefferson
28.
Byker Grove (1989–2006)
Episode:
Episode #2.18
(1990)
Drama, Family, Romance
Gill is asked about the car respray. Charley returns to the Riverfront Club to find out about her record.
Director: Frank W. Smith | Stars: Craig Reilly, Nicola Bell, Tony Hodge, Nicola Ewart
29.
Colour Blind (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1998)
Drama
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Carmen Ejogo, Sue Holderness, Bob Cryer, Walter McMonagle
30.
Firm Friends (1992–1994)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1992)
Drama
Director: David Hayman | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Madhur Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Badi Uzzaman
31.
Firm Friends (1992–1994)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1992)
Drama
Director: David Hayman | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Madhur Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Badi Uzzaman
32.
Firm Friends (1992–1994)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1992)
Drama
Director: David Hayman | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Madhur Jaffrey, Zohra Sehgal, Badi Uzzaman
33.
Andy Robson (1982– )
Episode:
Ringing the Changes
(1983)
Drama, Family
Director: Tony Kysh | Stars: Richard Clifford, Tom Davidson, Tim Faulkner, Norman Jones