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1. Life in Film (2021 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Stories from behind and in front of the camera - What's your story? Hosted by actor Elliot James Langridge
Stars: Elliot James Langridge, Matt Brown, Billy Magnussen, Scott Adkins
Votes: 37
2.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
The Good Life
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A mother and father deal with the tragedy of a cot death in different ways. An illegal immigrant and the sailor who shipped him are both admitted to casualty after they fight over an ... See full summary »
Director: Diana Patrick | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Clive Mantle, Suzanna Hamilton
Votes: 14
3.
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988)
Episode:
Contact Tracer
(1986)
Comedy, Drama
Nongonococcal urethritis breaks out at Lowlands, which leads to some embarrassing conversations.
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn, David Troughton
Votes: 27
4.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Born Losers
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A police officer receives a shock when investigating a burglary; Ash is mugged and the team find out they have a new manager.
Director: George Case | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Clive Mantle, Suzanna Hamilton
Votes: 13
5. 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: 52,036
6.
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Episode:
Part One
(1987)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple receives word that her friend Jason Rafiel has died. In his will, he asks that she attended a coach tour, her aim, to unearth a mystery.
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, Frank Gatliff, Barbara Franceschi
Votes: 10
7. A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
The various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.
Stars: Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn, David Troughton
Votes: 552
8.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
There's a case of mistaken identity after fatal road accident; Ken learns of Duffy's jealousy and Norma decides it's time to leave Holby City.
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Clive Mantle, Suzanna Hamilton
Votes: 13
9.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Deceptions
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A prolific gambler on quiz machines has his luck run out; new locum consultant Tom Harley arrives and its student nurse Helen's last day.
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Suzanna Hamilton, Patrick Robinson
Votes: 12
10.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Good Friends
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A man asks his daughters to help end his life; Norma ends up seeing Casualty from the other side of the desk and Jane considers making a career move into hospital management.
Director: Laura Sims | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Suzanna Hamilton, Christopher Guard
Votes: 12
11.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Give Us This Day
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
Helen Baxendale stars as Emma, a young woman mixed up in a religious cult; a homeless woman tries her hardest to get a bed for the night and Duffy has some exciting news.
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Suzanna Hamilton, Patrick Robinson
Votes: 13
12. The Ginger Tree (1989– )
240 min | Drama
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married ... See full summary »
Stars: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryû, Fumi Dan, Joanna McCallum
Votes: 153
13.
99-1 (1994– )
Episode:
Doing the Business
(1994)
Crime, Thriller
Police officer Mick Raynor (Leslie Grantham) makes up the rules as he goes along.....and gets results. He eventually finds himself being coerced into going undercover to gain information on an organised crime syndicate.
Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Leslie Grantham, Robert Stephens, Gwyneth Strong, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 9
14.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
The team reunite to record a triumphant last show, but there are surprises still in store for Sophie.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Alistair Petrie, Gemma Arterton, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard
Votes: 122
15.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
A Good Result
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Yorkie goes undercover with a gang of football hooligans.
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Robert Hudson, Tony Scannell, Jon Iles, Mark Wingett
Votes: 45
16.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Day of Reckoning
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A deranged murderer with a penchant for puzzles and a pathological hatred of Lovejoy tries to lure him into a trap by kidnapping and threatening to kill Charlotte.
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish
Votes: 54
17. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,893
18. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, John Horsley, Helen Cherry
Votes: 2,565
19.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2023)
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy
Barbara's life changes overnight. Intoxicated by success, she embarks on a romance with co-star, Clive.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Arsher Ali, Tom Bateman, Leo Bill
Votes: 129
20.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
Barbara lands a dream role in a new TV comedy, but news from home threatens to derail her opportunity.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Dave Lynn, Gemma Arterton, Elly Condron, Lily Knight
Votes: 147
21.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
Sophie and Clive's romance is the talk of the town, but a discovery threatens to bring down the whole show.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Graham Dickson, Tom Bateman, Gemma Arterton, Arsher Ali
Votes: 121
22.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
Sophie is banished to Blackpool to await her fate. Contrite, Clive decides to win her back.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Alistair Petrie, Rupert Everett, Morwenna Banks
Votes: 118
23. 99-1 (1994– )
50 min | Crime, Thriller
Implicated in a corruption enquiry, Detective Inspector Mick Raynor (Leslie Grantham) agrees to go deep under cover to bring down criminal networks that appear to be beyond the reach of the law.
Stars: Leslie Grantham, Adie Allen, Niall Buggy, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 147
24.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot is entrusted with transferring $1 million in Liberty Bonds to America on the Queen Mary, but the bonds are cleverly stolen anyway.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, David Quilter
Votes: 1,428
25. Funny Woman (2023– )
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
A young woman from Blackpool finds her voice in the male-dominated world of the 1960s comedy and takes London by storm.
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Tom Bateman, Arsher Ali, Rupert Everett
Votes: 2,741
26.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The Billionaire
(1987)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Disagreeable London-based American businessman Albert Gordon is shot dead. His son Eric is the prime suspect. Believing Eric's innocent, sister Laura plans a mock trial hoping to uncover new evidence. Ben travels to London to defend Eric.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Kari Lizer, Kene Holiday
Votes: 210
27. Bravo Profiles (1998–2004)
Documentary, Biography
Bravo network TV series that profiles creative artists in many fields.
Stars: Tony Roberts, Norman Jewison, Michael Musto, Brad Pitt
Votes: 37
28.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
Gemma Arterton stars as a Blackpool beauty queen who heads to swinging 60s London to chase her showbiz dreams.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Gemma Arterton, David Threlfall, Kate Crossley, Richard Ridings
Votes: 177
29. Matlock (1986–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford
Votes: 9,334
30. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers
Votes: 538
31. The Great Escaper (2023)
96 min | Drama
Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, Wolf Kahler, John Standing
Votes: 4,334
32. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
33.
Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode:
The Ties That Bind
(1992)
Crime, Drama
A former judge is shot dead and Van der Valk is brought in to solve the case. A suspect is apprehended, but confesses that someone else got to the the woman first. What is the connection ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Barry Foster, Meg Davies, Ronald Hines, Richard Huw
Votes: 33
34. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 140,441 | Gross: $14.56M
35. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
36. King & Castle (1986–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tough ex-cop Ronald King sets up a debt collection agency with a naive young partner, David Castle, and find themselves embroiled in more than just unpaid bills.
Stars: Nigel Planer, Derek Martin, Mary Healey, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 22
37. Zoe (I) (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
Three runaway girls hijack a car.
Director: Deborah Attoinese | Stars: Vanessa Zima, Jenny Seagrove, Stephi Lineburg, Victoria Davis
Votes: 105
38. Emily (2022)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
"Emily" imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.
Director: Frances O'Connor | Stars: Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling
Votes: 8,114
39. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon
Votes: 24,728 | Gross: $8.38M
40. Othello (1995)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 10,172 | Gross: $2.11M
41. An Ideal Husband (I) (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Peter Vaughan, Minnie Driver
Votes: 16,721 | Gross: $18.54M
42. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,096
43. Nightbreed (1990)
R | 102 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby, Charles Haid
Votes: 26,409 | Gross: $8.86M
44. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
Kirsty is brought to an institution after the horrible events of Hellraiser (1987), where the occult-obsessive head doctor resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites and their demonic underworld.
Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 56,104 | Gross: $11.09M
45. Swimming with Men (2018)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 4,198 | Gross: $0.02M
46. The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Samuel Pepys was a high ranking and brilliant Admiralty official, but in private he was a cheat, a philanderer and an adulterer. In 1679 Pepys was put on trial for embezzling Navy funds. ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Steve Coogan, Lou Doillon, Andrew Harrison, Alex Hassell
Votes: 158
47. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Roger Barclay
Votes: 140,809 | Gross: $8.31M
48. Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015)
Not Rated | 476 min | Documentary
A documentary uncovering the history and the making of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) films.
Director: Kevin McDonagh | Stars: Doug Bradley, Kenneth Cranham, Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins
Votes: 557
49. Dorian Gray (2009)
R | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, John Hollingworth
Votes: 68,087
50. Casualty (1986– )
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale
Votes: 3,690