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1.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Toast
(2000)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
Bren prepares to play for the grand prize on Totally Trivial and Stan hopes for a proposal.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 84
2. Black Mirror (2011– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.
Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Monica Dolan, Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen
Votes: 636,431
3. Tom Parker: Inside My Head (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
This moving documentary film, made for the Stand Up To Cancer charity appeal, follows The Wanted's Tom Parker as he and his family learn to live with Tom's brain tumour diagnosis and Tom arranges a star-studded charity concert
Directors: Maya Amin-Smith, Hannah Blackwell, Imogen Wynell-Mayow, Dan Howell | Stars: Maxine Peake, Tom Parker
Votes: 13
4. Men Who Sleep in Cars (2017 TV Movie)
Drama
Three homeless men spend their nights sleeping in their cars and van. As the story unfolds (in verse) we find out about the circumstances that has led them to this. Connecting the transition from scene to scene is a female narrator.
Director: Susan Roberts | Stars: Rob Edwards, Nick Haverson, Maxine Peake, Harry Taurasi
Votes: 26
5.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2014)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
The future of the farm hangs in the balance; John is in a coma following the blow to his head at the Mass Trespass.
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Ben Batt, Emily Beecham
Votes: 51
6. Early Doors (2003–2004)
30 min | Comedy
Set in The Grapes, where the daily life of the locals, including jack-the-lads Joe and Duffy, landlord Ken and his police officer cronies Phil and Nige, old git Tommy and single mum Janice - revolves around love, loneliness and urinals.
Stars: John Henshaw, Rita May, Mark Benton, Craig Cash
Votes: 2,521
8.
The Street (2006–2009)
Episode:
Past Life
(2009)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Shay Ryan is an alcoholic following an armed robbery in the bookies' where he worked. One day ex-girlfriend Madeleine tells him that they have a 16-year-old son, Otto, who wants to see him,... See full summary »
Director: David Blair | Stars: Stephen Graham, Jonas Armstrong, James Foster, Vortre Williams
Votes: 59
9.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2014)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1923. The Allinghams host a weekend party at the Big House for Edmund's political sponsor Lord Kilmartin.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Ben Batt
Votes: 65
10.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2014)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
John is still keeping his head above water at the farm by milking his cows by hand, but Berts money is running out. There is tension in the Middleton marriage as Grace finds herself attracted to Bill, the local Labour candidate.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 57
11.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2014)
TV-PG | 59 min | Drama
Grace and John continue to fall out over everything. John has constructed a mobile milking machine that turns his farm into a booming success, especially when Rutter's cos contract TB so John has the monopoly on milk production.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Ben Batt
Votes: 54
12.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2014)
TV-PG | 59 min | Drama
Gilbert and Agnes get married in the face of Norma's fierce opposition. Martha and Eyre steal some alone time together.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Richard Banks, Ben Batt
Votes: 54
13.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2014)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
John struggles with his speech after his accident at the mass trespass..
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Juliet Aubrey, Ben Batt
Votes: 51
14. Inside No. 9 (2014– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Votes: 19,506
15.
Silk (2011–2014)
Episode:
Shooting Blanks: Part 2
(2012)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
As Billy Lamb undergoes his operation Martha reluctantly begins the defence of hectoring,arrogant Jody Farr as a favour to the reptilian Micky Joy. She plans to adopt the line that Farr was... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Alex Jennings
Votes: 136
16.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1920. The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The date of the unveiling of the War Memorial draws close.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: David Ryall, Alfie Stewart, Matt Stokoe, Paul Ryan Carberry
Votes: 65
17. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.
Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall
Votes: 13,131
18.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Christmas
(1999)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
The canteen prepares for the Christmas party.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 90
19.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Gravy
(2000)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
Tony wants Bren to move to Scotland with him and things are changing in the canteen.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 72
20.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Minnellium
(1999)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
The dinnerladies are catering a Millennium Dinner.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 82
21.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Moods
(1998)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
Everyone begins in a 'mood', some good, some very bad. Brenda is asked to solve Twinkle's problem. Additional actors include Dame Thora Hird, Eric Sykes as well as Julie Waters.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 97
22.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2013)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
Joe's brief leave from the Front has come to an end. He has tried hard to conceal his shell-shock from the family, but Grace knows that something is badly wrong.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: David Ryall, Bill Jones, Nico Mirallegro, Maxine Peake
Votes: 59
23. The Street (2006–2009)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Series of one-off dramas, each focusing on a different house within the same street.
Stars: Timothy Spall, Ger Ryan, Lee Ingleby, Christine Bottomley
Votes: 1,304
24.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Catering
(1999)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy
Friday 9th April 1999: It's the start of the day, Bren and Tony check the year planner to confirm that the canteen is being painted at the weekend and that a work experience girl is visiting today.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 84
25.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Party
(1998)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
The factory throws a Japanese themed Christmas party in honour of a potential new client.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 90
26.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2003)
Comedy
The tension in The Grapes mounts when the winner of the football card is announced. Duffy and Joe advise Liam on how to win back a lost love.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Peter Wight, James Quinn, John Henshaw, Rita May
Votes: 74
27.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
January 1915. The Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily as his desperation grows. Bert assumes responsibility for his mother and the survival of his family.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, Bill Jones, Paul Warriner
Votes: 70
28.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1st July 1916. The date of the Rondo: an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, and unbeknownst to the villagers, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Bill Jones, Maxine Peake, John Simm
Votes: 58
29.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2013)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
March 1916. Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers arrive at the Middleton farm to requisition Bert's beloved horse, Big Molly.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Matt Stokoe, Stephen Walters, Bill Jones
Votes: 62
30.
Three Girls (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2017)
TV-14 | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
As the case comes to court, the girls must relive their ordeal, but after the trial, can they rebuild their lives? A review of how local authorities handled the abuse threatens the jobs of the two people who did the most to expose it.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Liv Hill, Keicha Greenidge, Ria Zmitrowicz, Lisa Riley
Votes: 165
31. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,268
32. Little Dorrit (2008)
TV-PG | 480 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 10,437
33. Tish (2023)
90 min | Documentary
A moving portrait of social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha, who dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in North East England.
Director: Paul Sng | Stars: Maxine Peake, Shin-Fei Chen, Ella Murtha
Votes: 83
34. Choked Up (2023)
13 min | Short, Comedy
A politician learns just how quickly things can go terribly wrong when a career-defining live TV interview goes off the rails due to a surprise coughing attack.
Director: Jill Worsley | Stars: Maxine Peake, Adam James, Sam Fletcher, Rakhee Sharma
Votes: 13
35. The Acting Class (2017)
77 min | Documentary
Christopher Eccleston, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Maxine Peake and Samuel West are among those who feature in this film talking about the barriers to success and how acting in the UkK has become dominated by the posh.
Directors: Deirdre O'Neill, Mike Wayne | Stars: Tom Stocks, Adam Morley, Peter Bazalgette, Ionica Adriana
Votes: 5
36.
dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode:
Christine
(2000)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Anita's replacement causes problems in the canteen and tea spiked with Viagra causes quite a stir among the team.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 79
37.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Big Day
(2005)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As Fiona and Steve organize their wedding, his car is stolen and he's desperate to retrieve it.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 196
38.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Crooks and Robbers
(2005)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sheila asks Lip to water plants for a neighbor who's on holiday, but the place ends up burgled and he's wrongly accused and arrested.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 166
39.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Welcome to the Family
(2005)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mandy becomes pregnant. However, as she is continually pretending to be Ian's girlfriend to hide the fact that he's gay, the Maguires threaten him with castration if he doesn't marry their girl.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 159
40.
Anne (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
46 min | Drama, History
Anne Williams says goodbye to her son on 15th April 1989 as he heads off to a football match at Hillsborough. She will never see him alive again.
Director: Bruce Goodison | Stars: Maxine Peake, Stephen Walters, Campbell Wallace, Ellie May Davies
Votes: 115
41.
Anne (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
49 min | Drama, History
A new panel is created to re-examine Hillsborough. Anne and the families hope to finally get the truth after 23 years.
Director: Bruce Goodison | Stars: James Bayes, Krissi Bohn, Clare Calbraith, David Cameron
Votes: 79
42.
Little Dorrit (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After Mrs. General rejects his proposal of marriage, subsequently giving her notice, Mr. Dorrit falls spectacularly apart at Mrs. Merdle's masked ball, thinking he is back in the Marshalsea... See full summary »
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Claire Foy, Pam Ferris, James Fleet
Votes: 150
43.
Little Dorrit (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(2008)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Merdle's suicide note reveals that he was a swindler, robbing his investors and leaving thousands ruined. Mrs. Merdle agrees to Fanny's suggestion they do a 'moonlight flit' to escape ... See full summary »
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Anton Lesser, Geoffrey Whitehead, Stephen Marcus, Nicholas Blane
Votes: 159
44.
Silk (2011–2014)
Episode:
Three Sheets to the Wind
(2011)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
Martha prepares to act for Mark, who admits that he and girlfriend Emma Slater broke into the judge's house to rob him but claims he killed him in self defence. Head of chambers Alan ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Tom Hughes
Votes: 162
45.
The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode:
Henry IV, Part 1
(2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, History, War
1403: Henry IV finds himself facing uprisings from the Welsh chieftain Owen Glendower and impetuous young Harry "Hotspur" Percy, son of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, angry with the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Joe Armstrong, John Ashton, Will Attenborough
Votes: 1,496
46.
Three Girls (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2017)
TV-14 | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
After her pleas for help were ignored, Sara is both relieved and unsurprised when the sheer extent of the abuse is revealed. Can Maggie persuade the girls to relive the horrors they have experienced?
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Molly Windsor, Ross Anderson, Rupert Procter, Brian Fletcher
Votes: 176
47. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 8,954
48. Three Girls (2017)
TV-14 | 177 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three young girls were groomed, sexually abused, and trafficked by a group of men in Rochdale, as well as the authorities failed to do anything about it.
Stars: Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz, Liv Hill, Paul Kaye
Votes: 5,129
49. Anne (2022)
189 min | Drama, History
The story of Anne Williams' fight for the truth of her son's death.
Stars: Maxine Peake, Bobby Schofield, Rob Jarvis, Stephen Walters
Votes: 2,146
50. Our Friend Victoria (2017)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
Our Friend Victoria is a six-part series in which Victoria's archive is introduced and celebrated by her friends, peers and co-stars. Victoria's rich and varied career spanned four decades,... See full summary »
Stars: Julie Walters, Duncan Preston, Maxine Peake, Michael Ball
Votes: 31