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1. The Thick of It (2005–2012)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Stars: Chris Addison, James Smith, Peter Capaldi, Joanna Scanlan
Votes: 26,180
2.
Love Hurts (1992–1994)
Episode:
The Parent Trap
(1994)
49 min | Comedy, Romance
One of Tessa's projects at work looks poised to be a huge success, while Frank's incursion into professional boxing proves less promising. When the couple's baby-sharing plan hits a snag, ... See full summary »
Stars: Adam Faith, Zoë Wanamaker, Tony Selby, Robin Weaver
Votes: 8
3. The Crown (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith
Votes: 257,201
4. 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: 33,518
5. The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)
26 min | Comedy
Observations of society and life by Armando Iannucci in comedy sketches and narration.
Stars: Armando Iannucci, Hugh Cecil, Karen Ascoe, Melanie Hudson
Votes: 1,025
6. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 836
7.
Clocking Off (2000–2003)
Episode:
Pat and Roy's Story
(2003)
Drama
We are introduced to Pat Fletcher (Pam Ferris) the new boss of the factory who is determind to get the textile business back on track and make it a success. Unfortunately this is threatened... See full synopsis »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Derek Riddell, Nicola Stephenson, Joan Kempson, Tony Mooney
Votes: 15
8.
Distant Shores (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Smug, urbanite plastic surgeon Bill Shore begrudgingly agrees to accompany his wife and two children to a remote island in the Northumberland Strait populated by oddballs in an attempt to save his marriage.
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Robert Portal, Juliet Howland, Jody Watson, Natalie Dormer
Votes: 13
9.
The Thick of It (2005–2012)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2005)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Whilst visiting a factory Hugh is accosted by an irate woman complaining about her mother's treatment on the N.H.S. At the same time Ollie is dating a woman who is an advisor for the ... See full summary »
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison, James Smith
Votes: 547
10.
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The country rebels against Ros when she introduces a one-day-a-week car ban. Catherine is fed up with Ros's maverick behaviour and wonders why she ever defected. Emily moves back to No 10, making Ian feel extremely uncomfortable.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Jane Horrocks, Selina Cadell, Jodhi May, Jonathan Aris
Votes: 15
11. Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)
TV-MA | 1,320 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
After being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Votes: 11,107
12.
Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
Episode:
The Cup of Silence
(2005)
TV-14 | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A famous columnist is murdered while Rosemary and Laura rid a hotel's vineyard of pestering weeds. Strapped for cash with no land-rover, the gardeners pull out all the stops in an attempt to kill the weeds without breaking their backs.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Robert Portal, Dorian MacDonald
Votes: 209
13.
The Rebel (2016– )
Episode:
Art
(2016)
30 min | Comedy
While Charles is holding the fort at Margaret's shop he sells an item that is not only of great sentimental value to her but also appears to be an early work by Marcel Duchamp. The gang attempt to retrieve it.
Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Simon Callow, Jan Carey, Anna Crilly, Anita Dobson
Votes: 9
14.
Endeavour (2012–2023)
Episode:
Colours
(2018)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A photo-shoot on an army base turns sinister when one of the models is found dead. But the investigation is complicated when Sam Thursday is revealed to be involved.
Director: Robert Quinn | Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Caroline O'Neill, Jules Robertson
Votes: 1,057
15. The King's Speech (2010)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 708,417 | Gross: $138.80M
16.
Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode:
There's a Girl in My Souk
(2016)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy
Travis has finally been allowed to fly the nest on a gap year to Spain, but nobody has heard from him for 4 days and he was last seen heading for Morocco. A worried Tracey sets off to find him with Sharon and Dorien in tow.
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Samuel James
Votes: 26
17. Grantchester (2014–2025)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
Stars: Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Kacey Ainsworth
Votes: 17,225
18. Psychoville (2009– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of seemingly unrelated strangers all receive a mysterious note stating "I know what you did", which sends their lives into a downward spiral.
Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Daniel Kaluuya, Daisy Haggard
Votes: 7,395
19. Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
Full-cast audio drama series based on "Doctor Who (1963)" chronicling the further adventures of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors.
Stars: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sarah Sutton
Votes: 47
20. Bye Bye Baby (1992 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
It's 1955 and Leo is a young Jewish lad conscripted into two years' national service, tracking Russian vessels for the Royal Navy. Light drama scripted by Jack Rosenthal.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Tushka Bergen, Ewen Bremner, Anthony Calf, Ben Chaplin
Votes: 34
21.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
The Price of Fame
(1993)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
WPC Page goes uncover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.
Director: Haldane Duncan | Stars: Lisa Geoghan, Sam Miller, Nick Stringer, Huw Higginson
Votes: 34
22.
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Ros decides to sell off Westminster and set up parliament in Bradford. Georgina's school life improves when she gets a boyfriend. Emily poses for a lads mag and has her image projected onto the Houses of Parliament.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Melissa Simpson, Mairead McKinley, Tom Mison
Votes: 17
23.
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Twelve months into Ros's new career, a plane crashes over East London. Beverley is papped on a drunken night out, whilst Emily unhappily keeps her Dad's secret.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Jane Horrocks, Jodhi May, Sanchia McCormack
Votes: 15
24.
Grantchester (2014–2025)
Episode:
Episode #4.5
(2019)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Will and Geordie investigate the peculiar circumstances around the death of Eddie, an associate to Will's father.
Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Robson Green, Tom Brittney, Al Weaver, Tessa Peake-Jones
Votes: 375
25. Death in Paradise (2011– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.
Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert
Votes: 28,128
26. 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: 15,087
27.
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Angered at the lack of conviction by members of Parliament who seem to do nothing but squabble among themselves, Mrs. Ros Pritchard, a supermarket manageress in the Northen town of ... See full summary »
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Jane Horrocks, Stephanie Cannon, Anji Kreft, David Hartley
Votes: 24
28.
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2006)
59 min | Comedy, Drama
Britain has elected the manageress of a northern supermarket as its prime minister. Ros Pritchard seems to be carrying the country with her, as she sets about meeting the Queen in advance ... See full summary »
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Peter Snow, David Steel, Roy Hattersley, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 19
29. Clocking Off (2000–2003)
55 min | Drama
Interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character.
Stars: Jack Deam, Tony Mooney, Joan Kempson, Siobhan Finneran
Votes: 596
30.
Father Brown (2013– )
Episode:
The Scales of Justice
(2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.
Director: Darcia Martin | Stars: Julian Forsyth, Sorcha Cusack, Emer Kenny, Mark Williams
Votes: 326
31.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Simisola: Part Three
(1996)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With his best witness still comatose, Wexford deduces the unidentified dead girl was an abused servant, so he seeks the truth in the homes of the well-to-do.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Lapotaire, Michael Cochrane
Votes: 55
32. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott, Daisy Dunlop
Votes: 5,344
33. The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story follows Mrs Ros Pritchard, a successful manager of a supermarket. When a couple of politicians make a spectacle of themselves outside her shop, Ros decides to stand for election herself.
Stars: Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May, Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Votes: 521
34. Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995–1998)
TV-G | 15 min | Family
Julia Jekyll mistakenly takes an ancient elixir that gives her an alter ego, the frightening Harriet Hyde. Follows her escapades through school as she tries to keep Harriet away from her classmates and teachers.
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, John Asquith, Simon Green, Tiffany Griffiths
Votes: 45
35.
Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2009)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Alex hears that young Hales has died in prison, endorsing her conspiracy theory, and when Mackintosh wants the case closed even Hunt starts to agree with her. After a man who runs an animal... See full summary »
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Votes: 243
36.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Simisola: Part Two
(1996)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford finds suspect who burgled the house of the murdered unemployment worker and believes he has discovered the body of Dr. Akande's missing daughter.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Lapotaire, Louie Ramsay
Votes: 56
37. Belgravia (2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 8,904
38. 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: 2,778
39.
The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)
Episode:
Imagination
(2001)
Comedy
Armando believes that the imagination is a wonderful thing, allowing us to come up with any image, such as the cast of Cats being shot at dawn.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Armando Iannucci, Stefan Abingdon, Richard Angol, Karen Ascoe
Votes: 23
40.
Distant Shores (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
A local island festival finds Bill convinced the townspeople are going to sacrifice him, Kate pursuing Ben with embarrassing results and Harvey going it alone in a three-legged race. Meanwhile things heat up between Lisa and Duncan.
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Peter Davison, Tristan Gemmill, Matthew Thomas Davies, Samantha Bond
Votes: 6
41.
Egypt (2005)
Episode:
The Temple of the Sands
(2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Belzoni clears centuries of sand from the Temple at Abu Simbel.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Richard Dempsey
Votes: 56
42.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
Ups and Downs
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
A cat burglar is causing the police endless worry. He is targeting the wealthy houses of the area, and PC Mason suspects the window cleaner Tommy Hugget who has form, but his wife Betty ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Prescott | Stars: Charlotte Pyke, David Lonsdale, Clare Wille, Joe McFadden
Votes: 26
43.
Psychoville (2009–2011)
Episode:
Jelly
(2009)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
The bidding against the Siamese twins for the cuddly toy resumes at the owners' home, but the original is 'temporarily missing'. After all his mean abuse towards child-friendly colleague Mr... See full summary »
Director: Matt Lipsey | Stars: Robert Portal, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Tom Godwin
Votes: 175
44.
Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode:
Frappe Death Day
(2019)
TV-PG | 57 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
DI Jack Mooney and the team are investigating the murder of a wealthy businessman in the coffee trade. Their investigation is hampered by disagreements among the family of the dead man.
Director: Sarah O'Gorman | Stars: Louis Greatorex, Robert Portal, Susy Kane, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 515
45.
Belgravia (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
1815, Brussels on the brink of conflict. Eighteen-year-old Sophia Trenchard secures her humble family invitations to the now legendary Duchess of Richmond's ball, on the eve of The Battle ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Tamsin Greig, Emilie Reid, Rebecca Callard, Matthew Canny
Votes: 464
46. Hogfather (2006 TV Movie)
189 min | Comedy, Fantasy
It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.
Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, David Warner
Votes: 11,045
47. Love Hurts (1992–1994)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
Two forty-somethings with differing outlooks on life fall in love.
Stars: Adam Faith, Zoë Wanamaker, Tony Selby, Jane Lapotaire
Votes: 193
48.
Egypt (2005)
Episode:
The Pharaoh and the Showman
(2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Italian Circus performer/engineer, Giovanni Belzoni becomes Egypt's greatest explorer.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Joseph Long
Votes: 58
49.
The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode:
Queen Victoria Syndrome
(2022)
TV-MA | 55 min | Biography, Drama, History
A much-needed update to the Royal Yacht draws scrutiny to the Queen's reign. Hounded by the press, Charles and Diana have a second honeymoon in Italy.
Director: Jessica Hobbs | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki
Votes: 3,775
50.
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: 180