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1.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 4
(1982)
Drama
Stars: Alun Armstrong, Christopher Benjamin, Suzanne Bertish, Sharon Bower
Votes: 7
2.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 1
(1982)
Drama
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Suzanne Bertish, Sharon Bower, Janet Dale
Votes: 9
3. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
540 min | Drama
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Stars: David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Roger Rees, Bob Peck
Votes: 548
4.
The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode:
Hyde Park Corner
(2016)
TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Drama, History
With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris
Votes: 7,214
5. 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: 257,235
6. John Halifax, Gentleman (1974– )
250 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Coleby, Gwen Taylor, Tony Calvin, Malcolm Terris
Votes: 10
7. Warship (1973–1977)
50 min | Action, Drama
Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Stars: David Savile, Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Donald Burton
Votes: 112
8.
The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode:
Wolferton Splash
(2016)
TV-MA | 56 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Philip. As King George VI's health worsens, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister for the second time.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris
Votes: 7,133
9.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Means of Evil: Part Two
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mike is convinced that Hannah was killed, Reg thinks she took her own life, the pair pursue their own lines of inquiry.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Patrick Malahide, Cheryl Campbell
Votes: 23
10. The Fourth Arm (1983– )
50 min | Drama, War
SOE agents are sent on a mission to destroy a V1 flying bomb facility, situated in an underground bunker un Northern France. Ordinary people are recruited and subjected to highly demanding ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Shelley, Neil Stacy, Susan Kyd, Roy Boyd
Votes: 57
11. The People's Detective (2010– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Hyland, Barry Forshaw, Val McDermid
Votes: 9
12.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Shake Hands Forever: Part One
(1988)
TV-14 | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robert Hathall brings his mother home for a visit, and she finds her daughter-in-law murdered. Inspector Wexford ]is puzzled and annoyed by the attitude of both Hathall and his mother and some oddities in the physical evidence.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tom Wilkinson, Margery Mason
Votes: 67
13.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
An Unwanted Woman: Part Two
(1992)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a 92-year old lady dies, Reg becomes suspicious that there was more to it than old age, and begins an investigation into the slightly sinister elderly retired community surrounding her.
Director: Jenny Wilkes | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 29
14. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,560
15.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
The Trouble with the Truth
(2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Jasmine spends far too much time with a dying patient and his wife and staff notice it. When a patient tells Mike a secret, Mike has to make a difficult decision, A heart patient who is going to miss her wedding is surprised by her fiance.
Director: Brett Fallis | Stars: Clive Mantle, Nicola Stephenson, Angela Griffin, Jeremy Sheffield
Votes: 11
16.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One
(1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered, DCI Wexford has to sort his way through quite a number of suspects - from the gardener to the household staff, to a permanent Dutch house guest, to ... See full summary »
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Michael Jayston, Catherine Neilson
Votes: 68
17.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Market for Murder
(2002)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An investigation of a car fire and a bludgeon murder lead Barnaby and Troy to investigate the members of a local reading club which has an agenda that goes beyond books.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Jesse Birdsall
Votes: 1,010
18.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Shake Hands Forever: Part Three
(1988)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford's murder suspect is about to slip away. For Wexford and his team a race against time begins and the DCI has to pull all stops to solve a murder case that left him with only one ... See full summary »
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tom Wilkinson, Patrick Drury
Votes: 35
19.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
An Unwanted Woman: Part One
(1992)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reg is suspicious when a 92 year old woman dies, he also has to look into who's pushing people off their bicycles at a Castle.
Director: Jenny Wilkes | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Madeleine Christie, Diane Keen
Votes: 29
20.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Means of Evil: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Wexford is confronted with a murder in a vegetarian family and wonders how many kinds of mushrooms there are.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 63
21.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Murder Being Once Done: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford collapses from overwork so is put on a month's leave. Instead of resting though, he decides to go and visit Mike, who is seconded to London. Although he should be resting, Wexford's dreams have drawn him towards Mike's case of a young murdered girl left lying in a vault, and a strong connection to the baby adoption business.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, John Forgeham, Philip Glenister
Votes: 47
22.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Speaker of Mandarin Part Two
(1992)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reg is back in The UK, his vivid nightmare is realised when one of his fellow travellers in China is shot dead.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft
Votes: 17
23.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Speaker of Mandarin Part Three
(1992)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reg tracks down the mysterious, beautiful woman from China, and having interviewed all of those who were travelling in Asia, he whittles the suspects down.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Fiona Walker
Votes: 15
24.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A New Lease of Death: Part Three
(1991)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford is somewhat shaken by discoveries in the old murder case but remains convinced he got the right man. The final solution exposes the secret kept by the convicted murderer's widow.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Kristy Bruce, Peter Egan
Votes: 27
25.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A Sleeping Life: Part Two
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation in the murder case of Rhoda Comfrey finds Reg Wexford on the trace of a mysterious novelist while he uncovers some more unexpected aspects in the silent life of Rhoda ... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Imelda Staunton, Dave Hill
Votes: 28
26.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part Three
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After the long lost body of young Stella Rivers has been discovered, the investigation in the disappearance of little John Lawrence leads to a dying man, a dramatic confrontation between ... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Dave Hill
Votes: 26
27.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Shake Hands Forever: Part Two
(1988)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reg Wexford becomes obsessed with Angela Hathall's murder case. He is sure he has his killer but he can't prove anything. All he has to go by is a hunch. And his suspect takes steps to get ... See full summary »
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tom Wilkinson, Patrick Drury
Votes: 34
28.
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
29. Dream Team (1997–2007)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Sport
Series following the ups and down of fictional English Premiership club 'Harchester United' known more commonly as 'The Dragons'.
Stars: Lisa Burstow, Terry Kiely, Alison King, Danny Husbands
Votes: 986
30.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Put on by Cunning
(1990)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a world-famous flautist is murdered Wexford wonders if his recently returned daughter had anything to do with it. He becomes obsessed with proving that she is an imposter, even getting... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Rossano Brazzi, Janet Maw
Votes: 65
31.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One
(1992)
TV-14 | 180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an off-duty DS Martin tries to be a hero during a bank robbery, not only does he get shot dead, but it also triggers a chain of events involving murders and deceit.
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Deborah Poplett, Louie Ramsay
Votes: 70
32.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Wexford investigates the disappearance of Rodney Williams, whose body is found in a wood. Wexford unearths further mysteries connected to the case.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 36
33.
Screenplay (1979– )
Episode:
Gossip from the Forest
(1979)
90 min | Drama
Drama about the signing of the Armistice at the end of the First World War.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Hugh Burden, Ronald Hines, Michael Mellinger, John McGregor
Votes: 10
34.
Mile High (2003–2005)
Episode:
Episode #2.25
(2005)
TV-MA | Drama, Comedy
While flight delays cause a passenger revolt, Captain Peterson deals with the repercussions of his arrest by making a life-changing decision.
Stars: Siren Turkeshi, Scott Adkins, Stacey Cadman, Lucy Vandi
Votes: 9
35.
Super Sleuths (2006– )
Episode:
Inspector Wexford
(2006)
Documentary
Director: Katie Kinnaird | Stars: George Baker, Graham Benson, Val McDermid, Mary McMurray
Votes: 14
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.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three
(1988)
TV-14 | 23 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A long, sleepless night provides DCI Wexford with the long sought, final clue to solving the mystery of Elizabeth Nightingale's murder. But as he visits his main suspect, he is in for a ... See full summary »
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Michael Jayston, Catherine Neilson
Votes: 38
38.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A Sleeping Life: Part Three
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A trip to France, an opulent oyster dinner, a visit to the theatre and a hint by his wife Dora set Reg Wexford on the right track to solve Rhoda Comfrey's murder case. But the conclusion is... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Imelda Staunton, Dave Hill
Votes: 28
39.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part Two
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Inspector Burden desperately tries to cope with his personal tragedy as well as console Celia Lawrence, the mother of the missing boy, DCI Wexford is convinced that he can nail the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 29
40.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part Three
(1990)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tony Haygarth, Louie Ramsay
Votes: 25
41. Henry V (1989)
PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin
Votes: 31,689 | Gross: $10.16M
42. The Courtroom (2004– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, Charles Foster, Judith Barker, Malcolm Stoddard
Votes: 8
43.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part Two
(1990)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Tony Haygarth, John Vine
Votes: 24
44.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A New Lease of Death: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford's first ever successful murder case comes back to haunt him when a vicar starts to rake up the past. Was the man hanged on Wexford's evidence actually innocent?
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Peter Egan, Sharon Maughan
Votes: 50
45.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two
(1988)
TV-14 | 23 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reg Wexford tries to get to the bottom of Elizabeth Nightingale's baffling murder. While he doesn't realize that he has held the clue to solving the case in his hand for quite some time, ... See full summary »
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Michael Jayston, Catherine Neilson
Votes: 38
46.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A New Lease of Death: Part Two
(1991)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Could Wexford have helped convict an innocent man who was then hanged? The daughter refuses to marry unless her father is cleared. Her fiance and his father pursue the truth though Wexford refuses to help.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Peter Egan, Sharon Maughan
Votes: 28
47. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
48. Super Sleuths (2006– )
60 min | Documentary
This special documentary examines Inspector Barnaby - his methods and techniques of investigation, from his time in the original novels through his translation to television.
Stars: George Baker, Anthony Horowitz, Val McDermid, David Suchet
Votes: 16
49. Screenplay (1979– )
90 min | Drama
This was a series of summer plays, one of which ("Waxwork") led to the popular series Cribb (1980).
Stars: Julie Walters, John Shrapnel, Peter Ellis, Victoria Wood
Votes: 16
50.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part One
(1989)
TV-14 | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When 5-year-old John disappears, Reg Wexford is obsessed with the memory of the similar, yet unsolved disappearance of a little girl that happened years ago. Wexford is afraid he has ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sargent | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Dave Hill
Votes: 52