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1. Star Cops (1987)
Episode: In Warm Blood (1987)

52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The returning crew of the survey ship Pluto 5 are discovered dead, appearing almost freeze-dried. There is a connection to a large Japanese corporation and the suicide of a scientist close to the Moonbase commander.

Director: Graeme Harper | Stars: David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton

Votes: 19

2. T-Bag Strikes Again (1986)

20 min | Family

T. Bag has regained her powers and calls her former servant, Thomas, into a storybook and makes him serve her tea again as 'T.Shirt'. Debbie follows her friend and soon discovers she has to... See full summary »

Stars: Elizabeth Estensen, Jennie Stallwood, John Hasler, Roy Barraclough

Votes: 50

3. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)

TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama

A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.

Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell

Votes: 1,689

4. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)

104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis

Votes: 4,001

5. The Professionals (1977–1983)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.

Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice

Votes: 3,656

6. The Chinese Detective (1981–1982)
Episode: Trials (1982)

Crime, Drama

A released prisoner, a smashed window and a terrified wife lead Detective Sergeant John Ho to discover that past crimes breed present strife and future violence.

Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: David Yip, Derek Martin, Arthur Kelly, Maurice Denham

Votes: 5

7. Silent Witness (1996– )

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,711

8. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode: Prelude to War (1983)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama

As an agent of Japan's ally Great Britain, Reilly must aid the Japanese fleet invade Port Arthur beginning the Russo-Japanese War.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Sam Neill, Jeananne Crowley, David Suchet, Derek Newark

Votes: 86

9. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode: Keeper of Souls: Part 1 (1993)

103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After being passed over for Detective Superintendant and giving notice, Jane briefly reunites with a very old flame who is now a famous crime writer. But, again, Jane breaks off the ... See full summary »

Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Peter Capaldi, Michael Shannon, Greg Saunders

Votes: 265

10. Ultraviolet (1998)

TV-14 | 300 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The six-episode series, first aired in 1998, stars Jack Davenport as Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield, who discovers a secret government vampire-hunting unit while investigating the disappearance of his partner.

Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast

Votes: 2,823

11. Ultraviolet (1998)
Episode: Sub Judice (1998)

TV-14 | 50 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

While investigating the attack on a woman who appears to have been saved from her attackers by an apparent vampire, Colefield and Angie find out the woman may be pregnant. The pregnancy ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast

Votes: 65

12. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

UK version of the long-running U.S. TV drama that tells the stories of two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

Stars: Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman

Votes: 4,848

13. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Hippocratic Oath: Part 1 (2007)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Harry Cunningham investigates when a car accident reveals two bodies inside one coffin. The coffin contained the body of 80-year-old Ethel Mortimer, who was supposed to be there and also ... See full summary »

Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Tom Ward, Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, Dylan Charles

Votes: 177

14. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Hippocratic Oath: Part 2 (2007)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With Claire Kowalski missing and Nikki Alexander unconscious from a blow to the head, Harry and Leo investigate exactly what is going on at the hospital. Harry discovers that a member of ... See full summary »

Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Tom Ward, Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, Richard Standing

Votes: 166

15. Total War: Three Kingdoms (Video Game)

Action

The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. Until three heroes, sworn ... See full summary »

Director: Gaspar Janos | Stars: Anna Leong Brophy, Arthur Lee, Brendan Howley, Chris Lew Kum Hoi

Votes: 138

16. Moon and Son (1992– )

50 min | Mystery

Astrologer Gladys Moon and her psychic son, Trevor, travel between Folkestone and Calais, conducting readings, selling occult wares and getting involved in various crimes and mysteries.

Stars: Millicent Martin, John Michie, Laure Killing, Ian Redford

Votes: 32

17. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode: Samaritan (2009)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police officer is killed in a shoot out with a drug dealer. Based on the testimony of another dealer, Brooks and Devlin must determine whether back up was slow to arrive and left the officer to die because he was gay.

Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels

Votes: 150

18. The Chinese Detective (1981–1982)

50 min | Crime, Drama

Detective Sergeant John Ho, a maverick British Chinese police officer, solves crimes in and around London's docklands while dealing with occasional prejudice and distrust within the police force.

Stars: David Yip, Derek Martin, Arthur Kelly, Larrington Walker

Votes: 129

19. In the Beginning (2000)
Episode: Part I (2000)

TV-PG | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of Abraham's devotion and Joseph's betrayal. Stars Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset and Bill Campbell.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Billy Campbell, Eddie Cibrian

Votes: 18

20. The Tomorrow People (1992–2023)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Sci-Fi

The Tomorrow People are the next stage of human evolution. They can teleport, communicate by telepathy, heal with the power of thought and they are unable to kill or harm any living ... See full summary »

Stars: Kristian Schmid, Christian Tessier, Naomie Harris, Jeff Harding

Votes: 413

21. Star Cops (1987)

55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The adventures of the International Space Police Force, led by Nathan Spring, in 2027. The Star Cops are made up of officers from all over the world: the British Colin Devis, the Australian... See full summary »

Stars: David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton

Votes: 227

22. The Healer (1994 TV Movie)

130 min | Drama

John Lassiter, an Irish doctor working in an English hospital, finds that he has a mysterious gift of healing. This makes him popular with patients but sets him at odds with the hospital authorities.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Paul Rhys, Geraldine James, Julie Covington, Michael Britton

Votes: 24

23. Call Me Mister (1986)

50 min | Crime, Drama

Australian ex-cop Bartholomew (Bisley) goes to Britain when he discovers he is heir to a family title, not really getting on with his newly discovered family he starts working as a private Detective.

Stars: Steve Bisley, Dulice Liecier, David Bamber, Dermot Crowley

Votes: 42

24. 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

25. Bugs (1995–1999)
Episode: Shotgun Wedding (1995)

Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

When the team's plan to protect Italian politician Anna Fabrizi from a lethal assassin goes horribly wrong, Ed is forced to go undercover and must make an impossible decision - kill Anna Fabrizi or die.

Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Craig McLachlan, Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Katia Caballero

Votes: 19

26. The Professionals (1977–1983)
Episode: Take Away (1980)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Hampered by two cocky Drugs Squad officers, Doyle teams up with Hong Kong cop Esther, who is in London trailing a Triad gang supplying drugs to U.S. army personnel in Germany, a racket ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Chai Lee

Votes: 108

27. Torn (2007)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2007)

46 min | Drama, Thriller

A distraught Joanne is charged, however Lori/Alice chooses to return to her home with Stephen and is allowed to remain under the belief she is over the age of 16. Sarah counters that she is... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Jo Woodcock, Alethea Steven, Bradley Walsh, Holly Aird

Votes: 9

28. Kessler (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (1981)

Drama, Thriller

Kessler and Ingrid arrive in Paraguay, unaware that Mical Rak and Bauer are close behind. On meeting up with his World War II colleagues, Kessler sets up a mountain rendezvous with their leader, while Ingrid has secret plans of her own.

Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie, Nitza Shaul, Ralph Michael

Votes: 23

29. Bugs (1995–1999)

50 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Ed, Ros, Alex and Beckett form the high-tech crime fighting team who work for the mysterious, secretive Bureau 2 chief, Jan, and are only assigned the most difficult and dangerous cases.

Stars: Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Craig McLachlan, Jan Harvey

Votes: 585

30. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)

60 min | Drama

BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird

Votes: 137

31. The Chinese Detective (1981–1982)
Episode: Oblomov (1982)

Crime, Drama

Ho has viral pneumonia and Dr Li prescribes 'ten days horizontal' - but a visit from informer, Jack Bross, rouses Ho from his sickbed.

Director: Terence Williams | Stars: David Yip, Derek Martin, Arthur Kelly, Eddie Tagoe

Votes: 5

32. Kessler (1981)

50 min | Drama, Thriller

In the years after World War II, the tables have turned: ambitious, cruel Gestapo-officer Ludwig Kessler, the most implacable hunter of every opponent to the Third Reich, can no longer deny... See full summary »

Stars: Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie, Nitza Shaul, Ralph Michael

Votes: 296

33. The Tomorrow People (1992–2023)
Episode: The Culex Experiment: Part 4 (1994)

TV-Y7 | Sci-Fi

The Tomorrow People learn that Culex's plan involves Doctor Connor, a scientist who has just invented a machine that can duplicate things. They are unable to warn Damon in time to stop Connor's son being kidnapped.

Directors: Viv Albertine, Alan Horrox | Stars: Kristian Schmid, Christian Tessier, Naomie Harris, Adam Pearce

Votes: 12

34. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
Episode: A Sudden Silence (1991)

Crime, Drama

An important government minister goes missing and is found dead in a dingy side street. What happened to him, and why are all his means of identification in another name?

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Barry Foster, Meg Davies, Ronald Hines, Richard Huw

Votes: 40

35. In the Beginning (2000)
Episode: Part II (2000)

TV-PG | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

Sacrificing none of the dramatic sweep, power and passion found in the original stories, this four-hour saga starts In the Beginning...with the "story of creation" and Abraham's call to ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Billy Campbell, Eddie Cibrian

Votes: 15

36. Scene (1968–2007)

24 min | Drama, Family

Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.

Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny

Votes: 30

37. Torn (2007)

47 min | Drama, Thriller

Two familys' lives are turned upside down when a mother recognises her daughter, Alice, who was kidnapped from a beach over 10 years earlier, and who was generally assumed to have drowned.

Stars: Holly Aird, Adam Kotz, Jo Woodcock, Bradley Walsh

Votes: 251

38. Dirty Work (2000– )

Drama, Comedy

In Cardiff, Leo Beckett is a former policeman turned private detective and specialising in the kind of shady case the police wouldn't touch with a barge pole. He has a complicated love life with his girlfriend, ex-wife of his best friend.

Stars: Neil Pearson, Suzanne Packer, Robert Glenister, Sion Tudor Owen

Votes: 18

39. In the Beginning (2000)

189 min | Adventure, Drama

Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of Abraham's devotion and Joseph's betrayal.

Stars: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Billy Campbell, Eddie Cibrian

Votes: 886

40. Pinochet's Last Stand (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 77 min | Drama

In 1998, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Curson Smith | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Phyllida Law, Peter Capaldi, Yolanda Vazquez

Votes: 251

41. The Prince (2023)

121 min | Drama, Fantasy

All the world's a stage and Jen and Sam have learned the hard way, being trapped in a Shakespearean multiverse. On their quest to discover the doorway back to reality they notice something unusual about Henry 'Hotspur' Percy

Directors: Natasha Rickman, Simon Buckmaster, Dom Burgess, E.M. Williams | Stars: Abigail Thorn, Tianna Arnold, Joni Ayton-Kent, Mary Malone

Votes: 193

42. One Point O (2004)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After receiving mysterious empty packages inside his apartment, a young computer-programmer begins a personal investigation into their origins.

Directors: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson | Stars: Richard Rees, Jeremy Sisto, Udo Kier, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 5,986

43. Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005 TV Movie)

90 min | Biography, Drama

Born in Poland, Karol Wojtyla embraces religion and becomes pope, promoting faith and peace around the globe.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Bruno Ganz, Joaquim de Almeida, John Albasiny

Votes: 256

44. Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.

Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Peter Horton, Nathaniel Parker, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 1,742

45. The Art of Love (2022)

106 min | Comedy

Two lonely souls - ageing sex toy influencer Adam and middle-aged train worker Eva - are thrown together on a secret project to banish loneliness forever.

Director: Philippe Weibel | Stars: Jasmine Blackborow, Jeremy Swift, Kenneth Collard, Alexandra Gilbreath

Votes: 404

46. The Omen (2006)

R | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis

Votes: 62,713 | Gross: $54.61M

47. Red Eagle (1994 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 180 min | Adventure, Romance, Thriller

Her friend, Doctor Peter Husak, introduces the American Jack Carver to his friend, nurse Kate, and it's love on first sight. But when she learns, in a dramatic incident, that Jack's a C.I.A... See full summary »

Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Marg Helgenberger, Nigel Havers, Jürgen Prochnow

Votes: 230

48. EastEnders (1985– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.

Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown

Votes: 9,220

49. On Dangerous Ground (1996 TV Movie)

R | 165 min | Action, Thriller

When they learn of a secret covenant on the status of Hong Kong signed by Mao in 1944, Chinese factions, the British government, Hong Kong businessmen, AND the Mafia all try to be the first... See full summary »

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Rob Lowe, Kenneth Cranham, Deborah Moore, Jürgen Prochnow

Votes: 248

50. Made in Heaven (1990– )

50 min | Drama

A couple (Rix and Bentinck) set up a Wedding Agency to arrange the happy day for prospective couples.

Stars: Louisa Rix, Tim Bentinck, Moira Brooker, Keith Barron