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1. Rough Justice (1982–2007)
30 min | Documentary
Investigative journalists probe possible miscarriages of justice.
Stars: Martin Young, John Ware, David Jessel, Kirsty Wark
Votes: 16
2.
The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Accused
(2015)
TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama
After the queen is accused of treason, the Musketeers put their lives on the line in order to get her to safety and prove that Rochefort is a Spanish spy.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Marc Warren, Phil Rowson, Alexandra Dowling, Howard Charles
Votes: 390
3.
The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode:
Trial and Punishment
(2015)
TV-14 | 56 min | Adventure, Drama
The Musketeers risk all to save France from Rochefort's treachery; Porthos works to lure the Spanish spy-master to Paris; Athos and d'Artagnan attempt to rescue Constance.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Tamla Kari, Santiago Cabrera, Phil Rowson, Hugo Speer
Votes: 364
4.
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1999)
TV-PG | 77 min | Drama
Roger returns from Africa after Osbourne's death to find his sister-in-law and his nephew living at their home as well. Cynthia has accepted the marriage offer of Mr. Henderson, a lawyer ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Iain Glen, Justine Waddell, Keeley Hawes, Francesca Annis
Votes: 71
5.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Wee Jock's Lament
(1995)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Distraught over his dog's death, Hamish charges after the two men responsible. Sure that he means murder, the men of Lochdubh try to reach him first.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Patricia Ross, Billy McColl, Ken Hutchison, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 166
6.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently in the Cathedral
(2012)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The seismic forces that displaced Gently in 1964 are once more active - and have followed him to Durham.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Angelica Penn, Lee Armstrong, Michael Hodgson, Kemal Sylvester
Votes: 463
7.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
No Man Is an Island
(1996)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish is in deep mourning during a leave of absence on a nearby island where he must come to the aid of an elderly woman in a world of trouble; while back in Lochdubh a temporary replacement Constable rubs the residents the wrong way.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Valerie Gogan, Edith MacArthur, Ralph Riach
Votes: 137
8.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Lochdubh Assassin
(1997)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Glasgow Gangsters descend on Lochdubh and Isobel tries to protect a boy and his aunt in their sights; but Hamish cannot take any action until they actually commit a crime.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Stephen Henderson, Sandy McDade, Shirley Henderson, David McKay
Votes: 115
9.
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1999)
TV-PG | 74 min | Drama
It is revealed that Cynthia is also secretly engaged to Mr. Preston ever since she was 15 years old. When she tries to break off that engagement, Preston is reluctant to let her go or give ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Anthony Howell, Keeley Hawes, Justine Waddell, Francesca Annis
Votes: 67
10.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently Between the Lines
(2014)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Steve Evets, Charlie Richmond, Matt Stokoe, Alan Renwick
Votes: 361
11.
The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode:
Death of a Hero
(2016)
TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama
Feron forges a letter supposedly from Treville sending the four musketeers on an errand, intending that they will be murdered on the way but before they set out Athos survives an attempt on... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Santiago Cabrera, Tom Burke, Thalissa Teixeira, Luke Pasqualino
Votes: 264
12. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,860
13.
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1999)
TV-PG | 76 min | Drama
Before going to Africa, Roger proposes to Cynthia and is accepted. Molly faces some problems with her stepmother and her views.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Justine Waddell, Francesca Annis, Keeley Hawes, Bill Paterson
Votes: 73
14. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 8,519
15. Wives and Daughters (1999)
TV-PG | 75 min | Drama
The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Keeley Hawes
Votes: 7,319
16.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
A Landing on the Sun
(1994)
TV-14 | Drama
Brian Jessel, a civil servant in the Cabinet Office, is asked to investigate the mysterious death of the civil servant Stephen Summerchild twenty years earlier. Summerchild was working on a... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Glenister, Susan Fleetwood, Roger Allam, Judith Scott
Votes: 24
17. 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
18.
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-PG | 75 min | Drama
Molly Gibson, whose mother has long ago died, is brought up by her father Dr. Gibson. At the age of 17, Molly visits and immediately befriends the Hamleys, her neighbors, especially she and... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Anna Maguire, Barbara Flynn, Deborah Findlay, Ian Carmichael
Votes: 82
19.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
The Lost Child
(2012)
TV-MA | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gently and Bacchus are given an insight into the complexities of the emotionally wrought world when the adopted child of a middle-class couple is kidnapped.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 372
20. 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: 12,710
21.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Radio Lochdubh
(1996)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish is ordered by authorities to shut down a popular pirate radio station, causing a conflict of interests for the officer. On the personal front, Hamish and Isobel share a moment.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Brian Alexander, Stuart Davids, The Incredible Fling Band, Shirley Henderson
Votes: 126
22.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Lochdubh Deluxe
(1996)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lachie Junior lands a new job with the undertaker, and when a corpse disappears, Hamish tries to convince his fellow Lochdubh residents that it was taken by aliens.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Andrew Keir, Jimmy Chisholm, Daniel Boyle, Ida Schuster
Votes: 113
23.
Summer Season (1985)
Episode:
Glamour Night
(1985)
Drama
The play involves a glamour photography session. During the photo-shoot the photographers begin trying to coerce a model into posing topless, leading eventually to an angry outburst from the model.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Rodney Bewes, Charon Bourke, Reece Dinsdale, Philip Jackson
Votes: 14
24.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently Upside Down
(2011)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the body of a missing schoolgirl is discovered in a wood, Gently and Bacchus are thrown into the new world of pop and media celebrity.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Vincent Regan, Kate Bracken, Jade Byrne, Kieran Bew
Votes: 396
25. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,660
26. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama
Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles
Votes: 23,844
27. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids
Votes: 2,420
28. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 392
29. Maigret (1992–1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From Montmartre to the remote French countryside, Maigret encounters the dark side of the human psyche. Yet, he manages to maintain both compassion and a sense of humor as he explores the complex motives that lie behind every crime.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jack Galloway, James Larkin
Votes: 1,097
30. Lizzie's Pictures (1987– )
90 min
Lizzie was a promising photographer in the 1960s. By 1987, she is dissatisfied with her family and friends so she decides to resume her photographic career.
Stars: Lisa Harrow, Robert Stephens, Sheila Ruskin, Philip Jackson
Votes: 6
31.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Falling Darkness
(2010)
TV-PG | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a Halloween, one of Dr Hobson's college roommates is found dead with a stake through her heart and a garlic bulb in her mouth.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Kevin Whately, Clare Holman, Niamh Cusack, Lucy Griffiths
Votes: 692
32.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things
(2011)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
At the reunion of former students of an all-female college, one of the attendees is murdered. Lewis suspects the murder may be linked to an attack at the college he investigated nine years earlier.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Laurence Fox, Zoe Telford, Melanie Kilburn, Kathryn O'Reilly
Votes: 660
33.
Jericho (2005)
Episode:
The Killing of Johnny Swan
(2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A year after Johnny Swan wins an important race against a Soviet runner, he and his three friends are caught up in a rematch and murder.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: William Ash, Jemima Abey, Laurence Fox, Matthew Barker
Votes: 97
34.
Maigret (1992–1993)
Episode:
Maigret and the Minister
(1993)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After the collapse of a children's sanatorium kills 62, Maigret unofficially investigates the theft of engineer's report which had correctly predicted the disaster.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jack Galloway, James Larkin
Votes: 108
35.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Undertone: Part 2
(2014)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Nikki tries to explain to Alice's father of her drug involvement Martin Carrisford, the witness to Alice's murder, is also slain. Humadi threatens Nuri to locate the missing drugs though... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Fady Elsayed
Votes: 160
36.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Entry Wounds: Part 1
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hathaway has been promoted to inspector after an extended break, and Lewis is enjoying retired life until he's asked to team up with his old colleague again.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Francesca Zoutewelle, Jonny Phillips, Jack Helsby, Elizabeth Rider
Votes: 513
37.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Entry Wounds: Part 2
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A brain surgeon is murdered. Hathaway, now a Detective Inspector, is the investigating officer. Lewis is retired and living with Dr Hobson but is coaxed out of retirement by Chief Superintendent Innocent to help Hathaway on the case.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Kara Tointon, Aden Gillett, Clare Holman, Kevin Whately
Votes: 423
38.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
A Pillar of the Community
(1995)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
New resident Vicky Jeffreys takes over Lochdubh Day planning and bullies everyone into promoting Scottish culture.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: David Ryall, Robert Carlyle, John McLean, Kay McLean
Votes: 173
39.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery
(1995)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish investigates a salt theft from the grocery store, and a missing wife abuser.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Jon Croft, Barbara Rafferty
Votes: 192
40.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Answering Fire: Part 2
(2003)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Refer to part 1, as this is the continuing story of that.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Phillip Joseph, Amanda Burton, David Mallinson, Anita Louise Combe
Votes: 151
41.
The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Queen's Diamonds
(2016)
TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama
On her journey to Paris the queen of England, Henrietta Maria, also the sister of King Louis is robbed of the crown jewels, which has to be sold in order to finance England's armed forces. ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Thalissa Teixeira, Tom Burke, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera
Votes: 261
42. Night Flight (2002 TV Movie)
160 min | Drama
When members of a World War II bomber crew meet at a reunion, the consequences of their actions decades earlier start to emerge.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Edward Woodward, Kenneth Cranham, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 60
43.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Deferred Sentence
(1997)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Hamish takes a trip to the island of Lagga Laggas to stay with Father McPhail he has to pretend to be Jewish so as not to get caught up in the religious animosity between the father ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Caroline Paterson, Colette O'Neil, Amanda Walker
Votes: 123
44.
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
Episode:
Destiny: Part 2
(1997)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Kenneth and Ava run away with the Stone of Destiny, Hamish and Isobel's relationship progresses, and John disappears.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Duncan Duff, Robert Carlyle, Stuart McGugan, Barbara Rafferty
Votes: 97
45.
Jericho (2005)
Episode:
A Pair of Ragged Claws
(2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
Jericho investigates the brutal murder of a young Jamaican in Notting Hill, and soon identifies it as a racial killing - but his work is interrupted when a wealthy businessman is kidnapped.... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Troughton, Nicholas Jones, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 114
46.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Answering Fire: Part 1
(2003)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a suspected terrorist attack on a London hotel a government minister is killed. As Sam and the team investigate the case, old friends and government officials soon muddy the water.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Anne Karam, Dave Lynn, David Mallinson, Susie Porter
Votes: 176
47.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Undertone: Part 1
(2014)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nikki and Jack assist DS Sally Kirchner in identifying teen-aged Alice Preston, who was murdered and her baby taken live from her womb. DNA identifies the father as married Simon Turner, ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Akin Gazi
Votes: 179
48. Far from the Madding Crowd (1998 TV Movie)
54 min | Drama, Romance
A vain, pretty girl has recently taken over her uncle's farm. Her independent, naïve personality leaves her torn between the three men who wish to marry her.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Paloma Baeza, Jonathan Firth, Nigel Terry, Gwynn Beech
Votes: 962
49. Jericho (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London.
Stars: David Troughton, Robert Lindsay, Ciarán McMenamin, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 521
50.
Maigret (1992–1993)
Episode:
Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
(1993)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maigret wonders why the wife of a rich American strangled in the kitchen locker of a posh hotel would be carrying a gun in her purse.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jack Galloway, James Larkin
Votes: 119