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1. September Song (1993–1995)
Drama
When his wife dies, Ted Fenwick joins his friend Billy Balsam, a comedian, in Blackpool, where he meets Roxy.
Stars: Russ Abbot, Michael Williams, Michael Angelis, Susan Brown
Votes: 27
2. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.
Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington
Votes: 18,229
3.
Out of the Blue (1995–1996)
Episode:
True Colours
(1996)
50 min | Crime
A taxi firm owner, Mr Sidikki is found murdered but his son is doing everything to mislead the police. Warren finds himself in deep trouble when his relationship with Lucy Shaw threatens to scupper any chance of prosecuting her father.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Marc Anwar, Neil Boorman, Orla Brady, Maxine Burth
Votes: 9
4.
Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
Episode:
Episode #5.4
(2010)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Danny confides in Du Plessis that he's going to ask Alice to marry him but the arrival of his step-daughter, Olivia, threatens to derail his plans. Meanwhile, Jana the family's cheetah is ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele, Megan Martell, Olivia Scott-Taylor
Votes: 23
5.
Out of the Blue (1995–1996)
Episode:
Fake
(1996)
50 min | Crime
A young couple report that their baby has been snatched from a bus station but holes begin to appear in their story. A set of photographs of women tied up are reported so Rebecca and Warren look into Richard Shaw and his daughter Lucy.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Orla Brady, Darrell D'Silva, Pip Donaghy, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 10
6.
Reckless (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1997)
Drama, Romance
Director: David Richards | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Conor Mullen, Francesca Annis, Tony Barton
Votes: 8
7.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Confession
(1996)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
When a young man comes into the station to confess to a murder five years previously, DCI Meadows is skeptical, but worries he must have missed something in the original investigation.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Simon Rouse, Mark Wingett, Eric Richard, Kerry Peers
Votes: 40
8.
Reckless (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1997)
Drama, Romance
After Richard and Owen are involved in a fistfight, they get hauled in front of the police and hospital executives. Meanwhile, Anna starts to make some tough decisions about the rest of their lives.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Seamus O'Neill, Robson Green, Michael Kitchen, Francesca Annis
Votes: 7
9. Vera (2011– )
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 19,977
10. Central Weekend (1986– )
100 min | Documentary
Popular (40% audience share) weekly debate show shown all across the central region of the UK. A national version also aired in the late 1990s entitled "Thursday Night Live"
Stars: Sue Jay, Simon Ackley, Andy Craig, Lynne Perrie
Votes: 6
11.
Reckless (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1997)
Drama, Romance
Owen's obsession with Anna begins to dominate his life, even when she says she is not interested, and he is eventually driven to devious means to try to get her for himself.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Kathryn Pogson, Francesca Annis, John Langford
Votes: 10
12.
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2000)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The police are no closer to identifying the 'Ripper', and Oldfield is replaced on grounds of ill health, by DCS Jim Hobson. Then, in January 1981, two patrol officers in Sheffield make an important discovery.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Richard Ridings, James Laurenson, John Duttine
Votes: 10
13.
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
Episode:
The Taming of the Shrew
(2005)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Shirley Henderson, David Mitchell, Simon Chandler, Jaime Murray
Votes: 1,532
14.
Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
Episode:
Episode #5.3
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
Alice becomes increasingly torn between helping Rowan rehabilitate a tiger at Mara and her responsibilities at Leopard's Den. Meanwhile Danny's project to help township animals takes a ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Dawn Steele, Cal MacAninch, Deon Stewardson, Thapelo Mokoena
Votes: 17
15.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
The Legacy: Part 2
(2013)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Darren is killed trying to escape, his father tells Leo of the boy's recent personality change, and examination of his body shows he had Fanconi's Syndrome like Colin and Peter. Nikki... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, David Caves, David Westhead
Votes: 172
16.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Sniper's Nest: Part 1
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three people, the Lakhanis, an Indian couple, and an employee are shot dead by a long range sniper on a garage forecourt - a seemingly motiveless crime. Ten miles away another victim, ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Robin Berry
Votes: 249
17.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Sniper's Nest: Part 2
(2015)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Whilst the sniper claims another body, a French lorry driver, there are fears that he may next target a school and Thomas rushes to ensure his daughter's safety. Drake calls a public ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Robin Berry
Votes: 247
18. Reckless (1997)
310 min | Drama, Romance
Young doctor Owen Springer returns to Manchester to care for his ailing father and proceeds to fall in love with an older woman, who just happens to be married to his boss.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Michael Kitchen, Robson Green, Conor Mullen
Votes: 574
19.
Reckless (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1997)
Drama, Romance
When he hears that his working class father has been taken ill, young single doctor Owen Springer rushes up from London to Manchester to be with him. On the train journey there he borrows a... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Robson Green, Francesca Annis, Kathryn Hunt, David Bradley
Votes: 9
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: 12,687
21. Case Histories (2011–2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie becomes a private investigator.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Zawe Ashton, Millie Innes
Votes: 4,838
22. Red Cap (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A team of the British Military Police's Special Investigation Branch is stationed in Germany. The team, including new member Jo McDonagh, start an investigation when it is found that a ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Tamzin Outhwaite, Steve Swinscoe, Blake Ritson, James Thornton
Votes: 106
23.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Killing Time
(2010)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Foyle goes head to head against the might of the US army when a local girl is found murdered and the finger of suspicion points to a black GI at the US military base.
Director: David Richards | Stars: John Sharian, Obi Abili, Gary Carr, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 586
24.
Vera (2011– )
Episode:
Death of a Family Man
(2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vera delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Jon Morrison, Clare Calbraith
Votes: 589
25. ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
TV-PG | 360 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern re-telling of four William Shakespeare stories.
Stars: Nick Malinowski, James McAvoy, Shirley Henderson, Sarah Parish
Votes: 1,472
26.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Butter Wouldn't Melt
(1994)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
PC Quinnan and Ch Insp Cato close in on a den of thieves, centred around an ageing hippie inciting youngsters to steal car radios.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Andrew Paul, Philip Whitchurch, Clive Wedderburn, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 37
27.
The Runaway (2010–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
42 min | Crime
Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are childhood sweethearts who are desperate to escape their East End roots. When Cathy murders her Mum's pimp in self defense it changes their lives forever.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Joanna Vanderham, Keith Allen, Sam Spruell
Votes: 34
28.
Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002–2003)
Episode:
Vengeance is Mine: Part 1
(2003)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reconciled with Red Eric is murdered in a busy market , witnessed by Susan, who cannot identify the killer. Some days later Russ Collier and his sister Jenny are both killed, each with a ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Frances Grey, Gillian Taylforth, Emily Joyce, Tom Anderson
Votes: 37
29.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
The Legacy: Part 1
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The body of young Colin Connor is found in an attic at a former hospital now marked for residential development. He had been stealing metal but was locked in the attic by his accomplice who... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, David Caves, Josef Altin
Votes: 180
30. Best of Both Worlds (2001– )
50 min | Drama
Is it right to love two men at once? Is it right to marry them both? A loving mother to 8-year-old Jack and wife to Martin, Diane Sullivan works on a busy Stansted-Bologna airline route. ... See full summary »
Stars: Alice Evans, Cal MacAninch, Jo Stone-Fewings, Susan Brown
Votes: 53
31.
Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2003)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Steve Jenner is slain at the opera and the assumption is that he was killed in mistake for Wilby's boyfriend Jonathan. In fact, after Wilby 's suicide, it is revealed that he was Wilby's ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Frances Grey, Gillian Taylforth, Emily Joyce, Tom Anderson
Votes: 33
32.
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2000)
50 min | Crime, Drama
The detectives clash with each over the veracity of an audio tape sent to them by a man who claims to be the 'Ripper'. As the attacks and murders continue, the investigation begins to impact the health of the detectives.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Richard Ridings, James Laurenson, John Duttine
Votes: 10
33. DCI Banks (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz
Votes: 9,119
34. Out of the Blue (I) (1995–1996)
50 min | Crime
BBC police drama that follows the personal and professional lives of a group of detectives.
Stars: Orla Brady, Lennie James, John Duttine, Darrell D'Silva
Votes: 67
35. Grafters (1998–1999)
TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Drama
In this bittersweet drama, dysfunctional brothers Joe and Trevor, both hard-up for cash, are forced to move to London to renovate a house together for fussy London couple Paul and Laura.
Stars: Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Darren Morfitt, Emily Joyce
Votes: 211
36. Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002–2003)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is buried alive, and Metcalfe must delve into a serial killer's psyche.
Stars: Frances Grey, Gillian Taylforth, Emily Joyce, Dani Biernat
Votes: 959
37. Moving Story (1994–1995)
60 min | Comedy
Comedy drama centred around a group of removal men, and their mishaps as they move the contents of people's houses to their new homes. A spin-off by Jack Rosenthal from his film The Chain (1984).
Stars: Warren Clarke, Phil Davis, Con O'Neill, Ronny Jhutti
Votes: 51
38.
DCI Banks (2010–2016)
Episode:
What Will Survive: Part 2
(2015)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team are dismayed to discover that an arson attack at the Osgood's house has injured Michael and killed his autistic son Robbie.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz, Jack Deam
Votes: 274
39.
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2000)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Pressure mounts as the killer, now dubbed the "Yorkshire Ripper", is still on the loose. Witness testimony suggests the 'Ripper' is local to Yorkshire, but an audio tape sent to the police changes the course of the investigation.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Richard Ridings, James Laurenson, John Duttine
Votes: 12
40. This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Crime, Drama
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry
Stars: Alun Armstrong, Richard Ridings, James Laurenson, John Duttine
Votes: 426
41.
Grafters (1998–1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1998)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
Jason sings the Mario theme tune, Dan spends half of the episode looking for him and Scott calls Dan a Jerk.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Clive Martin, Luke Martin, Robson Green
Votes: 9
42.
Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode:
Coup de Grace: Part 2
(2014)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The police surround the flat but David hands the gun over to Greg, explaining that it was his father's gun, which he had found and wanted to get rid of. Nikki is verbally abused by ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, Richard Lintern, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 183
43.
Case Histories (2011–2013)
Episode:
Nobody's Darling
(2013)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Jackson's daughter Marlee returns to live with him, he is approached by Rachel Stewart, who is perturbed by her boyfriend Andy Marshall's frequent disappearances. Jackson follows Andy... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Rory Barraclough, Millie Innes, Zawe Ashton
Votes: 201
44.
DCI Banks (2010–2016)
Episode:
What Will Survive: Part 1
(2015)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation of a young Estonian woman's death leads Banks to uncover a world of prostitution and drugs hidden behind a respectable veneer.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz, Jack Deam
Votes: 299
45. Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
The story of an English family who moves to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Deon Stewardson, Nomsa Xaba, Thapelo Mokoena
Votes: 1,740
46. Alibi (2003 TV Movie)
180 min | Thriller, Drama
"Alibi" is a thriller with a bit of romance and touches of black humour along the way. Greg is discovered with the dead body of his wife's lover by Marcey, a public servant moonlighting as ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Sophie Okonedo, Phyllis Logan, Simon Hyde
Votes: 439
47. The Runaway (2010–2011)
Crime
Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps.
Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Jack O'Connell, Keith Allen, Burn Gorman
Votes: 947
48. Reckless: The Sequel (1998 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama, Romance
One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna make impulsive plans to marry. But Anna's ex-husband Richard Crane has other ideas. Exploiting their weak spots, he schemes to tear the couple ... See full summary »
Director: David Richards | Stars: Robson Green, Francesca Annis, Peter Pacey, Tony Barton
Votes: 267
49.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Bottleneck
(1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
With the restructuring recommended by the Sheehy Report apparently on the horizon, the senior officers at Sun Hill all try to ingratiate themselves with the D.A.C. Meanwhile, D.I. Johnson is on the trail of an escaped prisoner.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Peter Ellis, Ben Roberts, Simon Rouse, Philip Whitchurch
Votes: 29
50.
Grafters (1998–1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1998)
TV-MA | Comedy, Drama
Laura and Paul, the owners, move into the house once the roof is finished. Joe finally gets around to hiring electricians.
Director: David Richards | Stars: Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Emily Joyce, Neil Stuke
Votes: 6