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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.
Lenny Henry Tonite (1986)
Episode:
Pratt Outta Hell
(1986)
Comedy
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Lenny Henry, Dicken Ashworth, Chris Barrie, Suzanne Bertish
Votes: 33
3.
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
4.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 2
(1982)
Drama
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Christopher Benjamin, Suzanne Bertish, Janet Dale
Votes: 6
5. 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
6.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Edmund Reid Did This
(2016)
TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The walls close in on Reid, Drake, Jackson and Susan as a secret from the past threatens to destroy their lives in Whitechapel forever.
Director: Anthony Byrne | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 335
7. Jumping the Queue (1989– )
150 min | Drama
A middle-class woman contemplating suicide becomes involved with a suspected killer on the run.
Stars: Sheila Hancock, David Threlfall, Don Henderson, John Stride
Votes: 17
8.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 3
(1982)
Drama
Stars: Alun Armstrong, Christopher Benjamin, Suzanne Bertish, Janet Dale
Votes: 6
9.
Nightingales (1990– )
Episode:
Trouble in Mind
(1993)
Comedy
A psychiatrist delves into the murky waters of Bell's mind.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis, Philip McGough
Votes: 21
10. Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016 TV Special)
47 min | Documentary, Comedy
In this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular entertainer, who died in April 2016, friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent. Victoria Wood wrote some of ... See full summary »
Directors: Andrew Nicholson, John Piper | Stars: Victoria Wood, Anne Reid, James Corden, Alison Steadman
Votes: 12
11. Objects of Affection (1982)
50 min | Drama
Five monologues tell the stories of several different repressed souls: a mentally handicapped woman, a deteriorating clerical worker, a lonely older man, a tattoo enthusiast, an inexperienced social worker, and her unsatisfied clients.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Elizabeth Spriggs, Thora Hird, Marjorie Yates
Votes: 14
12. Isolation Stories: Behind the Scenes (2020 TV Special)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Thomas Stark Holland | Stars: Angela Griffin, Jamie Horn, Sheridan Smith, Darren Boyd
Votes: 9
13.
Afterlife (2005–2006)
Episode:
The Rat Man
(2006)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alison and Robert investigate a series of suicides in a prison, where murderer Ian Garland claims a malevolent spirit called the Rat Man urged him to commit multiple crimes. Alison is soon ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Lesley Sharp, Luing Andrews, Robin Berry
Votes: 73
14.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
It's Over
(2009)
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Angry to have lost his Child Benefit to Yvonne Frank gets her to pay him to baby-sit whilst farming the kids out to a woman in the pub at a lower rate. Maxine comes up with a novel way to ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Till | Stars: Sean Gilder, Ciaran Griffiths, Tina Malone, Samantha Siddall
Votes: 111
15.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
No Wolves in Whitechapel
(2016)
TV-MA | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drake's life begins to unravel as he questions whether he sent an innocent man to the gallows, and Rose struggles to convince anyone about what she saw.
Director: Anthony Byrne | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 262
16. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,413
17. A History of Britain (2000–2002)
60 min | Documentary, History
A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
Stars: Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 945
18. Nightingales (1990– )
25 min | Comedy
Three disparate characters are nightwatchmen in an office-block somewhere in Britain. Their night-life is surreal--to say the least. Anything can happen, from a friendly werewolf performing... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis, Ian Sears
Votes: 313
19. Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999– )
300 min | Drama, Music
Ellie and Arden Brooks seem to be destined to play out their lives behind a Manchester chip shop counter. Mercilessly put down by their strict grandmother, the swinging sixties have yet to ... See full summary »
Stars: Gillian Kearney, Joe McFadden, Emma Cooke, David Threlfall
Votes: 295
20.
A History of Britain (2000–2002)
Episode:
The British Wars
(2001)
Documentary, History
Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died, countless families were torn apart and the nation was divided.
Stars: Simon Schama, Anthony Bate, Nigel Terry, David Threlfall
Votes: 31
21.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Big Day
(2005)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As Fiona and Steve organize their wedding, his car is stolen and he's desperate to retrieve it.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 196
22.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Crooks and Robbers
(2005)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sheila asks Lip to water plants for a neighbor who's on holiday, but the place ends up burgled and he's wrongly accused and arrested.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 167
23.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Welcome to the Family
(2005)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mandy becomes pregnant. However, as she is continually pretending to be Ian's girlfriend to hide the fact that he's gay, the Maguires threaten him with castration if he doesn't marry their girl.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 159
24.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
The Brylcreem Boys
(1979)
Drama
Cpl. George Hunn's sentry post is knocked over and he wakes to find he is suffering from frost bite of the face. Sent to hospital he is put on a ward with aircrew who have mental issues. He is trapped reenacting their missions at night.
Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: David Threlfall, Stephanie Turner, Steven Grives, Timothy Spall
Votes: 18
25.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Confession
(2009)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Paddy has gone cold turkey but Mimi still believes he betrayed her with Maureen and is hostile. After Frank has defecated in public Debbie throws him out and he shelters in a church ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Till | Stars: Rebecca Ryan, Joanna Higson, Elliott Tittensor, Dystin Johnson
Votes: 89
26.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
The Strangers' Home
(2016)
TV-MA | 131 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reid must return to Whitechapel to covertly re-investigate a case apparently solved by Drake and Jackson, while Susan receives devastating news.
Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 337
27.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Some Conscience Lost
(2016)
TV-MA | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reid struggles to adapt on his first day back at H Division under Drake's command, and immediately finds himself at the helm of a baffling case.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 292
28. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn
Votes: 22,518
29. Our Friend Victoria (2017)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
Our Friend Victoria is a six-part series in which Victoria's archive is introduced and celebrated by her friends, peers and co-stars. Victoria's rich and varied career spanned four decades,... See full summary »
Stars: Julie Walters, Duncan Preston, Maxine Peake, Michael Ball
Votes: 31
30. 1000 AD (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Documentary examining what life was like in Anglo-Saxon Britain at the turn of the 1st millennium.
Stars: Freya Jones, David Threlfall
Votes: 17
31.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Christmas in Chatsworth
(2004)
TV-MA | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Gallagher family celebrate Christmas 2004, bringing mayhem and death to the Chatsworth estate.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 280
32.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Dead
(2004)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As the housing officer and bailiffs continue to plague the Gallaghers, Frank feels the pressure and must deal with it.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Maggie O'Neill
Votes: 248
33.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
In with the Maguire's
(2006)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Gallagher clan are pleased when Carl starts bringing money into the household, but his mini-enterprise is at the wrath of the Maguires, just as Lip tries to maintain his relationship with Mandy.
Director: David Threlfall | Stars: David Threlfall, Maggie O'Neill, Dean Lennox Kelly, Maxine Peake
Votes: 129
34.
Isolation Stories (2020– )
Episode:
Karen
(2020)
TV-PG | 13 min | Drama
A grandad stops off outside his grandkids' window every day to mess about and make them smile. But his son-in-law, still hurting after being left by his wife, does not welcome these daily ... See full summary »
Director: David Blair | Stars: Bodhi Marsan, Eddie Marsan, Blu Marsan, David Threlfall
Votes: 30
35.
Funny Woman (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
The team reunite to record a triumphant last show, but there are surprises still in store for Sophie.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Alistair Petrie, Gemma Arterton, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard
Votes: 122
36.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
End of the Line
(2013)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Having served six months for benefit fraud Frank is discharged from jail to be welcomed by a heavily pregnant Monica,so pregnant that she gives birth in the Jockey. Soon she is suffering ... See full summary »
Director: David Threlfall | Stars: Qasim Akhtar, Annabelle Apsion, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry
Votes: 88
37.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
(2016)
TV-MA | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a footballer is brutally murdered, a key suspect is a man close to Drake's heart, which forces Reid to conduct a clandestine investigation, while Susan hatches a plot.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 275
38. Shameless (2004–2013)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
Stars: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry, Nicky Evans
Votes: 18,489
39. The Knock (1994–2000)
Crime, Action, Drama
The Knock follows Her Majesty's Customs and Excise officers' lives and their efforts to hunt down the criminals trying to smuggle all sorts of contraband to the UK.
Stars: Steve Toussaint, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Enzo Squillino Jr., Andrew Dunn
Votes: 139
40. Paradise Postponed (1986)
569 min | Drama
A clergyman, famous for his support of left-wing causes, dies, and surprises his family by leaving a great deal of money to a Conservative Member of Parliament. Why?
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Paul Shelley, Peter Egan, David Threlfall
Votes: 141
41.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Abduction
(2004)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Debbie brings a wondering infant back to her house, but her family must conduct a plan to return him to his parents who believe he's been kidnapped.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Maggie O'Neill
Votes: 256
42.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
True Love
(2005)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Steve unexpectedly returns, but Fiona doesn't want to know. Elsewhere, Kash is running for Chatsworth's Councillor against dirty-dealing Bernie Creme, whilst Lillian's husband is killed in an accident.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 172
43.
Nightingales (1990– )
Episode:
Someone to Watch Over Me
(1993)
Comedy
A new CCTV system seems to spell the end for our protagonists.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis
Votes: 16
44.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Wedding
(2006)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The day of Frank's wedding to Sheila draws near, but he begins to get cold feet when he learns the fate of her first husband, Sheldon.
Director: Paul Walker | Stars: David Threlfall, Maggie O'Neill, Dean Lennox Kelly, Maxine Peake
Votes: 122
45.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Twin
(2008)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Paddy is caught on camera for an armed robbery, Mimi begs him to call his brother Noel: he's the one who can help. But Paddy has a dark history with his sibling and would rather go to jail than ever set eyes on him again.
Director: David Threlfall | Stars: Rebecca Ryan, Nicky Evans, Tina Malone, Sean Gilder
Votes: 96
46.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Remember Me
(2009)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monica has had her baby,delivered with Ian's help and christened Stella Iana. Somewhat bizarrely the baby seems capable of speaking - or is it Frank hallucinating again? As Debbie hits ... See full summary »
Director: David Richardson | Stars: Aaron McCusker, Gerard Kearns, Rebecca Atkinson, Kelli Hollis
Votes: 107
47.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
A White World Made Red
(2016)
TV-MA | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a bloody double murder threatens to expose Jackson's recent illicit activities, while Susan takes charge.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 271
48. Afterlife (I) (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 668 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
University lecturer Robert Bridge becomes involved in a series of supernatural events surrounding medium Alison Mundy in this chilling TV series.
Stars: Lesley Sharp, Andrew Lincoln, Kate Duchêne, Anna Wilson-Jones
Votes: 2,235
49. Have I Got News for You (1990– )
29 min | Comedy, Game-Show, News
Long-running satirical news quiz featuring regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Originally chaired by Angus Deayton, the series has adopted "guest hosts" since 2002.
Stars: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong
Votes: 5,482
50. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.
Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens
Votes: 1,972