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1. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Effective Range - Part 1 (2024)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nikki and Jack investigate murder resembling notorious serial killer's work. Meeting original coroner Charles Beck, Nikki learns his wife was suspected a victim, but disbelieved when claiming he knows her body's location.

Director: Max Myers | Stars: Leo Staar, Josette Simon, Joanna Burnett, Charlie Beck

Votes: 163

2. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Effective Range - Part 2 (2024)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a woman's body is removed from a reservoir, Nikki performs the post-mortem and confirms she is the deceased wife of pathologist Charles Beck. Jack and Velvy discover new evidence that leads to a surprising arrest.

Director: Max Myers | Stars: Emilia Fox, Alastair Michael, David Caves, Josette Simon

Votes: 143

3. War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023)

85 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

The adventures of 3 young astronomers and their fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.

Director: Junaid Syed | Stars: Sam Gittins, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana

Votes: 2,851

4. Endeavour (2012–2023)
Episode: Uniform (2023)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crime wave has taken hold of Oxford - a homeless man is grievously assaulted, a young PC is found dead, and a notable artist reported missing.

Director: Nirpal Bhogal | Stars: Kevin McNally, Leo Staar, Richard Hope, Jake Kenny-Byrne

Votes: 750

5. The Chelsea Detective (2022– )
Episode: Golden Years (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A woman at a luxury retirement home dies mysteriously, and with no signs of forced entry, suspicion falls on the staff and residents. But tensions within her family point to another cause, back to their time in Apartheid-era South Africa.

Director: Richard Signy | Stars: Adrian Scarborough, Vanessa Emme, Peter Bankolé, Lucy Phelps

Votes: 245

6. The 355 (2022)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Thriller

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Bingbing Fan, Diane Kruger

Votes: 37,743

7. The Chelsea Detective (2022– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner D.C. Priya Shamsie.

Stars: Adrian Scarborough, Peter Bankolé, Lucy Phelps, Sophie Stone

Votes: 5,115

8. Van der Valk (2020–2023)
Episode: Blood in Amsterdam (2022)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When an employee of the Cuypers Diamonds is killed and his body delivered in pieces to the wealthy siblings and heirs to the company, Van der Valk must consider a tale of revenge against the family.

Director: André van Duren | Stars: Marc Warren, Maimie McCoy, Luke Allen-Gale, Elliot Barnes-Worrell

Votes: 372

9. Van der Valk (2020–2023)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Dutch detective takes on criminal cases in Amsterdam using insightful human observation and his natural street smarts.

Stars: Marc Warren, Maimie McCoy, Darrell D'Silva, Emma Fielding

Votes: 4,916

10. Summer of Rockets (2019)

60 min | Drama

Cold war drama following a Russian Jewish inventor and his family living in Britain.

Stars: Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky, Linus Roache

Votes: 2,166

11. Cheating Charlie (2019)

Short, Thriller

When a US diplomat, Nate Barrington, passes through Checkpoint Charlie in 1963 to buy a priceless painting, he unwittingly becomes involved in a Stasi plot to undermine the West.

Director: Cheryl Neve | Stars: Nigel Barber, Leo Staar, Mark Moraghan, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

12. Summer of Rockets (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2019)

61 min | Drama

England, 1958. A Russian-born designer of hearing aids becomes acquainted with a well-known politician and his wife - who harbor dark secrets.

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Sorcha Garavan, Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky

Votes: 162

13. Summer of Rockets (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2019)

60 min | Drama

BBC plot: Hannah arrives at Buckingham Palace, but is too late to be presented. Samuel meets two men who are interested in his invention, Denning and Mr Field. He learns that they are from ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky, Linus Roache

Votes: 127

14. Summer of Rockets (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2019)

60 min | Drama

After the shooting, Field places the Petrukhin family home and factory under protection. Samuel makes his own plans and goes into hiding where he meets Kathleen in secret. [BBC]

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky, Linus Roache

Votes: 100

15. Summer of Rockets (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2019)

60 min | Drama

Samuel is tasked by Mr Field to find out the names of those attending the Shaw's latest party. After the party, Mr Field and Denning are unhappy with Samuel's lack of detail. Samuel leaves ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky, Linus Roache

Votes: 109

16. Summer of Rockets (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2019)

60 min | Drama

Kathleen visits the boarding house in search of Anthony, but has no luck. Armstrong explains to Samuel that they have reason to believe that people connected with the Shaw family could be ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Lily Sacofsky, Linus Roache

Votes: 108

17. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into dangerous field assignments.

Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Abbie Cornish

Votes: 175,737

18. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode: Pilot (2018)

TV-MA | 64 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

In the series premiere, CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a series of suspicious transactions that take him and his boss James Greer out from behind their desks into the field to hunt down a ... See full summary »

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman

Votes: 5,627

19. Fabio D'Andrea: The Sleeping Beauty (2017)

Short, Music

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Director: Fabio D'Andrea | Stars: Emma Rigby, Leo Staar, Eliza Fox-Preece, Fabio D'Andrea

20. Maigret (2016–2017)
Episode: Maigret: Night at the Crossroads (2017)

88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Maigret: Night at the Crossroads tells a complex tale of murder, deceit and greed set in an isolated country community.

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Ben Caplan, Katherine Kanter, Robin Weaver, Wanda Opalinska

Votes: 4,441

21. Maigret (2016–2017)
Episode: Maigret in Montmartre (2017)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Maigret investigates the random murders of a Countess and a showgirl and discovers a dark secret that links their past lives at the Grand Hotel in Nice.

Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Nicola Sloane, Sebastian De Souza, Simon Gregor, Olivia Vinall

Votes: 3,667

22. Maigret (2016–2017)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cases of hard-working Parisian detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret.

Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Shaun Dingwall, Leo Staar, Lucy Cohu

Votes: 2,013

23. Maigret (2016–2017)
Episode: Maigret Sets a Trap (2016)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Inspector Jules Maigret hunts for a serial killer.

Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Leo Staar, Shaun Dingwall, Alexander Campbell

Votes: 9,574

24. Maigret (2016–2017)
Episode: Maigret's Dead Man (2016)

88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld.

Director: Jon East | Stars: Ian Puleston-Davies, Dorottya Hais, Mark Hadfield, Iván Fenyö

Votes: 7,126

25. Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode: Until Death Do You Part (2015)

TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a bride to be, Jenny, dies mysteriously on her hen week, Humphrey and the team suspect murder. Meanwhile, Humphrey has a hard decision to make in letting Camille go to Paris.

Director: David O'Neill | Stars: Ali Bastian, Susannah Fielding, Rosie Cavaliero, Amy Nuttall

Votes: 569

26. Dreamfall Chapters (2014 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Dreamfall Chapters follows three characters on their journeys across two worlds, one a cyberpunk vision of the future, the other a magical fantasy world as their stories and destinies intertwine.

Director: Ragnar Tørnquist | Stars: Charlotte Ritchie, Nicholas Boulton, Roger Raines, Ralph Byers

Votes: 323

27. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Episode #3.1 (2014)

TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, History

Now dating surveyor Alec, Jenny joins the other midwives in their superior new base, along with latest recruit, Sister Winifred. Jenny is concerned for Merle and Billy, a young couple whose... See full summary »

Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Hannah Edwards, Bryony Hannah

Votes: 451

28. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Episode #3.2 (2014)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, History

Jenny is promoted to Acting Sister at the clinic, much to the chagrin of the more experienced Trixie. Meanwhile, Cynthia is taken in by the theories of a visiting doctor, and a troubled, desperate woman seeks help.

Director: Juliet May | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Ben Bishop, Selin Hizli, Ben Caplan

Votes: 439

29. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2014)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, History

Sister Julienne and Trixie attend to the female inmates at Holloway Prison, where they meet a troubled young woman. Meanwhile, Jenny deals with a vain patient, Shelagh receives horrendous news, and the girls celebrate Chummy's birthday.

Director: Juliet May | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Helen George, Pam Ferris

Votes: 443

30. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Episode #3.4 (2014)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, History

Sister Winifred treats a young Jewish woman whose mother is plagued by remembrances of the Holocaust. Meanwhile, Shelagh tries to find a new way to channel her energy, and Alec suffers a terrible accident.

Director: Juliet May | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Orion Ben, Jessica Raine, Ilan Goodman

Votes: 499

31. Daybreak (2010–2014)
Episode: Episode dated 28 January 2014 (2014)

PG | 150 min | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Ben Caplan, Aled Jones, Lorraine Kelly, Jessie Pavelka

32. 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: 516

33. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: To Yourself Be True (2014)

TV-PG | Drama

Cal treats a young barrister who was run over by a bicycle whilst rampaging through the courts, but as Lily sends her off for a psyche assessment without the admission of Cal all ends in ... See full summary »

Director: Julie Edwards | Stars: Sunetra Sarker, Richard Winsor, Amanda Mealing, Crystal Yu

Votes: 12

34. 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: 425

35. Dancing on the Edge (2013)

TV-MA | 75 min | Drama

Set in the 1930s, a black Jazz band rises in fame and popularity while becoming entangled in an intricate web of intrigue, mystery and suspense with the elite of London society.

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, Joanna Vanderham, Wunmi Mosaku

Votes: 2,845

36. Dancing on the Edge (2013)
Episode: Episode 5 (2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Hit by the scandal the hotel loses many of its residents and the band is forced to split up. Stanley and Sarah hide Louis in a house belonging to Stanley's assistant Eric whilst Stanley ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, Sam Hoare, Janet Montgomery

Votes: 81

37. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Episode #2.8 (2013)

TV-PG | 55 min | Drama, History

Sister Bernadette is discharged from hospital, while a heavily pregnant Chummy resumes her midwifery duties. Jenny meets a new love interest, Fred's pregnant daughter pays him a visit, and Nonnatus House itself is under threat.

Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Bryony Hannah

Votes: 545

38. Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode: Christmas Special (2013)

TV-14 | 78 min | Drama, History

Nonnatus House and the surrounding area is evacuated when an unexploded bomb is found nearby. Meanwhile, Shelagh has doubts about her wedding to Patrick, and Jenny and Trixie help a man who is suffering from shell shock.

Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Cliff Parisi, Jessica Raine, Ben Caplan

Votes: 517

39. Call the Midwife (2012– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History

Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.

Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann

Votes: 31,550

40. Endeavour (2012–2023)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.

Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby

Votes: 33,483

41. Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2011–2012)
Episode: Pavlov's Children, Raining Aliens, Glow Girls (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi

A Pavlov student repeats this experiment on orphans to prove that they are nothing more than animals. In 2001 red rain falls in India; it seems to be filled with biological cells. A glow in... See full summary »

Director: James Tovell | Stars: Sean Baker, Lucy Briers, Kriss Dosanjh, Alexandra Guelff

Votes: 11

42. Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2011–2012)
Episode: Magical Jet Propulsion, Missing Link Mystery, Typhoid Mary (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi

One man combined the occult and rockets to produce the technology that underpinned Mutually Assured Destruction. A skull found in 1912 seems to solve Darwin's puzzle of where we came from. ... See full summary »

Director: James Tovell | Stars: Sean Baker, Robin Bowerman, Lucy Briers, Alexandra Guelff

Votes: 13

43. Death in Paradise (2011– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.

Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert

Votes: 28,085

44. Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2011–2012)

30 min | Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi

Delves into the most unusual research ever conducted, including attempts to crossbreed humans and apes, actual zombie investigations and head transplantation studies. Cutting-edge CGI ... See full summary »

Stars: John Noble, Jim Ottaviani, Sean Montgomery, David Maiullo

Votes: 915

45. An Outstanding Performer (2011)

16 min | Short, Comedy

A day in the life of George Hearst, an eighteen year old virgin preparing for the 'biggest night of his life'.

Director: Jonathan Schey | Stars: Leo Staar, Philip Labey

46. National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)

210 min | Drama

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Michael Peavoy, Matthew Barker, David Calder, Marcus Cunningham

Votes: 70

47. Daybreak (2010–2014)

PG | 150 min | News, Talk-Show

Breakfast show featuring news, celebrity guests and showbiz gossip.

Stars: Kate Garraway, Lorraine Kelly, Dan Lobb, Steve Hargrave

Votes: 199

48. 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: 15,905

49. 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: 12,747

50. Casualty (1986– )

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama

The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.

Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale

Votes: 3,694