UK Television Prime Time Dramas 2014
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- StarsStephen WightTony GardnerJamie QuinnFollows the lives of a group of soldiers serving in a bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan.Series 2
- CreatorHeidi ThomasStarsVanessa RedgraveLaura MainJenny AgutterChronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.Series 3
- StarsReece ShearsmithAlex KingstonAdjoa AndohA missing persons unit investigate serial killers who target the impressionable and vulnerable.
- StarsSheridan SmithAneurin BarnardJohn HenshawThe life and career of British singer and entertainer Cilla Black.
- StarsStephen TompkinsonJack DeamAndrea LoweTenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.Series 3
- CreatorRobert ThorogoodStarsElizabeth BourgineDon WarringtonDanny John-JulesCultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.Series 3
- StarsBlake HarrisonCamille CoduriMarcia WarrenA TV series that follows the Taylor-Chatterjee family, proprietors of a 1980s inspired B&B in Margate.
- StarsShaun EvansRoger AllamJames BradshawSet 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.Series 2
- StarsDominic CooperLara PulverSamuel WestLook at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
- StarsPhilip GlenisterSteven MackintoshSaskia ReevesA family saga which begins in Manchester in the summer of 1996, on the day when an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre.
- CreatorJack ThorneStarsYasmin PaigeJordan StephensBilly HowleWhen the body of a local teenager was found behind the wheel of a tractor, the isolated villagers and their friends were forced to open up their world.
- CreatorDaisy CoulamStarsRobson GreenTessa Peake-JonesAl WeaverA Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
- CreatorKay MellorStarsKatherine ParkinsonHermione NorrisChristine BottomleyDrama series about a group of expectant parents who bond at pre-natal classes and the lives of the couples leading up to the births.
- CreatorPeter FlanneryStarsMartin ShawLee InglebySimon HubbardWith 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.Series 6
- CreatorGlen MorganStarsJames FrainMillie Bobby BrownTory KittlesA secret society is devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.
- StarsJessica Brown FindlayMatthew McNultySean HarrisA young woman moves in with her aunt and uncle and soon discovers unsavory happenings in her new home.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsAnne ReidDerek JacobiSarah LancashireAfter 50+ years apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.Series 3
- StarsKevin WhatelyLaurence FoxClare HolmanDI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.Series 8
- CreatorJed MercurioStarsMartin CompstonVicky McClureAdrian DunbarDrama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.Series 2
- StarsMiranda RichardsonAnna ChancellorPoppy MillerThe social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia rents Mapp's house for the summer.
- CreatorCaroline GrahamStarsJohn NettlesJane WymarkBarry JacksonA veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.Series 16
- CreatorAndrew DaviesKate BrookeStarsRon CookJeremy PivenTom Goodman-HillCenters on the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's department store.Series 2
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and dramaSeries 11
- StarsJamie DornanJeremy NorthamJoe DempsieThe 1680s bring a new King, Restoration, and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, a young lady falls for an outlaw.
- CreatorTony GroundsStarsMichelle KeeganSean WardBen AldridgeDrama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
- StarsLee InglebyLiz WhiteAnne ReidA drama series about the family who founded Chester Zoo in the 1930s.
- CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.
- StarsRosie CavalieroDaniel JillingsDarren WhitfieldOn the run accused of a terrible crime, Manchester Detective Marcus Farrow tries to prove his innocence while being hunted by his former friends and colleagues.
- StarsGabriel ByrneBrian GleesonNick DunningA chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.
- CreatorGwyneth HughesStarsMichael PalinMark AddyJodie ComerTom Parfitt fakes an injury in order to escape from his monotonous lifestyle and head to a care centre. However, upon his arrival, the staff experiences several strange instances, including a murder.
- CreatorSally WainwrightDiane TaylorStarsSuranne JonesLesley SharpTony MooneyDetectives Janet Scott & Rachel Bailey investigate murders with Manchester Police's Major Incident Team.Series 4
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.Series 3
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.Series 2
- StarsEmilia FoxDavid CavesWilliam GaminaraA team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.Series 17
- CreatorPeter MoffatStarsMaxine PeakeRupert Penry-JonesNeil StukeDrama series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas and problems that modern day barristers have to face, and what it means to become a silk.Series 3
- StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie RundleIn 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.Series 2
- CreatorDaniel BrocklehurstJim PoyserStarsDavid MorrisseyClaudie BlakleyIan HartTaxi driver Vince McKee finds his life taking an unexpected turn after he accepts an offer to drive for a criminal gang.
- CreatorToby WhithouseStarsTom HughesJonathan ArisVictoria HamiltonA Cold War spy thriller that tells the story of invisible wars fought by MI5.
- StarsMaggie GyllenhaalStephen ReaLubna AzabalCenters on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
- CreatorJohn FayStarsKerrie HayesCiaran GriffithsBarbara MartenThe hard labour of cotton mill workers and the abuse they endure.Series 2
- StarsTchéky KaryoAnastasia HilleJames NesbittTony and Emily Hughes' vacation turns into a nightmare when their 5-year-old son Oliver disappears from a large celebrating crowd in Northern France.
- CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuke PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago CabreraSet 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.
- StarsPatrick GibsonJack LowdenHubert BurtonAn epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.
- CreatorLucy KirkwoodStarsJamie BamberTaron EgertonGerard KearnsAn experienced fire fighter is badly injured and spends almost a year recovering at home. Now he returns to work, but is he as emotionally and physically sound as he thinks he is?
- StarsReece ShearsmithKate FleetwoodJames LaurensonA three-part drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer Malcolm Webster.
- CreatorDennis KellyStarsAdeel AkhtarPaul HigginsNeil MaskellAfter a group of people, who meet online, discover a bizarre graphic novel which seems to hold mysterious answers, they find themselves being tracked down by a merciless organization known merely as 'The Network'.Series 2
- StarsBrenda BlethynJon MorrisonRiley JonesWith 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.Series 4
- CreatorDominic MitchellStarsLuke NewberryHarriet CainsMarie CritchleyFour years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons.Series 2
- StarsHermione NorrisOona ChaplinRichard RankinDuring the First World War, Kitty Trevelyan tries to put the past troubles behind her as she joins two other girls to volunteer at one of the busy war hospitals in northern France.
- CreatorJesse ArmstrongSam BainStarsBrit MarlingBertie CarvelPaterson JosephA look at the people in charge and on the front lines of a contemporary police force.