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1. Murder in Provence (2022– )
TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Mystery
Antoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence with his romantic partner Marine Bonnet, investigates the murders, mysteries and dark underbelly of their idyllic home in the south of France.
Stars: Nancy Carroll, Roger Allam, Keala Settle, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 4,197
2. Life After Life (2022)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Ursula Todd dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives.
Stars: Lesley Manville, Isla Johnston, Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford
Votes: 2,188
3. Stonehouse (2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A British politician fakes his own death.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Simon Greenall, Kevin McNally, Dorothy Atkinson
Votes: 3,063
4. All Creatures Great and Small (2020– )
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
The numerous adventures of a countryside veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire, England.
Stars: Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton
Votes: 16,840
5. Magpie Murders (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Editor Susan Ryeland gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives Alan Conway's unfinished manuscript of an Atticus Pünd mystery.
Stars: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 6,984
6. A Spy Among Friends (2022)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Thriller
In England in 1963, Nicholas Elliott works for MI6 but is left in turmoil when he learns his close friend and colleague Kim Philby had been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB and has defected to the Soviet Union.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Adrian Edmondson
Votes: 6,207
7. Karen Pirie (2022– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After the promotion to Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, Karen Pirie reopens the cold case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry.
Stars: Lauren Lyle, Barrie Hunter, Ariyon Bakare, Chris Jenks
Votes: 9,412
8. Prey (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On 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.
Stars: Rosie Cavaliero, Daniel Jillings, Darren Whitfield, John Simm
Votes: 3,649
9. Grace (2021– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama following Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.
Stars: John Simm, Richie Campbell, Brad Morrison, Laura Elphinstone
Votes: 7,067
10. The Cleaner (2021– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician, is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from crime scenes.
Stars: Greg Davies, Zita Sattar, Jane Lewis, Sam Ward
Votes: 6,296
11. The Tower (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a long-serving cop and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a London tower block, Detective Sarah Collins investigates the dark heart of policing.
Stars: Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola
Votes: 6,067
12. Stath Lets Flats (2018– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy following incompetent Greek-Cypriot lettings-agent Stath, who works for the family business, Michael and Eagle.
Stars: Jamie Demetriou, Al Roberts, Natasia Demetriou, Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Votes: 4,894
13. The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2022)
49 min | Drama, Mystery
It explores the beautiful and haunting tale about one woman's fight to tell her story.
Stars: Mina Andala, Sophie Cookson, Steven Mackintosh, Patrick Martins
Votes: 975
14. Maxine (2022)
180 min | Crime, Drama
Examine the investigation into school assistant Maxine Carr and her fiancé Ian Huntley, who was imprisoned for the killings of school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
Stars: Natalie Britton, Jemma Carlton, Lesley Conroy, Steve Edge
Votes: 1,786
15. Manhunt (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton tracks down a serial killer.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Claudie Blakley, Matthew Gravelle, Stephen Wight
Votes: 10,664
16. Four Lives (2022)
59 min | Crime, Drama, History
A true-crime drama. Four young gay men are murdered in similar circumstances between 2014 and 2015 in the Barking area of London.
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Leanne Best, Stephen Merchant, Memet Ali Alabora
Votes: 5,377
17. Cambridge Spies (2003)
235 min | Drama, History
The true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.
Stars: Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samuel West
Votes: 2,205
18. The Village (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.
Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 2,727
19. Love & Friendship (2016)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.
Director: Whit Stillman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Emma Greenwell
Votes: 26,423 | Gross: $14.01M
20. Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Stars: Mark Benton, Jo Joyner, Patrick Walshe McBride, Tomos Eames
Votes: 5,935
21. McDonald & Dodds (2020– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath.
Stars: Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, Lily Sacofsky, Jack Riddiford
Votes: 7,272
22. A Mother's Son (2012)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.
Stars: Hermione Norris, Martin Clunes, Paul McGann, Alexander Arnold
Votes: 1,475
23. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott, Daisy Dunlop
Votes: 5,324
24. Sunshine on Leith (2013)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Paul Brannigan, George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 7,378
25. The Replacement (2017)
58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman about to begin her maternity leave from work begins to suspect that her replacement is plotting to take over her life.
Stars: Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Richard Rankin, Dougray Scott
Votes: 3,014
26. The Scapegoat (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, this movie tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Eileen Atkins, Anton Lesser, Jodhi May
Votes: 5,352
27. The Secret (2016)
TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
The true-crime story of a respectable dentist and pillar of the community who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Genevieve O'Reilly, Patrick O'Kane, Nina Woods
Votes: 3,675
28. The Curse (2022– )
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Comedy crime caper set in London in the early 1980s, following a gang of hopeless small time crooks who through their own stupidity and poor judgement find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history.
Stars: Ambreen Razia, Allan Mustafa, Tom Davis, Emer Kenny
Votes: 2,225
29. The Way We Live Now (2001)
TV-14 | 75 min | Drama, Romance
Augustus Melmotte is a European-born city financier whose background is as mysterious as his business. Only weeks after his arrival in London, he announced a new venture and promises instant fortune.
Stars: David Suchet, Matthew Macfadyen, Cillian Murphy, Paloma Baeza
Votes: 3,315
30. Outnumbered (2007–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.
Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche
Votes: 12,170
31. The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 22,400
32. The Courier (2020)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov
Votes: 73,530 | Gross: $6.61M
33. Little Boy Blue (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
The true story of the 2007 murder of Rhys Jones in Liverpool. The story of the aftermath and police investigation.
Stars: Sinéad Keenan, Brían F. O'Byrne, Matthew Devlin, Stephen Graham
Votes: 5,577
34. Three Little Birds (2023)
TV-MA | Drama
A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry inspired by his mother's stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna starting a new life in England.
Stars: Rochelle Neil, Yazmin Belo, Saffron Coomber, Javone Prince
Votes: 660
35. In Plain Sight (2016)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A three part TV miniseries about Lanarkshire's Detective William Muncie and his quest to bring to justice notorious killer Peter Manuel.
Stars: Douglas Henshall, Martin Compston, Joanne Thomson, Shauna Macdonald
Votes: 2,723
36. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
TV-MA | 58 min | Mystery, Thriller
A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.
Stars: Will Poulter, Lucy Boynton, Daniel Ings, Jonathan Jules
Votes: 7,902
37. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.
Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey
Votes: 5,745
38. Press (2018)
60 min | Drama
Press is set in the world of newspapers - its past riven by hacking scandals, its present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24 hour news cycle, its future uncertain.
Stars: Charlotte Riley, Priyanga Burford, Al Weaver, Paapa Essiedu
Votes: 2,771
39. Murder in Suburbia (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The series focused on various murders in the fictional suburban English town of Middleford. The crimes are solved by two female police detectives, Inspector Kate Ashurst and Sergeant Emma Scribbins, aka "Ash and Scribbs".
Stars: Caroline Catz, Lisa Faulkner, Jeremy Sheffield, Glen Davies
Votes: 1,725
40. Professor T (2021– )
46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, assists the police in solving crime.
Stars: Barney White, Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Emma Naomi
Votes: 5,435
41. Payback (I) (2023)
TV-MA | 287 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When her husband is attacked, a woman becomes entangled in a police operation to topple a notorious crime lord.
Stars: Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Derek Riddell
Votes: 3,777
42. Crime (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an Edinburgh schoolgirl is abducted, DI Ray Lennox investigates her disappearance whilst confronting his own past trauma.
Stars: Dougray Scott, Joanna Vanderham, Ken Stott, Sarah McCardie
Votes: 6,147
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