Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "london-metropolitan-police"

1. Unforgotten (2015– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.

Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long, Carolina Main, Nicola Walker

Votes: 30,530

2. Gangs of London (2020– )

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

Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is assassinated.

Stars: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati

Votes: 40,250

3. London Has Fallen (2016)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett

Votes: 169,677 | Gross: $62.68M

4. Marcella (2016–2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.

Stars: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Jack Doolan, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 37,267

5. 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: 5,101

6. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,106

7. Whitechapel (2009–2013)

TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.

Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman

Votes: 14,802

8. Dalgliesh (2021– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Follows Dalgliesh's crime-fighting career from 1970s England to the present day.

Stars: Bertie Carvel, Carlyss Peer, Jeremy Irvine, David Pearse

Votes: 5,515

9. 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: 10,684

10. Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)

TV-MA | 1,320 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

After being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.

Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster

Votes: 11,077

11. Des (2020)

Not Rated | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History

In 1983, Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.

Stars: David Tennant, Daniel Mays, Jason Watkins, Ron Cook

Votes: 20,779

12. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

UK version of the long-running U.S. TV drama that tells the stories of two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

Stars: Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman

Votes: 4,853

13. The 39 Steps (1935)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle

Votes: 61,560

14. 6 Days (I) (2017)

R | 94 min | Action, Drama, History

Based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, Martin Shaw

Votes: 24,667

15. 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: 5,382

16. King of Thieves (2018)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Michael Caine, Francesca Annis, Olivia Le Andersen, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 16,447

17. Jack the Ripper (1988)

TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.

Stars: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins

Votes: 5,678

18. The Sweeney (2012)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.

Director: Nick Love | Stars: Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 20,423 | Gross: $0.03M

19. Eliminators (2016)

R | 94 min | Action, Thriller

Thomas, widower and ex federal agent, hides in London with his daughter. 3 men break in. Thomas kills them. His photo ends on TV. A US crime boss sends a killer to London.

Director: James Nunn | Stars: Scott Adkins, Stu Bennett, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo

Votes: 4,859

20. The Apocalypse Watch (1997 TV Movie)

240 min | Action, Drama

While gathering data on political bribes in Europe, CIA agent Harry is exposed to brainwashing. When killed, his CIA analyst brother and agent Karin try to find the killers etc. Is there a powerful neo-Nazi organization? CIA leak?

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Patrick Bergin, John Shea, Virginia Madsen, Benedick Blythe

Votes: 322

21. The Getaway (2002 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

The kidnapping of Mark Hammond's son leads him on a journey through London's criminal underworld as he does jobs for the kidnapper, crime lord Charlie Jolson, in order to clear himself of his wife's murder. Meanwhile, DCI Frank Carter searches through the empire for answers.

Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Don Kembry, Richard Hards, Joe Rice, Anna Edwards

Votes: 659

22. Hyena (I) (2014)

Unrated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?

Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski

Votes: 3,388

23. All Things to All Men (2013)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.

Director: George Isaac | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell, Toby Stephens, Elsa Pataky

Votes: 1,716

24. Your Past Is Showing (1957)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy

A very British comedy about a blackmailer and his victims.

Director: Mario Zampi | Stars: Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton

Votes: 2,045

25. Scotland Yard (1960– )

Drama

Each episode is based on a true-crime case with the names changed.

Stars: Geoffrey Matthews, Brian Vaughan, Ewan MacDuff, Humphrey Heathcote

Votes: 74

26. Killing for Love (2016)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime

The gruesome murders of Nancy and Derek Haysom in 1985 were an international media sensation. The Haysoms were wealthy, respected members of Virginia society, and the murder conviction of ... See full summary »

Directors: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger | Stars: Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Chuck Reid

Votes: 1,698

27. London (1994)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield.

Director: Patrick Keiller | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Major, Norma Major, Dennis Skinner

Votes: 759

28. Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty (2021)

60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

At the dawn of the 1970s, a secret network of bent coppers operated throughout London.

Stars: Martin Short, Paul Lashmar, John O'Connor, Jackie Malton

Votes: 63

29. Paedophiles in Parliament (2018)

96 min | Documentary

Explores the history of paedophile allegations in British Politics and the issue of child rapers in power is an epidemic.

Director: Sonia Poulton | Stars: Sonia Poulton, Andrea Davison, Chris Fay, Lowell Goddard

Votes: 16

30. Stockwell (2009 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Drama

Dramatized documentary about the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot and killed by Police Officers at Stockwell tube station in London, England after he was mistaken for a terrorist suspect.

Director: Jonathan Rudd | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Marva Alexander, Pavel Douglas, Niall Refoy

Votes: 6

31. Small Axe (2020)
Episode: Mangrove (2020)

TV-MA | 127 min | Drama, History

Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell, Ben Caplan

Votes: 5,893

32. Sherwood (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With two killers now on the run, Ian is forced to call in the Met to support the manhunt. Meanwhile, the hunt for the mystery spy cop intensifies as a link to Scott is found.

Director: Ben A. Williams | Stars: Don Gilet, Kelly Harrison, Neil Ashton, Adam Hugill

Votes: 363

33. Britain's Underworld (2010– )
Episode: Costa Del Crime (2011)

Documentary, Crime, History

The gripping story of the arrest of the five six million pound Security Express robbers, who, like many British crooks, sought sunny retirement on the Costa del Sol.

Director: Hugo Smith | Stars: John Knight, Freddie Foreman, Wensley Clarkson, Roy Hamm

34. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently in the Cathedral (2012)

TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The seismic forces that displaced Gently in 1964 are once more active - and have followed him to Durham.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Angelica Penn, Lee Armstrong, Michael Hodgson, Kemal Sylvester

Votes: 465

35. Born to Kill? (2005– )
Episode: Patrick MacKay: The Devil's Disciple (2013)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

The case of British serial killer Patrick David Mackay, who is suspected to have murdered up to thirteen people in the mid 1970s.

Director: Greg Goff | Stars: Christopher Slade, Robin Clark, Ellen Clent, Roland Hayes

Votes: 20

36. Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode: Assault & Robbery (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

CCTV cameras catch alcohol-fueled violence in progress, as an operator tracks a perpetrator through the streets and a man is stomped in a fight.

Stars: Nick Wallis, Phil Boyd, Dave Miller, Sean Perret

Votes: 9