Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "west-midlands"

1. 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: 663

2. The Boy with the Topknot (2017 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

One-off drama based on the critically-acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous, and emotional rite-of-passage story.

Director: Lynsey Miller | Stars: Sacha Dhawan, Deepti Naval, Anupam Kher, Joanna Vanderham

Votes: 557

3. Ambulance: Code Red (2020– )

60 min | Documentary

Documentary series following the work of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents faced by specialist emergency response teams.

Star: Mark Holgate

Votes: 28

4. Tainted (I) (2020)

15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

A young music student struggles with her failing relationship and her lack of confidence, consequently she seeks escapism through her musical creativity leading her to move towards her ... See full summary »

Director: Shanna May | Stars: Grace Morgan, Ethan Mchale, Nancy Quinn, Kayleigh Chapmalin

5. The Crezz (1976)

60 min | Drama

Interlinked stories telling of the lives of the residents of a rather select housing estate, the Crescent - known to these residents as "the Crezz".

Stars: Joss Ackland, Elspet Gray, Hugh Burden, Aimée Delamain

Votes: 15

6. Queen of Trucks (2022 TV Movie)

29 min | Documentary

Documentary going behind-the-scenes at Shannan Paterson's family run Heavy Goods Vehicle driving school based in Willenhall in the West Midlands. Shannan is on a mission to get more young drivers behind the wheel of trucks.

Directors: Niall Bradnick, Anton Inwood | Star: Shannan Paterson

7. BBC Politics Midlands (2020– )

29 min | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Elizabeth Glinka, Andy Street, Abi Brown, James Pearson

8. Ill Gotten Gains (2016–2020)
Episode: Episode #3.14 (2019)

44 min | Documentary

A fraudsters high-end Range Rover is taken off him and sold at auction. Police suspect an elderly man may have had his home taken over by drug dealers. A community patrol in the West Midlands receives money to keep the streets safe.

Directors: Elizabeth Ackerman, Pete Killane | Stars: Angellica Bell, Rav Wilding

9. Britain's Parking Hell (2018– )
Episode: The Future of Parking (2019)

46 min | Documentary

The Robocop of the West Midlands force is on a mission to stop us all parking dangerously. Mum-of-four Davida meets the robots as she puts the UK's largest fully automated car park to the test.

Directors: Mark Davenport, Edwin Hasler, Jonathan Profaska | Star: Joanna Page

10. The Great Hotel Escape (2019– )
Episode: Episode #1.13 (2019)

46 min | Documentary

Dom visits James and Fjona in the West Midlands who are behind schedule with their renovation. In Yorkshire, Jake prepares for a garden party. In Wales, it is the busiest weekend of the year.

Directors: Nicky Brewin, Sam Budd, Bertie Fenton, Marcin Wawro | Stars: Stephanie Parker, Dominic Parker

11. Critical Incident (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.12 (2020)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

A look at knife crime in the UK, including a dedicated police task force in Essex and a groundbreaking scheme in the West Midlands. Plus, a Metropolitan Police officer is the victim of a vicious knife attack.

Directors: Chris Christodoulou, Edel O'Mahony | Star: Jim Johnson

12. The Great House Giveaway (2020– )
Episode: Oldbury, West Midlands (2020)

46 min | Reality-TV

Simon gives strangers Nicole and Karl the cash to buy, renovate and sell a terrace house in Oldbury. They have six months to complete it, but can they make any profit when they sell it?

Director: Michael Barrett | Star: Simon O'Brien

13. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Episode #21.17 (2020)

44 min | Reality-TV

Today, Serhat and Christina are travelling around the West Midlands and the Black Country. Along the way Christina heads to a fine garden to discover how the Tudors kept themselves clean. Serhat legs it on the canal.

Directors: Andrew Dedman, Harriet Leaf | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Serhat Ahmet, Christina Trevanion

14. The Big Clean with Jo and Al (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.10 (2022)

44 min | Documentary

The first series concludes with Al and Jo travelling to the Midlands to meet grandmother Sandra who is hanging on to clothes she has bought over many years.

Directors: Joel Hulmes, Josh Good | Stars: Jo Cooke, Alison Law, Lorraine Hodgson

15. Rich Kids Go Skint (2018– )
Episode: Episode #5.3 (2023)

45 min | Reality-TV

Rich Kid Annie from the leafy suburbs of London finds out what life is like for Christine, a church-going single mother from the West Midlands who lives with her son in a council house.

Directors: George Phull, Bethan Rowlands | Star: Jessica Ransom

16. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Rising Souls of the Rising Sun (2023)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

Landlords Malcolm and Julie have had their pub plagued by poltergeists for over a decade and need help. When Jayne learns the secrets of the pub, the team descend into the dark bowels of the building and realise all is not what it seems.

Directors: Ben Cole, Brett Lawrence | Stars: Barri Ghai, Ian Lawman, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

17. Least Used Stations (2016– )
Episode: Bordesley - Least Used Station In West Midlands (2021)

12 min | Documentary

So am back on the trail of ticking off the least used station by county and today I headed to Birmingham to visit a station that gets just one train a week.

Director: Geoff Marshall | Stars: Geoff Marshall, JenOnTheMove

18. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2013)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

West Midlands police deploy a decoy car and wait or thieves to break into it. A callous carer is caught on camera stealing from the lady that she is supposed to be looking after.

Star: Dominic Littlewood

19. Most Haunted (2002–2019)
Episode: Haden Hill House - Part One (2017)

60 min | Horror, Reality-TV

The team travel to the West Midlands to investigate this site consisting of Tudor and Victorian halls standing next to each other. Yvette is attacked by something that wants to grab her attention.

Director: Karl Beattie | Stars: Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, Glen Hunt, Fred Batt

Votes: 6

20. Most Haunted (2002–2019)
Episode: Dudley Castle (2018)

60 min | Horror, Reality-TV

Yvette and the team return to this ruined castle in the Black Country. The undercroft of the castle's chapel is home to one of Britain's most unusual ghosts - a pair of disembodied legs beside a stone coffin.

Votes: 6

21. Antiques Roadshow (1979– )
Episode: Black Country Living Museum (2018)

TV-G | 58 min | Reality-TV

The team make some remarkable discoveries when they visit this open-air museum near Dudley including a 3,000-year-old baby rattle and a Faberge treasure that receives one of the highest valuations in the show's history.

Directors: Mark Ashton, Simon Brant, Michelle Pascal, Simon Pass, Jan Waldron | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Geoffrey Munn, Elaine Binning, Paul Atterbury

Votes: 10

22. Britain in Bloom (2018– )
Episode: Wednesfield (2018)

29 min | Documentary

Chris meets a multicultural group of Bloomers in the heart of the Black Country who are entering the competition for only the second time. Last time they won a silver and are going for gold now.

Director: Jessica Matthews | Star: Chris Bavin

23. Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode: Beware: Britain Running Riot (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

A high-speed motorway chase, a fleeing terrorist and a man holding what could be a loaded firearm are all viewed from a regional surveillance center.

Stars: Nick Wallis, Paul Beaty, Tony Donnelly, Fiona Kell

Votes: 7

24. Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode: Christmas Crimes: Caught on Camera (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Crime doesn't take a holiday, even at Christmas, when offenses from petty thefts of decorations to drunkenness and robbery light up CCTV monitors.

Stars: Nick Wallis, Viv Brownley, Andy Gould, Lindsay Mitchell

Votes: 8

25. 999: On the Front Line (2017– )
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2018)

47 min | Documentary

Two new paramedics are in at the deep end, treating a man with life-threatening injuries and a victim of three epileptic fits.

Directors: Simon Bowyer, Kieran Carruthers, Tina Curley, Craig Ellis, Anton Inwood, Dane McDonald, Alex Reynolds, Emma Westwood | Star: Mark Frost

26. Wanted Down Under Revisited (2008– )
Episode: Nicholls Family (2018)

44 min | Reality-TV

We catch up with the Nicholls family (S.11 ep.8). A road crash left Paul Nicholls fighting for survival. Given a second chance at life, he wanted to make the most of it - by moving his family to New Zealand.

Directors: Austen Irwin, Joe Allen | Star: Nicki Chapman