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1. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,099
2. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 653
3. The Acid House (1998)
Unrated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities, and insect life by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle
Votes: 8,046 | Gross: $0.14M
4. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 599
5. Timewatch (1982– )
50 min | Documentary, History
BBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.
Stars: Michael Praed, Peter France, Christopher Andrew, John Tusa
Votes: 156
6. Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Documentary
Weekly documentary series focussing on political and social issues.
Stars: John Simm, Mark Halliley, Steven Mackintosh, Jim Carter
Votes: 123
7. Coast (2005– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
The story of the coastline of the UK and her near neighbours.
Stars: Nicholas Crane, Neil Oliver, Mark Horton, Miranda Krestovnikoff
Votes: 361
8. Rivers and Tides (2001)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | Stars: Andy Goldsworthy, Anna Goldsworthy, Holly Goldsworthy, James Goldsworthy
Votes: 2,472
9. A History of Ancient Britain (2011–2012)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary
Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history - the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze.
Stars: Neil Oliver, Alison Sheridan, Francis Pryor, Paul Bahn
Votes: 240
10. The Gospel According to Vic (1986)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Vic Mathews (Tom Conti) teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Gormley | Stars: Tom Conti, Helen Mirren, David Hayman, Brian Pettifer
Votes: 598 | Gross: $0.27M
11. Highlands (2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
A look at the Highland Clearances, the historical period which involved the forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands in the 18th century, and the preceding religious and political events.
Stars: John Michie, Ray Owens, Jim Hunter, Marjory Harper
Votes: 11
12. Ending (2020)
24 min | Short, Drama
The end time has come and gone. One year on, four teenagers stalk an empty future as potentially the last people left alive. But even with all the space in the world, there's still not enough room for everyone.
Director: James Lees | Stars: Jack Dewick, Eloise Smyth, Fady Elsayed, Aury Wayne
13. The Wonder of Dogs (2013– )
Documentary
This mini-series celebrates man's best friend in all its spectacularly different and unlikely forms, taking a snapshot of the dog population of a typical English village - Brightwell in ... See full summary »
Stars: Kate Humble, Ruth Goodman, Steve Leonard
Votes: 36
15. Dracula on Holiday (2021)
91 min | Comedy
Travelling from Transylvania, Dracula travels to Bram Stoker's Castle in Scotland. The Count's two companions Lucy and Renfield attempt to get the Count over his many fears - sunlight, crosses, bibles, running water, garlic, food and drink
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Chris Bearne, Sebastian Cunningham-Day, Edith Glad, Suzanne Kendall
Votes: 19
16. Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
53 min | Documentary
Biography of Lachlan Macquarie and his wife, Elizabeth, who arrived to govern the colony of New South Wales in Australia in 1810. In just over a decade, the couple transformed the prison colony into a proto nation.
Director: Les Wilson | Stars: David Tennant, Grace Karskens, Tom Devine, Meg Douglass
17. I Know What I'm Doing (2013)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
June Bennett goes to Yorkshire to marry one of the richest men in Britain. Despite being twice her age, she knows what she is doing.
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Emily Bergl, Jonathan Hansler, Suzanne Kendall, Felix Pring
Votes: 74
18. Cycle (2006)
89 min | Horror, Thriller
A guy on a mountain bike stalks five students, murders them and eats their brains. They say it's safe, healthy and fun to hill walk in Scotland, but they don't tell you when there is a cannibal on the loose.
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Marnie Baxter, Rachel Rath, Andreas Beltzer, Paul Cassidy
Votes: 62
19. Britain's Finest (2003– )
70 min | Documentary
Stars: Carenza Lewis, Loyd Grossman, Bill Paterson, Peter Hall
Votes: 74
20. Third Falcon (2013)
90 min | Thriller
Roger Harris, stationed in Tallinn, and working to compile a European cyber defense code book, has disappeared on a trip to St.Petersburg. Peter Quayle, attached to the British Embassy, ... See full summary »
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Suzanne Kendall, Paul Cassidy, Chris Bearne, Jon-Paul Gates
Votes: 42
21. Queen Victoria's Last Love (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
In 1897 Queen Victoria antagonized family and court with her relationship with Indian servant Abdul Karim. Originally a waiter the devious and arrogant young man won over the queen by ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Coldstream | Stars: Geoffrey Palmer, Veronica Clifford, Kushal Pal Singh, Humayun Ansari
Votes: 24
22. Fridge (1995)
20 min | Short, Thriller
In a squalid tenement building in Glasgow, two toughs lock a helpless young boy inside a broken fridge-freezer.
Director: Peter Mullan | Stars: Gary Lewis, Vicki Masson, Laurie Ventry, Steven Singleton
Votes: 555
23. Villains (2012)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aging villain double deals his associates but is outsmarted by his lying daughter.
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Suzanne Kendall, Chris Bearne, Stephen Mcleod, Jon-Paul Gates
Votes: 72
24. Shadow in a Landscape (1987 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Susannah York, James Aubrey, John Hug, April Walker
26. Heckle (2013)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Fledgling female stand up learns how not to die on stage.
Director: Robbie Moffat | Stars: Suzanne Kendall, David Whitney, Emmy Sainsbury, Francesca De Luca
Votes: 49
28. Time Travel: The Next Frontier (1992 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Steve Ruggi | Stars: David Deutsch, Stephen Hawking, Chris Isham, Frank Tipler
29. Gambling Addiction & Me: The Real Hustler (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary
Alexis Conran explores gambling addiction, an affliction that ruined his estranged father, and seeks to understand how and why this compulsion destroys people's lives.
Director: Iain Scollay | Star: Alexis Conran
Votes: 17
30. Trust Me, I'm a Vet (2017– )
Documentary
Stars: Steve Leonard, Alice Rhodes, Judy Puddifoot, Vim Kumaratunga
31. What Burns Did for Me (2012 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary, History
Tam Cowan sets off on a journey down memory lane to find how poet Robert Burns shaped his life.
Director: Stuart Greig | Star: Tam Cowan
32. Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A history of the Scottish accent on television and film.
Director: John MacLaverty | Stars: David Archibald, Terry Besson, Alan Bissett, Robert Buchanan
Votes: 8
33.
Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Episode:
A Mother's Love
(2003)
60 min | Documentary
In any society a mother's love for her child is thought to be sacred. Late in 2003 in an American court that most universal of instincts was being called into question. A jury had to decide... See full summary »
Director: Iain Scollay | Stars: Ken Stott, Carrie Abel, Dave Curnutte, Emily Curnutte
34.
Psycho (2005– )
Episode:
Foetus Snatchers
(2005)
60 min | Documentary
A powerful documentary about women who steal unborn children from their mothers.
Director: Iain Scollay | Star: Paul McGann
Votes: 6
35.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
Zulu: The True Story
(2003)
49 min | Documentary, History
"Zulu: The True Story" is a look at how the humiliating defeat at the battle of Isandlwana was played down while the small victory at Rorke's Drift, on the same day, was promoted by Victoria and Disraeli as the major engagement.
Director: Tim Robinson | Stars: Michael Praed, Joanna David, David Swift, Christopher Cazenove
Votes: 10
36.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Bob Powell, John Mackenzie, Ray Owens
37.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Roddy Mainland, Ray Owens, Abi Wylde
38.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2008)
22 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Sheila Sedgwick, Bill Ramsay, Rory MacDonald
39.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Jim Hunter, Duncan Murchison, Bob Mathieson
40.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Elliot Rudie, Jim Hunter, Jacquie Aitken
41.
Highlands (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2008)
23 min | Documentary, History
Director: Shiona McCubbin | Stars: John Michie, Marjory Harper, Ray Owens, Chrissie Bannerman
42.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Brain Eater
(1998)
TV-PG | Documentary
Director: Cynthia Page | Star: Stacy Keach
Votes: 7
43.
Coast (2005– )
Episode:
Inner Hebrides to Faroe Islands
(2009)
TV-PG | Documentary
The Sea Eagles of the island of Canna were hunted to extinction, but now they have been brought back. We climb into one of their nests perched high on a steep cliff to find out what their ... See full summary »
Director: Liz Mottram | Stars: Neil Oliver, Nicholas Crane, Kate Rew, Alice Roberts
Votes: 7
44.
Dolce Vito: Dream Restaurant (2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2009)
Documentary
Director: Tom Watt-Smith | Star: Alison Steadman
45.
Dolce Vito: Dream Restaurant (2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2009)
Documentary
Director: Tom Watt-Smith | Star: Alison Steadman
46.
A History of Ancient Britain (2011–2012)
Episode:
Age of Bronze
(2011)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary
The discovery of tin and its amalgamation with copper to produce bronze kicked off a continental trade explosion which put the previously peripheral British isles, rich in both metals, at ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Taylor | Stars: Neil Oliver, Neil Burridge, Carolyn Chenery, Helle Helsner
Votes: 20
47.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Suffer Little Children
(2002)
Documentary, News
Stars: Betsan Powys, Heather Berry, Bill Bowen, Simon Brady
48.
Coast (2005– )
Episode:
The Secret Life of Beaches
(2012)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
Nicholas looks for leeches in the pebble-pools of Dungeness and finds out how the area was first formed. Hermione takes is in the air to view sand art in Jersey. Andy Torbet takes a look ... See full summary »
Directors: Rowan Crawford, Jennie Hammond, James Mair, Ross Young | Stars: Nicholas Crane, Hermione Cockburn, Tessa Dunlop, Andy Torbet
Votes: 9
49.
Coast (2005– )
Episode:
Invaders of the Isles
(2013)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
The team returns to visit more locations around the nation's shoreline, beginning by exploring a diverse range of invasions. Nick Crane heads to the Channel Islands to learn about the ... See full summary »
Directors: Rowan Crawford, Dan Davis, James Mair, Dick Sharman | Stars: Nicholas Crane, Tessa Dunlop, Ruth Goodman, Andy Torbet
Votes: 9
50.
The Wonder of Dogs (2013– )
Episode:
A Dog's Best Friend
(2013)
44 min | Documentary
This documentary celebrates man's best friend by filming dogs in a typical English village of Brightwell in Oxfordshire. This first part examines the special bond that exists between dogs and humans.
Directors: Peter Fison, Anne Sommerfield, Clare Stronge, Glenn Swift, Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Kate Humble, Ruth Goodman, Steve Leonard
Votes: 6