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1. The Royal (2003–2011)
Episode: From This Day Forward (2006)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

An elderly trawler-man collapses and his boat ploughs into and demolishes a pier on which a wedding reception is being held. Jeff rescues the groom from drowning whilst Gordon has to ... See full summary »

Stars: Natalie Anderson, Linda Armstrong, Robert Cavanah, Wendy Craig

Votes: 25

2. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: The Worst Christmas of My Life: Part 3 (2006)

29 min | Comedy

Mel and Howard are caught in flagrante delicto, but that pales in comparison to accusations of thievery and a the danger of the ex-boyfriend who arrives with mayhem on his mind.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 55

3. Ballot Monkeys (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2015)

Comedy

With nine days to the general election Kevin makes another sporting comparison but his colleague Charlotte is concerned about his mood swings, fearing he is bipolar. Cynical Martin gets ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Schlesinger | Stars: Jimmy Akingbola, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Trevor Cooper, Hugh Dennis

Votes: 11

4. Ballot Monkeys (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2015)

Comedy

Jack is still at odds with Melanie over their differing opinions of Ed Miliband and his own hatred of Twitter whilst Martin again crosses swords with Baz for the latter's support for Boris ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Schlesinger | Stars: Jimmy Akingbola, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Trevor Cooper, Hugh Dennis

Votes: 11

5. Farewell Doc Martin (2022 TV Special)

Documentary

Doc Martin, one of UK's iconic TV characters played by Martin Clunes (Manhunt), hangs up his stethoscope as the long-running titular series comes to an end after 10 seasons and 18 years ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Caroline Catz, Joe Absolom, Robyn Addison, Anthony Ainsworth

Votes: 54

6. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: The Worst Christmas of My Life: Part 1 (2006)

29 min | Comedy

Howard's Christmas isn't off to a festive start, when events at the office party ripple out to affect the in-laws' holiday gathering party and his dignity.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 75

7. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: The Worst Christmas of My Life: Part 2 (2006)

29 min | Comedy

Howard decides to scuffle with Santa - and it's a fine distraction from the mess he and Mel have left back at her parents' home.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 64

8. Shooting Stars (1993–2011)
Episode: Episode #7.2 (2010)

Comedy, Game-Show

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Director: Ian Trill | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Jack Dee, David Gest

Votes: 8

9. Horrible Histories (2009–2024)

28 min | Comedy, Family, History

A group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.

Stars: Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas

Votes: 6,019

10. French and Saunders (1987–2017)
Episode: The Silence of the Lambs (1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic homage to "The Silence of the Lambs" and give a preview of a new blockbusting Jackie Collins mini-series "Lucky Bitches".

Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Christopher Biggins, Bernie Clifton

Votes: 62

11. Doctor Who (2005–2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith

Votes: 246,815

12. QI (2003– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.

Stars: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig, Bill Bailey

Votes: 33,643

13. Horizon (I) (1964– )

50 min | Documentary

British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.

Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach

Votes: 1,149

14. Ballot Monkeys (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

Comedy

Political battle buses go on the offensive for the 2015 British election with Labour's Jack Pardew advising canvassers to avoid mention of his leader Ed Miliband as the kiss of death and ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Jimmy Mulville, Paul Schlesinger | Stars: Jimmy Akingbola, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Trevor Cooper, Hugh Dennis

Votes: 11

15. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Saturday (2005)

TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy

As the day of Dick's CBE party dawns, Howard is nursing his injuries and his hurt feelings, but his efforts to ingratiate himself fall afoul of the lawnmower, a bris, and the beastly Aunt Yvonne.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 35

16. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Sunday (2005)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy

Mel's gone into labor, but things won't go easy... especially since Howard's involved.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 38

17. Doc Martin (2004–2022)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.

Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom

Votes: 20,263

18. National Television Awards (2013 TV Special)

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Stars: Dermot O'Leary, Ashleigh & Pudsey, David Attenborough, June Brown

Votes: 12

19. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Wednesday (2005)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy

Howard prepares a celebratory CBE meal for Dick, but then has a visit from Uncle Fraser

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 38

20. Professor T (2021– )
Episode: Attachment Issues (2024)

47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman Is found dead at the scene of a car crash, but it seems the accident didn't kill her. Examining the case, the professor finds some uncomfortable resemblances to his own situation.

Director: Maarten Moerkerke | Stars: Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Ben Onwukwe, Ben Wilson

Votes: 66

21. Would I Lie to You? (2007– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Two teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.

Stars: David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Rob Brydon, Paul Ridley

Votes: 9,697

22. Whistle Through the Shamrocks (2021 Podcast Series)

Comedy

Your new favourite podcast written and created by Nicola Coughlan and Camilla Whitehill.

Stars: Jamie Beamish, Nicola Coughlan, Ed Gamble, Louisa Harland

Votes: 21

23. Jay Blades: No Place Like Home (2022– )

Documentary

Jay Blades takes a journey back in time.

Stars: Nicola Walker, Jay Blades, Ben Miller, Fern Britton

Votes: 11

24. Primeval Evolved (2009 Video Game)

Action

Primeval Evolved was an online game of the ITV series Primeval.

Director: Anthony Mullins | Stars: Lucy Brown, Douglas Henshall, Ben Mansfield, Ben Miller

Votes: 18

25. The Pall Bearer's Revue (1992– )

30 min | Comedy

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Stars: Jerry Sadowitz, Dreenagh Darrell, Flaminia Cinque, Logan Murray

Votes: 48

26. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Monday (2005)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy

Mel and Howard move on the same day as her granny's funeral, and Howard finds ways to desecrate granny, insult the mourners and possibly lose his job. Elsewhere, their cottage renovations have hit a snag.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 38

27. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Friday (2005)

TV-PG | 27 min | Comedy

Errands take up the morning of Howard's sexual harassment hearing as he and Mel try to get the CBE restored and the hobby horse repaired, but it turns out the hearing is the least of his ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 36

28. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Tuesday (2005)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Mel forces Howard to make a dreaded housing decision, and then he's called back to his job... accused of sexual harassment.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 36

29. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)
Episode: Thursday (2005)

TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy

As Howard desperately tries to replace the CBE medal, all of his secrets may be revealed.

Directors: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni | Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 36

30. Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode: Future Foe (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Missing people at Wellington Zoo could be the work of a new creature that came from the future. Helen reappears offering to help but Lester and Claudia are suspicious of her true intentions.

Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Lucy Brown, Douglas Henshall, James Murray, Mark Wakeling

Votes: 451

31. QI (2003– )
Episode: The Future (2009)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Stephen Fry forges forward into the future with Sean Lock, Rob Brydon, Ben Miller and Alan Davies.

Director: Ian Lorimer | Stars: Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon, Sean Lock

Votes: 128

32. Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode: Fake or Fortune (2021)

TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Neville must solve a mystery from the past that unlocks the truth of who murdered the concert pianist and why. Help is at hand, though, with the return of a former sergeant.

Director: Jordan Hogg | Stars: Lia Williams, Don Warrington, Sara Martins, Elizabeth Bourgine

Votes: 538

33. Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode: The End of the Future: Part 2 (2011)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Matt and Abby go through the New Dawn anomaly to rescue Connor from a future wasteland. Meanwhile in the present the anomaly is radically altering the Earth's atmosphere, spelling the end of all life on Earth.

Director: Cilla Ware | Stars: Ciarán McMenamin, Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller

Votes: 312

34. Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode: Death of a Detective (2014)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A university reunion party that DI Richard Poole is attending is brought to an abrupt halt when one of the group is murdered with an ice pick.

Director: Cilla Ware | Stars: Ben Miller, Sophie Thompson, Tim Dutton, Mark Bazeley

Votes: 837

35. Saturday Live (1996– )

60 min | Comedy

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Stars: Lee Hurst, Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong, Harry Hill

Votes: 14

36. Bridgerton (2020– )
Episode: The Duke and I (2020)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Romance

To fend off rumors about their garden escapade, Simon and Daphne must make a personal appeal to the queen. Marina's wedlock scheme dismays Penelope.

Director: Sheree Folkson | Stars: Adjoa Andoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ruby Barker, Harriet Cains

Votes: 2,987

37. Bridgerton (2020– )
Episode: After the Rain (2020)

TV-MA | 72 min | Drama, Romance

The duke and duchess's season-ending ball signals a turning point for their marriage -- and ushers in changes of fortune and fate to those around them.

Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jonathan Bailey, Ruby Barker

Votes: 2,816

38. Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode: The Chase Continues (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Danny, Connor and Abby pursue Helen Cutter through a series of anomalies in order to stop her from wiping out humanity's ancestors, facing dangerous obstacles along the way.

Director: Matthew Thompson | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Juliet Aubrey

Votes: 326

39. Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode: A Dash of Sunshine (2013)

TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Wheelchair-bound June Anderson is strangled in the villa she is renting with husband Doug and sister Janice. Though Janice is her beneficiary and has no alibi Poole suspects Doug, a former ... See full summary »

Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Michele Austin, Kim Thomson, Elizabeth Bourgine, Neil Pearson

Votes: 677

40. Death in Paradise (2011– )
Episode: A Deadly Party (2013)

TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A fraudster is murdered, but everyone has an alibi.

Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Sara Martins, Ben Miller, Lucy Davis, Sean Pertwee

Votes: 642

41. I Want My Wife Back (2016)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2016)

30 min | Comedy, Romance

Bex agrees to go for dinner with Murray at Lorenzo's, the Italian restaurant where he first proposed to her, but his plan to ask her to marry him again soon runs into problems.

Director: Paul Walker | Stars: Ben Miller, Caroline Catz, Kenneth Collard, Susannah Fielding

Votes: 24

42. I Want My Wife Back (2016)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2016)

30 min | Comedy, Romance

Murray tries to clear things up with his colleague Emma. The discovery of a positive pregnancy test in Bex's bedroom prompts Murray to try everything he can to get her back.

Director: Paul Walker | Stars: Ben Miller, Caroline Catz, Priyanga Burford, Kenneth Collard

Votes: 24

43. Tracey Ullman's Show (2016–2018)
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2017)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Dame Judi Dench is finally apprehended, but will being a national treasure be enough to get her off the hook? Other sketches include a workaholic Clare Balding, Angela Merkel grieving Brexit and Nicola Sturgeon kidnapping JK Rowling.

Directors: Dominic Brigstocke, Nick Collett | Stars: Tracey Ullman, Lucy Aarden, Ben Ashenden, Elizabeth Berrington

Votes: 36

44. Have I Got News for You (1990– )

29 min | Comedy, Game-Show, News

Long-running satirical news quiz featuring regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Originally chaired by Angus Deayton, the series has adopted "guest hosts" since 2002.

Stars: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong

Votes: 5,483

45. The Worst Week of My Life (2004–2006)

29 min | Comedy

Mel and Howard's wedding is one week away. Howard experiences a series of humiliating disasters in the week leading up to the ceremony.

Stars: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman, Geoffrey Whitehead

Votes: 1,974

46. A Taste of My Life (2006–2008)

30 min | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show

Nigel Slater interviews celebrities about their lives and the food that has affected them.

Stars: Nigel Slater, Meera Syal, Jo Brand, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 88

47. Space Cadets (1997)

30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Insane comedy quiz show, played purely for laughs, with the winners irrelevant. Comedian Greg Proops is the host; team captains are Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) and comedian Bill Bailey. Each ... See full summary »

Stars: Greg Proops, Bill Bailey, Craig Charles, Ford Kiernan

Votes: 41

48. The Book Group (2002–2003)
Episode: Bedtime Stories (2002)

TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama

Barney comes to see Clare to apologize but is high on drugs and collapses. She summons Kenny for help though Kenny is puzzled by Fist's interest in him and confides in Barney whilst Clare ... See full summary »

Director: Annie Griffin | Stars: Anne Dudek, Bonnie Engstrom, Michelle Gomez, James Lance

Votes: 31

49. Bridgerton (2020– )
Episode: An Affair of Honor (2020)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Romance

Daphne receives a stunning gift from Prince Friedrich but soon courts scandal at a ball. Eloise searches for clues to Lady Whistledown's identity.

Director: Sheree Folkson | Stars: Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jonathan Bailey, Ruby Barker

Votes: 2,841

50. The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2009)
Episode: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009)

TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy

Catherine Tate's brilliant character gets the Scrooge treatment with an extended Christmas special all to herself... When mean-spirited, two-faced, foulmouthed Nan welcomes the festive ... See full summary »

Director: Gordon Anderson | Stars: Catherine Tate, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ben Miller, David Tennant

Votes: 169