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1. Fish Tank (2009)

Not Rated | 123 min | Drama

Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.

Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths

Votes: 65,039 | Gross: $0.37M

2. The Murders at White House Farm (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Revolves around the true story of a fateful night in August 1985 when five members of the same family are murdered at an Essex farmhouse, and the ensuing police investigation and court case that follows.

Stars: Freddie Fox, Alexa Davies, Mark Addy, Scott Reid

Votes: 12,016

3. King Gary (2018–2021)

30 min | Comedy

A sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of family man Gary King and his wife Terri as she aspire to achieve success in competitive suburbia--and impress Gary's dad Big Gary.

Stars: Tom Davis, Laura Checkley, Camille Coduri, Simon Day

Votes: 1,425

4. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sport

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.

Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen

Votes: 9,371

5. The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021)

TV-14 | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Harry Price investigates the ghosts of Borley Rectory during his stay there.

Director: Steven M. Smith | Stars: Toby Wynn-Davies, Julian Sands, Colin Baker, Christopher Ellison

Votes: 775

6. Tina & Bobby (2017)

TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance

Based on the memoirs of Tina Moore, this is the epic love story of football's original golden couple: an ordinary girl who falls for an ordinary boy only to be launched into an extraordinary life.

Stars: Michelle Keegan, Lorne MacFadyen, Jessica Madsen, William Troughton

Votes: 346

7. Welcome to Essex (2018)

116 min | Horror

A small group of mismatched survivors of a zombie apocalypse try to escape to a rumoured rescue point on the Essex coast.

Director: Ryan J. Fleming | Stars: Catherine Delaloye, Greg Burridge, Muzzy Tahir, Sarah-Grace Neal

Votes: 56

8. Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion & Tragedy (2021 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Biography

Hardy is not the man he appears to be. Combining radical instincts, a hatred of hypocrisy, poetic brilliance and a deep sense of the tragic basis of life, Hardy had a quiet external ... See full summary »

Directors: Vance Goodwin, Adrian Munsey | Star: Thomas Hardy

Votes: 7

9. The Tilbury Run

Crime, Thriller | Pre-production

Set in the explosive heartland of Essex during the Hedonistic rush of the emerging Club scene. Where drugs Music and money collided with the Essex Underworld.

Stars: Sean Cronin, Michael Dacre

10. Canvey: The Promised Island (2018 TV Movie)

40 min | Documentary

Stamford Hill, London has been home to Europe's largest community of Hasidic Jews since the 1800s. Soaring rents have forced them to look for a new home in an unlikely location and with help from the unlikeliest of champions.

Director: Riete Oord

Votes: 10

11. One year on: The Essex lorry tragedy (2020)

27 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Paul Francis Kennedy

12. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Robot: Part One (1974)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Can the Doctor, now in his fourth incarnation, recover from his post-regenerative trauma to save the Earth from Think Tank and their plot for world domination?

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Nicholas Courtney

Votes: 844

13. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Spearhead from Space: Episode 1 (1970)

TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

As the newly regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene.

Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Hugh Burden

Votes: 982

14. Comedians Giving Lectures (2019–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2019)

Comedy

Comedy sketch trio Massive Dad ask 'Can we create new senses for humans?', Russell Kane ponders 'Was Shakespeare an Essex Man?' while Phil Wang delivers a lecture entitled 'A Pro Wrestler's Guide To Confidence'.

Stars: Sara Pascoe, Tessa Coates, Massive Dad, Russell Kane

15. Judge Rinder's Crime Stories (2016– )
Episode: Danielle Jones (2020)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

15 year old Danielle Jones went missing on her way to school in 2001. Essex Police give an insight into the investigation that led to the conviction of her uncle, Stuart Campbell, for her murder.

Stars: Robert Rinder, Emma Kenny, Alan Cook, Malcolm Coulthard

16. 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

17. Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2020)

45 min | Reality-TV

Nineteen-year-old Luke from Essex has a passion for designer shopping and loves to travel in style, while single mum Steph saves all year for her budget break in Barmouth, North Wales.

Director: Will Innes | Star: Jessica Ransom

18. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014– )
Episode: Go Ahead, Motorboat Me (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Game-Show

For the second edition of the sixth series, Alan is joined by Rachel Fairburn, Phil Wang, Helen Bauer and Harry Hill for some interesting free form chat.

Director: Paul Wheeler | Stars: Alan Davies, Rachel Fairburn, Harry Hill, Helen Bauer

Votes: 12

19. Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday (2020– )
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2021)

46 min | Reality-TV

The holiday swap documentary series returns. Three jet-setting, wealthy friends from Barnes, London swap holidays with three less well off women from Harlow, Essex who like to let their hair down once a year on a package holiday.

Directors: Carl Akkouh, Bill Bailey | Star: Craig Kelly

Votes: 7

20. British as Folk (2021)
Episode: Essex: Is The South All Style Over Substance? (2021)

Comedy

Darren, Fern and Ivo finish their UK road trip in Essex, arguably the most stereotyped region of all. Keen to investigate if there's more than just big lips, big cars and big nights out here, the trio delve into real Essex life.

Directors: Ian Hendry, Marcus Liversedge, Muche Madhovi | Stars: Fern Brady, Ivo Graham, Darren Harriott

Votes: 5

21. Great British Gardens: Season by Season with Carol Klein (2019–2021)
Episode: Beth Chatto Gardens (2021)

43 min | Documentary

Carol Klein travels to visit the Beth Chatto Gardens near Colchester, Essex. Located in one of the driest spots in England they celebrate creating a space with plants that can best prosper in places similar to their original environments.

Directors: Simon Brant, Jessica Matthews | Star: Carol Klein

22. A Country Life for Half the Price with Kate Humble (2020– )
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2022)

45 min | Documentary

Kate joins Jodie and Ben, their two kids and two massive dogs at the cramped rented house they've been calling home for years. Having their lives in Essex, they want to step away.

Directors: Alexis Girardet, Paul Symonds, Imogen Willcocks | Star: Kate Humble

23. The Secrets of Your Takeaway (2021–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

45 min | Documentary

Alexis is joined by Essex takeaway lovers Rob and Della. They join in with taste tests and DIY cooking experiments to help him demonstrate the tricks and hints he has learned. His first mission is to get inside the world of fried chicken.

Director: Christopher Amess | Star: Alexis Conran

24. Quick Little Builds (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.10 (2021)

44 min | Reality-TV

In Essex, a couple are building a bespoke office and gym room in their garden. Plus, three friends are converting a 23-year-old bus into a campervan.

Director: Mark O'Brien | Star: Gabrielle Omar

25. My Mortgage Free Home (2020– )
Episode: Episode #2.6 (2021)

44 min | Reality-TV

Amanda helps Taz and Tracy search for a mortgage free home on the coast of Essex. They're desperate to find a new work-life balance.

Director: Mark O'Brien | Star: Amanda Lamb

26. The Big Clean with Jo and Al (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2022)

44 min | Documentary

This time Jo and Al head to Essex to meet Shirley, a retired civil servant who urgently needs their help. Shirley's home has become so full of stuff that she has had to move out her own home to go and live at her mother's house.

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

27. The Big Clean with Jo and Al (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2022)

44 min | Documentary

Once again, Jo and Al are in Essex where they are tasked with helping 59-year-old biker Chaz who struggles with his mobility. The ladies need to go in and give his home a thorough clean and tidy to get him back on track.

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

28. Your Garden Made Perfect (2021– )
Episode: Agata and David (2022)

59 min | Reality-TV

Agata and David hope their awkward L-shaped garden in Benfleet, Essex can become a space of happiness and relaxation for their family. Can Helen Elks-Smith and Manoj Malde come up with perfect designs?

Directors: Muche Madhovi, Chris Pardew, Nikkita Punia | Stars: Angela Scanlon, Helen Elks-Smith, Manoj Malde, Tayshan Hayden-Smith

29. The Great British Treasure Hunt (2020– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2022)

47 min | Reality-TV

Henry Cole takes five teams of metal detectorists to Layer Marney in Essex, where they find medieval coins, modern-day jewellery and a Roman brooch.

Director: Henry Cole | Star: Henry Cole

30. Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout (2021– )
Episode: Mersea Island, Essex (2023)

45 min | Reality-TV

On Mersea Island in Essex, Nick comes to the rescue of a family of six who are drowning in clutter, having hoarded 82 boxes of clothes, 92 pillowcases and 613 cuddly toys.

Director: Ian Hay | Stars: Nick Knowles, Gordon Whistance

31. Amazing Cleans (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2022)

45 min | Documentary

A forest of weeds in Chingford, Essex has consumed a back garden, leaving cleaners to rely on jet washing to clear the debris. A pro cleaner takes on filthy swimming pools full of algae. A giant filthy forklift is cleaned.

Directors: Ben Borland, Trevor Butterfield | Star: Soph Galustian

32. Cash in the Attic (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2022)

43 min | Reality-TV

Chris Kamara and expert appraiser Jessica Wall are in Essex treasure-hunting with Jeanette and her daughter Amber, who are hoping to raise money for a new kitchen and a trip to the United States

Director: Adrian Hylton | Stars: Chris Kamara, Jessica Wall, Natalie Casey

33. Cash in the Attic (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2022)

44 min | Reality-TV

Chris Kamara and expert appraiser Jessica Wall are in Essex, treasure-hunting with Simon and Owen. Simon is a Lego-loving event manager and Owen is a dance instructor, who hopes to generate some holiday cash.

Director: Adrian Hylton | Stars: Chris Kamara, Jessica Wall, Natalie Casey

34. Cash in the Attic (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2022)

43 min | Reality-TV

Jules Hudson and expert appraiser Jessica Forrester are in Essex treasure-hunting with retired police officer Wendy and her daughter Cassandra.

Director: Kate Wilkinson | Stars: Jules Hudson, Jessica Forrester, Natalie Casey

35. Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted (2022– )
Episode: Louis Spence (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Reality-TV

The 2nd series begins with the team investigating the 200-year-old Essex home of dancer and choreographer Louie Spence. The dance star is spooked by strange smells and sinister shadows. He hopes it's his late mum.

Director: Brett Lawrence | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

36. Deadliest Mums & Dads (2021– )
Episode: A Father's Night of Revenge (2022)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

This edition tells the shocking story of a double murder in Essex, England carried out in 2011 in revenge after Chrissie Chambers left her partner - and of the brave young girl who escaped the horror.

Directors: Meea Atkin, Bill Bailey, Phillip Wesson, Sam Ornbo | Stars: Milo Twomey, Elizabeth Yardley

Votes: 5

37. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Earls Colne, Essex (2012)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

The Time Team visit Earls Colne in Essex to try and uncover traces of a 12th Priory founded by the De Vere family. Now a luxury home, the owner hopes the Time team can explain many of the anomalies in the grounds.

Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 15

38. Murder by the Sea (2018– )
Episode: Brian Donald Hume: On a Wing and a Prayer (2022)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1949, Donald Hume murdered his business partner Stanley Setty following an altercation in which the killer's dog was kicked. Setty was stabbed to death, his head and legs cut off and his torso dumped from a plane over the Essex marshes.

Director: David Howard | Star: Nell Darby

39. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: The Witches of Leigh (2023)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

In a horrifying investigation, Ian performs an exorcism to save a family in Essex. Knowing it will take everything to save them, Jayne makes a desperate plea for help from the spirits of witches she believes used to inhabit the area.

Director: Brett Lawrence

40. Clean It, Fix It (2021–2024)
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2023)

44 min | Reality-TV

In Chelmsford, Essex the team help a busy family of four. In 24 hours, and with a minimal budget, they must transform their cluttered dining area and create two bespoke home office areas, utilising an underused living room corridor.

Directors: Michela Marchina, Alex Siba | Stars: Sion Daniel Young, Maxine Dwyer, Asher Edwards, Tommy Walsh

41. Rich House, Poor House (2017– )
Episode: Episode #9.1 (2023)

46 min | Documentary

Single mum Ocean wants to build a better life for her daughter, but struggles on less than £60 a week. She swaps with multimillionaire Barrie and husband Scott, who have built a business empire stretching from Beverley Hills to Chelmsford

Directors: Simon Goodall, Melissa McCall | Star: Craig Kelly

42. Critical Incident (2019– )
Episode: Assault on Paramedic (2023)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

2 RAF aircraft are dispatched to save the life of a sailor in heavy seas 800 miles out in the Atlantic. Essex police film dangerous drivers from an HGV. A paramedic in Barry in Wales finds herself the victim of a terrifying assault.

Directors: Jack Cocker, John Russell | Star: Jim Johnson

43. Shopping with Keith Lemon (2019– )
Episode: Denise Van Outen and Francis Bourgeois (2023)

30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Keith Lemon heads to Basildon to go sofa shopping with Denise Van Outen, then takes a train trip to Ford to buy model trains with YouTube sensation Francis Bourgeois.

Director: Dan Johnston | Stars: Leigh Francis, Denise Van Outen, Francis Bourgeois

44. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011– )
Episode: Gemma Collins v Melvin Odoom (2023)

59 min | Reality-TV

TOWIE's Gemma Collins and radio DJ Melvin Odoom join experts James Braxton and Margie Cooper to hunt for antiques in a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow.

Directors: Leona Buchanan, Amy Harrison, Dominic Horner, Benjamin Risley | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Gemma Collins, Melvin Odoom, James Braxton

45. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Phil Serrell and Catherine Southon - Day 5 (2023)

44 min | Reality-TV

Catherine Southon and Phil Serrell breeze around Essex in their Mercedes convertible picking up antiques. Phil travels back in time to the 1920s to learn about the invention of radio. Catherine plays a prank on Phil, posing as a fan.

Directors: Leona Buchanan, Dominic Horner, Sam Miles | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Philip Serrell, Catherine Southon

46. Extraordinary Extensions (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2024)

47 min | Documentary

Tinie meets a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur who's letting a graffiti artist loose on his Victorian house in Peckham. And can a couple extend their distinctive 1960s Essex home without ruining it?

Director: Abdullai Adejumo | Star: Tinie Tempah

47. Perfect Pub Walks with Bill Bailey (2024– )
Episode: Essex and Suffolk (2024)

47 min | Documentary

Bill and Sir Trevor McDonald take in Dedham Vale, the Essex-Suffolk border and the Stour Estuary, as they explore the home of artist John Constable and chat about Trevor's esteemed career.

Director: Mus Mustafa | Stars: Bill Bailey, Ken Bradshaw, Trevor McDonald

Votes: 11

48. Hunted (2015– )
Episode: Episode #7.2 (2024)

47 min | Reality-TV

Two of the fugitives are tracked to an Essex country estate, leading to a foot race in the woods. On-the-run prison officers Jaxon and Nicola veer dangerously close to home.

Directors: Rachael Davies, Murray Donaldson, David Foulkes, Sean Graham, Charlotte Keel, Tim Penny, Amber Gillespie, Sam Grocott, Christopher Hesketh, Simona Sborchia, Ben Thomas, Harry Winteringham | Stars: Jonathan Smith, Daisy Hickman

49. Countdown to Murder (2013– )
Episode: Slaughter at the Farm (2013)

Documentary, Crime

The case of Jeremy Bamber, found guilty of brutally slaying his mother, father, sister and two nephews with a shotgun in one night.

Director: Nick Aarons | Stars: Caroline Catz, Tommy Rudź, Natasha Harper-Smith, Colin Jackson

Votes: 6

50. Kirstie & Phil's Love It or List It (2015– )
Episode: Emma and Nigel - Essex (2015)

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Directors: Abdullai Adejumo, Charlotte Dawes | Stars: Kirstie Allsopp, Phil Spencer