Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Robin Askwith

1. C.B. Strike (2017– )

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

War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted partner Robin Ellacott.

Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan, Jack Greenlees

Votes: 24,819

2. Benidorm (2007–2018)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

British comedy series following holidaymakers at the Solana Resort in Benidorm. Hilarity ensues as guests try to get value for their Euros.

Stars: Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Tony Maudsley, Elsie Kelly

Votes: 7,165

3. Coronation Street (1960– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.

Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor

Votes: 6,035

4. EastEnders (1985– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.

Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown

Votes: 9,255

5. Casualty (1986– )

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama

The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.

Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale

Votes: 3,703

6. Doctors (2000–2024)

30 min | Drama

The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.

Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen

Votes: 1,716

7. The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery

Antiques expert moves to France suspicious of how her husband died and uses her skills to become a PI aiding the local police and simultaneously bonding with the town's popular taxi driver.

Stars: Steve Edge, Alex Gaumond, Sally Lindsay, Sue Vincent

Votes: 3,286

8. If.... (1968)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama

In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan

Votes: 25,247

9. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt

Votes: 3,545

10. U-571 (2000)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, War

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi

Votes: 87,536 | Gross: $77.09M

11. Hollyoaks (1995– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

Hollyoaks takes a look at the lives, loves, and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSEs, A-Levels, and College into the world of work.

Stars: Nick Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Kieron Richardson, Jennifer Metcalfe

Votes: 4,512

12. Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970– )

30 min | Family, Comedy

The adventures of a gang of seven kids whose clubhouse is an abandoned double decker bus in a London junkyard. Usually involves a bit of singing, a bit of dancing and general fun times.

Stars: Peter Firth, Brinsley Forde, Gillian Bailey, Michael Audreson

Votes: 291

13. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)

Crime, Drama

Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.

Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby

Votes: 317

14. The Canterbury Tales (1972)

NC-17 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti

Votes: 8,250

15. Z Cars (1962–1978)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.

Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley

Votes: 384

16. Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)

88 min | Comedy

Timothy Lea finds work in a holiday camp, and is soon up to his usual sexy shenanigans when he organizes a beauty pageant.

Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Doris Hare

Votes: 1,074

17. Public Eye (1965–1975)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.

Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish

Votes: 430

18. Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)

R | 90 min | Comedy

An optimistic and inept window cleaner fully 'satisfies' his customers, bed hopping from one unsatisfied housewife to another, until he meets a successful female police officer, who will have none of his sexual advances.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Sheila White, Dandy Nichols

Votes: 1,717

19. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

GP | 183 min | Biography, Drama, History

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson

Votes: 5,582 | Gross: $3.96M

20. My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.

Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean

Votes: 1,515

21. Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)

90 min | Comedy

The sexual misadventures of Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett when they set up a driving school business.

Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Sheila White, Doris Hare

Votes: 1,107

22. Carry on Girls (1973)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the ... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor

Votes: 3,193

23. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)

30 min | Documentary, Biography

The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »

Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield

Votes: 325

24. Britannia Hospital (1982)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt

Votes: 2,938

25. Boon (1986–1992)

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

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.

Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling

Votes: 1,012

26. Last Train to Christmas (2021)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Tony Towers is a local celebrity, a successful nightclub manager and he is engaged to a younger woman, Sue. Things get a little strange when he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion.

Director: Julian Kemp | Stars: Michael Sheen, Cary Elwes, Nathalie Emmanuel, Katherine Kelly

Votes: 3,319

27. Bless This House (1971–1976)

30 min | Comedy

Sid and Jean struggle to understand their teen kids' progressive ways. The couple lives in London with protest-loving son Mike and trendy daughter Sally.

Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Robin Stewart, Sally Geeson

Votes: 1,057

28. Please Sir! (1968–1972)

30 min | Comedy

A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of his fellow teachers who have lost hope in these kids.

Stars: Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson, Richard Davies

Votes: 427

29. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

PG | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History

Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham

Votes: 4,965

30. Tower of Evil (1972)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of experienced archeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician treasure when they are surprised by a series of mysterious murders...

Director: Jim O'Connolly | Stars: Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Mark Edwards, Jack Watson

Votes: 1,970 | Gross: $0.03M

31. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)

R | 96 min | Horror

Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, Robin Askwith

Votes: 1,140

32. Buckle Up (2023)

Crime

The story of ex-banger racer Jack Elger who has to honor his brothers gambling debt by picking up a rare diamond necklace from an Arab prince off the coast of Cornwall and bring it back to ... See full summary »

Directors: Ross Fall, Chris Newman | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Bai Ling, Eric Roberts, Patrick Bergin

33. Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)

91 min | Comedy

The continued erotic adventures of a British boy trying to make money and meet ladies, this time as the member of a pop band.

Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Doris Hare

Votes: 962

34. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)

120 min | Drama

Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.

Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers

Votes: 178

35. Run for Your Wife (2012)

94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

John leads a double life, married to Michelle and Stephanie in separate parts of London. His taxi job aids concealment. Police in both areas discover suspicious documents, risking exposure of his bigamous arrangement.

Directors: Ray Cooney, John Luton | Stars: Danny Dyer, Denise Van Outen, Sarah Harding, Neil Morrissey

Votes: 881

36. Horror Hospital (1973)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Two British companions who met on a train heading to the rural countryside stay with a bizarre host of characters in a secluded, curious mansion. Unknown to them, there is a sinister secret behind closed doors.

Director: Antony Balch | Stars: Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw, Ellen Pollock

Votes: 1,842

37. Pointless Celebrities (2010– )

Game-Show

Celebrities try to find the most obscure answers to win money for their chosen charities.

Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Antony Costa, Jayne Torvill

Votes: 906

38. The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (1970)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn, Jess Conrad, Derek Aylward

Votes: 441

39. No Sex Please - We're British (1973)

Approved | 91 min | Comedy

A mistaken address causes a newlywed couple's apartment to fill up with mail-order Swiss porn... right before a visit by the wife's father, a bank president who happens to be the husband's new employer. From the Broadway play.

Director: Cliff Owen | Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid, Arthur Lowe, Ian Ogilvy

Votes: 719

40. Queen Kong (1976)

Not Rated | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

Director: Frank Agrama | Stars: Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Roger Hammond

Votes: 680

41. Alfred the Great (I) (1969)

M/PG | 122 min | Drama, History, War

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely

Votes: 1,119

42. The Main Chance (1969–1975)

60 min | Drama

Maverick lawyer David Main commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton.

Stars: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft, John Wentworth, Anna Palk

Votes: 137

43. Bless This House (1972)

87 min | Comedy, Romance

Neighborhood tensions arise when rambunctious Baines family moves next door to reclusive Abbots, clashing over home distillery and unruly teens while matriarch tries mediating the feud.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Terry Scott, June Whitfield

Votes: 1,194

44. Noel's House Party (1991–1999)

50 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music

Set in Noel Edmonds' fictitious grand house in the equally fictitious town of Crinkley Bottom, the show centres around games involving the studio audience and special guest celebrities. ... See full summary »

Stars: Noel Edmonds, Barry Killerby, Tony Blackburn, Frank Carson

Votes: 359

45. Bartleby (II) (1970)

PG | 78 min | Drama

An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.

Director: Anthony Friedman | Stars: Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons

Votes: 418

46. The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978–1981)

30 min | Comedy, Music

This show featured music set to imagery, just prior to MTV. Most of it was concert footage though some had effects and a theme. It had a choreography segment featuring dancers known as "Hot Gossip".

Stars: Kenny Everett, Hot Gossip, Anna Dawson, Cliff Richard

Votes: 266

47. Give Us a Clue (1979–2022)

25 min | Game-Show

A British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades

Stars: Lionel Blair, Michael Parkinson, Liza Goddard, Una Stubbs

Votes: 66

48. Father, Dear Father (1968–1973)

30 min | Comedy

A comedy of the life of a divorced father and his two daughters.

Stars: Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holloway, Noel Dyson

Votes: 195

49. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)

78 min | Drama

Anthology series of dramatic works.

Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale

Votes: 99

50. Scene (1968–2007)

24 min | Drama, Family

Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.

Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny

Votes: 31