Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Sylvester McCoy

1. 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: 247,922

2. Doctor Who (1963–1989)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker

Votes: 39,692

3. Father Brown (2013– )

TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.

Stars: Mark Williams, John Burton, Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam

Votes: 15,160

4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis

Votes: 875,121 | Gross: $303.00M

5. Sense8 (2015–2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.

Stars: Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton

Votes: 163,419

6. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

PG-13 | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott

Votes: 707,324 | Gross: $258.37M

7. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 573,804 | Gross: $255.12M

8. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Long-running police drama series featuring officers and detectives from the fictional Sun Hill suburb in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,127

9. 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: 3,706

10. 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: 1,717

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: 4,516

12. Still Game (2002–2019)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional area of Craiglang, Glasgow.

Stars: Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Paul Riley, Mark Cox

Votes: 9,331

13. The Munsters (2022)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Reboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Brake

Votes: 11,607

14. The Owners (2020)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A group of friends think they've found an easy score at an empty house with a safe full of cash, but when the elderly owners arrive home things begin to go awry.

Director: Julius Berg | Stars: Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy, Rita Tushingham, Jake Curran

Votes: 9,622

15. Holby City (1999–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett

Votes: 2,681

16. Doctor Who (1996 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, Sylvester McCoy

Votes: 10,524

17. Great Performances (1971– )

TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical

Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.

Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming

Votes: 903

18. Dracula (1979)

R | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan

Votes: 11,138 | Gross: $20.16M

19. Icons Unearthed (2022– )

Documentary

Cast, crew and experts detail the secret histories of the most iconic film and television series of all time.

Stars: Victoria Cheri Bennett, Jeph Loeb, Jenna Busch, Mark Edlitz

Votes: 272

20. Thunderbirds Are Go (2015–2020)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the future, the Tracy family run a private mechanized emergency response service.

Stars: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, Kayvan Novak

Votes: 1,815

21. Rab C. Nesbitt (1988–2014)

50 min | Comedy

Rab C. Nesbitt is lowlife scum (and proud of it) in Glasgow, Scotland who spends his time drinking in his local and speaking to the camera about the state of society as he sees it.

Stars: Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Elaine C. Smith, Barbara Rafferty

Votes: 1,630

22. Fags, Mags and Bags (2007 Podcast Series)

30 min | Comedy

Comedy about a proud Scottish shopkeeper and his tireless quest to please an ungrateful public.

Stars: Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary, Omar Raza, Susheel Kumar

Votes: 7

23. Lego Dimensions (2015 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a mysterious and powerful vortex appears in various lego worlds, Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle bravely jump into the vortex and travel through space and time to rescue their friends.

Directors: James McLoughlin, Arthur Parsons, Justin Villiers, Jon Burton | Stars: Will Arnett, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Laura Bailey

Votes: 1,257

24. No 73 (1982–1988)

Family

Kids TV show set in a house (#73) with presenters as characters. Each episode featured music, cartoons and ongoing storylines in various comedic situations and adventures. Focused on fun and entertainment for young viewers.

Stars: Andrea Arnold, Nick Staverson, Neil Buchanan, Sandi Toksvig

Votes: 159

25. The Big Breakfast (1992–2002)

120 min | Comedy, Game-Show, News

The UK's breakfast TV show on Channel 4. A very lighthearted mix of interviews, news, quizzes and features.

Stars: Jody Bunting, Denise Van Outen, Johnny Vaughan, Richard Orford

Votes: 2,119

26. Zapped (2016–2018)

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

James Buckley is transported to a parallel world featuring "psychopathic Fairies, Shell Men, seductive Demi-Fins and vicious Throcks".

Stars: Paul Kaye, Sharon Rooney, James Buckley, Louis Emerick

Votes: 1,603

27. Slumber (I) (2017)

R | 84 min | Horror

A sleep doctor tries to protect a family from a demon that feeds on people in their nightmares.

Director: Jonathan Hopkins | Stars: Maggie Q, Will Kemp, Sophia Wiseman, Kristen Bush

Votes: 4,930

28. Doctor Who: Once and Future (2023 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form - instead, the Doctor's past ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim Treloar, Stephen Noonan, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker

Votes: 10

29. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997)

314 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A ribald and rowdy romp through the mansions and taverns of Georgian England. Henry Fielding's fallen hero bed-hops his way out of a good home and almost into a hangman's noose, via a series of misadventures and misunderstandings.

Stars: John Sessions, Benjamin Whitrow, Ron Cook, Christopher Fulford

Votes: 886

30. Blue Peter (1958– )

25 min | Family

The British children's magazine program, which has been running since the late 1950s, targets children between the ages of 6 and 14.

Stars: John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Simon Groom

Votes: 618

31. The One Show (2006– )

30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

A live magazine programme featuring topical stories and big name studio guests.

Stars: Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Christine Lampard, Adrian Chiles

Votes: 626

32. Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Full-cast audio drama series based on "Doctor Who (1963)" chronicling the further adventures of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors.

Stars: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sarah Sutton

Votes: 49

33. Doctor Who: Tales of the TARDIS (2023)

Drama, Sci-Fi

Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time.

Stars: Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 201

34. The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who (1963) approaching, former Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy try to sneak onto the set of the anniversary special.

Director: Peter Davison | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Olivia Colman, Peter Davison, Louis Davison

Votes: 2,070

35. Omnibus (1967–2003)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.

Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern

Votes: 296

36. Sarah and Duck (2013–2017)

TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family

Sarah, a polite and curious 7-year-old English girl, embarks on lots of little adventures with her best friend - a lovable duck named Duck.

Stars: Tasha Lawrence, Roger Allam, Andy Nyman, Tim O'Sullivan

Votes: 861

37. The Gil Mayo Mysteries (2006– )

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Charismatic detective wise-cracks his way through murder mysteries.

Stars: Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Louise Brealey, Huw Rhys

Votes: 575

38. The Diary of River Song (2015 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Alex Kingston returns as River Song for all new adventures told throughout different points in River's life.

Stars: Alex Kingston, Salome Violetta Haertel, Tim Bentinck, Vineeta Rishi

39. Breakfast (2000– )

180 min | News, Talk-Show

The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.

Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams

Votes: 421

40. Tiswas (1974–1982)

110 min | Animation, Family, Game-Show

Originally a Midlands-only "links" programme presented by Chris Tarrant and John Asher, Tiswas is chiefly remembered for evolving into a nationally broadcast comedy show with Chris joined by Sally James, Bob Carolgees and Lenny Henry.

Stars: Chris Tarrant, Sally James, John Asher, John Gorman

Votes: 221

41. King Lear (2008 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 156 min | Drama

Sir Ian McKellen gives a tour-de-force performance as Shakespeare's tragic monarch, in this special television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works.

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, William Gaunt, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes

Votes: 663

42. Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)

13 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The Rani hatches a scheme to trap the incarnations of the Doctor and their various companions in a 20-year time loop in Albert Square.

Stars: Sophie Aldred, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant

Votes: 542

43. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)

60 min | Drama

BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird

Votes: 140

44. Hell's Kitchen (2004–2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV

Gordon Ramsay leads a team of celebrities through the trials of a professional kitchen with the threat of elimination hanging over them.

Stars: Angus Deayton, Marco Pierre White, Edwina Currie, Gary Rhodes

Votes: 1,688

45. Dramarama (1983–1989)

25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.

Stars: Denyse Alexander, Ian Kirkby, Christopher Biggins, Bill Wallis

Votes: 137

46. 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

47. The Inspector Chronicles

Comedy, Sci-Fi | Announced

The Inspector is an immortal time traveler who traverses the farthest reaches of time and space, accompanied by his trusted Associates. Along the way, they solve mysteries, help the helpless, and do battle with various and dastardly foes.

Director: Nicholas Acosta | Stars: Mayim Bialik, Nicholas Brendon, Robert Picardo, Chase Masterson

48. The Last Place on Earth (1985)

396 min | Drama

Based on the book 'Scott and Amundsen' by Roland Huntford, "The Last Place on Earth" is an exploration of the rivalry between Captain Robert F. Scott and Ronald Amundsen as they attempt to reach the South Pole.

Stars: Martin Shaw, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Stephen Moore, Ståle Bjørnhaug

Votes: 456

49. Surprise! Surprise! (1984–2015)

60 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show

Add a Plot

Stars: Cilla Black, Bob Carolgees, Gordon Burns, Christopher Biggins

Votes: 107

50. Doctor Who Confidential (2005–2011)

TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary

Behind the scenes of the making of Doctor Who (2005) with the cast, crew and directors.

Stars: Russell T. Davies, David Tennant, Steven Moffat, Phil Collinson

Votes: 927