Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Maxine Peake

1. Black Mirror (2011– )

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

Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.

Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Monica Dolan, Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen

Votes: 641,711

2. Inside No. 9 (2014–2024)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.

Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Votes: 19,774

3. Marple (2004–2013)

TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.

Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss

Votes: 10,741

4. Shameless (2004–2013)

TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.

Stars: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry, Nicky Evans

Votes: 18,520

5. 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: 6,028

6. The Theory of Everything (2014)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry

Votes: 482,726 | Gross: $35.89M

7. Star Wars: Visions (2021– )

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Short, Action

An anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrating the mythology of Star Wars through unique cultural perspectives.

Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Neil Kaplan, Adam Sietz, JP Karliak

Votes: 24,106

8. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)

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

Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha

Votes: 9,038

9. The Delivered (2019)

112 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Fanny lives in an English farmhouse in 1657 when militant Puritans rule. Two fugitives with radical new ideas arrive. When the sheriff arrives, things deteriorate badly prompting Fanny to make drastic decisions about her life.

Director: Thomas Clay | Stars: Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds

Votes: 1,821

10. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)

TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War

A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.

Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay

Votes: 7,331

11. Mandy (2019– )

15 min | Comedy

Mandy is a hapless, jobless heroine whose daft adventures mostly end in disaster. She's got Big Dreams, but can she actually be bothered?

Stars: Diane Morgan, Michelle Greenidge, Michael Spicer, Mark Silcox

Votes: 2,191

12. 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: 2,656

13. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.

Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James

Votes: 3,315

14. The Falling (2014)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.

Director: Carol Morley | Stars: Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Anna Burnett

Votes: 7,965

15. The Village (2013–2014)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.

Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy

Votes: 2,741

16. Little Dorrit (2008)

TV-PG | 34 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt

Votes: 10,506

17. Wendell & Wild (2022)

PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett

Votes: 12,913

18. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.

Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall

Votes: 13,217

19. Silk (2011–2014)

TV-14 | 1,056 min | Drama

Drama series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas and problems that modern day barristers have to face, and what it means to become a silk.

Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Theo Barklem-Biggs

Votes: 5,590

20. At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003)

TV-14 | Drama, Comedy

A normal everyday family strike it rich by winning the lottery. Their life dramatically changes with their new-found wealth.

Stars: Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Sarah Smart, Sarah Churm

Votes: 1,392

21. Three Girls (2017)

TV-14 | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Three young girls were groomed, sexually abused, and trafficked by a group of men in Rochdale, as well as the authorities failed to do anything about it.

Stars: Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz, Liv Hill, Paul Kaye

Votes: 5,231

22. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)

TV-PG | 1,349 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.

Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies

Votes: 1,997

23. Dance First (2023)

100 min | Biography, Drama

Many parts of the literary Samuel Beckett giant's life: Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Gabriel Byrne, Maxine Peake, Bronagh Gallagher

Votes: 323

24. dinnerladies (1998–2000)

TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy

Comedy about the workers in a factory canteen.

Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati

Votes: 2,783

25. Clocking Off (2000–2003)

55 min | Drama

Interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character.

Stars: Jack Deam, Tony Mooney, Joan Kempson, Siobhan Finneran

Votes: 596

26. The Way We Live Now (2001)

TV-14 | 75 min | Drama, Romance

Augustus Melmotte is a European-born city financier whose background is as mysterious as his business. Only weeks after his arrival in London, he announced a new venture and promises instant fortune.

Stars: David Suchet, Matthew Macfadyen, Cillian Murphy, Paloma Baeza

Votes: 3,326

27. The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )

Comedy

A series of self contained television movies starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. Noted for a high sense of parody of previous movies, literature, and generally everyone in sight.

Stars: Peter Richardson, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Nigel Planer

Votes: 1,637

28. Say Nothing (I)

Drama, History, Thriller | Filming

Spanning four tumultuous decades during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Stars: Martin McCann, Jack Myers, Isabelle Pratt, Owen James

29. Clubbed (2008)

95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An underworld drama set in the early 1980s, about a lonely factory worker whose life is transformed when he becomes a nightclub doorman.

Director: Neil Thompson | Stars: Mel Raido, Colin Salmon, Shaun Parkes, Scot Williams

Votes: 3,766

30. Criminal Justice (2008–2009)

Not Rated | 584 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Drama series following people accused of crimes and their journey through the British Criminal Justice System.

Stars: Ben Whishaw, Maxine Peake, Bill Paterson, Alice Sykes

Votes: 2,113

31. A Midsummer Night's Dream (I) (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A modern retelling of the classic fantasy drama by William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream holds a star-studded cast with euphoric effects and melodramatic storytelling.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: John Hannah, Elliot Levey, Eleanor Matsuura, Colin McFarlane

Votes: 833

32. This Morning (1988– )

150 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show

Magazine show featuring lifestyle, cookery, fashion and news segments, along with celebrity interviews and gossip.

Stars: Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes

Votes: 899

33. Early Doors (2003–2004)

30 min | Comedy

Set in The Grapes, where the daily life of the locals, including jack-the-lads Joe and Duffy, landlord Ken and his police officer cronies Phil and Nige, old git Tommy and single mum Janice - revolves around love, loneliness and urinals.

Stars: John Henshaw, Rita May, Mark Benton, Craig Cash

Votes: 2,544

34. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)

413 min | Comedy, Drama

New versions of Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time.

Stars: Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Harriet Walter, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 565

35. Peterloo (2018)

PG-13 | 154 min | Drama, History

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell, Philip Jackson

Votes: 5,473 | Gross: $0.15M

36. The Devil's Mistress (2008)

47 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Drama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.

Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm

Votes: 2,734

37. Anne (2022)

47 min | Drama, History

The story of Anne Williams' fight for the truth of her son's death.

Stars: Maxine Peake, Bobby Schofield, Rob Jarvis, Stephen Walters

Votes: 2,174

38. The Street (2006–2009)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Series of one-off dramas, each focusing on a different house within the same street.

Stars: Timothy Spall, Ger Ryan, Lee Ingleby, Christine Bottomley

Votes: 1,323

39. Private Peaceful (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, War

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jack O'Connell, George MacKay, John Lynch

Votes: 1,722

40. All or Nothing (2002)

R | 128 min | Drama

In a poor working class London home, Penny's love for her partner, taxi driver Phil, has run dry. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Alison Garland

Votes: 11,464 | Gross: $0.12M

41. Rules of the Game (2022)

57 min | Thriller

When new HR Director Maya begins her job at Fly, she tries to shake up the old fashioned lads culture and begins investigating historic cases of misconduct.

Stars: Maxine Peake, Susan Wokoma, Rakhee Thakrar, Kieran Bew

Votes: 2,124

42. See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)

180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A vivid drama which documents the notorious Moors murderers; Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris, Matthew McNulty

Votes: 1,584

43. The Bisexual (2018)

TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dramedy series examining the life of a woman who breaks off with her long term girlfriend and tries having a relationship with a man for a change.

Stars: Desiree Akhavan, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Saskia Chana

Votes: 1,410

44. Words of War

Drama, Thriller | Post-production

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's brave crusade, fighting for an independent voice in Putin's Russia.

Director: James Strong | Stars: Maxine Peake, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs, Naomi Battrick

45. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, History

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, James Fox, David Calder

Votes: 9,580 | Gross: $0.15M

46. Say Nothing (II)

Pre-production

Explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles, launching with the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville, 1 of many abductees dubbed The Disappeared.

Stars: Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, Maxine Peake, Megan Cusack

47. 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: 623

48. Room at the Top (2012)

120 min | Drama, Romance

An adaption of John Braine's novel.

Stars: Matthew McNulty, Maxine Peake, Jenna Coleman, Tom Brooke

Votes: 372

49. Children's Ward (1989–2000)

30 min | Drama

This British children's drama series, set in the children's ward of the fictitious South Park Hospital, tells the stories of the young patients and the staff present there.

Stars: Janette Beverley, Rita May, Carol Harvey, Jennifer Luckraft

Votes: 157

50. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 92 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A look at the life of 19th-century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister (1791-1840), who lived openly as a lesbian and kept diaries chronicling the details of her daily life.

Director: James Kent | Stars: Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Christine Bottomley

Votes: 2,251