Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Simon Vaughan

1. War & Peace (2016)

TV-14 | 63 min | Drama, History, Romance

As the Russian conflict with Napoleon reaches its peak, five aristocratic families face the possibility of their lives being changed forever.

Stars: Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson

Votes: 26,657

2. Les Misérables (2018–2019)

TV-14 | 372 min | Drama, Romance

Television adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.

Stars: Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley

Votes: 9,300

3. Ripper Street (2012–2016)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn

Votes: 22,519

4. Grange Hill (1978–2008)

30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.

Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan

Votes: 1,661

5. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine

Votes: 29,873 | Gross: $1.74M

6. Titanic (2012)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, History

The world's largest ship, the R.M.S. Titanic, meets with disaster when she strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage.

Stars: Peter McDonald, Steven Waddington, Glen Blackhall, Ruth Bradley

Votes: 3,580

7. The Collection (2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business, spearheaded by two clashing brothers.

Stars: Richard Coyle, Mamie Gummer, Tom Riley, Alix Poisson

Votes: 2,424

8. Parade's End (2012)

TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Revolves around a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette.

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Roger Allam, Adelaide Clemens

Votes: 10,746

9. Screen Two (1985–1998)

TV-14 | 120 min | Drama

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones

Votes: 246

10. Ben Hur (2010)

180 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Jewish prince seeks revenge after an old friend wrongly imprisons him and his family.

Stars: Joseph Morgan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily VanCamp, Kristin Kreuk

Votes: 2,212

11. SS-GB (2017)

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

A British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II.

Stars: Sam Riley, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock, Kate Bosworth

Votes: 3,652

12. Containment (I) (2015)

TV-14 | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

What happens when an epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together.

Directors: Chris Carr, Roland Holmes, Neil Mcenery-West | Stars: Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Gabriel Senior, Andrew Leung

Votes: 3,446

13. Coco Chanel (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 139 min | Biography, Drama

The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Barbora Bobulova, Shirley MacLaine, Olivier Sitruk, Valentina Lodovini

Votes: 3,816

14. Combat Hospital (2011)

42 min | Drama, War

Portrays doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan.

Stars: Michelle Borth, Luke Mably, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock

Votes: 2,352

15. A Bear Named Winnie (2004 TV Movie)

PG | 90 min | Drama, War

The extraordinary veritable story of the black bear who would become the inspiration for the stories of A.A. Milne, and the heroic man who saved her life.

Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Gil Bellows, David Suchet, Stephen Fry

Votes: 1,202

16. Screenplay (1986–1993)

Drama

An anthology drama series.

Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 95

17. Watership Down (1999–2001)

TV-Y7 | 44 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The adventures of a warren of rabbits as they struggle to develop their new home and protect it from the various threats they face.

Stars: Andrew Falvey, Stephen Mangan, Lee Ross, Sue Elliott-Nichols

Votes: 1,072

18. Fungus the Bogeyman (2004)

PG | 150 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Fungus' job is to venture above Bogeydom and scare Drycleaners (aka humans). Unfortunately, a crisis happens when a Drycleaner discovers the existence of Bogeys.

Stars: Martin Clunes, Fay Ripley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Clare Thomas

Votes: 400

19. Wallis & Edward (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world. Wallis and Edward is an ... See full summary »

Director: David Moore | Stars: Joely Richardson, David Westhead, Lisa Kay, Helena Michell

Votes: 520

20. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003– )

TV-MA | 175 min | Drama, History

A true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.

Stars: Paul Doucet, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Clare Stone, Max Morrow

Votes: 382

21. Diamonds (2009 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

A complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business, wrapped around a murder of a United States Senator's daughter.

Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: James Purefoy, Judy Davis, Derek Jacobi, Joanne Kelly

Votes: 265

22. The Adventures of Toad (1996 TV Movie)

52 min | Animation, Family

Toad's life is just one big adventure. His home, Toad Hall, has been taken over by the wicked weasels and ferrets. It's now up to Toad and his riverbank friends to embark on the biggest adventure of all - the Great Battle of Toad Hall.

Director: Martin Gates | Stars: Richard Briers, Peter Davison, Paul Eddington, Hugh Laurie

Votes: 33

23. Double First (1988– )

60 min | Comedy

In the 1960's N.V. Standish graduated from Oxford an accomplished novelist and a fine athlete, yet is found 25 years later to be flipping burgers. His sisters Louise and Mary decide to look... See full summary »

Stars: Michael Williams, Ann Bell, Jennifer Hilary, Holly Aird

Votes: 14

24. The Adventures of Mole (1995 TV Movie)

52 min | Animation, Family

Mole decides it's time for an adventure! It isn't long before he discovers all the fun and thrills of the riverbank in the company of his new found friend, Rat.

Director: Martin Gates | Stars: Richard Briers, Peter Davison, Paul Eddington, Hugh Laurie

Votes: 48

25. Rabbit, Run (TV Movie)

Drama | Announced

A man who is unhappy in his marriage keeps running away from his troubles. TV adaptation of John Updike's novels.

26. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: Words of Love (1989)

TV-14 | 65 min | Drama

2 February 1959. The Winter Dance party, Clear Lake, Iowa - another date on Buddy Holly's whistle-stop tour. Across the Atlantic, a schoolboy models his life on the rock 'n' roll star whose... See full summary »

Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Tom Bell, Liz Smith, Rowena Roberts

Votes: 13

27. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.1 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Imelda comes to school with some hair dye and a "hit list". The newly acquired 6th form building leaves something to be desired.

Director: Edward Pugh | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 13

28. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.3 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Calley and Ronnie use their secret language, Vince shows Hollo a secret room, and Mr. Griffiths prepares for "Operation Harriet".

Director: Edward Pugh | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 11

29. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.4 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Operation Harriet seems to be successful, but the arrival of the donkey has not gone unnoticed. Radio Grange Hill gains support from the staff.

Director: Edward Pugh | Stars: John Alford, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles, Ruth Carraway

Votes: 9

30. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.5 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Roland negotiates with Mr. Griffiths for a larger common room, and more and more people are finding out about Harriet.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 12

31. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.6 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Imelda reveals the secret of Harriet to Mrs. McClusky, and Zammo gets back together with Jackie.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 11

32. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.7 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Ziggy and Robbie cause chaos while fetching a reel of cable, and Danny Kendall's father visits the school. Imelda lets Harriet loose, and she damages two cars.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 11

33. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.8 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Vince and Hollo propose that the bottle day money is put towards helping Danny Kendall, and Radio Grange Hill gets a test run.

Director: Margie Barbour | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 9

34. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.9 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Fund-raising meetings are held. Imelda gets into a fight with Ronnie. Hollo is surprised to learn that Gonch has been dating Ronnie.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 11

35. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.10 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Imelda finally takes her stubbornness too far, Gonch returns, and Jackie decides she'll forgo the barge trip and go with Zammo instead.

Director: David Bell | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 10

36. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.11 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

It's the day of the barge trip. Who is the shadowy figure lurking in the bushes? Is there enough room on the barge to hold Fred's enormous wardrobe, and ego?

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 12

37. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.12 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

As the barge trip comes to an end, Ant saves Freddy from being gassed, and Ziggy falls out of a tree.

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, George Ballantine, Aran Bell

Votes: 11

38. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.13 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Interviews are recorded for the radio. Mrs. Reagan isn't pleased to see her daughter riding pillion on Banksie's motorbike.

Director: David Bell | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Alison Bettles, George Christopher

Votes: 12

39. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.14 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Can Ziggy conquer his fear of heights to erect the banner? Jackie comes to school with an engagement ring.

Director: David Bell | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Neil Betterton

Votes: 9

40. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.15 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Gonch takes Harriet out for donkey rides in the park, and Cleaver wrecks the secret den.

Director: David Bell | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Justin Beckett, Aran Bell

Votes: 9

41. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.16 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Banksie changes his mind about his work experience after meeting Lucy and Perry. Harriet the donkey falls sick.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Jimmy Carr, Ruth Carraway

Votes: 8

42. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.17 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Gonch convinces Trevor that the school is haunted. A teacher-student meeting ends abruptly when all of the students' ideas are summarily rejected.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 8

43. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.18 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

The 6th form get their exam results, Trevor has a meeting with the "Grange Hill Ghost" and Ant Jones can't please either his own St Joe's team or his old Grange Hill friends.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 8

44. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.19 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Julia starts spying for her father, and the school handbook continues to be misinterpreted as a protest.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 8

45. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.21 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Mrs. McClusky is angry at Mr. Bronson for the rulebook, Danny Kendall's return sparks a new feud with St Joseph, and Trevor finally pushes Mr. Scott too far.

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles, Ruth Carraway

Votes: 8

46. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.22 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Radio Grange Hill stages a sit-in protest. Jackie and Zammo begin to have second thoughts about their marriage.

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 8

47. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.23 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Trevor Cleaver gets his come-uppance when he participates in an exorcism of the Grange Hill Ghost.

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 8

48. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #10.24 (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Family

After the staff versus pupils cricket match, Zammo and Jackie make a surprise announcement.

Director: John Smith | Stars: John Alford, Amma Asante, Aran Bell, Alison Bettles

Votes: 10

49. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #11.1 (1988)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Misdirecting the new first formers becomes a fun pastime for Grange Hill. A thief is targeting school property. Julia has gone, and Fred wastes no time making advances towards her best friend Laura.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Kerry Binns, Sarah Butler, Ruth Carraway

Votes: 17

50. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode: Episode #11.2 (1988)

Comedy, Drama, Family

Justine finds that Tegs has been up to no good, but she's in trouble herself for her fancy blouse. There's a surprise in store for Laura when she gets home.

Director: Albert Barber | Stars: John Alford, Kerry Binns, Robert Charge, George Christopher

Votes: 13