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51. 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: 420
52. Cowboy Up (2001)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Two brothers, One is a bull rider, the other a rodeo bullfighter/stock contractor, clash over the love of barrel racer Celia Jones, while each comes into their own in their respective field in the rodeo world.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Marcus Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 958
53. Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987)
30 min | Comedy
Sketch-based show starring Victoria Wood, Dame Julie Walters, and many others. Included regular items such as "Acorn Antiques" with Julie as Mrs. Overall and a regular advice slot from Agony Aunt Kitty (Patricia Routledge).
Stars: Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston
Votes: 427
54. Going Straight (1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Patricia Brake, Richard Beckinsale, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Votes: 1,299
55. Strange Bedfellows (2004)
R | 100 min | Comedy
Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws.
Director: Dean Murphy | Stars: Michael Caton, Paul Hogan, Andy Pappas, Paula Duncan
Votes: 2,004
56. Anchoress (1993)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
In the 14th-century, a visionary girl is to become an Anchoress, a walled-in recluse, so that she can live in the Virgin's house forever. Over time she awakens to her own sensuality and explores her own female, earth-based spirituality.
Director: Chris Newby | Stars: Natalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 454
57.
Sunday Premiere (1986–1988)
Episode:
Tumbledown
(1988)
115 min
Based on the experiences of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence, M.C..
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Colin Firth, Paul Rhys, David Calder, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Votes: 588
58. Bandyta (1997)
102 min | Drama
In the start of the 1990s, the British government decided to send prisoners with short sentences to serve abroad. Some went to Romania, to serve in schools, orphanages, and hospitals. Some were brutal beasts.
Director: Maciej Dejczer | Stars: Til Schweiger, Polly Walker, Pete Postlethwaite, John Hurt
Votes: 1,052
59. Between Strangers (2002)
R | 95 min | Drama
Three women confront their pasts which changes their futures.
Director: Edoardo Ponti | Stars: Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 1,114
60. To Kill A Priest (1988)
R | 117 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland, Tim Roth
Votes: 1,688
61. Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992–1994)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Michael Kitchen, Suzanne Burden, John Warner
Votes: 361
62. The Dressmaker (1988)
92 min | Drama, Romance
In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their seventeen-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 274
63. 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: 384
64. El C.I.D. (1990–1992)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The series follows two policemen, Bromley and Blake, decide to uproot their lives and move to Spain. They move into luxury yacht 'El CID' on the sunny and relaxed Costa del Sol. But while ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bird, Simón Andreu, Tony Haygarth, Donald Churchill
Votes: 67
65. TFI Friday (1996–2015)
74 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Comedy, guest interviews and live bands in the studio, from a bar in London's riverside studios.
Stars: Chris Evans, Catalina Guirado, Cher, Sharleen Spiteri
Votes: 487
66. Fords on Water (1983)
83 min | Comedy
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
Director: Barry Bliss | Stars: Elvis Payne, Mark Wingett, Kathryn Apanowicz, Jason Rose
Votes: 52
67. Second City Firsts (1973– )
30 min | Drama
This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: Ken Kitson, Jean Heywood, Ivor Roberts, Alison Steadman
Votes: 24
68. Among Giants (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman drifter finds her soul-mate while working with an all-male crew painting giant electrical-generator towers.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James
Votes: 984 | Gross: $0.06M
69. The Age of Stupid (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.
Director: Franny Armstrong | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Jehangir Wadia, Alvin DuVernay, Layefa Malini
Votes: 4,707
70. Rat (2000)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A woman becomes furious when her husband arrives home from the local pub and turns into a rat.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton, Frank Kelly, David Wilmot
Votes: 1,015 | Gross: $0.00M
71. Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Victoria Wood, Caroline Aherne, Susie Blake, James Bolam
Votes: 252
72. Sunday Premiere (1986–1988)
90 min
Sunday night dramas on subjects as diverse as a dodgy doctor and a tale of cat lovers and the social circle they inhabit.
Stars: Paul McGann, Timothy West, Bill Fellows, Matthew Marsh
73. Wayward Son (1999)
96 min | Drama
A Southern man in the Depression tries to pick up the pieces of his life after being wrongly imprisoned for eleven years. He is befriended by a farmer whose daughter is emotionally and ... See full summary »
Director: Randall Harris | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Pete Postlethwaite, Patricia Clarkson, Vinessa Shaw
Votes: 146
74. Lost for Words (1999 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie, Jennifer Luckraft
Votes: 321
75. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
76. The Sins (2000)
420 min | Crime, Drama
Len, a former getaway driver, encounters the temptations of all the seven sins while desperately trying to solve personal and family issues, keep his job at his uncle's funeral home, and, most importantly, stay straight.
Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Caroline Hayes, Billie Cook
Votes: 140
77. Ghost Son (2007)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widowed newlywed stays on her deceased husband's South African farm, then bears a child who seems to be possessed by the dead man.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Votes: 848
78. Triggermen (2002)
R | 96 min | Crime, Comedy
One of two deadly hired kilers switches places with one of a duo of conmen in order to pursue love.
Director: John Bradshaw | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Neil Morrissey, Bill MacDonald, James Collins
Votes: 1,398
79. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 35
80. Crimetime (1996)
R | 118 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Bobby Mahon is an actor playing a notorious serial killer on prime-time television. The show becomes a hit, which encourages the real-life murderer on whom it's based, to go on a spree to make it on screen.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Pete Postlethwaite, Sadie Frost, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 904
81. The Limit (2004 Video)
R | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
Director: Lewin Webb | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Claire Forlani, Henry Czerny, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 518
82. When the Sky Falls (2000)
R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McNally
Votes: 782
83. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994 TV Special)
Family
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Leah Adler, Debbie Allen, Robert Altman
Votes: 386
84. Red Mercury (2005)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The Police have been alerted and they are ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Rachel Bell, David Bradley, Jessica Brooks, Alex Caan
Votes: 362
85. Horse in the House (1977–1979)
30 min | Drama, Family
Children's TV-show about kids who attempt to hide their horse, called Orbit, in the main larder in the third east wing of their country mansion, seeing as mum and dad wants to sell the horse to an Arab oil billionaire.
Stars: Kim McDonald, Alison Glennie, Pete Postlethwaite, David Sterne
Votes: 19
86. Suite 16 (1994)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
The disabled Glover asks gigolo Chris to bring out his erotic fantasies. Chris accepts the offer in exchange for a lot of money, and dives in bed with women in suite 16 while Glover watches. But then something goes horribly wrong.
Director: Dominique Deruddere | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Antonie Kamerling, Géraldine Pailhas, Tom Jansen
Votes: 664
87. Cyrano de Bergerac (1985 TV Movie)
176 min | Drama
The Royal Shakespeare Company's stage production of the story about the large-nosed swordsman/poet who writes love letters to Roxane, the woman he adores, to court her for the handsome Christian whom she loves.
Directors: Terry Hands, Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Jimmy Gardner, Richard Clifford, Robert Clare, Philip Dennis
Votes: 117
88. Butterfly Collectors (1999 TV Movie)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Whilst the plot centers around a policeman, this is not a police story. In fact John McKeown emphatically dislikes being a policeman. Two teenage boys discover a murdered man at a breakers ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Ruth Harrop, Jamie Draven, Ben Crompton, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 115
89. Doris and Doreen (1978 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
Doris and Doreen work for a large unnamed corporation. Changes are afoot, though they are not entirely sure what they are. Equipped with an indepth knowledge of regulations and paperwork they feel compelled to get to the bottom of it.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge, Pete Postlethwaite, Joan Sanderson
Votes: 51
90. Mitch (1984)
60 min | Drama
Mitch is a newspaper reporter with a difference, he cares about the people he reports.
Stars: John Thaw, David Calder, Clare Higgins, Gawn Grainger
Votes: 31
91. King's Man (2010)
TV-14 | 114 min | Drama
Children are targeted by a syndicate and forced into the sex trade. Distressed by the disappearance of her nieces while returning to Mexico Laura turns to a local minister who believes that God can help him get back the missing children.
Director: Brenton Covington | Stars: Joe Estevez, Doua Moua, Jose Rosete, Jon Lee Brody
Votes: 64
92. Omenisms (2006 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Behind the scenes of the horror remake The Omen (2006).
Director: Stephen French | Stars: Liev Schreiber, John Moore, David Thewlis, Julia Stiles
Votes: 70
93. Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
When a fatal kidnapping ignites a firestorm of suspicion and rage in idyllic 1933 San Jose, California, a hard-nosed young reporter takes on the powers-that-be to prevent the lynching of two men he believes are innocent.
Director: Tim Boxell | Stars: Gabriel Mann, Pete Postlethwaite, Emily Harrison, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 160 | Gross: $0.12M
94. Afternoon Off (1979 TV Movie)
63 min | Drama
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Henry Man, Benjamin Whitrow, Angela Morant, Pasquale Perrino
Votes: 62
95. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
96. Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (2003–2008)
40 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Andrew Denton, John Laws, Bryan Seymour, Kiruna Stamell
Votes: 135
97. Blind Justice (1988)
90 min | Drama
Frank Cartwright sets up is own democratic Chambers, putting together a group lawyers who are considered radicals by their previous employers.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Julian Wadham, Caroline Hutchison, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 21
98. Beyond Jurassic Park (2001 Video)
118 min | Documentary
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Christopher Boyes, Rick Carter, Vanessa Chester
Votes: 302
99. Plays for Britain (1976)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
Stars: Kevin McNally, Sheila Gish, Deborah Norton, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 23
100. Number 27 (1988 TV Movie)
74 min | Comedy
A contractor attempts to convince a 90-year old woman to sell her house but ends up falling in love with the house's history and befriending the old woman.
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Joyce Carey, Nigel Planer, Helena Michell, Edward Lyon
Votes: 33