Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Sue Johnston

1. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.

Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle

Votes: 225,165

2. Time (2021– )

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama

Eric is a prison officer who tries to protect those in his charge. When one of the most dangerous inmates identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his love for his family.

Stars: Siobhan Finneran, Sean Bean, Jodie Whittaker, Stephen Graham

Votes: 27,313

3. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)

TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.

Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe

Votes: 14,386

4. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

PG | 124 min | Drama, Romance

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern

Votes: 31,166 | Gross: $44.14M

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: 6,025

6. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)

TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.

Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White

Votes: 8,764

7. The Sandman (2020 Podcast Series)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When The Sandman is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth, he languishes for decades before finally escaping.

Stars: James McAvoy, Neil Gaiman, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Kat Dennings

Votes: 2,218

8. Imagine Me & You (2005)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.

Director: Ol Parker | Stars: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie

Votes: 36,030 | Gross: $0.67M

9. Truelove (2024– )

43 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other suffer a slow and painful decline they would engineer a dignified death. But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into shocking reality.

Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Clarke Peters, Peter Egan, Fiona Button

Votes: 732

10. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.

Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Tara Fitzgerald

Votes: 6,445

11. Would I Lie to You? (2007– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Two teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.

Stars: David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Rob Brydon, Paul Ridley

Votes: 9,697

12. Help (2021 TV Movie)

98 min | Drama

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hits.

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Jodie Comer, Arthur Hughes, Lesley Sharp, Stephen Graham

Votes: 12,105

13. Kiri (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.

Stars: Sarah Lancashire, Lia Williams, Lucian Msamati, Wunmi Mosaku

Votes: 3,053

14. Brookside (1982–2003)

25 min | Drama

The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England.

Stars: Dean Sullivan, Paul Byatt, Claire Sweeney, Alexandra Fletcher

Votes: 949

15. 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: 10,495

16. The Royle Family (1998–2012)

45 min | Comedy

A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.

Stars: Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson

Votes: 9,094

17. The Good Karma Hospital (2017–2023)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

Doctor Ruby Walker arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine and picture-perfect beaches, but not the realities of work at an under-resourced hospital.

Stars: Amanda Redman, Darshan Jariwala, Nimmi Harasgama, Neil Morrissey

Votes: 2,876

18. 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: 1,994

19. Brassed Off (1996)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.

Director: Mark Herman | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson

Votes: 20,955 | Gross: $2.56M

20. Moving On (2009– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama

Series of daytime plays set in contemporary Britain, all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of life change.

Stars: Neil Bell, Alicia Brockenbrow, John Draycott, Olivia Fenton

Votes: 514

21. 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: 323

22. Death on the Tyne (2018 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy

There is a serial killer loose on the overnight ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam. Draper's Tours hostess Gemma Draper & her trusty coach driver Terry must help identify the killer before the sabotaged ship sinks.

Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Taj Atwal, Jason Cook, James Fleet, Tony Gardner

Votes: 992

23. The Cockfields (2019–2021)

30 min | Comedy

Simon's 40th birthday turns into another lovely family weekend back at home when well-meaning relatives get more and more annoying with every passing hour.

Stars: Sue Johnston, Joe Wilkinson, Ben Rufus Green, Susannah Fielding

Votes: 1,425

24. Loose Women (1999– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Lively daytime TV show, in which four "loose women" chat about news, issues and life in general.

Stars: Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin, Kaye Adams

Votes: 1,391

25. Witness Number 3 (2022)

45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jodie runs a hairdressing salon and one day at work, she glances out of the window and in a split second, she witnesses a killer and his victim moments before a murder.

Stars: Ruaridh Mollica, Nina Toussaint-White, Sion Daniel Young, Cole Martin

Votes: 1,305

26. 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: 1,322

27. Cutting It (2002–2005)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Romance

Drama about the bitter rivalries, professional and personal, between the workers of the Henshall-Ferraday hair salon in Manchester.

Stars: Sarah Parish, Jason Merrells, Angela Griffin, Sian Reeves

Votes: 564

28. 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: 896

29. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.

Stars: Mark Strong, Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi, David Morrissey

Votes: 1,224

30. Face (I) (1997)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the face of demise in his values, a socialist in England decides to form a gang and rob banks for a living.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Steve Sweeney, Gerry Conlon

Votes: 4,806

31. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )

Drama

A series of murders from all periods introduced by Edward Woodward

Stars: Edward Woodward, Martin Reeve, Michael Wardle, Saskia Abbott

Votes: 78

32. Hold the Sunset (2018–2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Neighbours Edith and Phil are keen to start a relationship and a new life abroad. Those plans are disrupted when Edith's immature fiftysomething son Roger moves back home after leaving his wife and children.

Stars: John Cleese, Jason Watkins, Alison Steadman, Rosie Cavaliero

Votes: 886

33. Strictly Come Dancing (2004– )

TV-PG | 85 min | Music, Reality-TV

A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges' scores and viewer votes.

Stars: Alan Dedicoat, Craig Revel Horwood, Tess Daly, David Arch

Votes: 1,884

34. Higglytown Heroes (2004–2008)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Higglytown is full of everyday heroes like Mail Carrier Hero (Kathie Lee Gifford), Fireman Hero (Donald Faison), and Bus Driver Hero (Stuart Pankin). This inventive series taught children about their ever-growing environment in an entertaining way.

Stars: Robert Grovich, Dee Bradley Baker, Frankie Ryan Manriquez, Liliana Mumy

Votes: 678

35. Preaching to the Perverted (1997)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

While working for a conservative MP, an IT professional infiltrates a BDSM club and falls for the head dominatrix.

Director: Stuart Urban | Stars: Guinevere Turner, Christien Anholt, Tom Bell, Julie Graham

Votes: 1,374

36. Horizon (I) (1964– )

50 min | Documentary

British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.

Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach

Votes: 1,149

37. A Passionate Woman (2010)

90 min | Drama

Leeds, 1950s, Betty (Billie Piper) is a married mother whose life is changed forever after falling hopelessly in love with her charismatic neighbour, "Craze" (Theo James). Feeling trapped ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Theo James, Sue Johnston, Kelly Harrison, Alun Armstrong

Votes: 316

38. Generation Z

Horror, Comedy | Filming

Dambury, where a chemical leak outside a care home starts an apocalypse led by old-aged pensioners hungry for human flesh. A group of teenagers are caught up in the virus when one of the gang's grandmothers becomes infected and attacks her

Stars: Robert James-Collier, Chris Reilly, Ellora Torchia, Joss Carter

39. 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: 2,086

40. 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: 621

41. Age Before Beauty (2018)

Not Rated | 56 min | Drama

Age Before Beauty centers around an eclectic crew of characters who manage a family-owned beauty salon.

Stars: Polly Walker, James Murray, Sue Johnston, Robson Green

Votes: 414

42. Celebrity Gogglebox (2019– )

50 min | Reality-TV

Celebrity Gogglebox is a spin off series of the successful Channel 4 series Gogglebox.

Stars: Craig Cash, Nick Grimshaw, Liv Grimshaw, Gyles Brandreth

Votes: 564

43. Screenplay (1986–1993)

Drama

An anthology drama series.

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

Votes: 95

44. Lorraine (2001– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Early morning chat show presented by Lorraine Kelly, with celebrity interviews, cooking tips, fashion features and musical guests.

Stars: Lorraine Kelly, Mark Heyes, Tasmin Lucia-Khan, Hilary Jones

Votes: 255

45. The Turn of the Screw (2009 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A naive and sexually repressed young governess is haunted by the ghosts of previous occupants of a mansion.

Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Michelle Dockery, Eva Sayer, Josef Lindsay, Dan Stevens

Votes: 1,711

46. Crime Traveller (1997)

50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Jeff Slade teams up with scientist Holly Turner, whose late father has created a time machine that can travel back several hours. Together they solve mysteries using the device.

Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell

Votes: 462

47. Clatterford (2006–2009)

60 min | Comedy

The comical misadventures of friends involved with a women's club. Retitled as "Clatterford" in the United States.

Stars: Sue Johnston, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, Jennifer Saunders

Votes: 1,323

48. Performance (1991–1998)

180 min | Drama

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

Stars: Ian Holm, Elizabeth McGovern, Ronald Pickup, Jane Horrocks

Votes: 93

49. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011– )

Reality-TV

A spin-off from Antiques Road Trip (2010) in which two teams consisting of an expert and a celebrity buy antiques to sell at auction, hoping to make a profit and give it to charity.

Stars: Tim Wonnacott, David Harper, James Braxton, Philip Serrell

Votes: 112

50. 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: 1,677