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1. Silent Witness (1996– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Votes: 12,706
2. Benidorm (2007–2018)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
British comedy series following holidaymakers at the Solana Resort in Benidorm. Hilarity ensues as guests try to get value for their Euros.
Stars: Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Tony Maudsley, Elsie Kelly
Votes: 7,090
3. 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: 8,992
4. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 1,918
5. 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: 2,622
6. Kingdom (2007–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Solicitor Peter Kingdom runs a small Norfolk legal practice with apprentice Lyle and secretary Gloria, assisting eccentric locals. Peter lives with unstable sister Beatrice and recently lost half-brother Simon mysteriously.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Karl Davies, Celia Imrie, Tony Slattery
Votes: 2,958
7. Ultimate Force (2002–2006)
TV-MA | 1,105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Explosive military drama about a crack SAS team. There's a life-or-death mission, reputations at stake, and stamina sorely tested at a combat survival weekend.
Stars: Ross Kemp, Miles Anderson, Christopher Fox, Danny Sapani
Votes: 2,338
8. I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Paul McGann, Zam Baring, Ian Porter
Votes: 2,335
9. Naked Video (1986–1991)
30 min | Comedy
Influential sketch show spun off from a long running Scottish radio show. It introduced the world to Glaswegian street philosopher Rab C. Nesbitt and The Baldy Man. Harry Enfield, Steve Coogan and Rik Mayall all wrote for the show.
Stars: Ron Bain, Gregor Fisher, Andy Gray, Helen Lederer
Votes: 171
10. Helen West (2002)
289 min | Drama, Mystery
A workaholic with a messy personal life, Helen West juggles gruesome cases of domestic abuse, sexual molestation and murder alongside her rocky relationship with policeman Chief Superintendent Bailey.
Stars: Amanda Burton, Conor Mullen, Nicholas Woodeson, Martin Freeman
Votes: 190
11. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
12. Love Soup (2005–2008)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alice Chenery and Gil Raymond are perfect for each other. They like the same things, respect the same things, and share the same beliefs. The only problem is that they are completely unaware of each other's existence.
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Montserrat Lombard, Sheridan Smith, Owen Brenman
Votes: 573
13. The Black Velvet Gown (1991 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama
In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy
Votes: 658
14. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
15. Body & Soul (1993– )
300 min | Drama
A nun discovers she has more to give outside her convent.
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sandra Voe, Anthony Valentine, Amanda Redman
Votes: 328
16. The Brief (2004–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Henry Farmer is a clever criminal law barrister whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases that only he can win.
Stars: Alan Davies, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Linda Bassett
Votes: 482
17. Tutti Frutti (1987)
69 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Trouble ensues for the Majestics, Scotland's "Kings of Rock", when a good-looking redhead joins the band on tour.
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Maurice Roëves, Emma Thompson, Stuart McGugan
Votes: 455
18. Maelstrom (1985)
300 min | Thriller
Why did the millionaire leave a fortune to a unknown woman? After inheriting property there, Catherine Durrell travels to Norway where she gets caught up in a 'maelstrom' of murder and terror.
Stars: Tusse Silberg, David Beames, Edita Brychta, Christopher Scoular
Votes: 455
19. Class Act (1994–1995)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Kate Swift has always know her place in the world. "I was a rich bitch! I was good at it! I liked it!" Imagine her horror when both her husband and all her ill-gotten cash vanish, leaving ... See full summary »
Stars: Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner, John Bowe, Richard Vernon
Votes: 124
20. City Lights (1984–1991)
30 min | Comedy
A bank teller with dreams of being a writer sets the scene for this rich comedy of grasping defeat from the jaws of victory life asserting wry sitcom.
Stars: Jonathan Watson, Gerard Kelly, Jan Wilson, Dave Anderson
Votes: 114
21. Your Cheatin' Heart (1990– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
From Wikipedia: a BBC television comedy-drama series set in Scotland's country-music scene.
Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Tilda Swinton, Ken Stott, Katy Murphy
Votes: 76
22. St. Ives (1998)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Miranda Richardson, Richard E. Grant, Anna Friel
Votes: 827
23. She's Out (1995)
306 min | Crime, Drama
Dolly Rawlins has just been released from prison after serving 5 years (stated on the credits of the original TV series) for murdering her husband Harry after a robbery that she and several... See full summary »
Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 105
24. The Hello Girls (1996–1998)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
"The Hello Girls" is a "dramedy" about a group of mostly young women working as telephone operators in the city of Derby UK, and deals with their escapades both on the job and off. The two ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Amy Marston, Stephanie Turner, Letitia Dean, Samantha Seager
Votes: 64
25. Badger by Owl-Light (1982– )
50 min | Thriller
A hitman is sent on the trail of a cult leader after a bomb explosion in London.
Stars: Cavan Kendall, Heather Wright, Bernard Horsfall, Carole Mowlam
Votes: 14
26. Wonderful You (1999– )
51 min | Drama, Romance
Lives of a group of people in their early thirties. The principal plot line revolves around the relationship between Marshall, his girlfriend Clare and her old friend Henry, who remains madly in love with her.
Stars: Greg Wise, Richard Lumsden, Lucy Akhurst, Dorian Healy
Votes: 54
27. A Kick Up the Eighties (1981–1984)
30 min | Comedy
Sketch show that originally explored a theme each week (work, death, sex).
Stars: Ron Bain, Miriam Margolyes, Roger Sloman, Tracey Ullman
Votes: 70
28. The Blackheath Poisonings (1992)
180 min | Crime, Drama, History
The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied together in business and marriage, living under the same roof.
Stars: Christine Kavanagh, Ian McNeice, Zoë Wanamaker, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 181
29. Badger (1999–2000)
50 min | Drama, Crime
Drama series about a police wildlife liaison officer and others who help him fight wildlife crime set in the rural county of Northumberland.
Stars: Jerome Flynn, Adrian Bower, Kevin Doyle, Phillippa Wilson
Votes: 41
30. The Justice Game (1989– )
50 min | Drama
Criminal lawyer Dominic Rossi returns Glasgow and an unprovoked murder that leads to an investigation in to corruption at the hands of a Mr Big called Tim Forsythe.
Stars: Denis Lawson, Hilton McRae, Paul Brooke, Diana Quick
Votes: 28
31. Square Mile of Murder (1980)
Crime, Mystery
This six part drama series was based on a book by Jack House of the same name. Depicting real life murders that took place in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow. Each episode features a different murder mystery.
Stars: Andrew Keir, James Hazeldine, Gerda Stevenson, George Baker
Votes: 5
32. Amazing Grace (1998)
15 min | Short, Drama
One night a young man (Aidan Gillen) arrives in the midst of London's Soho. He's from Belfast, he's anxious, and he looks like he's running away from something. Then, by chance, he meets ... See full summary »
Director: Maeve Murphy | Stars: Clare Cathcart, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 15
33. Blue Black Permanent (1992)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Barbara Thorburn wiles away the hours with memories of Greta, her mother, the poet.
Director: Margaret Tait | Stars: Celia Imrie, Jack Shepherd, Gerda Stevenson, James Fleet
Votes: 198
34. StarStreet (2001– )
25 min | Drama, Family, Music
British children's television series.
Stars: Pollyanna Rose, Thaila Zucchi, Rebecca Hunter, Ashley Taylor Dawson
Votes: 32
35. Border Cafe (2000)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Dreams meet reality at a meeting place on the borders of Lancashire, Cheshire and Wales.
Stars: Elizabeth Carling, Sean Gallagher, Georgia Mackenzie, Antony Strachan
Votes: 78
36. The Slab Boys (1997)
97 min | Drama
In 1957 Paisley, Scotland, three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory in this exuberant piece of social-observation cinema that focuses on the boys' obsession with lust, music, and "getting out."
Director: John Byrne | Stars: Robin Laing, Russell Barr, Bill Gardiner, Louise Berry
Votes: 92
37. World Tour of Scotland (1994)
180 min | Documentary, Comedy
The Big Yin shows us what he loves about his homeland during his 1994 World Tour of Scotland.
Star: Billy Connolly
Votes: 275
38. Living It (2005– )
Drama, Family
Stars: Francesca Bailey, Lauren Titcombe, Joseph Scatley, Bethany Muir
Votes: 11
39. Score (2001 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
Teammates dream of spending their lottery winnings on frivolous things, but their wives and girlfriends think otherwise.
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Sue Johnston, Robert Pugh, Alun Armstrong, Mark Lewis Jones
Votes: 48
40. World Tour of Australia (1996– )
Documentary, Comedy
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia is the second in a line of 'world tours' that follow comedian Billy Connolly on his various travels across the globe.
Stars: Billy Connolly, Wendy Whiteley, Johannes O'Rinda, Ken Done
Votes: 182
41. He-Play (1990–1992)
11 min | Short, Drama
Short plays by male writers new to television drama.
Stars: Ian Deame, Bryan Lawrence, Alan Gilchrist, Michael Maloney
Votes: 5
42. Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (1984– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, John Sessions, Louise Gold, Ron Bain
Votes: 32
43. Reporting Scotland (1997– )
News
Stars: Stephen Samson, Gordon Cree, J.K. Rowling, Janey Godley
Votes: 47
44. Sin on Saturday (1982)
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Bernard Falk, Robbie Coltrane, Elaine Loudon, Oliver Reed
45. Love Soup: Editing Love Soup (2008 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Sandy Johnson, John MacDonnell, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Owen Brenman
46.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
(1993)
30 min | Drama
In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, ... See full summary »
Director: John Byrne | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, John Sessions, Celia Imrie, Ruth McGhie
Votes: 26
47.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Satan's Chimney
(2001)
TV-MA | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A killer manages to fire a bullet through a plate glass window without breaking it, but how?
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Marcus Knibbs, Lorraine Hilton, Mary Tamm, Nina Bhirangi
Votes: 388
48.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Black Canary
(1998)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A retired female illusionist dies in mysterious circumstances. Maddy and Jonathan are called upon to investigate.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Suzanna Hamilton, Francis Matthews, Murray Melvin
Votes: 475
49.
He-Play (1990–1992)
Episode:
Accentuate the Positive
(1992)
11 min | Short, Drama
Over dinner in a restaurant Mark, a young gay man whose former lover has died from Aids, discusses with his new partner David the pros and cons of HIV testing in their situation. Mark ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Tyrwhitt | Stars: Gary Kemp, Richard Dormer
50.
Badger (1999–2000)
Episode:
It's a Jungle Out There
(1999)
Drama, Crime
DC Tom McCabe finds himself on the trail of a gang of deer poachers.
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Jerome Flynn, Adrian Bower, Rebecca Lacey, Joe Caffrey