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1. Vera (2011–2025)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 20,174
2. The Secret Garden (1993)
G | 101 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott
Votes: 44,539 | Gross: $31.18M
3. Flyboys (2006)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Drama, History
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: James Franco, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, Scott Hazell
Votes: 44,546 | Gross: $13.08M
4. Wire in the Blood (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England.
Stars: Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Emma Handy, Mark Penfold
Votes: 9,387
5. The Paradise (2012–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.
Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Emun Elliott, Stephen Wight, Sonya Cassidy
Votes: 12,613
6. Duplicity (2009)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 52,266 | Gross: $40.57M
7. Erik the Viking (1989)
PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt
Votes: 14,485 | Gross: $1.93M
8. 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: 247
9. Waterland (1992)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery
In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Grant Warnock
Votes: 2,461 | Gross: $1.03M
10. Moby Dick (2011)
PG | 184 min | Adventure, Drama
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Stars: William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 2,223
11. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.
Director: Alek Keshishian | Stars: Madonna, Donna DeLory, Niki Haris, Luis Camacho
Votes: 10,048 | Gross: $15.01M
12. Jack & Sarah (1995)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young American woman becomes a nanny in the home of a recent British widower.
Director: Tim Sullivan | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 5,563 | Gross: $0.22M
13. Our Girl (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Action, Drama, War
Our Girl is the story of Molly Dawes, born and raised in the London Borough of Newham. Molly is the eldest of seven kids with little future, an abusive father, and a mother who always ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Flossy Grounds, Lacey Turner, Mimi Keene, Kerry Godliman
Votes: 1,795
14. Screen One (1985–2002)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
Stars: Mark Chapman, Alfred Molina, Julie Walters, Geraldine James
Votes: 139
15. Love Lies Bleeding (2006 TV Movie)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Self-made millionaire Mark Terry has no idea that his world is about to turn upside down when an old school friend appears with a grudge against him.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Martin Kemp, Hugo Speer, Claire Goose, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 71
16. The Murder Room (2004–2005)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Adam Dalgliesh looks into the connection between the grisly exhibits at the Dupayne family museum and the murder of adopted son Neville.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Janie Dee, Samantha Bond, Kerry Fox
Votes: 550
17. Happiness (2001–2003)
30 min | Comedy
Danny Spencer is a voice artist who is recently bereaved and having a mid life crisis. As he continues to voice a kung fu bear he must also deal with his friends, including a high school ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Johnny Vegas, Pearce Quigley, Mark Heap
Votes: 140
18. Fallen Angel (I) (2007)
205 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ethereal beauty Angel Wharton (Emilia Fox) is the devil in disguise. When she kidnaps a child as prey for a pedophile, you know she is evil. But what, or who, made her that way? This ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Dance, Clare Holman, Barbara Wilshere, Emilia Fox
Votes: 390
19. Carla (2003 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama, Thriller
The meeting of the quiet Helen North and the charismatic Carla on a beautiful Greek island leads to tragic consequences.
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Lesley Sharp, Helen McCrory, Iain Glen, Shaun Dingwall
Votes: 96
20. Midnight Man (2008)
Drama, Thriller
Conspiracy thriller starring James Nesbitt as a down-on-his-luck journalist who uncovers a dangerous secret.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Catherine McCormack, Rupert Graves, Reece Dinsdale
Votes: 281
21. We Are Monster (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
On 8th February 2000 at Feltham Young Offenders Institute, Robert Stewart, a known violent racist was placed in a cell with Zahid Mubarek, eventually leading to Mubarek's murder 6 weeks later.
Director: Antony Petrou | Stars: Leeshon Alexander, Aymen Hamdouchi, Gethin Anthony, Justin Salinger
Votes: 610
22. Ladder of Swords (1989)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Don, his alcoholic wife Denise and Daley 'The Dancing Bear' are waiting on the moors to hear about a job. However, a fight, a disappearance and a death leads to unwanted attention from the police but a budding romance with a local widow.
Director: Norman Hull | Stars: Martin Shaw, Eleanor David, Bob Peck, Simon Molloy
Votes: 59 | Gross: $0.01M
23. My Butterfly (2018)
Short, Drama
Boxing champion Cole Smith has the world at his feet. However, Cole isn't the man everyone thinks he is. He isn't a man. He's a woman, trapped in a body that isn't his. He's a she. And she's a Butterfly.
Director: Matt Diss | Stars: Leeshon Alexander, Emma Rigby, Ben Wigzell, Noel Clarke
Votes: 15
24. Ad Men (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
How a small group of young and creative radicals shook up British advertising.
Director: Mandy Chang | Stars: Tim Bell, John Hegarty, Alan Parker, David Puttnam
25. Days of Darkness (2005 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
The story of an American doctor who is forced to operate on her own breast cancer whilst trapped in a research station in the South Pole. Based on true events.
Director: Jenny Ash | Stars: Lesley Sharp, Rory McCann, Anna-Louise Plowman, Jake Broder
Votes: 10
26. Nefertiti Resurrected (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
Dr. Joann Fletchers, an Egyptologist finds three abandoned mummies in a tomb in the Valley Of Kings. She thinks the third mummy is the forgotten legend, once the most powerful woman on ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Wortman | Stars: Tamara Tunie, Joann Fletcher, Jason Yates
Votes: 130
27. The Last American Freak Show (1994 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Following the life of the carnival with the last remaining "freaks" as they head south to Florida for the winter break.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Ward Hall, Dick Brisbane, Chris M. Christ, Percilla Lauther
28. Nowadays (2020)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Max Sherman | Stars: Zachary Zamsky, Nina Kiri, Jacqueline Knight, Aaron Serotsky
31. Little White Lies (2010)
13 min | Short, Drama
Two young brothers, both in temporary foster care, look forward to a picnic with Mum but the unexpected arrival of Mums new boyfriend Greg, has unforeseen and dramatic consequences. What do... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Napier | Stars: Christine Bottomley, Nehemieh Goodridge, Joe McFadden, William Wright-Neblett
32. Love Me Tender (1997 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A 30 minute BBC TV comedy drama. Elvis Presley is the idol of a Glaswegian housewife, Rose (Julie Graham). She works long hours in part-time jobs saving money to visit Gracelands and this ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Harkins | Stars: Julie Graham, Stuart McQuarrie, Alexander Morton, Gavin Mitchell
33. The Sitcom Story (2003– )
60 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Stars: Dawn French, Ardal O'Hanlon, Richard Wilson, Richard Briers
34. Narance (1995)
12 min | Short, Drama
Director: Patrick Harkins | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Peter Mullan
35. The Last Ten Minutes (1995)
Short, Drama
Director: Patrick Harkins | Star: Robert Carlyle
Votes: 8
36. Annotations (2001)
14 min | Short
Director: Christophe Gérard | Stars: Raita Nakajima, Jonathan Stone
37. City Lives: Berlin (2000)
52 min | Documentary
Berlin is changing fast, wrestling with the past in pursuit of is future, trying to leave behind the familiar images of decadence, fascism and cold war. This film directed by Veit Helmer ... See full summary »
Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Katarina Witt, Daniel Libeskind, Markus Wolf, Frederick Studemann
39. Nightlife (1996 TV Movie)
Drama
Robin lives in Glasgow, in a room with a view of the park. This park becomes a no-go area during the night, but even Robin doesn't get out of her house at all because she's too scared. She ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Harkins | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Cake, Tony Curran
Votes: 14
40.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Running Late
(1992)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Big-headed London TV show-host George Grant goes about his daily business of hurrying and barking at people when an urgent telephone call from his wife sends him on his way to meet her in a... See full summary »
Director: Udayan Prasad | Stars: Peter Bowles, Michael Byrne, Adrian Rawlins, Suzette Llewellyn
Votes: 48
41.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(1994)
TV-14 | 93 min | Drama
A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.
Director: Barry Devlin | Stars: Paddy Scully, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Kevin McNally, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 82
42.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
A Little Bit of Love
(2003)
30 min | Comedy
When Miles Davis helps ruin a potential romance Danny turns to rachel and a cure for baldness
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Pearce Quigley, Johnny Vegas, Clive Russell
Votes: 7
43.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
A Nice Person
(2003)
30 min | Comedy
Danny wants to be nice, Terry wants an affair and Sid and Charlie want to be global capitalists
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Donald Douglas, Paul Whitehouse, Fiona Allen, Mark Heap
44.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
Celebration
(2001)
30 min | Comedy
Danny gets nominated for a bafta but can't go as he has promised to go to his girlfriends dad's party
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Mark Heap, Ania Sowinski, Clive Russell
Votes: 11
45.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
Chained to an Idiot
(2001)
30 min | Comedy
Danny's Libido Is Off The Leash And Goes To One Of Angus' Parties. Cocaine,Dance Music,Young Girls Its All So Shallow But If It Gets You Laid
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Clive Russell, Pearce Quigley, Johnny Vegas
Votes: 8
46.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
Desperate Dan
(2001)
30 min | Comedy
Everything's Looking Up Danny Gets An Explicit Fan Letter And Bob Geldof Sets Him Up With A Posh Bird. Even Sid Has A Girlfriend For An Hour
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Charlie Higson, Paul Whitehouse, Johnny Vegas, Mary Keegan
Votes: 12
47.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
Forty
(2001)
30 min | Comedy
Its Dan's 40th birthday he's pissed off his friends, his mum, his girlfriend and the big issue seller. But at least he's found one definite truth those old punk records were always crap
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Amy Robbins, Michael Wildman, Tim Plester
Votes: 10
48.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
I'm Doing It for Me
(2001)
30 min | Comedy
Life requires some sacrifices. Danny's face lift leaves him in a balaclava and Angus finds nipple piercings can ruin a designer shirt.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Fiona Allen, Mark Heap, Clive Russell
Votes: 9
49.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
Old Bloke at the Door
(2003)
30 min | Comedy
The world's gone mad. Danny gets a girlfriend, Sid and Charlie get work and Angus takes it easy.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Mark Heap, Paul Whitehouse, Johnny Vegas, Pearce Quigley
Votes: 7
50.
Happiness (2001–2003)
Episode:
People Move On
(2003)
30 min | Comedy
Angus and Terry attempt reconciliation with their wives, but another relationship is coming to an end and it could drive Charlie to drink.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Paul Whitehouse, Lee Colley, Samantha Whittaker, Alexandra Gilbreath