Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Martin Compston

1. Death in Paradise (2011– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.

Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert

Votes: 28,128

2. Line of Duty (2012–2021)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Drama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.

Stars: Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Craig Parkinson

Votes: 70,392

3. 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: 12,762

4. Traces (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

While attending an online forensic course, young lab assistant discovers that the fictitious case study has a link to her past. With the help of two female professors she works on bringing a killer to justice.

Stars: Laura Fraser, Michael Nardone, Jennifer Spence, Andrea Hart

Votes: 6,817

5. Marple (2004–2013)

TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.

Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss

Votes: 10,733

6. Vigil (2021– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death onboard a Trident nuclear submarine bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services.

Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Gary Lewis, Orla Russell

Votes: 28,017

7. Victoria (2016–2019)

TV-PG | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.

Stars: Jenna Coleman, Adrian Schiller, Tommy Knight, Jordan Waller

Votes: 30,945

8. Casualty (1986– )

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama

The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.

Stars: Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale

Votes: 3,698

9. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Director: Josie Rourke | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 55,407 | Gross: $16.47M

10. Filth (I) (2013)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots

Votes: 115,946 | Gross: $0.03M

11. Still Game (2002–2019)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional area of Craiglang, Glasgow.

Stars: Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Paul Riley, Mark Cox

Votes: 9,303

12. Doomsday (I) (2008)

R | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Caryn Peterson

Votes: 79,986 | Gross: $10.96M

13. The Royal (2003–2011)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Set in the 1960s, this British medical drama follows the staff and patients of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital.

Stars: Linda Armstrong, Robert Daws, Wendy Craig, Michelle Hardwick

Votes: 1,217

14. 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: 22,534

15. The Rig (2023– )

13+ | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig are due to return to the mainland when a mysterious fog enshrouds them and supernatural forces take hold.

Stars: Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola

Votes: 12,703

16. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele

Votes: 3,788

17. Urban Myths (2017–2020)

22 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

Showcases stories that have been passed down over time and have become part of urban folklore.

Stars: Robbie Coltrane, David Avery, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Paul Kaye

Votes: 928

18. The Aftermath (2019)

R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War

Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.

Director: James Kent | Stars: Keira Knightley, Ned Wills, Pandora Colin, Jason Clarke

Votes: 23,856 | Gross: $1.62M

19. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 26,832 | Gross: $0.52M

20. Our House (2022)

184 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

"'Our House"" tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house--and that her husband Bram has disappeared.

Stars: Tuppence Middleton, Martin Compston, Tommy Finnegan, Weruche Opia

Votes: 3,611

21. The Damned United (2009)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.

Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colm Meaney, Henry Goodman, David Roper, Jimmy Reddington

Votes: 45,934 | Gross: $0.45M

22. The Great Train Robbery (2013)

Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A two-part drama which portrays The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.

Stars: Robert Glenister, Jack Roth, Luke Evans, Paul Anderson

Votes: 4,994

23. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

R | 100 min | Crime, Thriller

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.

Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston

Votes: 27,612 | Gross: $0.17M

24. In Plain Sight (2016)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A three part TV miniseries about Lanarkshire's Detective William Muncie and his quest to bring to justice notorious killer Peter Manuel.

Stars: Douglas Henshall, Martin Compston, Joanne Thomson, Shauna Macdonald

Votes: 2,740

25. The Hunter's Prayer (2017)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

An assassin helps a young woman avenge the death of her family.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech, Amy Landecker

Votes: 10,378

26. The Nest (2020)

R | 60 min | Thriller

A teenage girl in Glasgow agrees to carry a baby for couple Dan and Emily.

Stars: Sophie Rundle, Christine Bottomley, Martin Compston, Katie Leung

Votes: 4,477

27. The Real Line of Duty (2024)

Crime

The Real Line of Duty tells the story of an undercover police unit set up to crack the cycle of corruption that engulfed the Met in the 90s, and the brave officers who fought for justice from within.

Director: Jim Hickey | Stars: Martin Compston, Albert Patrick, Jackie Malton, Parm Sandhu

Votes: 13

28. Red Road (2006)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.

Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press

Votes: 13,636 | Gross: $0.15M

29. Mayflies (2022)

58 min | Drama

A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.

Stars: Tom Glynn-Carney, Rian Gordon, Matt Littleson, Mitchell Robertson

Votes: 1,225

30. 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: 898

31. Sweet Sixteen (I) (2002)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane

Votes: 15,787 | Gross: $0.03M

32. Barney Thomson (2015)

Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle), awkward, diffident, Glasgow, Scotland barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

Director: Robert Carlyle | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 6,569

33. Masterpiece Mystery (1980– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An anthology series featuring various predominately British mystery stories.

Stars: Vincent Price, Alan Cumming, Gene Shalit, Diana Rigg

Votes: 905

34. When the Lights Went Out (2012)

86 min | Horror

Poltergeists attack a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 nationwide blackouts.

Director: Pat Holden | Stars: Kate Ashfield, Steven Waddington, Craig Parkinson, Andrea Lowe

Votes: 5,332

35. Strippers vs Werewolves (2012)

93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When werewolf Mickey is accidentally killed in a strip club, the girls who work there have until the next full moon before his bloodthirsty wolf pack seek murderous retribution.

Director: Jonathan Glendening | Stars: Adele Silva, Martin Compston, Billy Murray, Ali Bastian

Votes: 2,262

36. 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

37. Fear (II)

Thriller | Pre-production

Couple Martyn and Rebecca relocate with kids from London to Glasgow. Neighbor Jan's unsettling remarks hint at a sinister situation unfolding around their new home.

Stars: Charlie Duncan, Chloe Ragrag, James Matheson, Anjli Mohindra

38. The Wee Man (2013)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

The true-life story of Paul Ferris.

Director: Ray Burdis | Stars: Christina Andrew, Bhrina Bache, Patrick Bergin, Hannah Blamires

Votes: 2,675

39. Sister (2012)

Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Director: Ursula Meier | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson

Votes: 7,212

40. Five Daughters (2010)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Based on the personal testimonies of many of those most closely involved, "Five Daughters" recounts the final weeks in the lives of the five young women murdered in Ipswich in 2006.

Stars: Adam Kotz, Juliet Aubrey, Natalie Press, Ian Hart

Votes: 623

41. Piggy (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 106 min | Horror, Thriller

London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to... See full summary »

Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Ed Skrein, Paul Anderson, Martin Compston, Neil Maskell

Votes: 1,774

42. Red Mist (2008)

R | 82 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

After a prank goes awry and lands a hospital janitor in a coma, a group of doctors begin dying at the hands of the comatose patient who is extracting revenge through out-of-body experiences.

Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Carter, Stephen Dillane, Andrew Lee Potts

Votes: 3,001

43. 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: 256

44. Good Morning Britain (2014– )

TV-14 | 180 min | News, Talk-Show

The weekday news on ITV that the whole nation wakes up to.

Stars: Andi Peters, Susanna Reid, Lorraine Kelly, Laura Tobin

Votes: 768

45. Scottish Mussel (2015)

96 min | Comedy

Ritchie is a Glaswegian chancer with low hopes and no prospects. Disillusioned with city life, he goes undercover at a Highland conservation centre to make his fortune as an illegal pearl ... See full summary »

Director: Talulah Riley | Stars: Martin Compston, Talulah Riley, Morgan Watkins, Joe Thomas

Votes: 826

46. Martin Compston's Scottish Fling (2022)

29 min | Documentary

Martin Compston embarks on a road trip around his beloved Scotland with his friend Phil MacHugh to showcase what makes modern Scotland tick today and to discover the different ways in which people experience the great outdoors.

Stars: Martin Compston, Phil MacHugh, Greg McHugh, Lawrence Chaney

Votes: 75

47. SoulBoy (2010)

82 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s Northern Soul underground music scene.

Director: Shimmy Marcus | Stars: Alfie Allen, Martin Compston, Hannah Crighton, Brian McCardie

Votes: 1,193

48. The Jonathan Ross Show (2011– )

60 min | Talk-Show

British talk show host Jonathon Ross talks with guests from around the globe.

Stars: Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan

Votes: 1,309

49. Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling (2024– )

29 min | Documentary

Best buds Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh are back on the road enjoying a fling in the fjords. They visit Scotland's Scandi neighbour for death metal, reindeers, vikings and more.

Stars: Martin Compston, Phil MacHugh, Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, Maren Grøthe

Votes: 36

50. Tickets (2005)

109 min | Comedy, Drama

During a train journey from Central Europe to Rome, characters connect through casual encounters and set forth a story of love, chance and sacrifice. One single journey sparks many changes for many people.

Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Carlo Delle Piane, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Silvana De Santis, Filippo Trojano

Votes: 2,859