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1. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,547
2. 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
3. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,447
4. C.B. Strike (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted partner Robin Ellacott.
Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan, Jack Greenlees
Votes: 24,747
5. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,925
6. Grantchester (2014–2025)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
Stars: Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Kacey Ainsworth
Votes: 17,225
7. Strike Back (2010–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes, Daniel MacPherson
Votes: 33,522
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. Murder in Provence (2022– )
TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Mystery
Antoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence with his romantic partner Marine Bonnet, investigates the murders, mysteries and dark underbelly of their idyllic home in the south of France.
Stars: Nancy Carroll, Roger Allam, Keala Settle, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 4,228
10. You Don't Know Me (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming. But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story.
Stars: Samuel Adewunmi, Badria Timimi, Yetunde Oduwole, Bukky Bakray
Votes: 7,882
11. 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
12. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
90 min | Drama, Romance
A series of television movies based on the works of Rosamunde Pilcher, a popular British writer of romance novels and short stories.
Stars: Stuart Davidson, Colin Matthews, Alexander-Klaus Stecher, Patrik Fichte
Votes: 284
13. Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men. With her ruthless band of freedom fighters, Marian seeks to save the villagers of Worksop from the tyrany of King John and his cunning henchman.
Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 1,608
14. 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
15. My Family and Other Animals (1987)
30 min | Drama
Young Gerald explored his passion for the animal kingdom with his inspirational tutor, Dr Theodore Stephanides. The backdrop was sunshine, happiness and the love and laughter of a doting, slightly eccentric family,
Stars: Darren Redmayne, Hannah Gordon, Brian Blessed, Anthony Calf
Votes: 239
16. 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
17. The Broker's Man (1997–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson
Votes: 188
18. Golden Years (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime. ... See full summary »
Director: John Miller | Stars: Una Stubbs, Bernard Hill, Phil Davis, Simon Callow
Votes: 1,314
19. Wild West (2002–2004)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Mary Trewednack lives above her post office in the Cornish village of St. Gweep, with her neurotic partner Angela. Lesbians until something better comes along. Witchcraft and wife-swapping ... See full summary »
Stars: Dawn French, Catherine Tate, David Bradley, Sean Foley
Votes: 266
20. Scene (1968–2007)
24 min | Drama, Family
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Stars: Nick Ross, Ken Jones, Mark Draper, Paddy Feeny
Votes: 31
21. Children of the New Forest (1998)
168 min | Drama, Family
The 1640s, the time of the English Civil War. Colonel Beverley, a Royalist, squire of Arnwood and High Keeper of the New Forest, leaves to join the King's army. He dies at the Battle of ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Wisdom, Joanna Kirkland, Malcolm Storry, Michael Maloney
Votes: 73
22. The Prince and the Pauper (1996)
171 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Stars: Philip Sarson, Peter Jeffrey, John Bowe, Richenda Carey
Votes: 131
23. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)
G | 360 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Stars: Michael Benz, Betsy Brantley, George Baker, Bernadette Shortt
Votes: 205
24. Spies, Lies and the Superbomb (2007)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Looks at the race for Nuclear Superemacy from The Manhatten Project through to The Islamic Bomb.
Stars: Sean Pertwee, Joe Jones, Marco Hofschneider, Mike Lawler
Votes: 135
25. Martin Luther (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Martin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and ... See full summary »
Director: Cassian Harrison | Stars: Liam Neeson, Timothy West
Votes: 225
26. Century Falls (1993)
25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Local teenager Tess Hunter tries to stop her small town from making the repeated decision to conjure a demonic entity.
Stars: Catherine Sanderson, Mary Wimbush, Tatiana Strauss, Georgine Anderson
Votes: 109
27. 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, Bill Fellows, Matthew Marsh, Anthony Calf
28. Sloggers (1994– )
Drama, Family, Sport
The adventures of a junior cricket team in Slogthwaite, Lancashire.
Stars: Ralf Little, Jeremy Bulloch, Jane Danson, Annie Hulley
Votes: 10
29. Black Hearts in Battersea (1995– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Children's period drama serial. In early nineteenth century London the rightful Duke finds himself cheated out of his inheritance.
Stars: Annette Badland, Celia Imrie, Philip Jackson, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 19
30. Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2001)
50 min | Documentary, History
EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.
Stars: Keith David, Peter Egan, John Shrapnel, Paula Wilcox
Votes: 177
31. Dodgem (1991– )
25 min | Drama, Family
Dodgem is a British TV drama that aired for six episodes in 1991. The series follows Simon Leighton (Sean Maguire) as he enters a children's home because his father is reeling over the ... See full summary »
Stars: Sean Maguire, Lucy Speed, Trevor Peacock, John Telfer
Votes: 17
32. Open Wide (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
A teacher, played by Alexander Armstrong starts work with a classroom of hardened criminals in a notorious prison. He soon comes into conflict with the prison dentist after becoming romantically involved with the wrong woman.
Director: Juliet May | Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Nigel Havers, Angela Griffin, John Henshaw
Votes: 17
33. A Likely Lad (1990– )
180 min | Drama
Stars: Christopher Benjamin, John Flanagan, Alice Martin, Robert Curley
34. Bike Squad (2008 TV Movie)
74 min | Comedy
Sergeant John Rook (Mark Addy) is an overweight out of shape police office, when his commanding officer receives a complaint from a Bishop about an incident between Rook and a member of the... See full synopsis »
Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Mark Addy, Maxine Peake, Darren Boyd, Hattie Morahan
Votes: 80
35.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Coast to Coast
(1987)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Lenny Henry, John Shea, Peter Vaughan, George Baker
Votes: 230
36.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
After Pilkington
(1987)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
What's happened to Pilkington? James doesn't much care, he's far more interested in renewing acquaintance with the girl he silently adored as a teenager - but maybe she knows something.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Bob Peck, Miranda Richardson, Reina James, Gary Waldhorn
Votes: 104
37.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
The Race for the Double Helix
(1987)
97 min | Documentary
Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind Franklin can find the key to unlocking the secret.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Howard, Juliet Stevenson
Votes: 716
38.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
One Way Out
(1989)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce from Lyn. When Lyn falls in love with the unstable Bernard, James is forced to take drastic action.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Bob Peck, Denis Lawson, Samantha Bond, Lesley Nightingale
Votes: 23
39.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Flea Bites
(1991)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
The friendship of a young boy and an old Polish emigre as they struggle to re-create 'the smallest show on earth' - a flea circus.
Director: Alan Dossor | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hill, Michelle Fairley, Tim Healy
Votes: 13
40.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
The Burston Rebellion
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama
On a chilly winter's day in 1911, Kitty and Tom Higdon arrived in the Norfolk village of Burston to take up positions in the village school. Their arrival was to irrevocably change the lives of the villagers and their children.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Bernard Hill, John Shrapnel, Nicola Cowper
Votes: 11
41.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Blood Will Out
(1999)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a village blow-hard, who had few supporters among his neighbors, happens while a gathering of travelers is taking place.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,115
42.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Dark Autumn
(2001)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The near decapitation of the local postman, whose hyperactive libido also makes him the village lothario, leads to a series of grisly murders involving other promiscuous villagers.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Fleur Bennett
Votes: 977
43.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Death of a Stranger
(1999)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fox hunting, taxidermy and Oscar Wilde are part of the backdrop as Barnaby and Troy investigate a series of murders, beginning with that of a tramp in the woods.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,053
44.
The Broker's Man (1997–1998)
Episode:
Double Dutch: Part One
(1997)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A shipping container worth millions is stolen. Ex-cop Jimmy Griffin is put on the case to investigate possible insurance fraud. A ruthless Dutch crime ring demands payment and a string of murders follow. Jimmy risks all to uncover it.
Director: Bob Blagden | Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson
Votes: 39
45.
The Broker's Man (1997–1998)
Episode:
Horses for Courses
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jodie goes to a rave with her boyfriend without her parents' permission. She is found out after the club catches fire. Jimmy has doubts about how the inferno started--especially once he finds out who owns the club.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson
Votes: 19
46.
The Broker's Man (1997–1998)
Episode:
Siege: Part 1
(1997)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Things are improving with Sally so Jimmy joins his family on holiday. He also accepts a case involving the theft of some firearms. Hiding the assignment from the family becomes tricky as ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Gartland | Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson
Votes: 23
47.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Dire Straits
(2003)
TV-PG | Drama
An old flame of Harry's arrives to carry out drug trials. Jeff lands Nikki in big trouble when they attend a call-out. Colette discovers that Simon has cheated on her, even though she is pregnant with Josh's baby. UKTV play.
Director: Dominic Santana | Stars: Kelly Harrison, Simon MacCorkindale, Derek Thompson, Elizabeth Carling
48.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Innocence
(2002)
TV-PG | Drama
It is the day of Lara's appeal. Will Melanie admit she lied in court? A suspected overdose patient brings Roxy face to face with her past. UKTV PLAY.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Christine Stephen-Daly, Louise Brealey, Ian Bleasdale, Kelly Harrison
49.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
How the Band Got Together
(1989)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Marian arrives in medieval Worksop and tries to sell her pet tadpole Edwina to vain tailor Robin of Kensington who has just finished making the Royal Underpants for King John. Rastafarian ... See full summary »
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 39
50.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
A Game Called John
(1989)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
It's Pancake Day in the land, and every seems to be celebrating, except King John, who is relentlessly in pursuit of Robin Hood.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 33