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1. The Tower (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a long-serving cop and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a London tower block, Detective Sarah Collins investigates the dark heart of policing.
Stars: Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola
Votes: 6,087
2. Giant (II)
Drama, Sport | Pre-production
Inspired by the real-life story of Prince Naseem "Naz" Hamed, a British-Yemeni boxer, and his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a world champion and his training under Brendan Ingle who played a crucial role in his success.
Director: Rowan Athale | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Amir El-Masry, Asan N'Jie, Kelvin Ade
3. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi
Votes: 1,089
4. Daliland (2022)
97 min | Biography, Drama
In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Christopher Briney
Votes: 2,204
5. Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
107 min | Biography, Drama, History
At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
Director: Daniel Graham | Stars: Matt Hookings, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe, Marton Csokas
Votes: 7,580
6. Creeped Out (2017–2019)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Creeped Out is a series of spellbinding, enchanting, intriguing tales. Each episode is a different story set in a different place and time, with different characters exploring their way through the unexplained.
Stars: Victoria Diamond, William Romain, Jaiden Cannatelli, Lukas Engel
Votes: 2,367
7. Into the Deep (2022)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young woman desperate for an escape, meets a mysterious and attractive stranger who promises a romantic trip. What follows is deceit, mistrust, and violence.
Director: Kate Cox | Stars: Ella-Rae Smith, Jessica Alexander, Matthew Daddario, Nikkita Chadha
Votes: 1,695
8. Get Even (2020)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
It follows four teenage girls at private elite school who form their own secret society to expose bullies.
Stars: Kim Adis, Bethany Antonia, Jessica Alexander, Mia McKenna-Bruce
Votes: 3,429
9. Cold Call (2019)
210 min | Drama
A single mother gets caught up in a cold call scam that turns her world upside down.
Stars: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Taj Atwal
Votes: 771
10. Ultraviolet (1998)
TV-14 | 300 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The six-episode series, first aired in 1998, stars Jack Davenport as Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield, who discovers a secret government vampire-hunting unit while investigating the disappearance of his partner.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast
Votes: 2,824
11. The Confession (2022)
106 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Docuseries examining the mysterious disappearance of British housewife Patricia Hall from her small Yorkshire town.
Stars: Keith Hall, Jim Bancroft, Christine Weatherhead, Andy Kennedy
Votes: 576
12. Peacock (2022– )
25 min | Comedy
A trainer tries to make his way as an instructor at a gym where the clientele doesn't take physical fitness very seriously.
Stars: Henry Perryment, Thomas Gray, Jo Joyner, Osarenren John Ogbebor MrKapish
Votes: 571
13. The Power of Parker (2023– )
Comedy
Martin Parker - an ambitious self-made impresario who appears to have it all - attempts to juggle his debts, his wife and his mistress.
Stars: Conleth Hill, Sian Gibson, Rosie Cavaliero, Sheila Reid
Votes: 642
14. So Awkward (2015–2020)
28 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The show follows the lives of a group of socially awkward friends as they go through secondary school.
Stars: Sophia Dall'aglio, Cleo Demetriou, Archie Lyndhurst, Ameerah Falzon
Votes: 291
15. The Window (2022– )
45 min | Drama
A look at the multi-billion dollar business surrounding international professional football where players are bought and sold at the end of the English Super League season.
Stars: Tommy Bastow, Christina Cole, Teo Yoo, Mel Raido
Votes: 86
16. The More You Ignore Me (2018)
90 min | Comedy
Set in 1980's Britain, the mentally ill matriarch of a dysfunctional family finds a plan for happiness with the help of her daughter and friend Morrisey.
Director: Keith English | Stars: Tom Davis, Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, Sally Phillips
Votes: 837
17. Shaandaar (2015)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the backdrop of a destination wedding in London, two families try to save their respective empires, unbeknownst to each other.
Director: Vikas Bahl | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor
Votes: 6,368 | Gross: $0.43M
18. The Messenger (I) (2015)
101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jack, a tortured soul, spends his days grudgingly seeing and speaking to the dead, helping deliver their messages to the loved ones left behind while trying to seek some respite from his tormented past and present.
Director: David Blair | Stars: Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant, Jack Fox
Votes: 1,281
19. So Awkward Academy (2024– )
Comedy, Family
Stars: Cleo Demetriou, Alex Carter, Ellie Clayton, Ella Kenion
Votes: 9
20. Porridge (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
Sequel to the classic sitcom set 40 years on from the original series. Nigel Norman Fletcher, grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher, is sentenced to 5 years in prison for cyber-crimes and gets into more trouble once inside.
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Kevin Bishop, Dave Hill, Mark Bonnar, Dominic Coleman
Votes: 393
21. Real Women (1998– )
109 min | Comedy
Born and brought in London, five friends are reunited for three days, until one of them gets married. Sitting at their hen night, the friends recollect their thoughts and look towards the ... See full summary »
Stars: Pauline Quirke, Michelle Collins, Frances Barber, Gwyneth Strong
Votes: 104
22. The Trial: A Murder in the Family (2017)
48 min | Documentary, Crime
"The Trial" is a brand-new, ground-breaking five-part series to be spread across one week on Channel 4. A fictional crime will be authentically tried by a team that includes eminent ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Gould, Emma Lowndes, Kevin Harvey, Fern Deacon
Votes: 221
23. The Dark Room (1999– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
In hospital, photographer Jinx Kingsley wakes from a coma after a car crash - a failed suicide attempt, prompted by her fiance Leo jilting her to elope with Jinx's lifelong best friend, Meg... See full summary »
Stars: Joseph Bennett, Emily Corrie, Joanna David, Robert Demeger
Votes: 307
24. Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
30 min | Comedy
The pair's follow-up to The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, this BBC comedy sketch show features more surreal vignettes, as well as an ongoing mockumentary series called The Club - a parody of popular British series of the time.
Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Charlie Higson, Morwenna Banks
Votes: 612
25. Still So Awkward (2021– )
Comedy, Family
Lily arrives at University to discover that her life - living with Frankie, Samson and Seb, working for bossy Josh, and studying drama with TV star Claire - is still so awkward.
Stars: Ellie Clayton, Arian Nik, Alex Carter, Maxim Ays
Votes: 20
26. Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur (2017 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama
Disappeared without a trace? Was Elaine Dawson the victim of a woman murderer whom the police have hunted to no avail? Rosanna Hamilton misses her friend, who traveled to her wedding three ... See full summary »
Director: Andreas Herzog | Stars: Jasmin Gerat, Barry Atsma, Vladimir Burlakov, Rainer Bock
Votes: 54
27. Four Fathers (1999)
200 min | Drama
Harry Clancy's daughter is growing up fast. His life gets complicated with the arrival of another daughter from his distant past.
Stars: Ruth Gemmell, Eva Pope, Kate Lonergan, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 24
28. I Told my Mum I was Going on an RE Trip (2018 TV Movie)
Drama
Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh introduces a performance of the play, which explores issues around abortion in a drama that interweaves real interview material, song and spoken word.
Director: Lindy Heymann | Stars: Emma Burns, Aizah Khan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dorcas Sebuyange
Votes: 13
29. I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! (2004 TV Movie)
28 min | Family
A twenty-eight-minute drama for schoolkids, broadcasted by the BBC in Britain. There was an epidemic of Liverpool kids blowing up public telephone boxes with fireworks at the time, so we began with an incidence of that.
Director: Alex Cox | Stars: James Stone, Gary Molyneux, Ben Molyneux, Nicholas McGrane
Votes: 20
30. Snaps (2021)
10 min | Drama, Family
A preview of seven unique stories from fresh creative talent: short, standalone dramas showing snapshots of life as a UK kid.
Stars: Jasmine Wilkins, Alim Jadavji, Angel-May Webb, Naomi Postawa
31. This Could Be the Last Time (1998 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Rosemary's family want her to go into a home while they are away, but instead she takes a trip to Paris and embarks on an unexpected adventure with a lively but troubled young boy.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Joan Plowright, Jonathan Burteaux, Penelope Wilton, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 31
32. Black Road (2017)
22 min | Short, Drama
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Michelle Collins, Steve Evets, Graham Parrington, Molly Windsor
33. Splinta Claws (2018)
24 min | Short, Horror
Two boys get locked in a department store overnight at Christmas and are stalked by an animatronic Santa who, legend has it, goes after nice children instead of naughty ones.
Stars: Pavel Douglas, Alex Eastwood, Tommy French, Dominique Moore
Votes: 7
34. For Heidi (2022)
10 min | Short, Drama
Thirteen-year-old Heidi is sent home from school for breaking the rules with a giant blue and black mohawk.
Director: Lucy Campbell | Stars: Delroy Brown, Charlotte Comer, Chloe Lea, Aliyah Soyinka
35.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1999)
Comedy
We meet a couple of very odd German dancers, watch a talent competition devised by Paul Barron, and see a rendition of 'Smoke on the Water' by members of the cabinet
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Morwenna Banks, Matt Lucas
Votes: 11
36.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1999)
Comedy
The duo search for an incredible vegetable.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Beth Fitzgerald, Matt Lucas
Votes: 10
37.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1999)
Comedy
The Club prepares for the arrival of guest compere Les Dennis, there's a mystery intruder in the kitchens and the Stotts interview hypnotist Paul McKenna
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Les Dennis, Charlie Higson
Votes: 10
38.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1999)
Comedy
Mulligan and O'Hare release their new album and the Stotts interview Michael Winner
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Morwenna Banks, Matt Lucas
Votes: 9
39.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
A Family Affair
(1995)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh prosecutes a pornographer and advocates for a divorced man who kidnapped his son in a custody case.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Thaw, Holly Aird, Robert Ashby, Daisy Bates
Votes: 105
40.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Heartland
(1995)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Sunderland a young former car thief is run over by a local vigilante, leaving him brain damaged. His mother asks Kavanagh to to take on the case despite lack of sufficient evidence.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Rod Arthur, Christopher Barr, Daisy Bates
Votes: 126
41.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Nothing But the Truth
(1995)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a respected student digging out a swimming pool in the garden of a housewife finds himself accused of raping her, Kavanagh takes up his defence.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Robin Bailey, Rosalind Bailey, Daisy Bates, Stephen Bent
Votes: 165
42.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
The Sweetest Thing
(1995)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh defends a high-priced prostitute accused of murdering a business tycoon, and wife Lizzie interviews for a job on the continent.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: John Thaw, Daisy Bates, Jesse Birdsall, Stephen Boxer
Votes: 104
43.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
Comedy
A man has a spot of bother with a dancing monkey. Plus, Vic teaches Bob how to attract the ladies using mega-babe Caprice, and the Stotts interview racing driver Damon Hill
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Morwenna Banks, Caprice Bourret
Votes: 12
44.
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1999)
Comedy
Four celebrities live through a kidnap ordeal, Kinky John works with a new boy band and the Stotts interview supermodel Caprice
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Morwenna Banks, David Walliams
Votes: 11
45.
Cold Call (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
45 min | Drama
Single mum June Clarke wants to help her pregnant daughter out financially. She sells her house, but falls victim to a scammer.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Taj Atwal
Votes: 48
46.
Cold Call (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
60 min | Drama
Des pushes June into taking more risks, and gather more incriminating evidence.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Taj Atwal
Votes: 46
47.
Cold Call (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2019)
60 min | Drama
Des gets the money for June, but she opts to stay home with the family.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Taj Atwal
Votes: 38
48.
Cold Call (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2019)
45 min | Drama
Lizzie's big day has arrived. June wants her money, and has taken out an insurance policy.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Taj Atwal
Votes: 37
49.
Creeped Out (2017–2019)
Episode:
The Many Place
(2019)
TV-Y7 | Action, Adventure, Crime
Three siblings, on a rainy vacation in Australia, are stuck killing time in the hotel. But the more they explore, the more questions they have. Where does one hallway end and another begin? And what lies behind that next door?
Director: Lucy Campbell | Stars: Victoria Diamond, Ashleigh Smith, Katharine Ingle, Andrew Steele
Votes: 230
50.
Creeped Out (2017–2019)
Episode:
Tilly Bone
(2019)
TV-Y7 | Action, Adventure, Crime
Vlogger Cass's birthday sleepover ended in disaster. But why? Rewind through the footage for clues.
Director: Simon Hynd | Stars: Victoria Diamond, Ashleigh Smith, Lola Mae Loughran, Ella Dunlop
Votes: 138