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1. An Education (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams
Votes: 138,179 | Gross: $12.57M
2. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she'd ever dreamed of having.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones
Votes: 122,530 | Gross: $40.23M
3. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard
Votes: 38,269 | Gross: $22.25M
4. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing
Votes: 36,603 | Gross: $36.47M
5. Swept from the Sea (1997)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and hungry after a shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,611 | Gross: $0.28M
6. Used People (1992)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni
Votes: 1,713 | Gross: $17.96M
7. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989–1990)
165 min | Drama
Jessica, raised in a fanatical cult, endures brainwashing until her forbidden relationship with Melanie opens her eyes. They face cruel treatment for their 'unnatural' bond, but Jessica's spirit overcomes the oppressive teachings.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Elizabeth Spriggs, Freda Dowie, Peter Gordon
Votes: 1,116
8. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
9. Cinderella (I) (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cinderella (named Zezolla) and her family live mid 20th century, where fashion is practically everything. As her father is won over by a selfish woman named Claudette, Cinderella must keep ... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Gideon Turner, David Warner, Katrin Cartlidge
Votes: 478
10. Shades of Fear (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Desire turns deadly as an intricate web of lies and betrayal unfolds on a voyage aboard a luxurious ocean liner. The journey begins when a naive young woman finds romance in the arms of a dashing stranger who could be a dangerous criminal.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt, Jonathan Pryce, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 371
11.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Antonia and Jane
(1990)
R | 71 min | Drama
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about ... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton, Patricia Leventon, Alfred Hoffman
Votes: 340 | Gross: $1.00M
12. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
13. Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits (2023)
96 min | Documentary
A feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Directors: Ali Catterall, Jane Giles | Stars: Barry Adamson, John Akomfrah, Rick Baker, Ralph Brown
Votes: 276
14. InRealLife (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, News
InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Ryan, Ben, Sherry Turkle, Nicholas Negroponte
Votes: 258
15. Channel 4 News (I) (1982– )
55 min | News
Britain's most in-depth and probing national evening news bulletin, with political reports, interviews with prominent public figures and arts features.
Stars: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Liam Dutton, Matt Frei, Cathy Newman
Votes: 236
16. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 229
17. Vroom (1990)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Two young men hope to fulfill their dreams by hitting the open road in a classic American car they have lovingly restored. Taking along the sultry divorcee with whom one of them has fallen in love is an idea bound to cause tension.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Diana Quick, Clive Owen, David Thewlis, Melanie Kilburn
Votes: 189
18. Storyville (1997– )
45 min | Documentary, Biography
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.
Stars: Garth Crooks, John M. Francis, Doug Block, Asha Devi
Votes: 187
19. Imagine (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History
Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.
Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers
Votes: 147
20. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 95
21. Hookers Hustlers Pimps and Their Johns (1993)
75 min | Documentary
An exploration of New York's prostitution scene in the early 90s.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Richard Chilmaza, AdamM. Deskey, Michael Gray, Fiona James
Votes: 92
22. Murder (2002– )
200 min | Crime, Drama
Christopher Maurer (Jason Done) is killed the day after his twenty-first birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer (Dame Julie Walters), is unable to come to grips with that fact. She... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Done, Julie Walters, Roland Manookian, Nicola Reynolds
Votes: 64
23. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
A night celebrating 40 years to the day of BBC Two Television. Interspread with the talking heads, information and clips were "Dead Ringers Birthday Treats", bitesize segments of comedy ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Gershfield, Pati Marr | Stars: Michael Abbensetts, Fiona Allen, Michael Angelis, Michael Appleton
Votes: 60
24. Breakfast with Kay Burley (2019– )
News
British early morning news and discussion show airing Monday-Thursday live on Sky News.
Stars: Kay Burley, Ian King, Nazaneen Ghaffar, Niall Paterson
Votes: 43
25. Texarkana (1998 TV Movie)
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Sam Elliott, Judith Ivey, Teri Polo, Joanne Rubino
Votes: 28
26.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989–1990)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1990)
54 min | Drama
Young Jess is being raised to preach the Gospel by her fervently religious mother.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Peter Gordon, Barbara Hicks, Elizabeth Spriggs
Votes: 28
27.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989–1990)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1990)
55 min | Drama
Jess is now 16 and her life is about to change forever. She meets and falls in love with Melanie, who converts to the Pentecostal faith so that she can be with Jess. Mother begins to ... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Charlotte Coleman, Margery Withers, Geraldine McEwan, Roger Walker
Votes: 23
28.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989–1990)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1990)
55 min | Drama
Jess, now a year older, and a lot wiser, recovers from the loss of her lover by falling for Katy. Realising her old life has finally come to an end; to be free Jess must separate from the church, her home town and her mother.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Charlotte Coleman, Kenneth Cranham, Geraldine McEwan, Peter Gordon
Votes: 23
29. 4 Play (1989–1991)
Drama
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Kenny Ireland, Claire Hackett, Ian McElhinney
Votes: 20
30.
4 Play (1989–1991)
Episode:
'Itch
(1991)
54 min | Drama
A lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Alexei Sayle, Michael Wardle, Malcolm Jackson, Christopher Fulford
Votes: 20
31.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Sex, Death and the Gods
(2011)
Documentary, Biography
Looks at the ancient but now illegal devadasi tradition, in which Hindu girls of southern India are married to a god in childhood, and at puberty sold for sex.
Director: Beeban Kidron
Votes: 20
32. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022– )
59 min | Talk-Show
Sunday morning political interview and discussion programme presented by Laura Kuenssberg. The big names behind the big stories. Laura talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Stars: Laura Kuenssberg, Ed Davey, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove
Votes: 16
33.
Film '72 (1971–2018)
Episode:
Episode dated 8 November 2004
(2004)
Talk-Show
Stars: Jonathan Ross, Brad Bird, Charles Dance, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Votes: 16
34. Channel 4 at 25 (2007 TV Movie)
125 min | Documentary
Director: Alice Perman | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tariq Ali, Keith Allen, Nadia Almada
Votes: 15
35.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Eve Arnold in Retrospect
(1996)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about a pioneering American photojournalist Eve Arnold.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Eve Arnold, Frank Arnold, Michael Arnold, Anjelica Huston
Votes: 10
36. Antony Gormley: Making Space (2007 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Beeban Kidron | Star: Antony Gormley
Votes: 9
37.
Imagine (2003– )
Episode:
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
(2012)
TV-14 | 75 min | Biography, History
Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.
Director: Roger Parsons | Stars: Alan Yentob, Beeban Kidron, Vicky Licorish, Susie Orbach
Votes: 5
38. Hello Future (2020)
Documentary
On the brink of the ever-dramatic technological revolution, six families, who have been struggling in their children's education, set out on a global quest to discover how technology ... See full summary »
Stars: Bianca Chen, Beeban Kidron, Xiaofei Li, Garjun Ho
39. Carry Greenham Home (1983)
69 min | Documentary
A depiction of the women involved in the peace movement contrasts greatly with media portraits of the time, and the subsequent collective memory.
Directors: Beeban Kidron, Amanda Richardson
40. Festival of Brent '93: The Film (1993)
26 min | Short
A film showing the many and varied activities of the annual Festival of Brent (The Brent Festival) held in 1993 in the London Borough of Brent, London, UK. The film features many local ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Badblood | Star: Beeban Kidron
41. Streetkids United II: The Girls From Rio (2015)
78 min | Documentary, Sport
Streetkids United II - The Girls From Rio is a documentary film about a life-changing experience for a group of girls from the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the Favela Street Girls, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Clara Costa
42. A Smooth Guide to Exotic Thailand (2004 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: David Broder, Eric Fellner, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jackson
43. Power of Film and Moving Image (2017– )
Talk-Show
An annual cultural happening and digital platform to see, expose and explore the ever-growing power and influence of film and moving image to define the modern world and the way we think. ... See full summary »
Stars: Mariella Frostrup, Christiane Amanpour, Beeban Kidron, Franc Roddam
44. The Mini Break to Austria (2004 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Jonathan Cavendish, Colin Firth, Brian Hall, Beeban Kidron
45. The Big Fight (2004 Video)
5 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Beeban Kidron, Renée Zellweger
46.
Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
Episode:
Episode dated 14 June 1996
(1996)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Beeban Kidron, Patrick Swayze
47.
Hello Future (2020)
Episode:
UK
(2020)
Documentary
Directors: Bianca Chen, Siya Ding | Stars: Amy Chen, Bianca Chen, Beeban Kidron, Olivia Pi
48.
Breakfast with Kay Burley (2019– )
Episode:
Episode dated 23 June 2021
(2021)
News
Stars: Tess Barker, John Barnes, Enda Brady, Kay Burley
49.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022– )
Episode:
Who Should Keep Us Safe Online?
(2022)
59 min | Talk-Show
Laura is joined on the panel by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, director turned peer Beeban Kidron and Currys boss Alex Baldock. She interviews Nadhim Zahawi, Bridget Phillipson and Kate Winslet.
Director: Janet McAllen | Stars: Laura Kuenssberg, Beeban Kidron, Jimmy Wales, Alex Baldock
50.
Channel 4 News (1982– )
Episode:
Episode dated 16 March 2023
(2023)
News
Stars: Jane Dodge, Liam Dutton, Siobhan Kennedy, Beeban Kidron