Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Merv Lukeba

1. Skins (2007–2013)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama

The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.

Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Dempsie, Hannah Murray

Votes: 93,143

2. A United Kingdom (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.

Director: Amma Asante | Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport

Votes: 16,989 | Gross: $3.90M

3. 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: 15,902

4. Riviera (2017–2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman discovers her family's lifestyle has been funded by blood and seeks to protect herself and her loved ones.

Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Dimitri Leonidas, Roxane Duran

Votes: 8,877

5. The Bill (1984–2010)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.

Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse

Votes: 4,111

6. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: JJ (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

JJ visits his psychiatrist after feeling 'lost and confused' about his life and friends. He is given lots of medical drugs to calm his Aspergers. He finds that Emily goes to the same clinic... See full summary »

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Ollie Barbieri, Kathryn Prescott, Klariza Clayton, Megan Prescott

Votes: 871

7. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Naomi (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

The affair between Naomi and Emily intensifies. Cook is running for student president and challenges Naomi to sleep with him if he wins. He does win, but they get no further than kissing. ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Lily Loveless, Kathryn Prescott, Lisa Backwell, Merv Lukeba

Votes: 825

8. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Pandora (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Pandora throws a birthday party, but her strict mother Angela forbids the use of alcohol so Katie makes some cakes laced with ecstasy; unfortunately, Angela eats one and passes out. This ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Lisa Backwell, Kaya Scodelario, Megan Prescott, Lily Loveless

Votes: 823

9. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Effy (2009)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama

Effy is unhappy when she sees that everybody seems to find Katie more popular than herself, even Freddie. Katie is even more popular when she invites everybody to a party - except Cook, who... See full summary »

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Jack O'Connell, Megan Prescott, Luke Pasqualino

Votes: 804

10. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Thomas (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Thomas arrives in Bristol from the Congo with his parents to follow him, but after sleeping in an empty flat he falls foul of its owner, John White, who demands money. Pandora takes a ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Merv Lukeba, Ollie Barbieri, Luke Pasqualino, Megan Prescott

Votes: 787

11. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Katie and Emily (2009)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama

Since Katie won't leave the house, Emily impersonates her to take her exam and meets Naomi, who tells her that she is going to Cyprus for the summer but declines Emily's invitation to ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Kathryn Prescott, Ollie Barbieri, Megan Prescott, Lily Loveless

Votes: 744

12. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Effy (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Effy spends some time in a psychiatric hospital and is discharged under the care of psychotherapist John Foster, but her friends are concerned about Foster's influence over her, isolating ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Lily Loveless, Luke Pasqualino, Lisa Backwell

Votes: 718

13. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Freddie (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Effy and Freddie are living together but Freddie is troubled by Effy's morbid outlook and her obsession with death. He visits his grandfather Norman in his residential home and the old man ... See full summary »

Director: Esther May Campbell | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Luke Pasqualino, Ollie Barbieri, Merv Lukeba

Votes: 717

14. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Everyone (2010)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama

As Emily, Naomi, Pandora, and Thomas make up, the gang become concerned for the absent Freddie and hold his birthday party in his absence. Cook, who has read Freddie's notebook which ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Merv Lukeba, Jack O'Connell, Kathryn Prescott, Kaya Scodelario

Votes: 709

15. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Finale (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Effy and Cook go into hiding with his father, but Effy contacts Freddie, who turns up with JJ, though it is Freddie with whom Effy ends up sleeping. Cook asks his father if he can leave the... See full summary »

Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino, Ollie Barbieri

Votes: 693

16. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Emily (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Emily confronts Naomi over her supplying Sophia with drugs. Emily has learned that Sophia was gay and her locker is a shrine to Naomi, who denies any sexual relationship with Sophia. Emily ... See full summary »

Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Kathryn Prescott, Lily Loveless, Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino

Votes: 693

17. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Katie (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Things are not going well for Katie. Following a pregnancy scare she learns that she is infertile and loses her job as a wedding planner when she gets drunk and aggressive at her client's ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Biswas | Stars: Megan Prescott, Kaya Scodelario, Luke Pasqualino, Merv Lukeba

Votes: 687

18. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Thomas (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Focuses around Thomas and his coming to terms with life and love in England.

Director: Neil Biswas | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino, Megan Prescott, Lisa Backwell

Votes: 664

19. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: JJ (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

JJ falls for Lara, who works in the sweet shop with him, but when he visits her flat, he discovers that she is a single parent with a baby, Albert. JJ's family disapproves of Lara as being ... See full summary »

Director: Esther May Campbell | Stars: Ollie Barbieri, Merv Lukeba, Luke Pasqualino, Jack O'Connell

Votes: 656

20. Riot (II) (2017)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime

Damien is a London copper with a past he's trying to forget. Before signing up for the force he ran with a football firm, getting involved in tear-ups up and down the country. Now he's on ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Phillips | Stars: Nick Nevern, Kellie Shirley, Jenna Harrison, Con O'Neill

Votes: 625

21. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Fearful Symmetry (2012)

TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a pretty graduate student moonlighting as a baby sitter is found bound on a bed and smothered, it is found that she posed for provocative bondage photos.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Abigail Hardingham, Georgia Taylor, Ciarán McMenamin, Lucy Cohu

Votes: 610

22. Ezra (I) (2007)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Ezra is the first film to give an African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of abducting child soldiers into the continent's recent civil wars. Ezra is structured around the ... See full summary »

Director: Newton I. Aduaka | Stars: Mamoudu Turay Kamara, Mariame N'Diaye, Mamusu Kallon, Richard Gant

Votes: 290

23. Riviera (2017–2020)
Episode: J'ai vu ce que tu as fai / I Saw What you Did (2019)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Thriller

Georgina sets her sights on getting away with murder, but a sinister message reveals someone knows her secret.

Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Juliet Stevenson, Dimitri Leonidas

Votes: 215

24. Live from Studio Five (2009–2011)

65 min | News, Talk-Show

A live, early evening magazine show dealing with the latest news, celebrity gossip and everything in between.

Stars: Kate Walsh, Ian Wright, Polly Whitehouse, Melinda Messenger

Votes: 182

25. Riviera (2017–2020)
Episode: Révélations / Revelations (2019)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Thriller

Georgina is desperate to get her life back on track, but a friend's murder brings the police to her door; A familiar face returns to the Riviera.

Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Juliet Stevenson, Dimitri Leonidas

Votes: 179

26. Riviera (2017–2020)
Episode: À travers les portes closes / Through the Closed Doors (2019)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Thriller

A suspicious Irina pulls in to help find Adam; In the US, Georgina's uncle helps her unravel her family's mysterious downfall.

Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Juliet Stevenson, Dimitri Leonidas

Votes: 176

27. Riviera (2017–2020)
Episode: Renaissance / Renaissance (2019)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Thriller

A heated conversation between Irina and Georgina threatens to change the future of the Clios' as Irina edges closer to discovering the truth about Adam.

Director: Paul Walker | Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Juliet Stevenson, Dimitri Leonidas

Votes: 164

28. Riviera (2017–2020)
Episode: Sur les ruines de nos rêves / On the Ruins of Our Dreams (2019)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Thriller

Nico drops a bombshell as he sets his sights on the Clios empire. Meanwhile, Georgina learns that Noah isn't all he seems.

Director: Destiny Ekaragha | Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Juliet Stevenson, Dimitri Leonidas

Votes: 138

29. 10 Minute Tales (2009)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama

A remarkable collection of short films with the power to move every emotion without a single word.

Stars: Bill Nighy, Claire Foy, Timothy Spall, Peter Capaldi

Votes: 109

30. Bloody Foreigners (2010– )

60 min | History

Explores the part immigrant communities played in key events of British history. These included Polish fighter pilots' in the Battle of Britain, black sailors involved in the Battle of Trafalgar.

Stars: Lockhart Ogilvie, Ivan Wilkinson, Christopher Ellison, Simon Lowe

Votes: 86

31. Excluded: Kicked Out of School (2015)

60 min | Documentary

A look at life inside the Bridge AP Academy, whose students have all been permanently excluded or subjected to a managed move from schools across west London.

Stars: Merv Lukeba, Michael Bridge, Shannon Bridge, Jessica Bridge

Votes: 21

32. The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Story (2013)

66 min | Animation, Music, Romance

The story of the first Black English Classical Music Composer.

Director: Jason Young | Stars: Merv Lukeba, Clarissa Hagan, André Refig, Rachel Summers

Votes: 17

33. The Man in the Road (2009)

10 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

A short story about hope, death and the desperate need for redemption.

Director: George Milton | Stars: Reuben-Henry Biggs, Orla Fitzgerald, George Lenz, Merv Lukeba

Votes: 17

34. 10 Minute Tales (2009)
Episode: Perfect Day (2009)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama

"Perfect Day" tells the tale of when a child is born in uncompromising circumstances to a girl who cannot cope, and walks away.

Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Katie Jarvis, Merv Lukeba, Carter Gates, Charlotte Sinclaire

Votes: 16

35. The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode: Killing Me Softly (2007)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Hollis and Fletcher arrest a man for vandalising a church. Perkins uncovers a suspicious suicide. Green and Valentine attend an assault and a suspicious theft at a pet shop.

Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: Bruce Byron, Sam Callis, Andrew Lancel, John Bowler

Votes: 15

36. Heart of Darkness (I)

Animation | Pre-production

In this film based on Joseph Conrad's novel, Marlow captains a leaky steamboat up the River Congo to find a mysterious figure named Kurtz who has carved out a brutal kingdom in which he has power of life and death over his native subjects.

Director: Gerald Conn | Stars: Andrew Scott, Michael Sheen, James Norton, Matthew Rhys

37. Silent Drift

Drama | Pre-production

"Silent Drift" is a romantic thriller with cinematic elements of film noir set in the Caribbean. This extraordinary story depicts the complicated narratives of a young couple in love. Their... See full summary »

Director: Johanna Bermudez-Ruiz | Stars: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Damián Alcázar, Lamman Rucker, Iris Peynado

38. Voodoo Magic (2013)

75 min | Crime

A dark urban tale as dissatisfied youths, an estate overrun with junkies, a Voodoo priest and undercover policeman collide with a rather shocking outcome.

Director: Elom Bell | Stars: Mike Archer, Chris Brazier, Liza Callinicos, Richard Clark

39. Making Sparks (2013– )

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The friction between Perry and girlfriend Anna seem to increase every time he's back from fighting in Afghanistan. His silence papers over cracks left in Perry's life with his father's ... See full summary »

Stars: Merv Lukeba, Siddhii Lagrutta, Akie Kotabe, Jon Campling

40. Live from Studio Five (2009–2011)
Episode: Episode #1.100 (2010)

News, Talk-Show

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Director: James Haggar | Stars: Ian Wright, Melinda Messenger, Kate Walsh, Polly Whitehouse

41. Bloody Foreigners (2010– )
Episode: The Untold Battle of Trafalgar (2010)

History

The battle of Trafalgar is generally held to be a triumphant English victory but the documentary shows,using the list of crew members of the HMS Bellerophon, that the ships' companies were ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Bond | Stars: Liam Thomas, Joe Golby, Merv Lukeba, Lockhart Ogilvie

42. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2013)

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Stars: Akie Kotabe, Siddhii Lagrutta, Merv Lukeba

43. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2013)

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Stars: Akie Kotabe, Siddhii Lagrutta, Merv Lukeba

44. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2013)

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Stars: Jon Campling, Siddhii Lagrutta, Merv Lukeba, Andrew St Clair James

45. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2013)

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Stars: Paul Baverstock, Jon Campling, Virge Gilchrist, Akie Kotabe

46. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2013)

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Stars: Paul Baverstock, Jon Campling, Virge Gilchrist, Aisha Kumari

47. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2013)

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Stars: Roderick Burrows, Akie Kotabe, Aisha Kumari, Siddhii Lagrutta

48. Making Sparks (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2013)

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Stars: Jon Campling, Aisha Kumari, Siddhii Lagrutta, Merv Lukeba

49. Excluded: Kicked Out of School (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

Documentary

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Director: Ellena Wood | Stars: Brandon Bridge, Jessica Bridge, Michael Bridge, Millie Bridge

50. Excluded: Kicked Out of School (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2015)

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Director: Ellena Wood | Stars: Chelsea Bridge, Craig Bridge, Liam Bridge, Shannon Bridge