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1.
Sorted (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2006)
Drama
Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Hugo Speer, Neil Dudgeon, Will Mellor, Dean Lennox Kelly
Votes: 6
2. Sound (2007 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Danny and Shay are trapped. Dead-end job with the council. Both still living at home. Their one passion is music. They dream of setting up a record label. But can they take the plunge?
Director: David Kerr | Stars: Sam Riley, Ben McKay, Joel Fry, John Thomson
Votes: 23
3.
Life on Mars (2006–2007)
Episode:
Episode #2.8
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The CID team goes undercover to prevent a payroll robbery, but Sam's determination to return to 2006 endangers them all.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 668
4.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2003)
Comedy
Old Tommy buys a round, shocking all at The Grapes. Melanie meets her real father. And the fag-ends mystery gets solved.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Henshaw, James McAvoy, Mark Benton, Rita May
Votes: 80
5. Early Doors (2003–2004)
30 min | Comedy
Set in The Grapes, where the daily life of the locals, including jack-the-lads Joe and Duffy, landlord Ken and his police officer cronies Phil and Nige, old git Tommy and single mum Janice - revolves around love, loneliness and urinals.
Stars: John Henshaw, Rita May, Mark Benton, Craig Cash
Votes: 2,541
6.
Sorted (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2006)
Drama
Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Hugo Speer, Neil Dudgeon, Cal MacAninch, Mark Womack
Votes: 5
7.
Sorted (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2006)
Drama
Director: Marc Jobst | Stars: Hugo Speer, Neil Dudgeon, Mark Womack, Cal MacAninch
Votes: 5
8.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently with the Innocents
(2009)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an old man is killed in his dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus dig deeper into the history of the former children's home and soon have their prime suspect.
Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Jill Halfpenny, Lee Ingleby, Dean Logan, Thomas Kelly
Votes: 486
9. Cracker (1993–1996)
TV-MA | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Kieran O'Brien, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 7,888
10.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2003)
Comedy
It's Joan and Eddie's anniversary, and they plan to celebrate in style at The Grapes.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Mark Benton, Susan Cookson, Lorraine Cheshire, Rodney Litchfield
Votes: 64
11.
Great Night Out (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2013)
45 min | Comedy
Feeling that the others look down on him Glyn is pleased when old school mate Scott Woodhouse,who has done well for himself and has sophisticated tastes,returns to the area and befriends ... See full summary »
Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: William Ash, Lee Boardman, Craig Parkinson, Stephen Walters
Votes: 11
12.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently with Honour
(2014)
TV-MA | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When two deaths connect in an unexpected way, Gently finds himself drawn into the world of drugs and LSD, and considering a Cold-War conspiracy.
Director: Tim Whitby | Stars: Martin Shaw, Oliver Johnstone, Celyn Jones, Steven Hamilton
Votes: 332
13.
The Syndicate (2012–2021)
Episode:
Episode #3.5
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Mystery
As Dawn tends to Andy's bruised face they are interrupted by the police who tell them that Nick has been shot and who discover that the Stevensons seem to have paid the ransom. Andy admits ... See full summary »
Director: Kay Mellor | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Elizabeth Berrington, Max Bowker, David Crowley
Votes: 49
14. Life on Mars (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 959 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.
Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 32,496
15. Buried (2003– )
60 min | Drama
Tough drama about life and death in a British prison.
Stars: Lennie James, Stephen Walters, Connor McIntyre, Jane Hazlegrove
Votes: 194
16.
Sorted (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2006)
Drama
Harry gets the shock of his life when he discovers some secrets on his 20th wedding anniversary.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Hugo Speer, Neil Dudgeon, Dean Lennox Kelly, Cal MacAninch
Votes: 7
17.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
It's Over
(2009)
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Angry to have lost his Child Benefit to Yvonne Frank gets her to pay him to baby-sit whilst farming the kids out to a woman in the pub at a lower rate. Maxine comes up with a novel way to ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Till | Stars: Sean Gilder, Ciaran Griffiths, Tina Malone, Samantha Siddall
Votes: 111
18.
In the Flesh (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode 3
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Kieren returns to the supermarket where he and Amy killed their victim Lisa Lancaster, and he recalls how Jem spared him when she could have shot him. Sister and brother consequently ... See full summary »
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Steve Cooper, Marie Critchley, Luke Newberry, Steve Evets
Votes: 365
19.
In the Flesh (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode 6
(2014)
TV-14 | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Kieren awaits transfer to Norfolk but, with Simon returning to lead his followers in a Second Rising, Maxine allows Gary to force Kieren to help find him. At the village fete it is noticed ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Troughton | Stars: Jalaal Hartley, Louise Ford, Lauren Frain, Luke Newberry
Votes: 243
20.
The Syndicate (2012–2021)
Episode:
Episode #3.4
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Mystery
Keeping the ransom demand from the police the staff are divided as to whether to pay up or not and Sarah and Sean are angry when Godfrey decides to pay it without telling them. D.I. Baker ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Zariah Bailey, Tobias Beer, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 51
21.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2003)
Comedy
The tension in The Grapes mounts when the winner of the football card is announced. Duffy and Joe advise Liam on how to win back a lost love.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Peter Wight, James Quinn, John Henshaw, Rita May
Votes: 75
22.
Life on Mars (2006–2007)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2007)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A very ill Sam Tyler has reason to believe that he's been given an overdose of medication in 2006. While struggling with this, he's called into CID to assist with a troubling kidnapping ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gunn | Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 517
23.
Life on Mars (2006–2007)
Episode:
Episode #2.7
(2007)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Gene Hunt finds himself under suspicion of murder and soon all of CID are after him. But DI Sam Tyler believes otherwise. He goes to find his innocence. Even if that means making Gene dress as a road safety squirrel.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 487
24.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently Between the Lines
(2014)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Newcastle police have arrested rioters as they tried to clear a slum due for demolition. The next morning, one of the protesters is discovered dead in the cells by WPC Rachel Coles.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Steve Evets, Charlie Richmond, Matt Stokoe, Alan Renwick
Votes: 363
25.
The Syndicate (2012–2021)
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Mystery
The syndicate members are interviewed by the police following Amy's disappearance with bipolar Godfrey, who found her phone, being a prime suspect. Her father Andy believes she ran off with... See full summary »
Director: Kay Mellor | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Elizabeth Berrington, Chris Brailsford, Steven Brand
Votes: 57
26.
The Syndicate (2012–2021)
Episode:
Episode #3.3
(2015)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Mystery
Whilst Spencer schemes behind his stepfather's back hoping to sell the house to the Americans Lord Hazelwood - unlike his wife - is happy to sign the contract giving the staff part ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Elizabeth Berrington, Tom Brittney, Lorraine Bruce
Votes: 54
27. Queer as Folk (1999–2000)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama
A groundbreaking gay adult drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, as well as 15-year-old Nathan, who is in love with Stuart.
Stars: Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam, Denise Black
Votes: 7,621
28. Outlaws (2004– )
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bruce Dunbar, the head of a shifty legal firm dealing in criminal law, tries to train new employee Theodore Gulliver in his fairly underhand methods. While Gulliver, fighting Dunbar's ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 117
29. Mrs In-Betweeny (2008 TV Movie)
54 min | Drama
After the death of their parents, three children are put into the care of their aunt Brandon - unaware of the fact she is a transgender woman. Over time, as they get used to the idea, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Walker | Stars: James Greene, Charlotte Dixon, Jay Simpson, George Whitton
Votes: 50
30.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Big Day
(2005)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As Fiona and Steve organize their wedding, his car is stolen and he's desperate to retrieve it.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 196
31.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Crooks and Robbers
(2005)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sheila asks Lip to water plants for a neighbor who's on holiday, but the place ends up burgled and he's wrongly accused and arrested.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 167
32.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Welcome to the Family
(2005)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mandy becomes pregnant. However, as she is continually pretending to be Ian's girlfriend to hide the fact that he's gay, the Maguires threaten him with castration if he doesn't marry their girl.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 159
33.
Queer as Folk (1999–2000)
Episode:
Crimes of the Heart
(1999)
TV-MA | 34 min | Comedy, Drama
The fake marriage situation explodes. Vince reconsiders what he really wants. Nathan tries returning home.
Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Esther Hall, Aidan Gillen, Alfie Robinson, Adam Fogerty
Votes: 161
34.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2003)
Comedy
Discarded cigarette ends in the urinals and temporary traffic lights cause chaos in The Grapes.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Henshaw, Rodney Litchfield, Rita May, Joan Kempson
Votes: 72
35.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Confession
(2009)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Paddy has gone cold turkey but Mimi still believes he betrayed her with Maureen and is hostile. After Frank has defecated in public Debbie throws him out and he shelters in a church ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Till | Stars: Rebecca Ryan, Joanna Higson, Elliott Tittensor, Dystin Johnson
Votes: 89
36.
Cracker (1993–1996)
Episode:
True Romance: Part 2
(1995)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fitz is taken off the case when it is discovered the killings are for him. Determined to catch Fitz's attention, Janice targets Mark.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Emily Joyce, Wil Johnson, Robert Cavanah, Rosemary Martin
Votes: 190
37.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently Evil
(2010)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman's body is found, and the investigation leads Gently and Bacchus to suspect the victim's estranged husband is responsible for the killing.
Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Dave Johns, Vin Welch, Lee Ingleby, Christopher Connel
Votes: 456
38.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently Going Under
(2014)
TV-MA | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A suspicious death in the mine in Burnsend leads Gently and Bacchus to explore the tensions and relationships in a community whose seams have been ripped wide open by politics.
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Poppy Lee Friar, Lucy Cohu, Michael Socha, Lewis Reeves
Votes: 302
39.
In the Club (2014–2016)
Episode:
Jasmin
(2014)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Roanna leaves hospital and accepts Emma's offer that she and Simon and baby Sonny come to live with her and her husband Jonathan. She visits Katie, who is self-absorbed and aloof and ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah O'Gorman | Stars: Hermione Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Jill Halfpenny, Christine Bottomley
Votes: 22
40.
In the Club (2014–2016)
Episode:
Helen
(2016)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
Roanna's struggling to find a job and with money running out she reluctantly turns to her ex-husband for help and lies about it to Simon. But it's only a matter of time before all her ... See full summary »
Director: Kay Mellor | Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Hermione Norris, Luke Thompson, Jill Halfpenny
Votes: 14
41.
In the Club (2014–2016)
Episode:
Shelly
(2016)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
Simon has a new job but Roanna goes behind his back to join Ray on a visit to their son. Shelly gives birth in the presence of Andrew and his partner Nathan but eschews any help from Vicky,... See full summary »
Director: Jane Prowse | Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Jonathan Kerrigan, Christine Bottomley, Jill Halfpenny
Votes: 14
42.
In the Club (2014–2016)
Episode:
Jasmin
(2016)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama
Roanna returns to Ray, having run over Jonathan, whom she visits in hospital, and learns that he may be permanently disabled. She is unsure if she acted deliberately. At the hospital she ... See full summary »
Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Jonathan Kerrigan, Sacha Dhawan, Taj Atwal
Votes: 13
43. In the Name of the Father (1993)
R | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King
Votes: 187,268 | Gross: $25.01M
44. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 8,539
45. The Innocence Project (2006– )
Drama
When someone spends years in a prison wrongfully accused without any hope left, they are the only solution. A group of law students with their professor in charge sets such desperate people... See full summary »
Stars: Lloyd Owen, Christine Bottomley, Ruth Bradley, Stephen Graham
Votes: 106
46.
Queer as Folk (1999–2000)
Episode:
Out of the Closet, Into the Fire
(2000)
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
Everyone attends a family wedding in which Vince and Stuart are thought to be boyfriends. Stuart is blackmailed by his nephew. Vince is going for a promotion at work.
Director: Menhaj Huda | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Clinton Kenyon, Craig Kelly, Denise Black
Votes: 1,083
47.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
Christmas in Chatsworth
(2004)
TV-MA | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Gallagher family celebrate Christmas 2004, bringing mayhem and death to the Chatsworth estate.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy, Jody Latham
Votes: 280
48.
Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode:
In with the Maguire's
(2006)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Gallagher clan are pleased when Carl starts bringing money into the household, but his mini-enterprise is at the wrath of the Maguires, just as Lip tries to maintain his relationship with Mandy.
Director: David Threlfall | Stars: David Threlfall, Maggie O'Neill, Dean Lennox Kelly, Maxine Peake
Votes: 129
49.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2003)
Comedy
Joe's marriage is in crisis, Shelia's husband goes missing and Melanie's boyfriend has a surprise for her.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Henshaw, Craig Cash, Phil Mealey, Rodney Litchfield
Votes: 76
50.
Early Doors (2003–2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2003)
Comedy
The Grapes get a visit from the law, not that it's annoying for Ken to worry about, as long as he's got plenty of malt behind the bar.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Mark Benton, Christine Bottomley, Rodney Litchfield, Craig Cash
Votes: 73