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1. Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy (2005 TV Movie)
88 min | Biography, Drama
Drama with music about Philip Heseltine, known as Peter Warlock, who by his death in 1930 at the age of thirty six had composed some of the most perfect gems of English songwriting and elevated hedonism to an art form.
Director: Tony Britten | Stars: Mark Dexter, Richard Benbow, Philippa Bishop, Alastair Boag
Votes: 9
2. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 224,611
3. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
616 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Illustrious Client and The Creeping Man.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 6,171
4. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 246,252
5. 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: 1,146
6.
Doc Martin (2004–2022)
Episode:
Departure
(2013)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Louisa is leaving for Spain, Bert and Jennifer's engagement party goes off with a bang, and Al is hailed as a hero for saving Caroline's life.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 369
7.
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1999)
TV-PG | 77 min | Drama
Roger returns from Africa after Osbourne's death to find his sister-in-law and his nephew living at their home as well. Cynthia has accepted the marriage offer of Mr. Henderson, a lawyer ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Iain Glen, Justine Waddell, Keeley Hawes, Francesca Annis
Votes: 71
8. Doc Martin (2004–2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom
Votes: 20,171
9.
Island at War (2004)
Episode:
Living with the Enemy
(2004)
63 min | Drama, War
Widowed Cassie Mahy is humiliated by sadistic lieutenant Walker after she tries to refuse him service in her shop whilst her daughters reopen Mr. Izaak's business and Angelique is annoyed ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Lydon, Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Owen Teale, Julia Ford, Clare Holman, James Wilby
Votes: 85
10.
Island at War (2004)
Episode:
To Catch a Spy
(2004)
64 min | Drama, War
Wilf,under the guise of setting lobster pots,dumps the dead German in deep waters though Lt. Flach is suspicious of the time he spent at sea. Philip and Eugene hide with the Jonases but ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Lydon, Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Louisa Clein, Richard Dempsey, Daniel Flynn, Julia Ford
Votes: 87
11.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #4.8
(2013)
TV-14 | 67 min | Drama, Romance
Rosamund comes up with a plan to help Edith, but Violet sees right through it; Isobel is the object of someone's attention, while Mary asks Gillingham for a very big favor.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 1,605
12. 1917 (2019)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, War
April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth
Votes: 673,997 | Gross: $159.23M
13. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 835
14. The Good Guys (1992– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men named Guy spend their days trying to right wrongs.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Keith Barron, Hilary Whitehall, Godfrey James
Votes: 26
15.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
The Broken Crystal
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The most expensive and most vital part of the machine breaks meaning Holly and Slade's time traveling escapades are over, permanently.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 33
16. Wives and Daughters (1999)
TV-PG | 75 min | Drama
The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.
Stars: Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Keeley Hawes
Votes: 7,315
17. Ladies of Letters (2009– )
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Two middle-age crazy English widows become best friends via letters, over many misadventure-filled years. Having met under a table at a wedding, when both were drunk with merriment, misunderstanding comes naturally to them.
Stars: Anne Reid, Maureen Lipman, Morag Siller, Daniel Crowder
Votes: 248
18.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
A Death in the Family
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Holly's aunt is murdered, she and Slade travel back to find out who is responsible, only to be arrested for the crime herself.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 42
19.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
Death Minister
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holly takes Slade to task over his dependency on the machine and begs him to try and solve his latest case in the normal way.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 34
20.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
Sins of the Father
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Slade's father's former partner is leading the department's latest case and both Slade and his father find their pasts coming back to haunt them.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Christopher Ellison
Votes: 36
21.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
The Lottery Experiment
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
After watching the Lottery, Jeff decides to use the Time Machine to travel back in time and find some way to give Holly the winning numbers so they can be millionaires.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 31
22.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
The Revenge of the Chronology Protection Hypothesis
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Slade's shot during an investigation, Holly goes against everything she's ever believed and travels back in time to save him.
Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 38
23.
Island at War (2004)
Episode:
Strange Mercies
(2004)
69 min | Drama, War
French prostitutes arrive for the Germans and obnoxious Lt. Flach,pretending to mistake her for one,interrogates Kathleen as to the spy's whereabouts but has to let her go as the Baron ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Lydon, Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Jeremy Beckham, Louisa Clein, Richard Cottier, Richard Dempsey
Votes: 85
24.
Aristocrats (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, History
Bookish Lady Caroline Lennox descends from high nobility, the eldest unmarried daughter. When she falls for a commoner with political aspirations, her parents disapprove and disown her. Her younger sister learns from her experience.
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels, Richard Dempsey, Julian Fellowes
Votes: 46
25.
Ladies of Letters (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #2.10
(2010)
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy
Harsh words are exchanged by letter after Irene accuses Vera of being controlling and,whilst Irene,Karen and St. John all return to England for the wedding, Vera announces her intention to ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Anne Reid, Maureen Lipman, Daniel Crowder, Paul Chahidi
Votes: 12
26.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
Jeff Slade and the Loop of Infinity
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jeff Slade's world is turned upside down when he discovers his friend Holly has a secret. She can travel in time.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 46
27.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000)
Episode:
The Scarlet Pimpernel
(1999)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1793 Sir Percy learns that Lady Marguerite's brother, Armand St. Just, was arrested for a crime against France. Later Chauvelin imprisons her as well at La Force. The League now seeks to free both.
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Andy de la Tour, Martin Shaw, Ronan Vibert, Christopher Fairbank
Votes: 82
28.
Ladies of Letters (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #2.9
(2010)
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy
Vera is enjoying life in her flat,taking dance lessons from her African neighbour,Sara of the Astarte tribe. Irene is less over-joyed as she is still house-keeping for the girls in ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Anne Reid, Maureen Lipman, Jada Wallace-Mitchell, Ella Luxford
Votes: 12
29.
Crime Traveller (1997)
Episode:
Fashion Shoot
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fashion designer Sonia Duvall has been receiving death threats and despite all the efforts of Slade and the team, is shot on the catwalk.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 42
30.
Dracula (2013–2014)
Episode:
Of Monsters and Men
(2013)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Browning sets out to prove once and for all that Grayson is the master vampire stalking London by hosting a board meeting outdoors in the sunlight. Grayson and Van Helsing seek to acquire ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Kretschmann, Victoria Smurfit
Votes: 565
31. The Barber of Siberia (1998)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, History
At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov | Stars: Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Aleksey Petrenko, Richard Harris
Votes: 12,797
32. Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drawing on her love of theatre and art, New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this BBC series.
Stars: William Simons, Patrick Malahide, Belinda Lang, Tim Dutton
Votes: 748
33. Island at War (2004)
396 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.
Stars: Saskia Reeves, Owen Teale, Julia Ford, Clare Holman
Votes: 1,916
34.
Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
Episode:
Dead Water
(1994)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alleyn's old French teacher, the landlord of an idyllic Scottish island is receiving death threats because she's blocking its development as a health spa.
Director: John Woods | Stars: Ewen Bremner, Jane Lapotaire, Eleanor David, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 120
35.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Power of the Doctor
(2022)
TV-14 | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Master brings the Daleks and Cybermen together to wipe the Doctor and Earth from existence.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, David Bradley, Colin Baker, Peter Davison
Votes: 4,157
36.
Egypt (2005)
Episode:
The Temple of the Sands
(2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Belzoni clears centuries of sand from the Temple at Abu Simbel.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Richard Dempsey
Votes: 56
37. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 540 min | Adventure, Drama
During the turmoil of the French Revolution, English aristocrat Percy Blakeney, often aided by his League of friends, secretly undertakes various daring missions as the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Stars: Richard E. Grant, Ronan Vibert, Gerard Murphy, Ron Donachie
Votes: 1,254
38.
Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1999)
Romance, Drama
Homeless and out of work, Tilly moves in with Biddy Drew and her children and is welcomed as part of the family. Unable to find other employment, she takes a job at the local mine.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Carli Norris, Madelaine Newton, Sara Gunn, Sarah Jane Foster
Votes: 12
39. Aristocrats (1999)
TV-14 | 300 min | Drama, History
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.
Stars: Siân Phillips, Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels, Serena Gordon
Votes: 1,764
40. Dracula (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 417 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Dracula travels to London, with dark plans for revenge against those who ruined his life centuries earlier. However, his plan is complicated when he falls in love with a woman who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Kretschmann, Victoria Smurfit
Votes: 30,131
41. Crime Traveller (1997)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jeff Slade teams up with scientist Holly Turner, whose late father has created a time machine that can travel back several hours. Together they solve mysteries using the device.
Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 460
42. Tonight at 8.30 (1991– )
30 min | Comedy
Dame Joan Collins takes on all of Gertrude Lawrence's lead roles in rare and entertaining television productions of eight out of the nine thirty-minute playlets by Noël Coward which he and ... See full summary »
Stars: Joan Collins, Edward Duke, Siân Phillips, John Alderton
Votes: 43
43.
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1988)
Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Evacuated to a big house in the country, four children discover a mysterious wardrobe which serves as a portal to another world.
Director: Marilyn Fox | Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 112
44. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.
Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 6,496
45. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,090
46.
Wycliffe (1993–1998)
Episode:
Lost Contact
(1995)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When fishermen discover the rotting corpse of a shotgun victim, Edwina Coryn tells Wycliffe she thinks it could be that of her husband, missing for a month. However Fiona Jay claims that ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Martin Hancock, Bruce Barnden, Tim Wylton, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 73
47.
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1988)
Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Lucy meets Mr. Tumnus for the second time and Edmund stumbles across the white witch who tries to tempt him.
Director: Marilyn Fox | Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 113
48.
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1988)
Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The siblings meet Aslan and realize that their journey hasn't come to an end yet. Edmund finds himself in an unpleasant situation.
Director: Marilyn Fox | Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 99
49.
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1988)
Unrated | 28 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Things seem to be over, but now the siblings have to prepare for the final battle.
Director: Marilyn Fox | Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 103
50.
Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1999)
Romance, Drama
Mark's children arrive for a visit. Tilly grows wary of Mark's feelings for her, while an old enemy returns, seeking revenge.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Neil Armstrong, Ian Daniell, Sara Gunn, Carli Norris
Votes: 13