Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Richard Hansell

1. 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: 225,226

2. Nova (1974– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Science documentaries about various topics.

Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers

Votes: 3,101

3. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2011)

TV-14 | 67 min | Drama, Romance

After Bates' mother dies, he hopes his inheritance will buy him a divorce and allow him to marry Anna, Matthew announces his engagement to Lavinia Swire, and Sybil gets involved in the war effort.

Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter

Votes: 2,358

4. National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge (2015)

115 min | Drama

In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price.

Directors: Ivo van Hove, Nick Wickham | Stars: Emun Elliott, Phoebe Fox, Michael Gould, Richard Hansell

Votes: 251

5. MI-5 (2002–2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones

Votes: 18,447

6. Patriot (2015–2018)

TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner, whose latest assignment--to prevent Iran from going nuclear--requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous, non-official cover.

Stars: Michael Dorman, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe

Votes: 18,094

7. Anne (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2022)

46 min | Drama, History

Anne Williams says goodbye to her son on 15th April 1989 as he heads off to a football match at Hillsborough. She will never see him alive again.

Director: Bruce Goodison | Stars: Maxine Peake, Stephen Walters, Campbell Wallace, Ellie May Davies

Votes: 115

8. MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode: The Virus: Part 2 (2007)

TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A plague-like virus is unleashed in London. Facing the prospect of half a million dead, Harry orders the team to take extreme measures in an attempt to obtain the antidote from allies who may be keeping it a secret.

Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Hermione Norris, Miranda Raison

Votes: 231

9. Patriot (2015–2018)
Episode: The Vantasner Danger Meridian (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Edward's captor is revealed. John prepared for a dangerous act in his first step toward the assassination of Cantar Walley, just as Walley's elite security team arrives in Paris.

Director: Steve Conrad | Stars: Yannis Bougeard, Iva Carmela, Michael Chernus, Jolie Olympia Choko

Votes: 328

10. Anne (2022)

47 min | Drama, History

The story of Anne Williams' fight for the truth of her son's death.

Stars: Maxine Peake, Bobby Schofield, Rob Jarvis, Stephen Walters

Votes: 2,172

11. Nova (1974– )
Episode: E=mc²: Einstein's Big Idea (2005)

TV-PG | Documentary

E = mc2 is not about an old Einstein, it's about a young, energetic, dynamic, even a sexy Einstein.

Director: Gary Johnstone | Stars: John Lithgow, Aidan McArdle, Shirley Henderson, Steven Robertson

Votes: 169

12. Lazarus (VII) (2018)

114 min | Drama, Musical

Thomas Newton is a 'man' unable to die. We follow Newton, his head soaked in cheap gin and haunted by a past love, over the course of a few days where the arrival of another lost soul, might set him finally free.

Director: Ivo van Hove | Stars: Gabrielle Brooks, Sophia Anne Caruso, Sydnie Christmas, Michael Esper

Votes: 23

13. And Then There Were None (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ten strangers are persuaded to retreat from their troubled lives and travel to Soldier Island, an isolated rock off the Devon coast, where all is not as it seems.

Director: Craig Viveiros | Stars: Maeve Dermody, Harley Gallacher, Paul Chahidi, Charlie Russell

Votes: 2,001

14. And Then There Were None (2015)

TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ten strangers are invited to an island by a mysterious host, and start to get killed one by one. Could one of them be the killer?

Stars: Maeve Dermody, Charles Dance, Toby Stephens, Burn Gorman

Votes: 43,926

15. Stella (II) (2022)

Drama

It is 1937 and Stella, a German Jewish refugee, finds work in a Scottish country estate owned by the fascist Earl of Rig, only to be accepted as one of the family and must hide her true identity to survive.

Director: Jessica Fox | Stars: Jill Brown, Bill Coles, Vincent Deighan, Oli Fyne

Votes: 30

16. Einstein's Big Idea (2005 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

This docudrama examines the history of scientific discovery that lead up to Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2 and its aftermath in the creation of nuclear energy. This includes ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Johnstone | Stars: Aidan McArdle, Shirley Henderson, Steven Robertson, Gregory Fox-Murphy

Votes: 639

17. Shine (1996)

PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd

Votes: 56,755 | Gross: $35.81M

18. The Royal (2003–2011)
Episode: Please Release Me (2009)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

Sister Brigid helps Faye overcome her fear of needles and get revenge on Jack, who has been teasing her, while Ralph goes to the local jail to see self-harming prisoner Mark Bullen. Bullen ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Adams | Stars: Linda Armstrong, Glynis Barber, Wendy Craig, Robert Daws

Votes: 16

19. The Royal (2003–2011)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Set in the 1960s, this British medical drama follows the staff and patients of St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital.

Stars: Linda Armstrong, Robert Daws, Wendy Craig, Michelle Hardwick

Votes: 1,217

20. Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999)
Episode: Girl Friday (1996)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Devoted personal assistant Sally Fairfax finds herself involved in the murder of her employer's wife.

Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Dawn French, Hugo Bower, Moira Buffini, Mark Chapman

Votes: 37

21. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2018)

185 min | Drama

Live theatrical production of Tennessee Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'.

Directors: Benedict Andrews, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Artinis Aliaj, Nya Berg, Max Bloom, Yasmin Boys

Votes: 335

22. Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Dawn French stars in this dark and twisted comedy series, in which she plays a different character embroiled in murder, in each hilarious episode.

Stars: Dawn French, Paul Mark Elliott, Soo Drouet, Henry Naylor

Votes: 695

23. Traces (2019–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Emma's suspicions start to drive a wedge between her and those she's closest to.

Director: Mary Nighy | Stars: Martin Compston, Molly Windsor, Vincent Regan, Richard Hansell

Votes: 344

24. Traces (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

While attending an online forensic course, young lab assistant discovers that the fictitious case study has a link to her past. With the help of two female professors she works on bringing a killer to justice.

Stars: Laura Fraser, Michael Nardone, Jennifer Spence, Andrea Hart

Votes: 6,812

25. Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

In 2009, just two minutes into US Airways flight 1549, a flock of birds struck the plane taking out both engines. With no power, the Captain decided to attempt the near impossible - to land it in New York's Hudson River.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Kate Steavenson-Payne, Sara Stewart, Matthew Douglas, Todd Boyce

Votes: 222

26. Holby City (1999–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett

Votes: 2,647

27. The Wolfman (2010)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells

Votes: 111,804 | Gross: $61.98M

28. The Secret Garden (2020)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

An orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle's estate.

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Dixie Egerickx, Richard Hansell, David Verrey, Tommy Gene Surridge

Votes: 10,068

29. Family Affairs (1997–2005)

30 min | Drama

British soap opera focusing on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.

Stars: Ebony Thomas, Nicola Duffett, David Easter, Barbara Young

Votes: 182

30. Doctors (2000–2024)

30 min | Drama

The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.

Stars: Adrian Lewis Morgan, Jan Pearson, Matthew Chambers, Diane Keen

Votes: 1,704

31. Hamlet (2003 Video)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Director: Michael Mundell | Stars: William Houston, Guy Adams, Jilly Bond, Richard Brimblecombe

Votes: 23

32. Crossroads (2001–2003)

24 min | Drama

A Millennium update of the popular British soap opera 'Crossroads' which originally ran from 1964 to 1988. The motel is now a hotel and a brand new cast are in residence.

Stars: Jane Asher, Stuart Milligan, Colin Wells, Gilly Gilchrist

Votes: 137

33. Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2012 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Tom Baker returns as The Fourth Doctor for the first time in 31 years in all new adventures. Encountering new and old foes and reuniting with old friends such as Harry, Leela, K9, Romana ... See full summary »

Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson, Jane Slavin

34. Lady Christina (2018 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Jetsetter, adventurer, and owner of a very unusual London bus, Lady Christina de Souza likes the finest things. Even if they don't belong to her. And the more exotic - or alien - the better... See full summary »

Stars: Michelle Ryan, Warren Brown, Gareth Corke, Tracy Wiles

35. Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time (2019 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

An epic six-part adventure celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish. Time is collapsing. Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one Time Lord and ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker

36. Georgian Underworld (2003– )

60 min | Drama

Series of programmes exploring the hidden life of Georgian England.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Ellison, Marcus McNicoll, Sean AugustLewis

37. Weyback (2000)

87 min | Action

Weyback's small-time corrupt 'Fellowship' go over their heads to launder Russian Mafia money.

Director: Jonathan Coote | Stars: Jonathan Coote, Aze, Irina Barrett, Rosa Blacker

38. First Sight (II) (2012)

Short, Action

Jack decides he's given all he can to the British army after 3 tours in Afghanistan. A chance meeting with the sister of one of his fallen friends gives him a new direction in life.

Director: Jason Arber | Stars: Tom Ripley, Sarah Armstrong, James Groom, Richard Hansell

39. Judy and Jim (2012)

116 min | Drama

Filmmaker Bob Crawford posts an advertisement looking for a married couple to take part in a documentary. The couple he chooses, Judy and Jim, who just happen to live in a large Victorian ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Fellows | Stars: Fatima Adoum, Ben Fellows, Richard Hansell, Ria Jaggard

40. Prince Charles: The Bachelor Years (2004 TV Movie)

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Director: Neil Crombie | Stars: Stephen Mangan, King Charles III, Ciara Andersson, Lauraine Bailey

41. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.756 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns

42. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.760 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns

43. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.761 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns

44. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.762 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns

45. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Crossing the Line (2006)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Clifford continues to needle Abra through Kyla. Joseph asks Jac to go to the movies but she declines but later reconsiders her hasty decision when Clifford tells her how well connected ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Adams | Stars: Rakie Ayola, Tina Hobley, Robert Powell, Sharon D Clarke

46. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.949 (2000)

30 min | Drama

Suspicions of possible child abuse are raised when Cat's baby continues to be ill and a Doctor is called.

Director: Penelope Shales | Stars: Nicola Duffett, Jonathan Evans, Richard Hansell, TJ Herbert

47. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.811 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns

48. Doctors (2000–2024)
Episode: Dance to Keep from Crying (2010)

Drama

Michelle's mum has had a pain, and the hospital has seen a 'shadow'. So she goes to see Michelle. Julia, still worried about Jimmi's lack of appearance, goes to Rob for help. Jimmi ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Williams | Stars: Owen Brenman, Adrian Lewis Morgan, Seeta Indrani, Philip McGough

49. Georgian Underworld (2003– )
Episode: Queer as 18th Century Folk (2003)

Drama

The seething sexual underworld of 18th-century London is explored, where the gay scene flourished, from the "molly houses" or gay brothels through to public figures with hidden partners. ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Crombie | Stars: Anna Chancellor, Marie Gawthorpe, Richard Hansell, Jill Liddington

50. Family Affairs (1997–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.813 (2000)

30 min | Drama

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Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Ariyon Bakare, Huw Bevan, Rebecca Blake, Terry Burns