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1. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.
Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington
Votes: 18,317
2. Art of the Western World (1989– )
60 min | Documentary
Provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
Stars: Michael Wood, Germano Celant, Rosalind Krauss, Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
Votes: 85
3. Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream (1986 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Decades after the Titanic sank, the dream of investigating the wreckage was realized by undersea geologist Dr. Robert D. Ballard. In this program, cameras attached to submersibles take us to the frigid world far below the ocean's surface.
Director: Graham Hurley | Stars: Robert Ballard, Margaret Brown, E.J. Smith, Isidor Straus
Votes: 17
4.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Bad Blood
(2006)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Foyle investigates a mysterious disease affecting local farm animals and looks into the stabbing of a war hero.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: Peter Sandys-Clarke, Ben Meyjes, Philip Franks, Honeysuckle Weeks
Votes: 621
5. Love Again (2003 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Dramatization of the romantic life and various relationships of poet Philip Larkin (Hugh Bonneville), from his arrival as librarian at Hull University in 1955 to his death in 1985.
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Tara Fitzgerald, Amanda Root, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 55
6. Warriors (1999)
175 min | Drama, War
After seeing devastating results of ethnic war in former Yugoslavia soldiers from UNPROFOR peace units find it impossible to return back to their civil lives in the UK.
Stars: Jodhi May, Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 2,572
7.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
The Chinese Job
(2003)
TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After an attempt to rescue a kidnap victim the officer in charge, Supt. Sandra Pullman, who also shot a dog during the raid, is reassigned. DAC Donald Bevan puts her in charge of UCOS, a ... See full summary »
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 550
8. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 9,033
9.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The German Woman
(2002)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The German wife of a rich and influential aristocrat exempted from wartime internment is found decapitated in the midst of anti-German feeling.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: David Horovitch, Elizabeth Bell, Robert Pickavance, Neil Conrich
Votes: 1,129
10.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Judgement Day
(2000)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a local thief and womanizer is killed with a pitchfork, the residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in the Perfect Village Competition.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,357
11.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
Good Work Rewarded
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A 10-year-old boy is killed on a golf course. Some 20 years later, the team investigate but face obstruction from a snobbish golf club committee, who struggle to keep women out of the bar and to protect the memory of a Falklands war hero.
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 278
12. New Tricks (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam
Votes: 8,797
13.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
An Unwanted Woman: Part Two
(1992)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a 92-year old lady dies, Reg becomes suspicious that there was more to it than old age, and begins an investigation into the slightly sinister elderly retired community surrounding her.
Director: Jenny Wilkes | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 29
14.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Invasion
(2006)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Robert O'Sullivan, Jay Benedict, Zoë Tapper, Philip Jackson
Votes: 633
15. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,561
16.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Dead Man's Eleven
(1999)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fletcher's Cross is preparing for annual cricket match when the wife of local landowner and cricket captain is murdered after taking dog for a walk.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,221
17.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
Home Truths
(2004)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The team investigate the disappearance of an attractive young mum and her six-month old son in the 1970s. They also have to submit to a physical and psychological assessment.
Director: Jon East | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 268
18. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 1,930
19.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
Painting on Loan
(2004)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sir Tim is Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. He discovers that some of the pictures in his charge are fakes. But they never used to be. Was his predecessor making money on the side?
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 319
20.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Means of Evil: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Wexford is confronted with a murder in a vegetarian family and wonders how many kinds of mushrooms there are.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 63
21.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Murder Being Once Done: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford collapses from overwork so is put on a month's leave. Instead of resting though, he decides to go and visit Mike, who is seconded to London. Although he should be resting, Wexford's dreams have drawn him towards Mike's case of a young murdered girl left lying in a vault, and a strong connection to the baby adoption business.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, John Forgeham, Philip Glenister
Votes: 47
22.
The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode:
Three Steps to Hendon
(2005)
70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The lead singer from a defunct 70's rock-and-roll group is found murdered with a whiskey bottle stuffed down his throat.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 104
23.
The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode:
Willesden Confidential
(2005)
69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dangerous Davies investigates the death of Geoff Fallon, a stock car driver who was killed during a race at the local stadium when his car exploded due to a leaky fuel line. There seemed to... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Evans | Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Emma Amos
Votes: 102
24.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
ID Parade
(2004)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The team investigate the murder of a policewoman 17 years ago, but what is Sandra's connection, and what secrets from her days at Hendon are revealed?
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 330
25.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A New Lease of Death: Part Three
(1991)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford is somewhat shaken by discoveries in the old murder case but remains convinced he got the right man. The final solution exposes the secret kept by the convicted murderer's widow.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Kristy Bruce, Peter Egan
Votes: 27
26.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Put on by Cunning
(1990)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a world-famous flautist is murdered Wexford wonders if his recently returned daughter had anything to do with it. He becomes obsessed with proving that she is an imposter, even getting... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Rossano Brazzi, Janet Maw
Votes: 65
27.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Wexford investigates the disappearance of Rodney Williams, whose body is found in a wood. Wexford unearths further mysteries connected to the case.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 36
28.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
The House of Monkeys
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A scientist is stabbed in the back with a Samurai sword. He is found in a locked room. Creek is called in to solve the problem
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Charles Kay, Annette Crosbie, Sara Markland, Simon Day
Votes: 419
29.
The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode:
Friends Reunited
(2005)
69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two decades after they graduate, dark secrets, jealousies, and long-buried issues of resentment arise with a group of former classmates.
Director: A.J. Quinn | Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 125
30.
The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode:
Towpaths of Glory
(2005)
69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A decorated war hero with a history of domestic violence is found in a garbage pile shot in the head.
Director: David Tucker | Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Emma Amos
Votes: 113
31.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Death of a Stranger
(1999)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fox hunting, taxidermy and Oscar Wilde are part of the backdrop as Barnaby and Troy investigate a series of murders, beginning with that of a tramp in the woods.
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,053
32.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
No Trace of Tracy
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A teenage girl who loves 1970s rock music goes to visit her idol. She is clearly seen entering his house but then vanishes.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Ralph Brown, Heather-Jay Jones, Geraldine Alexander, Vince Leigh
Votes: 431
33.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Blue Herrings
(2000)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A visit to his convalescent aunt prompts Barnaby to investigate a series of suspicious deaths at the nursing home where she is staying.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,093
34.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
Talking to the Dead
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jack Halford hopes a clairvoyant will put him in touch with his late wife. Instead he is contacted by a girl who disappeared twenty years earlier.
Director: Jon East | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 268
35.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
May and June: Part Two
(1997)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After accepting her sister's offer of reconciliation, May emerges from her mousy shell and seduces her sister's lover.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Julian Wadham, Phoebe Nicholls, Christine Kavanagh, Sally Sanders
Votes: 51
36. Othello (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Shakespeare's Othello retold in modern London; racial tension in the police force collides with jealousy and revenge. An officer suspects his new bride of infidelity.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Eamonn Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Keeley Hawes, Richard Coyle
Votes: 667
37. National Geographic Video: Secrets of the Titanic (1987 Video)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Dr. Robert Ballard and his team of researchers explore the remains of the 1912 wreckage of the ill-fated RMS Titanic 2 1/2 miles deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
Directors: Robert Ballard, Graham Hurley, Nicolas Noxon | Stars: Martin Sheen, Robert Ballard, Dudley Foster, Rhoda Abbott
Votes: 328
38. Macbeth (2001 TV Movie)
132 min | Drama
A television adaptation of the classical Shakespeare play.
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: Antony Sher, Harriet Walter, Joseph O'Conor, Nigel Cooke
Votes: 93
39.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
A New Lease of Death: Part One
(1991)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford's first ever successful murder case comes back to haunt him when a vicar starts to rake up the past. Was the man hanged on Wexford's evidence actually innocent?
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Peter Egan, Sharon Maughan
Votes: 50
40.
New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode:
1984
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The team investigate the murder of a young peace protester, killed near a nuclear base in 1984. Was it a cover-up?
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman
Votes: 288
41. No Child of Mine (1997 TV Movie)
82 min | Crime, Drama
A British schoolgirl struggles to come to terms with the horrific and disgusting sexual abuse inflicted upon her by the adults in her life. When she resorts to self-harm to escape her troubles, a caring teacher tries to get her some help.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Brooke Kinsella, Colin Salmon, Billy Geraghty, Sharon Small
Votes: 668
42.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part One
(1989)
TV-14 | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When 5-year-old John disappears, Reg Wexford is obsessed with the memory of the similar, yet unsolved disappearance of a little girl that happened years ago. Wexford is afraid he has ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sargent | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Dave Hill
Votes: 52
43.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Some Lie and Some Die: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a massive outdoor music festival, a girl is murdered. Could the enigmatic rock star Zeno be involved in any way?
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 63
44.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Orchard Walls
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bright young teenage girl is 'farmed out' to relatives in the rural West Country during the Battle of Britain and makes many astute observations about life there.
Director: Gwennan Sage | Stars: Honeysuckle Weeks, Marsha Fitzalan, John McGlynn, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 66
45.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One
(1992)
TV-14 | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Having attended a police conference in China Wexford joins a group of British tourists in Hong Kong including former barrister Adam Knighton and his wife Adela, not the most loving of ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Virginia McKenna, Patrick Drury
Votes: 43
46.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Thornapple
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Twelve-year-old James lives with his parents and sister. He has a scientific mind and a load of jars, all containing poisons which he has manufactured from plants in the garden - his ... See full summary »
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: Freddie Findlay, Neil Daglish, Susan Penhaligon, Katie Havelaar Cook
Votes: 24
47.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
You Can't Be Too Careful
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Prim businesswoman Della Galway has a compulsive penchant for double-locking doors but her new roommate is careless about security.
Director: Matthew Evans | Stars: Serena Evans, June Barrie, Jane Hazlegrove, Les Doherty
Votes: 70
48.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Best Man to Die: Part One
(1990)
TV-14 | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the eve of a wedding the best man is murdered, and at a similar time there is a serious car crash with two victims. Wexford thinks the two things are somehow connected, but how?
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Jonathan Barlow
Votes: 41
49.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Mouse in the Corner: Part One
(1992)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tom Peterlee, a member of a large family who live in three adjoining cottages, is murdered. Eva, his mother is quite cavalier in reaction to his death in Wexford's opinion and other family ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Walker | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 40
50.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Achilles Heel
(1991)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Wexford and Burden go on a holiday to France together with their wives, they meet an alluring English couple. Reg becomes transfixed by the wife, and is shocked when he gets back home to hear she has been kidnapped.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 43