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1. 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: 7,897

2. How We Used to Live (1968–1998)

Family, History

Award-winning British educational drama series tracing the lives and fortunes of various fictional Yorkshire families from Tudor times through to the 1960s. Many of the early seasons were 20-part serialised dramas.

Stars: Redvers Kyle, Diana Davies, James Tomlinson, John Keyworth

Votes: 104

3. The Worst Witch (2017– )
Episode: Tortoise Trouble (2018)

TV-Y7 | 28 min | Family, Fantasy

Mildred returns to Ms. Cackle's academy with the hopes of a better year; but when her summer holiday project is stolen she has to prove she didn't make it up. Meanwhile, a group of first ... See full summary »

Director: Dirk Campbell | Stars: Bella Ramsey, Megan Hughes, Tamara Smart, Philip Martin Brown

Votes: 68

4. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)

TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.

Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe

Votes: 14,401

5. Cracker (1993–1996)
Episode: The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1 (1993)

TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The second of two beautiful women is murdered on a train, and the primary suspect is an amnesiac man. A psychologist, Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, an old friend of the second victim, is brought in to help.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Rob Palmer, Jeffrey Robert, Andy Devine

Votes: 545

6. Band of Gold (1995–1997)

290 min | Crime, Drama

In Bradford, England, several desperate streetwalkers team up to run the business for themselves. They must deal with competition, mobsters, moralists, psychos and cops, but at least now they have each other and a plan.

Stars: Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson, Samantha Morton

Votes: 761

7. Dancing Queen (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Romance

Neil is at his bachelor party. A stripper called Pandora performs her dance and Neil's mates load him on a train as a last gag. Neil awakes on the train, Pandora's there and at the stop ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Rik Mayall, Helena Bonham Carter, Serena Gordon, Dorothy Tutin

Votes: 675

8. Robbie (1979)

13 min | Short, Horror

Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on... See full summary »

Director: Ronald Dunkley | Stars: Peter Purves, Robin Crane, Deborah Norton, Peter Bolt

Votes: 62

9. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: The Infernal Serpent (1990)

TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An environmentalist professor is mugged and later dies of a heart attack after an attack on campus just prior to a controversial debate.

Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Geoffrey Palmer, David Neal

Votes: 903

10. Out of the Blue (1995–1996)
Episode: Survivor (1995)

50 min | Crime

Drinkall and Hannaford investigate a mysterious stranger who is walking into a hospital and killing randomly. Bennett and Allen look into the brutal rape of a woman and begin to realise the perpetrator is her youngest son.

Director: Richard Standeven | Stars: Stephen Billington, Pauline Black, Orla Brady, Tony Capstick

Votes: 16

11. Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode: Forget Me Not (1996)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime

Alan Davies reports strange noises from his neighbour Adrian Shaw's house, but Shaw claims that there were no noises. The same night Davies is frightened out of his home by an intruder and ... See full summary »

Director: James Hazeldine | Stars: Nick Berry, Bill Maynard, Derek Fowlds, William Simons

Votes: 33

12. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)

TV-PG | 1,349 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.

Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies

Votes: 1,997

13. Out of the Blue (I) (1995–1996)

50 min | Crime

BBC police drama that follows the personal and professional lives of a group of detectives.

Stars: Orla Brady, Lennie James, John Duttine, Darrell D'Silva

Votes: 69

14. The Knowledge (1979 TV Movie)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

Director: Bob Brooks | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Mick Ford, Kim Taylforth, Jonathan Lynn

Votes: 270

15. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode: Eye Witness (1996)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A deaf-mute young man out bird-watching watches a couple necking in a car, but amusement turns to horror when he witnesses a murder.

Director: John Glenister | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies

Votes: 158

16. Kinsey (1991–1992)

55 min | Drama

Midlands lawyer Neil Kinsey, known for being a maverick, takes on a new partner, Tricia Mabbott, who has recently left a larger firm. He brings an unconventional approach to dealing with ... See full summary »

Stars: Leigh Lawson, Serena Gordon, David Savile, Meera Syal

Votes: 28

17. The Worst Witch (2017– )

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Family, Fantasy

Mildred lives an ordinary life until the day that Maud Spellbody crashes her broomstick into their balcony. Maud then introduces Mildred to Cackle's Academy--a school for young witches set high on a mountaintop.

Stars: Raquel Cassidy, Jenny Richardson, Clare Higgins, Dagny Rollins

Votes: 3,156

18. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)

50 min | Crime, Drama

1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.

Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby

Votes: 115

19. Heartbeat (1992–2010)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime

The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.

Stars: William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, Mark Jordon

Votes: 4,088

20. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)

30 min | Documentary, Biography

The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »

Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield

Votes: 324

21. When Saturday Comes (1996)

98 min | Drama, Sport

Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.

Director: Maria Giese | Stars: Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly

Votes: 2,546

22. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)

30 min | Comedy, War

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Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, John Stratton, Charles Lamb

Votes: 17

23. Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer (1995 Video Game)

Adventure

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Director: Gavin Cheshire | Stars: Raymond Greenoaken, Philippa Howell, Gerry Kearsey

Votes: 12

24. Coronation Street (1960– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The world's longest-running television soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working-class people in Manchester, England.

Stars: William Roache, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor

Votes: 6,027

25. Cry of the Banshee (1970)

GP | 91 min | Horror

In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family.

Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith

Votes: 2,900

26. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

Stars: Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Dominic Brunt

Votes: 3,540

27. Der Blinde (1996 TV Movie)

45 min | Crime, Thriller

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Director: Peter Keglevic | Stars: Joachim Kemmer, Julia Bremermann, Leslie Phillips, Eddi Arent

Votes: 25

28. Hollyoaks (1995– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

Hollyoaks takes a look at the lives, loves, and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSEs, A-Levels, and College into the world of work.

Stars: Nick Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Kieron Richardson, Jennifer Metcalfe

Votes: 4,508

29. Emmerdale Farm (1972– )
Episode: Episode #1.2355 (1998)

TV-PG | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Zoe and Chris try to work out why Steve is conning Kim. Paddy's attitude towards Kelly causes Zoe concern. Kim tells Steve that she has never been happier. ITV.

Director: Kay Patrick | Stars: Peter Amory, Leah Bracknell, Anna Brecon, Dominic Brunt

30. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: And with What Measure? (1975)

Crime, Drama

PC Lincoln gets a tip of a robbery at Hobbs Tailors. D.C.I. Hawkins' team make two straightforward arrests on the premises and a third nearby. However, when it comes to court, they find themselves accused of "verballing" a confession

Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby

31. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: At Risk (1976)

Crime, Drama

Det. Sgt. Grant is sent to a Thames County Council Social Services case review for a possible child endangerment case. Joan Fisher took her baby to hospital and they reported a number pre-existing injuries however prove is required.

Director: Frank Cox | Stars: Frank Windsor, Peter Childs, Peter Clough, John Flanagan

32. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Bargains (1975)

Crime, Drama

Det. Chief Insp. Hawkins and Sgt Evans mount a operation into the theft from high end dress makers and now available on Kingley Market. The pair discover a thriving market of copied originals that are made on demand

Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Philippa Howell, Jenny Hanley

33. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Blind Alley (1975)

Crime, Drama

Mr. Justice Ballantyre is about to move into Orchard Cottage, in Bathurst. About to spend three days in the area the building is set on fire. An FDR (Free the Daventry Resisters) leaflet is left by a group squatters who he sentenced.

Director: Gilchrist Calder | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Walter Gotell

34. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Dorothy's Birthday (1975)

Crime, Drama

D.C.S. Watt gets a tip off that a big Melbourne shoplifting gang are heading for Mosby and Kane's in Kingley. A big surveillance operation is set in place but the only person caught is petty shoplifter with a complicated family life.

Director: David Sullivan Proudfoot | Stars: Frank Windsor, David Lloyd Meredith, Nigel Humphreys, Malcolm Rennie

35. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Feedback (1975)

Crime, Drama

A Wheels on Meals van is stolen and it is used it to attack the recluse father of Councillor Fordham. One of the robber's is a girl, who badly beats him and takes his safe but not before "Old" Fordham groped his attacker.

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, David Lloyd Meredith

36. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Grass (1975)

Crime, Drama

PC's Dodds, Perry and W.P.C Arthur are embedded, at safe house, with supergrass Charlie Grant, who has given information on 17 robberies. Charlie's wife and son make their feelings, on grassing, known and Charlie makes a break for it.

Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, Nigel Humphreys, Malcolm Rennie

37. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: High Life (1975)

Crime, Drama

A young boy discovers a dead body in a car that has driven off the road. The man is chemist Maurice Sims who has been poisoned. Sims is part of a group of middle class swingers and has an eye for a number of ladies. Who killed him?

Director: Andrew Morgan | Stars: Frank Windsor, David Lloyd Meredith, Terence Rigby, Nigel Humphreys

38. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Homicide (1975)

Crime, Drama

Jack and Jenny Price home is burgled and £10,000 stolen. Businessman Price realises that only one other person would know where the money is hidden, in his home, and baits a trap. He shoots the intruder who flees but later dies.

Director: Terry Williams | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Nigel Humphreys

39. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Just a Whisper? (1976)

Crime, Drama

Mrs. Elsa Rutherford contacts PC Pearson to ask him to visit her in Axbury village. She tells him of hearing whispers in the night which intrigues him. After inquiries there are enough fragments to lead to a drug shipment arriving.

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, Peter Childs, John Flanagan

40. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Protection (1975)

Crime, Drama

Cafe Terni, restaurant owner Mr Chapman has made the "Good Food Guide" now he is attracted the attention of a protection racket. Next day he is visited by "D.I. Andrews" who offers help from the police at a price.

Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, David Lloyd Meredith, Nigel Humphreys

41. Softly Softly: Task Force (1969–1976)
Episode: Whose Side Are You On? (1975)

Crime, Drama

D.C.I. Hawkins leads the inquiry into an attack, in a local night club, on PC Raven. This is the third policeman attacked in two weeks and his wife demands answers. PC Snow plays the diplomat when escorts a Commonwealth detective.

Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Frank Windsor, Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Terence Rigby

42. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
Episode: Frank Windsor (1975)

Documentary, Biography

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Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Brian Blessed, Norman Bowler, Peter Clough

43. Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode: Episode #1.3268 (1991)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

Steph waits to hear from Des to make sure he is alive. Alec meets the Johnsons to moot the idea of Victoria living with them. Angie agrees to curate the Bettabuy carnival float.

Director: Brian Mills | Stars: Beverley Callard, Sue Nicholls, Deborah McAndrew, Kevin Kennedy

44. Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode: Episode #1.3992 (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

Jim is given a prison sentence up until his trial.

Director: Mervyn Cumming | Stars: Beverley Callard, Sally Dynevor, Michael Le Vell, Emma Collinge

45. Coronation Street (1960– )
Episode: Episode #1.9813 (2019)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

Gail stages an intervention in a bid to unite her warring family. Alya receives a tempting business proposition. Sean voices suspicions of Paul when money goes missing.

Director: Lee Trevor | Stars: Jack P. Shepherd, Julia Goulding, Tina O'Brien, Helen Worth

46. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)
Episode: A Day Dog and Doris (1978)

Comedy, War

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Director: John Davies | Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, Pippa Page, John Stratton

47. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)
Episode: A Miss Is as Good as a Male (1977)

Comedy, War

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Director: David Askey | Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, Marilyn Galsworthy, John Stratton

48. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)
Episode: Alarms, Excursions and Day Trips (1977)

Comedy, War

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Director: David Askey | Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, Marilyn Galsworthy, John Stratton

49. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)
Episode: All Is Somehow Gathered In (1977)

Comedy, War

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Director: David Askey | Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, Marilyn Galsworthy, John Stratton

50. Backs to the Land (1977–1978)
Episode: All Mod Con-Tricks (1977)

Comedy, War

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Director: David Askey | Stars: Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens, Pippa Page, John Stratton