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1. BBC Show of the Week (1965–1975)
60 min | Music
Stars: The Irving Davies Dancers, The Mike Sammes Singers, The George Mitchell Singers, Keith Michell
Votes: 18
2.
She's Out (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1995)
Crime, Drama
Wise to their plans, Dolly agrees to split her cut of the money from the diamond raid with the women as long as they agree to work for it and help her renovate the house. Dolly arranged to ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 7
3.
She's Out (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1995)
Crime, Drama
Dolly meets with Audrey. Connie returns to London and is attacked by her ex-boyfriend. Esther leaves when she believes that there is no money.
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 7
4.
She's Out (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1995)
Crime, Drama
Dolly and Julia dispose of Lenny's body. The police raid the house again and arrest Kathleen. Angela reveals she is pregnant. Esther attacks Angela, leading to the revelation of Mike's connection to Shirley.
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 7
5.
Framed (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1992)
Crime, Thriller
McKinnes needs Myers to lead the police to the stolen money, without which he has no case against him. He sets him up to escape and commit another bank robbery, together with sergeant ... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 12
6. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 336
7.
Framed (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1992)
Crime, Thriller
Eddie Myers has agreed to give evidence on the condition that Jackson is appointed his interrogator. Jackson moves into the secret isolation with the manipulative Myers who, even in prison ... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 12
8.
Framed (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1992)
Crime, Thriller
Myers is recovering from his injuries and continues playing his games with everybody. Jackson, whose relationship with his wife is getting increasingly strained, meets Myers's stunning and seductive Spanish girlfriend in her London hotel.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 12
9. Profiling (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Series of in-depth profiles of major crime thriller writers.
Stars: P.D. James, Ian Hyland, Mark Lawson, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 6
10.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Underwater
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane and Reg are taken out of the city when parents of a young girl are found murdered in a hotel room. Jane has a hard time convincing the young girl to speak with her about the man that ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 125
11. Prime Suspect (1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass
Votes: 9,246
12. Comics (1993– )
240 min | Drama
American comedian Johnny Lazar is given one last chance for his big break by touring the working men's clubs in the UK. But while there he finds himself a witness to a murder, putting his life in grave danger
Stars: Tim Guinee, Danny Webb, Lennie James, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 69
13. Seven Faces of Woman (1974–1977)
60 min | Drama
Series of plays examining various aspects of contemporary woman at different ages. The theme song, sung by Charles Aznavour, was a big hit in the summer of 1974.
Stars: Maria Charles, Julie Peasgood, Judy Geeson, Liz Fraser
Votes: 12
14. The Brief (1984– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Barrister Lucas Hellier goes to Germany to defend a British officer accused of spying and disloyalty. Within a short time, he finds himself romantically linked to the Court Officer Annika ... See full summary »
Stars: Ray Lonnen, Isobel Black, Sabine Postel, Michael Elwyn
Votes: 6
15.
French and Saunders (1987–2017)
Episode:
Baywatch
(1996)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Clever send up of 90s action/drama "Baywatch", and pastiche of Lynda La Plante's TV crime drama "Prime Suspect", with the show's main star Helen Mirren trying her hand at situation comedy.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Dusty Springfield, Mossie Smith
Votes: 61
16.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Curriculum Vitae: Part 1
(2007)
TV-14 | 2 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Single mother Suzy McDonald walks into a nightmare when she returns home from work to find her baby daughter Poppy has been slain and her nanny,Leanne, has gone missing. The police ... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Dorian Lough, Vince Leigh
Votes: 99
17.
Framed (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1992)
52 min | Crime, Thriller
London police officer Larry Jackson, on holiday in Spain, recognizes the wealthy local art dealer Philip von Joel as Eddie Myers, an absconded criminal from England, and sets out to have him arrested and extradited to the UK.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 13
18.
Prime Suspect (1991)
Episode:
Price to Pay: Part 2
(1991)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the opening series, D.C.I. Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation--something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, Gary Whelan
Votes: 415
19.
Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane plays the radio recordings to Bradfield, who diverts the whole team to carry out surveillance of the Bentleys, despite orders from his superior officer to stay focused on the murder case.
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 218
20.
Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of explosion at bank vault, the police operation descends into pandemonium and panic. As Jane arrives at the scene, she is met with devastating news.
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Sam Reid, Jessica Gunning, Andrew Brooke
Votes: 225
21. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin
Votes: 2,659
22. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis
Votes: 4,011
23. Prime Suspect 2 (1992)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield, Jack Ellis
Votes: 4,112
24. She's Out (1995)
306 min | Crime, Drama
Dolly Rawlins has just been released from prison after serving 5 years (stated on the credits of the original TV series) for murdering her husband Harry after a robbery that she and several... See full summary »
Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 106
25.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Episode:
In High Places
(1981)
Biography, Drama, History
Churchill takes a European trip to visit famous battlefields and hopes to meet with Hitler but the meeting fails to materialize. The India question still rages in the U.K. Eager to win a ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Chloe Salaman
Votes: 17
26.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Ain't No Sunshine
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duffy and Calderon work to solve the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Jane and Blando investigate the shooting death of a woman on the Upper East Side. Jane confronts Duffy about comments he made to Matt.
Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 84
27.
Prime Suspect (1991)
Episode:
Price to Pay: Part 1
(1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI Jane Tennison has paid her dues; she has risen through the ranks of the various branches of London's Metropolitan Police, attaining the heretofore unheard rank (for women) of Detective ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, John Bowe
Votes: 497
28.
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode:
Keeper of Souls: Part 2
(1993)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a youth's death leads to a larger pedophile ring, possibly involving the police themselves.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Karen Tomlin, Andrew Woodall, Tom Bell
Votes: 263
29. The Professionals (1977–1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, Bridget Brice
Votes: 3,661
30. The Kids from 47A (1973–1975)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After Mum has being taken into hospital,and Dad far away, the young Gathercoles are left parent less. Jess realizes that this could result in the family being split up, so taking the role ... See full summary »
Stars: Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Russell Lewis, Nigel Greaves
Votes: 26
31. Bulman (1985–1987)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Having left the police force in disgust, the eccentric and bad-tempered detective George Kitchener Bulman set himself up as a private investigator. This leads him into trouble with the hard... See full summary »
Stars: Don Henderson, Siobhan Redmond, Thorley Walters, Mark McManus
Votes: 96
32. The People's Detective (2010– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Hyland, Barry Forshaw, Val McDermid
Votes: 9
33.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Tracks: Part 1
(2008)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Self-made man Ray Herper and his bright teenage son Andy are seen to be driving at a chalk pit. The next day the corpse of young Maria Cole is found there and the police trace the tracks to... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Jason Maza, Ashley Madekwe
Votes: 79
34.
She's Out (1995)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1995)
Crime, Drama
Dolly is released from prison and is mysteriously chauffeured around London until she arrives at a large manor hour only to be greeted by ex-inmates who have a plan of their own. Audrey demands that her son, Mike, avenges Shirley's death.
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney, Anna Patrick
Votes: 9
35.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Gone to Pieces
(2011)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duffy tries to pawn off a routine hit and run off on Jane when he thinks the case is a dead end. Jane and Evrard work on murder case that leads them to suspect a porn king was involved.
Director: Laura Innes | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 99
36.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Stuck in the Middle with You
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sweeney orders security detail on Duffy when the team learns that a man on trial for murder has placed a hit on him. Jane recruits a prison inmate to learn the defendant's plans. Meanwhile, Blando interrogates a man accused of child abuse.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 78
37.
Prime Suspect 2 (1992)
Episode:
Operation Nadine: Part 1
(1992)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Series 2, Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues' grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further ... See full summary »
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield, Jack Ellis
Votes: 301
38.
Prime Suspect 2 (1992)
Episode:
Operation Nadine: Part 2
(1992)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Series 2, Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues' grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further ... See full summary »
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield, Jack Ellis
Votes: 277
39. Civvies (1992)
55 min | Drama
Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Elizabeth Rider, Caleb Lloyd, Bobby Coombes
Votes: 202
40. Mothers and Daughters (2004)
83 min | Drama
A black comedy set in the contrasting worlds of a dilapidated North London council house, a middle class dinner party in a Fulham mansion block and an expensive psychiatrist's couch. Drug ... See full summary »
Directors: David Conolly, Hannah Davis | Stars: Sarah Adams, Macarena Benites, Joan Blackham, Jean Boht
Votes: 69
41.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Victims
(1978)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Sergeant Taylor is shot and wounded, and names his informant, Jimmy Park, as pulling the trigger. Regan visits Park's girl-friend Eve, who says that Taylor was corrupt, and gives ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Sheila Reid
Votes: 105
42.
Widows (1983–1985)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(1985)
Crime, Drama
Shirley grows close to Micky. The widows prepare to meet Harry but their ill planned set up leads to a tragic accident.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Maureen O'Farrell, Fiona Hendley, Debby Bishop
Votes: 14
43.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Curriculum Vitae: Part 2
(2007)
TV-14 | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The police discover that Rachel was once the nanny for a couple whose baby son,Joe, also died and Walker wants to exhume the child's body. Whilst the mother,Gina, is eventually cooperative,... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Ryan Kiggell, Sinead Matthews
Votes: 50
44.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Regrets, I've Had a Few
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane searches for a killer after a young woman is killed in the park.
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 92
45.
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode:
Keeper of Souls: Part 1
(1993)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being passed over for Detective Superintendant and giving notice, Jane briefly reunites with a very old flame who is now a famous crime writer. But, again, Jane breaks off the ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Peter Capaldi, Michael Shannon, Greg Saunders
Votes: 266
46. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 393
47.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Coming Out
(1979)
69 min | Comedy, Drama
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't come out yet and he doesn't want to ... See full summary »
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Anton Rodgers, Hywel Bennett, Richard Pearson, Michael Byrne
Votes: 35
48.
The Governor (1995–1996)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1995)
Crime, Drama
As Barfield Prison begins to take shape again, Helen hires several new officers and two female employees: psychologist Maureen and educator Zania. Having lied about his marital situation, ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Mahoney | Stars: Janet McTeer, Derek Martin, Ron Donachie, Paul Kynman
Votes: 16
49.
Out (1978)
Episode:
A Little Heart to Heart with Miss Bangor
(1978)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Recovering from a suicide attempt, Eve tells Frank of her twisted feelings towards their son, Paul. Ross follows a new lead to an ex-call girl in hiding and learns a dark secret about crime... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Tom Bell, Victoria Fairbrother, Brian Croucher, Katherine Schofield
Votes: 21
50.
Widows (1983–1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1983)
Crime, Drama
Dolly, Shirley, Linda and Bella carry our the raid on the security van. Meanwhile, the gang that have been watching Dolly's house decide it's time to go in the house. Dolly continues to hide a secret.
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ann Mitchell, Maureen O'Farrell, Fiona Hendley, Eva Mottley
Votes: 27