Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Linda Polan
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Blackadder II (1986)
TV-PG | 176 min | Comedy
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 49,872
2. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991– )
Drama
A series of murders from all periods introduced by Edward Woodward
Stars: Edward Woodward, Martin Reeve, Michael Wardle, Saskia Abbott
Votes: 78
3.
Blackadder II (1986)
Episode:
Head
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Edmund is "awarded" the post of Lord High Executioner, a position which frequently results in the loss of one's own head.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 1,116
4.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
The Waist Land
(1983)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
After stumbling across a health farm on a day out, the trio decide there's money to be made in selling junk food to the residents.
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, John Comer
Votes: 57
5. Truckers (1987– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Comedy Drama about a Northern Haulage Firm struggling in the recession hit 1980's in the UK.
Stars: James Hazeldine, Julie Shipley, Caroline Ryder, Daragh O'Malley
Votes: 27
6. Thursday Theatre (1964–1965)
Drama
Stars: John Sharp, Paul Rogers, Robert Flemyng, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 11
7. The Boot Street Band (1993–1994)
25 min | Comedy, Family
Stars: Gerald Home, Richard Davies, Nadia Williams, Linda Polan
Votes: 16
8.
The Bill (1984–2010)
Episode:
Joyride
(1992)
TV-14 | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Sun Hill is terrorised by teenage joyriders, but what can be done to stop them?
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Eric Richard, Graham Cole, Andrew Paul, Colin Tarrant
Votes: 28
9. Survivors (1975–1977)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.
Stars: Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Denis Lill, Stephen Dudley
Votes: 1,435
10. Maigret (1959–1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason
Votes: 374
11. 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: 392
12.
Dangerfield (1995–1999)
Episode:
Police Brutality
(1995)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
The first episode of a series is always difficult in trying to introduce the main characters and what the series is about. This episode spends a day with Dr Dangerfield with a number of ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sargent | Stars: Nigel Le Vaillant, Lisa Faulkner, Sean Maguire, Nadim Sawalha
Votes: 14
13. The Wild House (1997–1999)
25 min | Comedy, Family
The chaotic, comic daily adventures of the Wild family, a household that in which, no matter how strange or weird, an event will usually come to pass. However, everybody seems to think that this is entirely normal!
Stars: Ellie Beaven, Catherine Bailey, Honeysuckle Weeks, John Glynn
Votes: 88
14. Rooms (1974– )
49 min | Drama
Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Stars: Anne Dyson, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, William Marlowe
Votes: 89
15.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part Three
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After the long lost body of young Stella Rivers has been discovered, the investigation in the disappearance of little John Lawrence leads to a dying man, a dramatic confrontation between ... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Dave Hill
Votes: 26
16.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
No More Dying Then: Part Two
(1989)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Inspector Burden desperately tries to cope with his personal tragedy as well as console Celia Lawrence, the mother of the missing boy, DCI Wexford is convinced that he can nail the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Celia Gregory, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 29
17. The Ship Sails On (1983)
PG | 128 min | Drama, History, Music
In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti, Peter Cellier
Votes: 6,721
18. Seal Morning (1986)
25 min | Drama
An orphaned girl and her lonely aunt living in 1930s England attract the attention of a handsome naturalist when they decide to raise an abandoned seal.
Stars: Holly Aird, Jane Lapotaire, Graham Cull, Jack Carr
Votes: 25
19. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
20. Lady Killers (1980–1981)
60 min | Crime, Drama
British drama about famous murder cases involving women.
Stars: Robert Morley, Andrew Johns, Charles Kay, Lewis Fiander
Votes: 44
21. Compact (1962–1965)
30 min | Drama
BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
Stars: Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Ronald Allen, Louise Dunn
Votes: 21
22. Walter (1982 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Arthur Whybrow, Tony Melody
Votes: 325
23. Luna (1983–1984)
30 min | Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family
In 2040, the dimini female (teenage girl) 72 Batch 19Y and her misfit family in the Efficiecity, a completely enclosed bureaucratic city sealed off from the polluted and abandoned outside world.
Stars: Aaron Brown, Frank Duncan, Colin Bennett, Roy Macready
Votes: 27
24. Gulliver in Lilliput (1982)
107 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival Blefuscu.
Stars: Andrew Burt, Linda Polan, Jonathan Cecil, Elisabeth Sladen
Votes: 28
25.
Maigret (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Crime at Lock 14
(1963)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A woman is found dead near a canal and Maigret must find a murderer among those who live on and by the water.
Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Neville Jason, Victor Lucas
Votes: 31
26.
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
27.
The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode:
One of Those Days
(1982)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Maggie deals with a drunken bank robber.
Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari
Votes: 10
28. The Newcomers (1965–1969)
30 min | Drama
Ellis Cooper, wife Vivienne, grandmother and their three children are relocated from London to a rural town Angleton by his employer. Helping them adjust to country living are the Harkers whose father also works for Eden Brothers.
Stars: Gladys Henson, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Gerald Cross, Michael Collins
Votes: 40
29. United! (1965–1967)
30 min | Drama, Sport
Twice-weekly saga of life at Second Division football club Brentwich.
Stars: Ben Howard, Mark Kingston, Robin Wentworth, Beverley Jones
Votes: 19
30.
Rooms (1974– )
Episode:
House Party
(1977)
Drama
Ian is questioned by the police about a minor accident his car was reported for, but his wife Carol discovers he's covering for someone else as the car was actually being driven by New ... See full summary »
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge, Julie Shipley, Christopher Douglas
Votes: 9
31. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,650
32. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 58
33. Up Line (1987)
Comedy, Drama
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Bown, Brid Brennan, Angela Bruce, David Daker
Votes: 25
34.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
82 min | Drama
A painter falls in love with a woman whom he suspects may be a thief and a prostitute.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Paul McGann, Simon Callow, Michael Gough, Diana Quick
Votes: 15
35.
Lady Killers (1980–1981)
Episode:
Don't Let Them Kill Me on Wednesday
(1980)
Crime, Drama
The case of Charlotte Bryant, who was hanged for poisoning her husband with weed-killer.
Director: Valerie Hanson | Stars: Robert Morley, Rita Tushingham, George Baker, John Woodnutt
Votes: 10
36. Z Cars (1962–1978)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Stars: James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding, Bernard Holley
Votes: 381
37. The Doctors (1969–1972)
30 min | Drama
The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Leech, Justine Lord, Pamela Duncan, John Barrie
Votes: 21
38. King & Castle (1986–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Tough ex-cop Ronald King sets up a debt collection agency with a naive young partner, David Castle, and find themselves embroiled in more than just unpaid bills.
Stars: Nigel Planer, Derek Martin, Mary Healey, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 22
39. Caleb Williams (1980– )
284 min | Adventure
At the end of the 18th century, a poor, stubborn, and honest young man rose up socially. But the powerful and shady rulers watch and raise a thousand persecutions against him, so his life is transformed into an erratic chase for the truth.
Stars: Mick Ford, Günther Maria Halmer, Chrissie Cotterill, Jacques Maury
Votes: 30
40. A Private Enterprise (1974)
78 min | Drama
An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: Salmaan Peerzada, Marc Zuber, Ramon Sinha, Diana Quick
Votes: 30
41. Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
Crime, Drama
Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
Stars: Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams, Arthur Rigby
Votes: 308
42. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 693
43. The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1973–1981)
60 min | Family, Music
Stars: Michael Tilson Thomas, Edward Villella, Leonard Bernstein, Beverly Sills
Votes: 57
44. Little Napoleons (1994)
60 min | Drama
Comedy drama about political and racial rivalries in a London borough.
Stars: Norman Beaton, Saeed Jaffrey, Lesley Manville, Simon Callow
Votes: 9
45. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 4,098
46. Juliet Bravo (1980–1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
Stars: David Ellison, Noel Collins, Stephanie Turner, Anna Carteret
Votes: 282
47. Full House (1972–1973)
Documentary
Stars: Joe Melia, John Bird, Henry Woolf, Jack Shepherd
Votes: 21
48. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.
Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty, Brian Gwaspari
Votes: 306
49. Angels (1975–1983)
50 min | Drama
Six student nurses start training in the NHS, facing challenges working with colleagues and patients while adapting to the hierarchy and procedures.
Stars: Carol Holmes, Shirley Cheriton, Joanna Monro, Sharon Rosita
Votes: 137
50. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94