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1. Tantalus: Behind the Mask (2001 TV Movie)
117 min | Documentary
Tantalus: Behind the Mask follows the tumultuous creation of one of the most ambitious feats in the modern theatre -- the 12-hour recreation of the Epic Cycle, the sprawling Greek creation ... See full summary »
Directors: Dirk Olson, Benjamin Francis Phelan | Stars: Elijah Alexander, Alyssa Bresnahan, Alan Dobie, Greg Hicks
Votes: 7
2.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
The Good Life
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A mother and father deal with the tragedy of a cot death in different ways. An illegal immigrant and the sailor who shipped him are both admitted to casualty after they fight over an ... See full summary »
Director: Diana Patrick | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Clive Mantle, Suzanna Hamilton
Votes: 14
3.
Drummonds (1985–1987)
Episode:
Once Again Assembled Here
(1985)
Drama
Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Richard Pasco, Ciaran Madden, Anthony Calf, Martin James Alastair Baxter
Votes: 18
4.
Number 10 (1983)
Episode:
Bloodline
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
From childhood, young William Pitt is groomed by his affectionate but tormented father for the highest job in British public life. Unfortunately, he has inherited more than a great name.
Directors: David Cunliffe, John Glenister, Alvin Rakoff, David Reynolds | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Keith Barron, Frances Bennett, Alfred Burke
Votes: 24
5.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1977)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Young reporter Edward Richardson despises his job at Evensford's small-town newspaper and longs to be a real writer. As he gazes out the window through a sudden fall of snow, he glimpses a ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Beatrix Lehmann, Rachel Kempson, Michael Aldridge, Mel Martin
Votes: 22
6.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1977)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama, Romance
All Evensford attends Lydia's grand 21st birthday party at the Aspen estate. Lydia is thrilled by the glamour of the party and the attention she receives from everyone. Lydia's admirers all... See full summary »
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Beatrix Lehmann, Rachel Kempson, Michael Aldridge, Mel Martin
Votes: 17
7.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(1977)
Not Rated | 51 min | Drama, Romance
Grieving and at loose ends, Richardson is revived by hard work and companionship. Tom's kindness to a young woman is twisted by people he thought were his friends. On her birthday, Nancy ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Mel Martin, Christopher Blake, David Ryall, Sherrie Hewson
Votes: 16
8. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
9.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2014)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
The future of the farm hangs in the balance; John is in a coma following the blow to his head at the Mass Trespass.
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Ben Batt, Emily Beecham
Votes: 51
10. Call the Midwife (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann
Votes: 31,567
11. 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: 18,306
12. The Singing Detective (1986)
70 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall
Votes: 4,813
13. A Fine Romance (1989)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Louisa Phillips and Michael Trent are a once married couple who are still tied together by their job of co-hosting a travel show. This will they or won't rom-com was filmed in the scenic hot spots of Europe.
Stars: Margaret Whitton, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Moore, Dinah Lenney
Votes: 79
14. Number 10 (1983)
52 min | Biography, Drama, History
The private lives of seven British prime ministers who resided at 10 Downing Street between the 1780s-1920s, including Pitt the Younger, Wellesley, Disraeli, Gladstone, Lloyd George, Asquith and MacDonald.
Stars: Neville Barber, Bernard Archard, Jeremy Brett, Denis Quilley
Votes: 53
15.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Starlings
(1988)
Drama
Gary Wilson loses his factory job, retrains as a butler and under the patronage of a wealthy young woman finds success in the City.
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Michael Maloney, Lynsey Baxter, Frank Mills, Jane Downs
Votes: 53
16.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(1977)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Richardson makes plans to move on. Lydia tries out her housekeeping skills. The accusations against Tom intensify until he sees only ruin ahead. For the first time, Richardson denies Lydia what she wants from him.
Stars: Mel Martin, Christopher Blake, Sherrie Hewson, Peter Davison
Votes: 15
17.
Outnumbered (2007–2016)
Episode:
The Wedding
(2008)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama
The Brockmans go to Cousin Julie's wedding, and trouble ensues when Auntie Angela comes over. Karen asks troubling questions to the bride, while Ben disturbs the vicar by asking him hypothetical questions about Jesus.
Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin | Stars: Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Samantha Bond, Tyger Drew-Honey
Votes: 196
18.
Outnumbered (2007–2016)
Episode:
The Airport
(2008)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
The Brockmans get stuck in a Spanish airport for hours with three bored children and a bewildered grandfather.
Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin | Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche
Votes: 179
19.
Trollied (2011–2018)
Episode:
Christmas Special
(2012)
PG-13 | Comedy
It's Christmas Eve and time for the annual contest with the Wigan branch to see who can return the highest sales figures. Unfortunately the shelves are empty because the delivery lorry ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Gershfield | Stars: Mark Addy, Jane Horrocks, Jason Watkins, Warren Clarke
Votes: 38
20.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1920. The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The date of the unveiling of the War Memorial draws close.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: David Ryall, Alfie Stewart, Matt Stokoe, Paul Ryan Carberry
Votes: 66
21.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2014)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1923. The Allinghams host a weekend party at the Big House for Edmund's political sponsor Lord Kilmartin.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Ben Batt
Votes: 65
22.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2014)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
John is still keeping his head above water at the farm by milking his cows by hand, but Berts money is running out. There is tension in the Middleton marriage as Grace finds herself attracted to Bill, the local Labour candidate.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 57
23.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2014)
TV-PG | 59 min | Drama
Grace and John continue to fall out over everything. John has constructed a mobile milking machine that turns his farm into a booming success, especially when Rutter's cos contract TB so John has the monopoly on milk production.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Kai Arnthal, Ben Batt
Votes: 54
24.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2014)
TV-PG | 59 min | Drama
Gilbert and Agnes get married in the face of Norma's fierce opposition. Martha and Eyre steal some alone time together.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Richard Banks, Ben Batt
Votes: 54
25.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2014)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
John struggles with his speech after his accident at the mass trespass..
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Joe Armstrong, Juliet Aubrey, Ben Batt
Votes: 51
26.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Last Tango in Lavenham
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tink's decision to leave antiques and open a pub causes Lovejoy to pop the question to Charlotte, but things become complicated with Jane's return from America.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish
Votes: 57
27.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1977)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Neglecting his job, Richardson sneaks away to go ice-skating with Lydia. Shy at first, she shows flashes of petulance as well as warmth. Richardson's friends Tom and Nancy Holland observe ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Beatrix Lehmann, Rachel Kempson, Michael Aldridge, Mel Martin
Votes: 18
28.
The Men's Room (1991– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1991)
Drama, Romance
As the 1980s begins Charity Walton appears to have it all - a husband, four children, and a promising academic career. But the cracks are beginning to show in her marriage, and when ... See full summary »
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy, Amanda Redman, Mel Martin
Votes: 6
29. Doc Martin (2004–2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom
Votes: 20,263
30. Headmaster (1977)
50 min | Drama
Drama series about the efforts of a traditional school headmaster to adapt to the changing education system.
Stars: Frank Windsor, Colin Douglas, Michael Byrne, Lucinda Curtis
Votes: 6
31.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Among the Few
(2003)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sam volunteers to go undercover to discover how rationed gasoline is being stolen from a fuel depot, and Andrew becomes a suspect in a murder case.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: Mark Umbers, Julian Ovenden, Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks
Votes: 734
32.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Accidents Will Happen
(2003)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
It's Jess's 21st birthday party and the gift Ric gives her is repossessed. The cause of the Kellar deaths is revealed, and Owen and Chrissie reunite.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Art Malik, Verona Joseph, Luisa Bradshaw-White
Votes: 13
33.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973–1978)
Episode:
Motorbike
(1978)
TV-Y | 36 min | Comedy
Frank takes a course in motorbike riding for a courier job with dodgy Mr. Hunt, who only took him as too dumb to ask questions, but can't even find the route, and the examiner gets run over... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice, Derek Farr, Bernard Gallagher
Votes: 90
34.
Casualty (1986– )
Episode:
Deceptions
(1993)
TV-PG | Drama
A prolific gambler on quiz machines has his luck run out; new locum consultant Tom Harley arrives and its student nurse Helen's last day.
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Derek Thompson, Catherine Shipton, Suzanna Hamilton, Patrick Robinson
Votes: 12
35.
Love for Lydia (1977– )
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(1977)
Not Rated | 51 min | Drama, Romance
Richardson makes a new start, and Lydia embarks on a frenzy of wild partying. Richardson tolerates his job in a London bookshop and spends every spare minute writing. Thanks to a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mel Martin, Christopher Blake, Sherrie Hewson, David Ryall
Votes: 15
36.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2013)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
Joe's brief leave from the Front has come to an end. He has tried hard to conceal his shell-shock from the family, but Grace knows that something is badly wrong.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: David Ryall, Bill Jones, Nico Mirallegro, Maxine Peake
Votes: 59
37. State of Play (2003)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Journalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
Stars: John Simm, David Morrissey, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy
Votes: 10,537
38. To Play the King (1993)
55 min | Drama
Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.
Stars: Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons
Votes: 4,453
39.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
No Quarter Given
(1980)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, War
Foster-Smythe continues to be a studied thorn in the Germans' sides, complaining that the confiscation of civilian radios is illegal. However, when a tip-off that he has hidden his own ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: Alfred Burke, Simon Lack, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton
Votes: 28
40.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
January 1915. The Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily as his desperation grows. Bert assumes responsibility for his mother and the survival of his family.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, Bill Jones, Paul Warriner
Votes: 70
41.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2013)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
1st July 1916. The date of the Rondo: an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, and unbeknownst to the villagers, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Bill Jones, Maxine Peake, John Simm
Votes: 59
42.
The Village (2013–2014)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2013)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama
March 1916. Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers arrive at the Middleton farm to requisition Bert's beloved horse, Big Molly.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: David Ryall, Matt Stokoe, Stephen Walters, Bill Jones
Votes: 62
43.
Doc Martin (2004–2022)
Episode:
Sickness and Health
(2013)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wedding bells are ringing for the Doc and Louisa. But will the marriage finally go ahead?
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 395
44.
Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #4.7
(2015)
TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, History
A pair of school friends are unexpectedly reunited in the delivery room, and a mix up results in complications for both. Meanwhile, Barbara helps a couple in need of assistance, and Patsy's secret relationship with Delia pains them both.
Director: Darcia Martin | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa Greenwood, Jimmy Walker, Pam Ferris
Votes: 410
45. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,919
46. 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: 14,388
47. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,690
48. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
TV-MA | 720 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.
Stars: Sam Neill, Michael Bryant, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Votes: 1,694
49. 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
50.
Bless Me, Father (1978–1981)
Episode:
Women
(1981)
24 min | Comedy
A few days without Mrs. Pring show Father Duddleswell that he needs at least one woman in his life.
Director: David Askey | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Carolyn Pickles
Votes: 8