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1. Our Friends in the North (1996)
TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, History
Drama examining the politics and change across Britain from the Sixties to the Nineties seen through the varying fortunes of four friends.
Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig
Votes: 2,378
2. Time Team (1994– )
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, History
A group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth
Votes: 1,759
3.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast
(1993)
89 min | Drama
Conn is an IRA murderer serving a life sentence in an Irish prison. He is given a 24 hour home leave during which he goes from point to point in Belfast looking to revenge his lover's murder.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Mark Rylance, Elizabeth Bourgine, John Kavanagh, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 40
4.
Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode:
Episode #5.1
(2003)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Fenner and the Larkhall screws visit Amsterdam for a dirty weekend. With the mystery firearm still missing, G Wing remains in lockdown. Snowball is released from solitary, and Denny is out for revenge.
Director: Mike Adams | Stars: Jack Ellis, Tristan Sturrock, Eugene Walker, Isabelle Amyes
Votes: 33
5.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
(2001)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
As well as being the British Army's biggest training ground it is one of Europe's most extensive areas of undisturbed archaeology believed to contain the remains of settlements spanning both the Iron Age and the Roman era.
Director: Michael Waterhouse | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis
Votes: 25
6.
Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode:
Episode #5.2
(2003)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama
Shell settles back in to life on G Wing. Sylvia and Bobby's financial woes continue. Barbara's hearing returns.
Director: Mike Adams | Stars: Tristan Sturrock, Debra Stephenson, Helen Fraser, Geoffrey Hutchings
Votes: 31
7. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama
British hard-hitting drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.
Stars: Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Helen Fraser, Jack Ellis
Votes: 2,593
8. The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )
Comedy
A series of self contained television movies starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. Noted for a high sense of parody of previous movies, literature, and generally everyone in sight.
Stars: Peter Richardson, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Nigel Planer
Votes: 1,636
9. Wokenwell (1997)
A small police force investigates mysterious occurrences in a northern English town.
Stars: Ian McElhinney, Celia Imrie, Nicholas Gleaves, Lesley Dunlop
Votes: 13
10. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,098
11.
Wycliffe (1993–1998)
Episode:
The Pea Green Boat
(1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Harry Tremaine is blown up on his boat, suspicion falls on his son and principal heir Freddie. However, there are others in the frame such as Harry's unfaithful wife who was conducting... See full summary »
Director: A.J. Quinn | Stars: Brendan O'Hea, David J. Nicholls, Roy Alon, Jan Pearson
Votes: 91
12. Images (1972)
R | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Whilst writing a children's book, a woman interrupted by images unsure if they may, or may not be real
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Hugh Millais
Votes: 7,767
13. An Ungentlemanly Act (1992 TV Movie)
130 min | History, War
Royal Marines defend Government House from Argentine invaders during the events that triggered the Falklands War.
Director: Stuart Urban | Stars: Ian Richardson, Rosemary Leach, Ian McNeice, James Warrior
Votes: 478
14. Nice Guy Eddie (2002)
60 min | Drama
Wisecracking Private Investigator Eddie McMullen deals with small problems and everyday people on the streets of Liverpool before returning home to tackle the dramas of family life amid his wife, mother, and daughters.
Stars: Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Ellis, Rachel Davies, Elizabeth Spriggs
Votes: 16
15. Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 9,621
16. The Ritz (1976)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard
Votes: 2,708
17. In Defence (2000– )
Drama
A sharp barrister teams up with a strong-minded solicitor - and former lover - to take on shocking and controversial battles with the British legal system.
Stars: Ross Kemp, Sophie Okonedo, Jeff Nuttall, Brigid Zengeni
Votes: 102
18.
Wycliffe (1993–1998)
Episode:
The Last Rites
(1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the Rev. Jordan finds the corpse of his church cleaner in front of the altar, the police surgeon thinks it posed. Village women despise her sexual immorality, but Wycliffe investigates other more practical motives for murder.
Director: A.J. Quinn | Stars: Jack Shepherd, Jimmy Yuill, Jeff Rawle, Aaron Harris
Votes: 91
19.
The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )
Episode:
The Yob
(1988)
52 min | Comedy
Patrick is a director of avant-garde music videos. Whilst at a UB40 concert, he walks into what he believes to be a portable toilet but is actually a matter transportation pod being used ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Emes | Stars: Keith Allen, Antonio, Dave Atkins, Deborah Benson
Votes: 130
20. Dragonslayer (1981)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Director: Matthew Robbins | Stars: Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam
Votes: 19,998 | Gross: $14.11M
21. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 95
22. Goldeneye (1989 TV Movie)
105 min | Biography
Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime exploits and romantic adventures which ultimately led to his creation of the super-spy.
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Charles Dance, Phyllis Logan, Patrick Ryecart, Marsha Fitzalan
Votes: 479
23. Goodie-Two-Shoes (1984)
35 min | Short, Romance
A teacher volunteers a group of misfit students to take a new dance class including a goodie-two-shoes and his bully. Awkwardness, friendship, competition, and romance follows.
Director: Ian Emes | Stars: Michael Waterman, Ann-Marie Gwatkin, Suzanna Hamilton, Steve Sweeney
Votes: 26
24. Eureka (1983)
R | 130 min | Drama, Thriller
In 1925, a lone and obsessed Arctic prospector Jack McCann finally strikes gold. Twenty years later, he begins spiraling out of control when his only daughter becomes engaged to a man he strongly dislikes.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire
Votes: 3,762 | Gross: $0.12M
25. Ping Pong (1986)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A Chinese lawyer tries to execute the will of Sam Wong.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: David Yip, Lucy Sheen, Robert Lee, Lam Fung
Votes: 121
26. Venus Peter (1989)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama
Peter, a young boy living in the fishing village of St Monans, Scotland during 1940s, learns about life and the beauty of imagination from his grandfather and female teacher in this touching semi-autobiographical story about childhood.
Director: Ian Sellar | Stars: Ray McAnally, David Hayman, Sinéad Cusack, Gordon R. Strachan
Votes: 123
27. Some Girls (1988)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Michael flies up to French Canada to visit his girlfriend and her wacky family. She doesn't love him anymore, the grandma mistakes him for her late husband, the sister appears naked and makes advances, the dad likes to be naked as well.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley, Lance Edwards
Votes: 3,866 | Gross: $0.40M
28. Promised Land (I) (1987)
R | 102 min | Drama
Gritty drama that follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter, after they graduate.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Kiefer Sutherland, Meg Ryan, Tracy Pollan
Votes: 1,512 | Gross: $0.32M
29. The Disappearance of Harry (1982 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
An apparently normal husband and father resides in contemporary Nottingham, England, when one day, he leaves his house and vanishes. A note he left behind alludes to a double life he no longer wishes to lead.
Director: Joseph Despins | Stars: Annette Crosbie, Cornelius Garrett, David Lyon, Philip Locke
Votes: 25
30. Darkness Falls (1999)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
An intruder invades the home of Mark and Sally Driscoll, a heavily indebted businessman, and his rich, neglected wife. Determined to learn the truth, the man takes them hostage. As he tells his story, secrets are revealed.
Director: Gerry Lively | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Ray Winstone, Tim Dutton, Anita Dobson
Votes: 574
31. The Corsican Brothers (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Adventure
In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feelings of hate and reconciliation in their blood.
Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Trevor Eve, Geraldine Chaplin, Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay
Votes: 181
32. Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy involving secretly-stored Soviet nuclear waste at a remote British nuclear facility after receiving an enigmatic note ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Trevor Eve, Amanda Ooms, Philip Stone, Dallas Campbell
Votes: 134
33. The Turn of the Screw (1992)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Soon after settling into her new role as governess at the faraway and well-appointed Bly House, Jenny begins to suspect that her young charges, Flora and Miles, have seen something unimaginably sinister.
Director: Rusty Lemorande | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Stéphane Audran, Julian Sands, Marianne Faithfull
Votes: 606
34. Twenty-One (1991)
R | 92 min | Drama
Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old girl. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd, Patrick Ryecart, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 535 | Gross: $0.26M
35. Wombling Free (1977)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.
Director: Lionel Jeffries | Stars: David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, Bonnie Langford, Bernard Spear
Votes: 238
36. Caravan to Vaccares (1974)
PG | 98 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
American Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Reeve | Stars: David Birney, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Lonsdale, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 443
37. The Babe Business (1993 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Omar Alberto, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Paul Fisher, Eileen Ford
38. McCready and Daughter (2000 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
London-based private detective Michael McCready reconciles his differences with his estranged daughter and they conduct investigations together.
Director: A.J. Quinn | Stars: Lorcan Cranitch, Patsy Palmer, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Fairley
39. I Understand (1970)
11 min | Short, Comedy
A humorous look at the new Naval pay structure.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Fenella Fielding, Nicholas Parsons, Jon Pertwee, Graham Stark
40. The Last Afrikaner (1994 TV Movie)
Documentary
A portrait of the 70 year old woman who was abandoned by her white family when she had a baby by her African husband at the time Tanganyka became Tanzania in 1963 and most of those who had ... See full summary »
Director: Don Boyd | Star: Rian Malan
42. The Cake (1995)
11 min | Short, Drama
Josephine puts the finishing touches to her cake - commissioned by the Orange Order for the Twelfth of July celebrations - but things go awry when she attempts to deliver it.
Director: Jo Neylin | Stars: Lorraine Pilkington, John Hewitt, Tom Hickey, Paddy Scully
43.
Nice Guy Eddie (2002)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2002)
Drama
Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Ellis, Rachel Davies, Elizabeth Spriggs