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1.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
The Two Traditions
(1982)
50 min | Documentary
Contrasting Shakespeare's elevated language with modern naturalistic speech.
Director: Peter Walker | Stars: John Barton, Mike Gwilym, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow
Votes: 10
2. Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (2023 TV Special)
TV-PG | 86 min | Family, Music, Musical
A festive Christmas concert featuring The Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and award-winning artists Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet, showcasing timeless carols, cherished Christmas songs, and a story of heroic service.
Directors: David Warner, Ryan Murphy, Mack Wilberg | Stars: Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble, Orchestra at Temple Square, Lea Salonga, David Suchet
Votes: 30
3.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Exploring a Character
(1982)
52 min | Documentary
John Barton, Patrick Stewart, and David Suchet explore different ways to play Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice".
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: John Barton, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet
Votes: 10
4. Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Documentary
John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.
Stars: John Barton, David Suchet, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard
Votes: 223
5.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Using the Verse
(1982)
49 min | Documentary
John Barton and company examine blank verse. Its strengths and particularities are discussed in great detail. Members of the cast try out various readings.
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: John Barton, Sinéad Cusack, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow
Votes: 8
6.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
David Suchet
(2008)
Documentary, Biography, History
Suchet, had a mixed bag of guesses of where he came from. He began to explore the British side, it turns out he had a love for boats. His Great Grandfather came from France and was a well known photographer.
Director: Christopher Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Mark Strong
Votes: 50
7.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Poetry and Hidden Poetry
(1982)
53 min | Documentary
The bard's unparalleled poetry is celebrated and examined in its glory.
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, John Barton, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard
Votes: 7
8. The Laurence Olivier Awards 1997 (1997 TV Special)
Director: Geoff Miles | Stars: Clive Anderson, Eileen Atkins, Frances Barber, Stephen Boxer
Votes: 35
9.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Set Speeches and Soliloquies
(1982)
51 min | Documentary
John Barton and members of the RSC present a workshop on how Shakespeare used the soliloquy to directly connect the character with the audience.
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: John Barton, Tony Church, Sinéad Cusack, Judi Dench
Votes: 8
10.
Masterpiece Mystery (1980– )
Episode:
David Suchet on the Orient Express
(2010)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
There is no plot, this is a travelogue/description of the actual Orient Express trains and trips and services/decorations/passenger treatment and comfort meant to guide viewers to an ... See full summary »
Stars: David Suchet, Rupert Aarons, Robert Baden-Powell, Josephine Baker
Votes: 21
11. Starring Sigmund Freud (2012)
28 min | Documentary, Short
After the 1950s, when pills replaced analysts' couches, Sigmund Freud the father of psychoanalysis found a second career impersonating himself in everything from a John Huston clunker to a ... See full summary »
Director: John Menick | Stars: Alan Arkin, Montgomery Clift, Alec Guinness, Viggo Mortensen
Votes: 17
12. Masterpiece Mystery (1980– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anthology series featuring various predominately British mystery stories.
Stars: Vincent Price, Alan Cumming, Gene Shalit, Diana Rigg
Votes: 903
13. Digital Theatre: Long Day's Journey Into Night (2014)
Drama
Long Day's Journey into Night focuses on one day in the life of the Tyrone family. Youngest son Edmund is ill, and the family are worried about mother Mary's nerves.
Director: Robert Delamere | Stars: Laurie Metcalf, Kyle Soller, David Suchet
Votes: 21
14.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Language and Character
(1982)
51 min | Documentary
John Barton and the cast discuss how Shakespeare defines his character by the language they speak, and how the characters attempt to achieve their aims by means of what they say and how they say it.
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: John Barton, Sinéad Cusack, Stephen Fry, Lisa Harrow
Votes: 11
15. Life Before Death (2012)
Documentary
One in every ten people alive today will die in severe pain because the cheap medicine they need is derived from opium, one of the most controversial and controlled substances on Earth.
Director: Mike Hill | Stars: David Suchet, Lance Armstrong, Balfour Mount, M.R. Rajagopal
Votes: 28
16.
Playing Shakespeare (1982)
Episode:
Irony and Ambiguity
(1982)
52 min | Documentary
John Barton and the RSC actors consider the subtle shadings produced by irony, ambiguity and sarcasm, and how best to express them.
Director: John Carlaw | Stars: John Barton, Tony Church, Susan Fleetwood, Mike Gwilym
Votes: 9
17. 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
18. Long Ago and Far Away (1989–1993)
Animation, Drama, Family
Hosted by James Earl Jones, this anthology series features fairy tales and short stories. Throughout the series, many guest narrators take turns telling a traditional fairy tale in their own words.
Stars: James Earl Jones, Mia Farrow, Tim Curry, Lionel Jeffries
Votes: 102
19. This is Greece with Michael Scott (2016)
52 min | Documentary
Stars: Michael Scott, David Suchet, Sylvia Klimaki, Kassanda Lefakinis
Votes: 25
20.
Super Sleuths (2006– )
Episode:
Agatha Christie's Poirot
(2006)
Documentary
A television documentary feature on the Hercule Poirot series - a look at the author, the character and the actor. Cast, crew, authors critics, and others talk about Agatha Christie, her ... See full summary »
Director: Janette Clucas | Stars: Edward Bennett, Simon Brett, Martina Cole, Brian Eastman
Votes: 53
21. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 246,222
22. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 51,966
23. Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018)
95 min | Comedy
This unique Hollywood story is the life-and-times chronicle of one of our greatest directors, Oskar Knight.
Director: Scott Fivelson | Stars: Lenny von Dohlen, Margaret O'Brien, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill
Votes: 26
24. Luther V Rome: How a Hammer and Nail Changed the World (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 'points for discussion' to Wittenberg's Castle church, his quiet life exploded into an international confrontation, an argument with the Pope, and ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Beveridge | Star: David Suchet
Votes: 7
25. More Than Words (2018)
50 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
TV miniseries "More than words explores the possibilities and ways of behavior in non-verbal communication, primarily movements, gestures and ways of expression, but also the causes and ... See full summary »
Stars: Drew Linson, David Suchet, Joe Navarro, David Givens
Votes: 19
26.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
(2013)
TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An ailing Poirot returns to Styles with Hastings nearly three decades after solving their first mystery there in order to prevent a serial killer from claiming more victims.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: David Suchet, Helen Baxendale, Hugh Fraser, Anne Reid
Votes: 2,558
27. Public Eye (1965–1975)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Stars: Alfred Burke, Ray Smith, Pauline Delaney, Brenda Cavendish
Votes: 426
28. Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016 TV Movie)
64 min | Comedy
The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to BBC One, narrated by David Suchet and filmed in front of a live audience.
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, Chris Leask, Harry Kershaw
Votes: 1,746
29. Being Poirot (2013)
48 min | Documentary
After 25 years of playing Hercule Poirot, British actor David Suchet explores the enduring appeal of his most legendary character.
Director: Chris Malone | Stars: David Suchet, Sean O'Connor, Michele Buck, Geoffrey Wansell
Votes: 398
30. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1991 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A meek young Russian peasant finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime when he is mysteriously bestowed with a flying ship that sets sail for the Tsar's royal court.
Director: Francis Vose | Stars: Robin Bailey, Maurice Denham, Jimmy Hibbert, Martin Jarvis
Votes: 404
31. Little Stars (2015)
52 min | Documentary
Accomplishing the extraordinary in the face of serious illness. Little Stars tells the surprisingly life-affirming stories of young people living with life-limiting illnesses. Against the ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Hill | Stars: David Suchet, Nina Landis
Votes: 30
32. Ten Glorious Seconds (2010)
10 min | Short, Drama
Albert is in the last stages of Alzheimer's. His wife Josie is aware that time is running out for him and for them. She hopes that, as can occasionally happen, Albert may once again receive... See full summary »
Director: Simon Pitts | Stars: Paul Collard, Gabrielle Hamilton, David Suchet, Nathan Allen
Votes: 10
34.
His Dark Materials (2019–2022)
Episode:
The Clouded Mountain
(2022)
TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
During the battle for the Republic of Heaven, Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter encounter Metatron. Will and Lyra look for their daemons.
Director: Amit Gupta | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Robert Boulter, Chipo Chung, Sian Clifford
Votes: 1,736
35.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Five Little Pigs
(2003)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lucy Crale enlists Poirot to investigate the 14-year-old murder in which her mother was hanged for poisoning her artist father.
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: David Suchet, Rachael Stirling, Aidan Gillen, Toby Stephens
Votes: 4,079
36.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The ABC Murders
(1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Donald Sumpter
Votes: 2,765
37.
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Episode:
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
(1988)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Nigel Wattis | Stars: James Aubrey, Anthony Burgess, Dermot Crowley, Sorcha Cusack
Votes: 18
38. The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (2015)
170 min | Comedy
In 1890's England, two friends use the pseudonym, Earnest, for their on-the-down-low activities, add in love and a strange coincidence and things get very funny.
Director: Adrian Noble | Stars: David Suchet, Emily Barber, Michael Benz, Philip Cumbus
Votes: 132
39.
His Dark Materials (2019–2022)
Episode:
Armour
(2019)
TV-14 | 56 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
As the Gyptians head up North, Lyra searches for allies and comes across an armored bear named Iorek Byrnison.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dafne Keen, James Cosmo, Harry Melling
Votes: 3,841
40. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,302
41. Oppenheimer (1980)
Not Rated | 420 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.
Stars: Sam Waterston, John Carson, Christopher Muncke, Jana Shelden
Votes: 715
42. 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: 1,686
43. David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul (2014– )
54 min | Documentary
Episode #101. Suchet begins on the path of St. Paul throughout the Middle East/Asia Minor from Jerusalem to Turkey, and explores Paul's Damascus conversion road experience that would change... See full summary »
Stars: Gil Gambash, David Suchet, Daniel Schwartz, Jerome Murphy-O'Conner
Votes: 39
44.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Chocolate Box
(1993)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While in Belgium, Poirot relates to Chief Inspector Japp a case from his early days in the Belgian police force that nearly eluded the brilliance of his 'little grey cells.'
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Rosalie Crutchley, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 1,708
45.
Masterpiece Mystery (1980– )
Episode:
Hercule Poirot, Series X: Third Girl
(2010)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot meets with Norma Restarick who is convinced she has committed a murder she cannot remember. Ariadne Oliver, Poirot's author friend, helps him sift through Norma's life to find the truth.
Stars: Tessa Bell-Briggs, Peter Bowles, Clemency Burton-Hill, Ysobel Gonzalez
Votes: 67
46.
Press (2018)
Episode:
Resonance
(2018)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
Duncan attempts to spend quality time with his son Fred. Holly struggles to separate her personal grievances from her professional ambitions. James' MI5 source blows the whistle on the Resonance programme.
Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Charlotte Riley, Ben Chaplin, Benjamin Campbell, Natasha Little
Votes: 125
47.
His Dark Materials (2019–2022)
Episode:
Malice
(2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Lyra and Will find allies who can help them in their search for Will's father. The Magisterium learn something shocking, and Mrs Coulter meets a formidable foe.
Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariyon Bakare
Votes: 1,962
48. All My Sons (2011)
Drama
Arthur Miller's scathing portrait of American society is revived here by director Howard Davies with an intricate, naturalistic set and detailed performances.
Director: Robert Delamere | Stars: David Suchet, Zoë Wanamaker, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jemima Rooper
Votes: 40
49. Get Carman: The Trials of George Carman QC (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
A factual drama telling the extraordinary story of Britain's most renowned courtroom advocate, George Carman QC.
Director: Colin Barr | Stars: David Suchet, Lisa Maxwell, Douglas Reith, Sarah Berger
Votes: 9
50.
Oppenheimer (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1980)
Not Rated | Biography, Drama, History
The dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki bring the war to an end, but Oppenheimer's new status as a national hero is short-lived.
Director: Barry Davis | Stars: Sam Waterston, Milton Johns, Alexander Knox, Edward Hardwicke
Votes: 24