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1. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023)

TV-14 | 298 min | Documentary

An immersive 4+ hour journey into the making of the seminal sci-fi movie RoboCop (1987).

Stars: Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Edward Neumeier

Votes: 713

2. Doctor Who: The Novel Adaptations (2012– )
Nightshade (2016 Podcast Episode)

Sci-Fi

Professor Nightshade - tea time terror for all the family, and the most loved show in Britain. But Professor Nightshade's days are long over, and Edmund Trevithick is now just an unemployed... See full summary »

Director: Scott Handcock | Stars: Sophie Aldred, Samuel Barnett, John Castle, Carole Ann Ford

3. The Tractate Middoth (2013 TV Movie)

35 min | Mystery, Thriller

On his deathbed vicar Rant makes a secret confession to his niece Mary Simpson. Some twenty years later young librarian William Garrett is asked by elderly John Eldred to locate a book ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Gatiss | Stars: Louise Jameson, John Castle, Eleanor Bron, David Ryall

Votes: 649

4. Doctor Who: The Novel Adaptations (2012 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

For some they were the Dark Times, a period with no Doctor Who on television, and little hope of there ever being any more. But creativity often will out, and through the efforts of Virgin ... See full summary »

Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Lisa Bowerman, Sophie Aldred, Yasmin Bannerman

5. I Against I (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Thriller

The story depicts two protagonists tangled in jealousy, murder, betrayal across multiple timelines. Their survival quest unravels a dark mystery, leading to an inescapable trap. A noir-inspired storyline with an original twist.

Directors: Mark Cripps, David J. Ellison, James Marquand | Stars: Kenny Doughty, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Mark Womack, Sónia Balacó

Votes: 597

6. The People Speak UK (2010)

Documentary, History

The People Speak is a celebration of the forgotten and famous-dissenters, rebels, and visionaries-from Britain's past and present. Through dramatic and musical performances based on primary... See full summary »

Directors: Anthony Arnove, Colin Firth, Stuart McDonald | Stars: Nonso Anozie, Saffron Burrows, John Castle, Anna Chancellor

Votes: 38

7. The Fixer (2008–2009)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ex-special forces operative and convicted murderer John Mercer is awarded an early release from prison on the condition that he becomes an assassin for the government.

Stars: Andrew Buchan, Jody Latham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Peter Mullan

Votes: 1,161

8. The Fixer (2008–2009)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2008)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

John is instructed to kill Richard Blakeney, who is at the centre of a group of corrupt judges and high-ranking police officers who regard themselves as being above the law. To infiltrate ... See full summary »

Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Jody Latham, Andrew Buchan, Aleksandar Mikic, Peter Mullan

Votes: 33

9. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode: Mind Games (2008)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

DI Frost must deal with a desperate mother and solve a 20 year old missing persons case following the discovery of a teenage girl's remains.

Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Keith Barron

Votes: 261

10. The Saturday Play (1998–2009)
Murder Every Monday (2008 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Mark Benton, John Castle, Graham Crowden

11. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: King's Crystal (2007)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When King's family enterprise shatters into pieces and its accountant winds up stabbed, Barnaby digs into rivalries of business and blood-while Jones explores secret Masonic rites.

Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 876

12. A Harlot's Progress (2006 TV Movie)

120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.

Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Toby Jones, Zoë Tapper, Sophie Thompson, Richard Wilson

Votes: 344

13. MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode: Gas and Oil: Part 1 (2006)

TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Terrorists carry out several devastating attacks on British targets which lead to panic and new extreme legal measures being rushed through Parliament, but is there more to this than meets the eye?

Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Peter Firth, Rupert Penry-Jones, Lindsay Duncan, Grant Parsons

Votes: 296

14. MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode: Gas and Oil: Part 2 (2006)

TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While Juliet has to come to terms with her injury, MI5 begin to unravel a conspiracy which sees an elite group trying to take control of Britain. They eventually see that this goes much further than anyone expects.

Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Anna Chancellor, Rupert Penry-Jones, Robert Glenister, Peter Firth

Votes: 263

15. Princes in the Tower (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama

Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard. Did the younger brother ... See full summary »

Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Mark Umbers, John Castle, Roger Hammond, Sally Edwards

Votes: 139

16. Trafalgar Battle Surgeon (2005 TV Movie)

60 min | Biography, Drama

This film takes a fresh look at the Battle of Trafalgar through the eyes of the HMS Victory's surgeon and his medical team that supported the brutal tactics leading to Nelson's victory over... See full summary »

Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Francis Magee, Roger Daltrey, John Castle, Jim de Groot

Votes: 40

17. Murder City (2004–2006)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

British police drama that revolves around two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.

Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Kris Marshall, Connor McIntyre, Laura Main

Votes: 720

18. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: Ahead of the Game (2004)

TV-PG | Drama

Nikki leaves Jim standing at the altar; Dan prangs his car with Baz & Louie on board; Bex finds a CTTV tape of Luke & Lara having sex in the car park; Harry is upset when he sees it.

Director: Tania Díez | Stars: Derek Thompson, Kelly Harrison, Maxwell Caulfield, James Redmond

19. Casualty (1986– )
Episode: No Weddings and a Funeral (2004)

TV-PG | Drama

Charlie and Dan argue over Louis' future during Baz's funeral; Tess threatens to make an official complaint about Harry's bullying of Lara.

Director: John Greening | Stars: Frank Windsor, Nigel Whitmey, Derek Thompson, Kelly Harrison

20. Murder City (2004–2006)
Episode: Under the Skin (2004)

TV-14 | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luke is fascinated by a skull found at a construction site, but the mystery behind the skull may be more fascinating than its identity.

Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Kris Marshall, Geff Francis, Connor McIntyre

Votes: 78

21. Gods and Generals (2003)

PG-13 | 219 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.

Director: Ron Maxwell | Stars: Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Donzaleigh Abernathy

Votes: 17,201 | Gross: $12.87M

22. MI-5 (2002–2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones

Votes: 18,362

23. Horatio Hornblower: Retribution (2001 TV Movie)

98 min | Adventure, Drama, War

Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, David Warner, Nicholas Jones

Votes: 3,902

24. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Faith: Part 1 (2001)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sam Ryan is under great stress when she learns that she may have a tumor. As a result, she starts to question her judgment when she misses a possible explanation in determining the time of ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Amanda Burton, Matthew Marsh, Prunella Scales, Philip Jackson

Votes: 163

25. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Faith: Part 2 (2001)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sam's medical condition seems to worsen as rumours fly about her losing her job due to bad judgement.

Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Amanda Burton, Matthew Marsh, Prunella Scales, Philip Jackson

Votes: 138

26. A Dinner of Herbs (2000)

286 min | Drama, Thriller

A man gets killed and his woman friend agrees to take on his surviving children. But as the decades started passing by, the children soon become aware of some painful secrets from the past.

Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jonathan Kerrigan, Melanie Clark Pullen, Billie Whitelaw

Votes: 375

27. The Holocaust on Trial (2000 TV Movie)

110 min | Documentary, Drama, History

An investigation of the evidence for Hitler's Final Solution, together with a dramatic reconstruction of key courtroom exchanges in the libel case lost by the historian David Irving, who ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Ian Holm, John Castle, Michael Byrne, Jeremy Clyde

Votes: 32

28. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Lord Edgware Dies (2000)

TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A beautiful actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her tyrannical husband - except that she has a cast-iron alibi for the night of the crime.

Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 2,198

29. A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2000)

Drama, Thriller

Roddy falls for and paints the portrait of a beautiful mystery woman, which helps him win a scholarship to art school.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jonathan Kerrigan, Melanie Clark Pullen, Bill Fellows

Votes: 19

30. A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2000)

Drama, Thriller

Roddy befriends Alfred Cottle during his first day at art school in Newcastle; Hal's obsessed with seeking revenge for his father's death.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jonathan Kerrigan, Melanie Clark Pullen, John Castle

Votes: 18

31. A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2000)

Drama, Thriller

Mary Ellen gets a taste of the herbalist trade after moving in with Kate; Roddy's affair with Madeleine becomes steamier than he imagines; Hal purchases a farm.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jonathan Kerrigan, Melanie Clark Pullen, Donna Air

Votes: 15

32. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Holocaust on Trial (2000)

TV-PG | Documentary

An account of Holocaust denier David Irving, and his 1999 libel trial against historian Deborah Lipstadt who challenged his deceptions.

Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Michael Byrne, John Castle, David Cesarani, Jeremy Clyde

Votes: 12

33. CI5: The New Professionals (1998–1999)
Episode: Hostage (1999)

48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An Albanian minister is held hostage in a TV studio, with his supposed crimes being broadcast to the world, while CI5 has its own battle to fight trying to stop the police from ruining their operation.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Edward Woodward, Kal Weber, Colin Wells, Lexa Doig

Votes: 17

34. CI5: The New Professionals (1998–1999)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

CI5, the British force formed by George Cowley to combat "anarchy, acts of terrorism and crimes against the public," has grown into an international force with agents from around the world.

Stars: Edward Woodward, Kal Weber, Colin Wells, Lexa Doig

Votes: 223

35. The Cater Street Hangman (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery

With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, a working-class Scotland Yard inspector hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Eoin McCarthy, Keeley Hawes, Peter Egan, John Castle

Votes: 337

36. Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998 TV Movie)

27 min | Animation, Family

Swords fly as Beowulf battles the evil Grendel in this exciting animated adaptation of the epic poem.

Director: Yuri Kulakov | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Joseph Fiennes, Timothy West, Anna Calder-Marshall

Votes: 219

37. The Saturday Play (1998 Podcast Series)

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Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Mark Benton, John Castle, Simon Williams

38. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Retribution (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle

39. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
Episode: Land's End (1998)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Wycliffe is snapped with a tele-photo lens apparently giving money to Susan Brookes, who once helped him put her homicidal spouse away. He is accused of taking bribes when thirty thousand ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Wareing | Stars: Marian McLoughlin, Cristian Solimeno, Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters

Votes: 62

40. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Not Fade Away (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle

41. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Nothing Up My Sleeve (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, John Castle, Roger Lloyd Pack

42. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Out on a Limb (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle

43. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Spooks (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle

44. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)
Episode: Nobody Does It Better (1998)

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, Mark Womack, John Castle

45. Midsomer Murders (1997– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.

Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon

Votes: 39,384

46. The Heart Surgeon (1997 TV Movie)

150 min | Drama

Cardiac surgeon Alex Marsden has an affair with Marcella Duggan, but then finds himself having to operate on her husband Larry, who is also his friend.

Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Nigel Havers, Orla Brady, Lorcan Cranitch, John Castle

Votes: 83

47. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)

54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Nick Cameron is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He takes part in a secret government experiment that as a side effect allows him to become invisible whenever he comes in contact with water. He escapes to prove his innocence.

Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, John Castle, Mark Womack

Votes: 208

48. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode: A Dark Blue Perfume (1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A middle-aged man is still haunted by a love affair from his youth which almost ended in murder.

Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: David Ryall, Susannah York, John Castle, Peter Helmer

Votes: 99

49. Thief Takers (1995– )
Episode: Fashion Victims (1997)

Crime, Drama

An armed robbery at a fashion show where thousands of pounds worth of clothes are stolen perplexes the squad. Matters are complicated by obsessive Dutch detective, Pieter Kluivert, who is ... See full summary »

Director: Keith Washington | Stars: Kofi Amankwah, Tony Armatrading, Adam Bareham, John Castle

50. Silent Witness (1996– )

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,706