Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Robin Pidcock

1. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.

Stars: Barry Evans, George Camiller, Jacki Harding, Zara Nutley

Votes: 9,726

2. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey, a tough NYPD cop, is sent to a London undercover police unit teamed up with the sophisticated, sexy, blonde Makepeace. They hunt down the top of London's underworld - when not quarreling.

Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Tony Osoba

Votes: 2,054

3. 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: 307

4. The Two of Us (1986–1990)

60 min | Comedy

It's about a young couple living in a basement apartment and the funny things that happen to them and their family.

Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Janet Dibley, Tenniel Evans, Paul McDowell

Votes: 199

5. Thomas and Sarah (1979)

60 min | Drama

This spin-off of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.

Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Graham Cull, Maria Charles

Votes: 161

6. The Piglet Files (1990–1992)

30 min | Comedy

While taking a walk, Peter Chapman and his wife, Sarah, are followed by two bungling spies, Dexter and Lewis, who find it difficult to take photos of their quarry. Peter, an Electronics ... See full summary »

Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Louise Catt, Clive Francis, Michael Percival

Votes: 207

7. 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

8. Come Spy with Me (1977 TV Movie)

75 min | Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Danny La Rue, Patrick Cargill, Irene Handl, Alfred Marks

Votes: 10

9. Not with a Bang (1990)

30 min | Comedy

All people in the world have been eliminated except this small group of people ... which include only one woman!

Stars: Ronald Pickup, Stephen Rea, Mike Grady, Josie Lawrence

Votes: 27

10. The Moneymen (1987 TV Movie)

Drama

Drama about the world of deregulated financial trading in the City of London during the Thatcher era.

Director: John Bruce | Stars: Alan Bennion, Caroline Bliss, Sara Bracci, Trevor Byfield

Votes: 8

11. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Armed and Extremely Dangerous (1985)

94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

New York Police Lieutenant James Dempsey kills his corrupt partner Joey and has to lay low until the case can be further investigated. His superior O'Grady sends Dempsey to London, England ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Ralph Michael

Votes: 102

12. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Blind Eye (1985)

46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jailbird Charlie Wilson wants to speak to Gordon Spikings alone concerning an urgent matter. But he shuts up tight after his little boy is kidnapped in the park. Meanwhile Spikings finds ... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, William Simons

Votes: 52

13. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Blood Money (1985)

46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An antique dealer is murdered and priceless Egyptian artifacts are stolen. While the crooks try to get to find a buyer, Dempsey and Makepeace go undercover and find several parties looking to get their hands on the artifacts.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Stefan Kalipha

Votes: 49

14. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Hors de Combat (1985)

46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Frank Price is sprung out of jail, only to be killed by his accomplishes. Spikings suspects Price's boss Jack Lang, but when Lang's granddaughter Debbie is kidnapped it seems like someone ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Marnham | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Catriona MacColl

Votes: 62

15. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: In the Dark (1985)

45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Once again, Dempsey and Makepeace are witness to a fellow policeman being shot. In this case it's one of Makepeace's former partners, Tom Bishop, who's dying words involve millions in cash and 'the man in the red coat'.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 42

16. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Love You to Death (1985)

50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey is stalked by a homicidal women who obsesses over him, and who hates Makepeace for being with him.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Suzi Quatro

Votes: 64

17. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Lucky Streak (1985)

47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey happens to be present at a casino when it is robbed and a security guard murdered. So, Spikings tells the Yank to wake up Makepeace in the middle of the night and start their investigation.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Christopher Strauli

Votes: 66

18. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Nowhere to Run (1985)

48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A truck carrying studio equipment is hijacked. It turns out that the contents were actually automatic guns meant for a group of Arab terrorists.

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Michael Melia

Votes: 53

19. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Affray (1982)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

A WPC is in hospital after a riot.

Director: Christopher Baker | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 11

20. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Auctions (1982)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie investigates dodgy dealings in the world of fine art.

Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 10

21. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Be Lucky Uncle (1982)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie tries to track down a missing informant.

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 9

22. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Cause and Effect (1982)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

An articulate, well-educated young black man confesses to a crime that he did not commit. As her son Steve seeks advice which only a father can give, Maggie's problems go from bad to worse.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Kevin O'Shea

Votes: 8

23. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Damage (1982)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie's progress on a case is stalled by a personal crisis.

Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Robert Longden, Peter Thistleton

Votes: 9

24. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Dany (1982)

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie tries to win the trust of a beautiful French student to find an important witness who is on the run from the German police and an international network of pornographers.

Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 8

25. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Doubt (1981)

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie and Jimmy take a severe beating during a robbery.

Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 17

26. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Joker (1982)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie investigates when a fellow detective tries to frame an old villain for a jewellery theft.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 8

27. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Knife (1981)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie must find a potentially violent teenager who has escaped from a top-security remand centre. Her assignment is a difficult one. The girl hates men, her parents - and has sworn to kill Maggie on sight.

Director: Christopher Baker | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 14

28. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Paint It Black (1981)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

A café proprietor is murdered and Maggie is on the case.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 16

29. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Pressures (1983)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Russell begins to suffer from severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 8

30. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Private Views (1983)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie questions an informant who has information about a gang of thieves. Steve is concerned when a friend of his decides to quit the police college.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Kevin O'Shea

Votes: 8

31. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Protection (1981)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie investigates a protection racket.

Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Gara Granda, Derek Thompson

Votes: 16

32. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Right of Entry (1982)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

A dead burglar and a case of paranoia add up to a difficult situation for Maggie.

Director: John Reardon | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 9

33. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Scapegoat (1981)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie investigates when a Jewish home is vandalised.

Director: John Reardon | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 16

34. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: The Hit (1981)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie discovers that she has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 15

35. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: The Meat Rack (1982)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

A dangerous mission for DI Maggie Forbes. A maniac is slashing prostitutes who work out of a London pub and she is assigned to go 'on the game' with a convincing pimp - a CID detective.

Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty, Martin Fisk

Votes: 9

36. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Tough, Mrs. Rudge (1982)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Maggie sets out to nail a gang of teenagers who have been terrorising local pensioners.

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty, Kevin O'Shea

Votes: 9

37. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Victims (1982)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama

DS Barratt falls for a mugging victim.

Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 10

38. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Vigil (1982)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

A new WPC arrives at Seven Dials.

Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 9

39. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Weekend (1983)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Phillips and Barratt investigate a bizarre marriage.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty, Brian Gwaspari

Votes: 8

40. The Gentle Touch (1980–1984)
Episode: Who's Afraid of Josie Tate (1983)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

When a loyal wife becomes determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is forced to review the evidence.

Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty

Votes: 8

41. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Episode: Brief Re-Encounter (1978)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Miss Courtney is delighted when Albert Collins, the man she was supposed to marry 25 years ago but lost contact with, comes back into her life. He asks her to wed and she agrees, but he ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Barry Evans, Anna Bergman, George Camiller, Tommy Godfrey

Votes: 117

42. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Episode: I Belong to Glasgow (1979)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Mr Brown takes in a new student, a feisty Scotsman who speaks in dialect - and is the bodyguard of a very rich Arabian emir. However, the Scot turns out to be more than anybody can handle.

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Barry Evans, George Camiller, Tommy Godfrey, Jacki Harding

Votes: 116

43. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Episode: Queen for a Day (1978)

TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy

The class becomes excited when Miss Courtney announces that Queen Elizabeth II will be paying a visit to their school. The class members decide to wear what they perceive as their "national costumes" to class in honor of the occasion.

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Barry Evans, Anna Bergman, George Camiller, Jeannette Charles

Votes: 133

44. Not with a Bang (1990)
Episode: The World Disappears (1990)

Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Robin Carr | Stars: Ronald Pickup, Stephen Rea, Mike Grady, Josie Lawrence

45. The Piglet Files (1990–1992)
Episode: A Private Member's Bill (1990)

Comedy

Sir Desmond wants to make budget cuts by amalgamating MI5, MI6 and other agencies. Piglet and his colleagues use their espionage skills to try to find the skeletons which might persuade Sir Desmond to reconsider.

Director: Robin Carr | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Clive Francis, John Ringham, Tim Barker

46. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode: Return to Gethyn (1979)

51 min | Drama

Thomas becomes suddenly homesick for his native Wales and with Sarah travels back to his village home for the first time in ten years with dire consequences.

Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: John Alderton, Pauline Collins, Gary Raymond, Shirley Cain

Votes: 12

47. The Piglet Files (1990–1992)
Episode: The Beagle Has Landed (1990)

Comedy

Piglet must use all his espionage skills to infiltrate an activist group and plant bugs.

Director: Robin Carr | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Clive Francis, John Ringham, Serena Evans

48. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Episode: All Present If Not Correct (1978)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

At the start of a new school year, Mr. Brown has two new students... as well as ten old ones who did not pass their exam.

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Barry Evans, Anna Bergman, George Camiller, Tommy Godfrey

Votes: 130

49. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Episode: The First Lesson (1977)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Mr Jeremy Brown, an English teacher, meets his class of foreign students for the first time. Things start of well, but...

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Barry Evans, Zara Nutley, Dino Shafeek, George Camiller

Votes: 284

50. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode: A Day at the Metropole (1979)

49 min | Drama

Thomas' mechanical skills earn him a holiday as the seashore Metropole Hotel, where Sarah meets an old chorus girl friend now married to a rich sportsman.

Director: David Askey | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Geoffrey Whitehead, Yvonne Antrobus

Votes: 12