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1. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)

TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy

9.0

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Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.

Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield

Votes: 56,750

2. The Tower (2021–2023)

TV-14 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.9

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After a long-serving cop and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a London tower block, Detective Sarah Collins investigates the dark heart of policing.

Stars: Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola

Votes: 6,091

3. Attack the Block (2011)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

6.7

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75 Metascore

A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.

Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones

Votes: 111,456 | Gross: $1.02M

4. High-Rise (2015)

R | 119 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

5.5

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65 Metascore

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans

Votes: 45,194 | Gross: $0.34M

5. Venus (I) (2022)

R | 100 min | Horror

5.5

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Horror invades the concrete corridors of a cursed apartment complex on the outskirts of Madrid.

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Ester Expósito, Inés Fernández, Ángela Cremonte, Magüi Mira

Votes: 4,027

6. Les Misérables (2019)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.6

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78 Metascore

A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.

Director: Ladj Ly | Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica

Votes: 28,328 | Gross: $0.33M

7. 15 Storeys High (2002–2004)

30 min | Comedy

8.2

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The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.

Stars: Sean Lock, Benedict Wong, Dan Mersh, Giles New

Votes: 2,188

8. Tower Block (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller

5.9

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Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

Directors: David Beton, James Nunn | Stars: Sheridan Smith, Jamie Thomas King, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Brown

Votes: 5,766

9. Tony (I) (2009)

Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

6.2

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A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.

Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White

Votes: 3,603

10. The Fosters (1976–1977)

30 min | Comedy, Family

7.4

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Samuel Foster works hard trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat.

Stars: Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Lenny Henry, Sharon Rosita

Votes: 57

11. Nightingales (1990– )

25 min | Comedy

8.3

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Three disparate characters are nightwatchmen in an office-block somewhere in Britain. Their night-life is surreal--to say the least. Anything can happen, from a friendly werewolf performing... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis, Ian Sears

Votes: 313

12. Flow (2014)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Music

5.9

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Michael is a Danish kid growing up in a housing project with mainly foreign immigrants and making music with a group of childhood friends. He is clearly the talent of the group, which ... See full summary »

Director: Fenar Ahmad | Stars: Kian Rosenberg Larsson, Ali Sivandi, Lirim Jusufi, Benny Jamz

Votes: 656

13. Queenie's Castle (1970–1972)

30 min | Comedy

7.2

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A popular North Country vehicle for Diana Dors, who starred as the indomitable and downright blunt Queenie Shepherd, drinker of light ale by the crate, owner of a stout Yorkshire accent and... See full summary »

Stars: Diana Dors, Tony Caunter, Barrie Rutter, Freddie Fletcher

Votes: 65

14. Mary Mungo & Midge (1969– )

15 min | Animation, Family

8.3

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An animated children's series which followed the adventures of a little girl called Mary and her dog, Mungo, and her mouse, Midge.

Stars: Richard Baker, Isabel Ryan

Votes: 109

15. Downtime (1997)

90 min | Romance, Thriller

4.5

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Chrissy contemplates suicide with her son. Rob, a former police psychologist, intervenes and asks her on a date. The two, along with Chrissy's son and elderly Pat, become trapped in an elevator after a drunken gang damages it.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Paul McGann, Susan Lynch, Tom Georgeson, David Roper

Votes: 265

16. Grenfell (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

7.5

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First-hand accounts by survivors and eyewitnesses paint a vivid picture of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire.

Director: Ben Anthony | Stars: Christos Fairbairn, Eddie Daffarn, Nick Burton, Natasha Elcock

Votes: 35

17. Grenfell Tower: Minute By Minute (2018 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary

6.6

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Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire share their personal accounts of the disaster, revealing the decisions that saved their lives and remembering the friends, neighbours and loved ones who didn't make it out alive.

Directors: Claire Burnett, Nick Norman-Butler | Stars: Maryam Adam, Ines Alves, Miguel Alves, Nabil Choucair

Votes: 20

18. The Fire of London (2017 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary

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Sky News documentary on the Grenfell Tower fire.

Stars: Mahad Egal, Mickey Paramasivan, Paul Menasar, Hamid Wahbi

19. Zebra Crossing (2008)

93 min | Drama

5.5

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"From the moment I was born I cried for a month..." Eighteen years on, and Justin is no nearer the truth. And in a world that increasingly doesn't care, maybe just simply relying on ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Holland | Stars: Lee Turnbull, Greg Wakeham, Aaron White, Kyle Treslove

Votes: 389

20. Grenfell: The First 24 Hours (2018 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

6.4

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A timeline of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire as told through personal accounts of survivors and eyewitnesses.

Director: John Holdsworth | Stars: Sammy Wordy, Hanan Miezou, Clarita Ghavimi, Aldo Diana

Votes: 12

21. Before Grenfell: A Hidden History (2018 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary, History

7.5

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The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed the huge inequality within the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Local residents tell the story, 150 years in the making, of how it became the most unequal place in Britain.

Director: James Ross | Star: Danny John-Jules

Votes: 8

22. Tower Block Kids (2018)

120 min | Documentary

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Two-part documentary following the lives of children living in some of Britain's high-rise blocks of flats, who explain what it is like growing up there. Narrated by Ralf Little.

Star: Ralf Little

23. The City of Fear (2012)

15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

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An urban drama following the life of David, an amateur photographer who crosses paths with a gun-toting psychopath, the unfortunate confrontation lures him into the dark underworld of The City.

Stars: Morgan Thomas Rees, Callum Rees, Rob Byrd, Alex Bailey

24. Minder (1979–1994)
Episode: Hypnotising Rita (1984)

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

7.9

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Arthur and Terry help Dr. Sudbury, a hypnotherapist, and his teenaged fiancee Rita, who is an heiress about to inherit £25,000, escape her disapproving family who say the doctor has ... See full summary »

Director: Terry Green | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Donald Sumpter, Nicola Cowper

Votes: 75

25. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode: Sleepless in Peckham...! (2003)

TV-14 | 75 min | Comedy

7.9

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When Marlene vanishes and Boycie is secretive about her disappearance, people assume he has killed her, but she only went to have a boob job. The Trotters need money to stave off being ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong

Votes: 619

26. Sick of It (2018–2020)
Episode: Use by Date (2020)

21 min | Comedy, Drama

8.1

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Karl starts to realize how much he likes Ruby. The trouble is he doesn't know if she likes him back.

Director: Richard Yee | Stars: Karl Pilkington, Sondra James, Marama Corlett, Shaniqua Okwok

Votes: 79

27. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 27 May 2020: Evening Bulletin (2020)

30 min | News

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Stars: Elaine Willcox, Rick Box, Tim Scott, Will Thomas

28. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 27 May 2020: Late Bulletin (2020)

11 min | News

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Add a Plot

Stars: Elaine Willcox, Ross Hutchinson

29. Inside the Bomb Squad (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

23 min | Documentary

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The experts race against time to deactivate a grenade that has been discarded in a bin near a gas main on an industrial estate. And they find a hoard of military munitions in a Manchester tower block.

Directors: Tom Cunningham, Anna Keel | Star: Jack McMullen

30. Scrap Kings (2017– )
Episode: Five Towers (2021)

44 min | Documentary

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Five old high-rise tower blocks in Bradford face obliteration from a beast of a machine. In York, a scrapper has bitten off more than he can chew. In Somerset, a scrap metal sculptor wrestles with a four-legged animal created from scratch.

Directors: Dominic Callaghan, Joel Tinker, Phillip Wesson | Star: Colin Uttley

31. The Tower (2021–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

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

7.2

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A veteran beat cop and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London. Left alive on the roof are a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Adama, ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Gemma Whelan, Jimmy Akingbola, Emmett J Scanlan, Lola Elsokari

Votes: 304

32. The Tower (2021–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2021)

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

7.1

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When Sarah finally interviews Lizzie, the explosive truth about what really happened on top of the tower emerges.

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Gemma Whelan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola, Emmett J Scanlan

Votes: 274

33. The Years That Changed Modern Scotland (2021)
Episode: From Beats to Bust (1992-2008) (2021)

History

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Kirsty Wark explores the 1990s and 2000s, from the highs of the rave scene, Trainspotting and a new Scottish parliament, to the lows of the financial crash.

Stars: Kirsty Wark, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner

34. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: The Zygon Inversion (2015)

TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

8.4

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With the Zygons invading England, and UNIT neutralized, the Doctor stands alone to stop the Zygons from taking over the entire planet. But how can he stop the Zygons? And how can he save his friends?

Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Ingrid Oliver, Jemma Redgrave

Votes: 5,838

35. Rich House, Poor House (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2017)

45 min | Documentary

7.9

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The Heasmans live in a luxurious farmhouse with 6 acres of land in rural Essex, while the Webb family rent a tiny maisonette in a London tower block. How will the two families find their new home and budget?

Directors: Marcus English, Adrian Hylton, Danny Fildes | Star: Craig Kelly

Votes: 9