With Talkback Thames (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. The IT Crowd (2006–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry
Votes: 150,334
2. The Bill (1984–2010)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
Stars: Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse
Votes: 3,699
3. QI (2003– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.
Stars: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig, Phill Jupitus
Votes: 31,704
4. The X Factor UK (2004–2018)
60 min | Music, Reality-TV
British singing competition in which contestants sing cover songs to try and impress judges and voting viewers.
Stars: Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne
Votes: 4,729
5. Britain's Got Talent (2007– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Game-Show, Music
A variety of acts perform in front of a live audience and a panel of judges for a chance to win £250,000 and perform for the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance.
Stars: Declan Donnelly, Amanda Holden, Anthony McPartlin, Simon Cowell
Votes: 4,126
6. Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996–2022)
30 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music
Music-based comedy quiz show.
Stars: Phill Jupitus, Mark Lamarr, Bill Bailey, Sean Hughes
Votes: 5,759
7. Celebrity Juice (2008–2022)
45 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A comedy TV show starring the fictional character Keith Lemon.
Stars: Leigh Francis, Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton, Gino D'Acampo
Votes: 2,213
8. Capturing Mary (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 105 min | Drama
A young man ushers an older woman into a dark exploration of her past - back to the time when, as a young girl, she met a stranger who affected her life forever.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Maggie Smith, Ruth Wilson, David Walliams, Danny Lee Wynter
Votes: 1,898
9. Glorious 39 (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, History, Mystery
The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple, Toby Regbo
Votes: 5,490
10. Gideon's Daughter (2005 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 105 min | Drama
A mature man rethinks his life when his daughter begin to ignore him.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, Emily Blunt, Robert Lindsay
Votes: 1,845
11. Joe's Palace (2007 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 108 min | Drama
A drama centered on the relationship between Elliot Graham (Sir Michael Gambon), a strange and wealthy Londoner, and Joe Dix (Danny Lee Wynter), a teenager who takes care of an empty house Elliot owns.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Michael Gambon, Danny Lee Wynter, Rupert Penry-Jones, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 1,234
12. Monday Monday (2009– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A supermarket fallen on hard times moves its headquarters to Leeds.
Stars: Morven Christie, Holly Aird, Peter Wight, Fay Ripley
Votes: 447
13. As the Bell Rings (I) (2007– )
5 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
"As the Bell Rings" focuses on the break time antics of the 6 key characters. The action takes place in a school corridor, just outside the head teacher's office and the window into their ... See full summary »
Stars: Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Deniz Akdeniz, Alicia Banit, Jack Pearson
Votes: 348
14. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,099
15. Holy Flying Circus (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of the outraged, and sometimes violent, response to 'The Life of Brian' the Monty Python movie that satirized the life of Jesus.
Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Ben Crispin, Steve Punt, Charles Edwards, Rufus Jones
Votes: 1,548
16. Take Me Out (I) (2010–2019)
Game-Show
This dating-based game-show sees a contestant come face-to-face with thirty women and attempt to impress enough of them so they can choose one to go on a date with to the "Isle of Fernando's".
Stars: Paddy McGuinness, Brian Blessed, Bianca Maria, Maria Kouka
Votes: 378
17. Great British Railway Journeys (2010– )
30 min | Documentary
Michael Portillo travels along the railway networks of Great Britain and Ireland, referring to a Victorian guidebook written by George Bradshaw as he describes how the destinations have changed.
Stars: Michael Portillo, Alex Hutchinson, Nicholas Owen, Robert Hulse
Votes: 339
18. Minder (2009– )
60 min | Drama
Archie Daley's a bit of a rogue, always up for some dodgy dealings in the hope of making a nice little earner, but sometimes it can cause him to lose his moral compass, which is where Jamie usually steps in to put him right.
Stars: Shane Richie, Jenna Russell, Lex Shrapnel, Paul Brooke
Votes: 201
19. Your Face or Mine? (2002– )
30 min | Game-Show
Game show that challenges contestants to predict how handsome or ugly people think they really are.
Stars: Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan, Nicola McLean, June Sarpong
Votes: 232
20. The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2008 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama, History
An English family fights to establish truth, justice, and accountability from the Israeli army after their son - Tom, a young photo-journalism student - is shot in the head in Gaza by an Israeli army sniper in April 2003.
Director: Rowan Joffe | Stars: Zidane Awad, Stephen Dillane, Kerry Fox, Mark Bazeley
Votes: 197
21. The IT Crowd Manual (2013 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary, Comedy
A behind the scenes documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew of The IT Crowd.
Director: Joanna Hanley | Stars: Helen Arney, Richard Ayoade, Frances Barber, Matt Berry
Votes: 156
22. All Star Family Fortunes (2006–2015)
30 min | Game-Show
A celebrity version of Family Fortunes (1980).
Stars: Vernon Kay, Peter Dickson, Neil Hurst, Lisa I'Anson
Votes: 109
23. Friends & Crocodiles (2005 TV Movie)
109 min | Drama
"Friends and Crocodiles" traces the changing relationship of maverick entrepreneur Paul Reynolds and his assistant Lizzie Thomas over a period of 20 years from the beginnings of the Thatcher era to the bursting of the dot.com bubble.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Damian Lewis, Jodhi May, Robert Lindsay, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 938
24. The Golden Hour (2005)
Drama
Medical drama based on a team of specialist trauma staff. "The Golden Hour" refers to the hour immediately following a serious injury and is the most critical period in the victim's survival.
Stars: Richard Armitage, Navin Chowdhry, Zoe Telford, Ciarán McMenamin
Votes: 141
25. Four Rooms (2011– )
60 min | Reality-TV
Four top dealers, each with their own private room, compete to buy objects brought in by sellers, with an emphasis on the macabre and the bizarre. If the seller turns down one offer, they are not permitted to return to that room.
Stars: Alex Proud, Sarah Beeny, Anita Rani, Celia Sawyer
Votes: 106
26. The Unteachables (2005– )
50 min | Documentary
Stars: Mark Halliley, Phil Beadle, Vivian Hill, Ted Wragg
Votes: 10
27. Going for Gold (1987–1996)
25 min | Game-Show
European quiz show.
Stars: Henry Kelly, Alex Kramer, Vicky Letch, John Suchet
Votes: 67
28. Beauty (2004 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom Fitzhenry is an ugly and reclusive aristocrat who lives on his own in a large mansion. He despairs of ever having a relationship with a woman... until Cathy comes into his life when she... See full summary »
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Martin Clunes, Sienna Guillory, Peter Vaughan, Cristian Solimeno
Votes: 113
29. The Yellow House (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 73 min | Biography, Drama
Covers the short period the two master painters spent as roommates in Van Goghs house and tensions and personality conflicts that ensued.
Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Kevin Eldon, Simon Farnaby, Deborah Findlay, Scott Handy
Votes: 134
30. Hole in the Wall (III) (2008–2009)
Game-Show
A team of celebrities must form the shape created in a board propelled towards them or risk being pushed into a pool of water.
Stars: Anton du Beke, Jonathan Pearce, Dale Winton, Darren Gough
Votes: 105
31. The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006– )
31 min | Comedy, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
An interview with the newly-fired candidate from The Apprentice UK (2005).
Stars: Dara O Briain, Adrian Chiles, Rhod Gilbert, Tom Allen
Votes: 225
32. Sex: How to Do Everything (2009– )
Documentary
Two beautiful hosts show how to have a better sex life through interviews and demonstrations.
Stars: Lorelei Sharkey, Emma Taylor
Votes: 47
34. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2011 TV Special)
97 min | Comedy, Game-Show
British television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
Director: Mick Thomas | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Richard Ayoade, Miranda Hart, Alan Carr
Votes: 1,024
35. The Sharon Osbourne Show (2006– )
Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Sharon Osbourne, David Beckham, Chico Slimani, Louis Walsh
Votes: 121
36. Little Devil (2007– )
131 min | Drama
Ollie is fed up with his parents quarreling and so he felt if he was a good boy it will stop all that. But it didn't and so he reversed his strategy by becoming his parents worst nightmare.
Stars: Maggie O'Neill, Emily Joyce, Phoebe Thomas, Samuel Oatley
Votes: 51
37. I Own Britain's Best Home (2008–2009)
Reality-TV
For these english owners their houses are castles. Sometimes literally.
Stars: Russell Harris, Charlie Luxton, Melissa Porter
Votes: 37
38. The X Factor: The Band (2019)
Search for all-male and all-female groups.
Stars: Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Caius Duncombe, Reece Wiltshire-Fessey
Votes: 29
39. The Price Is Right (2006– )
Game-Show
The updated British version of the popular and long-running American game show fronted by comedian, Joe Pasquale.
Stars: Samia Khan, Lauren Jones, Natalie Denning, Richard Kyte
Votes: 37
40. The Bill Made Me Famous (2008 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
An official documentary looking back at 25 years of the longest continuously running police drama in British TV history, through the actors past and present who have helped made the series ... See full summary »
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Martin Kemp, Joe Absolom, Rhea Bailey, Ali Bastian
Votes: 9
41. Before They Were Famous (1997– )
40 min | Comedy
Film clips of big stars back when they were still doing bit parts, local commercials or community theater. Segments include Tom Selleck's appearance as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Bowden, Gay Byrne, Casper Cordwell-James, Stephen Gately
Votes: 17
42. The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
Comedy
A reboot of the wonderful British sketch show "Alas Smith and Jones", where the creators and lead actors of go over some of there favorite sketches and episodes throughout the show's 10 season history.
Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
Votes: 40
43. Daisy, Daisy (2001–2003)
25 min
Stars: Daisy Donovan, Mystikal, Spineshank, Tammy Faye Bakker
Votes: 10
44. The X Factor: One Year On (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Kate Thornton, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh
Votes: 16
45. 999 (2012 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Mickey Jones | Stars: Ellie Chidzey, Martin Fisher, Oliver Ford, Natalie Garner
46. One of Those Days (2008)
14 min | Short, Comedy
We've all had "one of those days" - when nothing seems to go right, when life just seems to be dealing you one poor hand after another. Unfortunately for Howard Whittam, that day is Judgment Day.
Director: Hattie Dalton | Stars: Joanna David, Deborah Findlay, Joe Absolom, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 90
47. The Rob Brydon Show (2010–2012)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Rob Brydon, Tom Jones, Stephen Fry, James Corden
Votes: 52
48. Buzzcocks... Imagine a Mildly Amusing Panel Show (2007 TV Special)
25 min | Comedy
Director: Ian Lorimer | Stars: Alan Yentob, Simon Amstell, Lily Allen, Jonas Armstrong
Votes: 52
49. Dale's Supermarket Sweep (2007– )
Game-Show
Stars: Michelle Killick, Gary King, Julie Stichbury, Vikki Thomas
Votes: 39
50. The Complete Guide to Parenting (2006)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
George Huntley, a professor of child psychology, is forced to put his theory into practice and look after his 7-year-old son when his wife Phoebe takes a job based in Paris.
Stars: Peter Davison, Josie Lawrence, Katie Lyons, Niky Wardley
Votes: 37