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51. Rat (2000)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A woman becomes furious when her husband arrives home from the local pub and turns into a rat.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton, Frank Kelly, David Wilmot
Votes: 1,016 | Gross: $0.00M
52. Boon (1986–1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.
Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 1,009
53. Among Giants (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman drifter finds her soul-mate while working with an all-male crew painting giant electrical-generator towers.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James
Votes: 983 | Gross: $0.06M
54. Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
385 min | Drama
Old Martin Chuzzlewit is nearing his death. Who will inherit his riches? With such a prize to play for, the Chuzzlewit family bring forth all of their cunning, greed and selfishness. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Stars: Emma Chambers, Julia Sawalha, Keith Allen, Philip Franks
Votes: 980
55. Cowboy Up (2001)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Two brothers, One is a bull rider, the other a rodeo bullfighter/stock contractor, clash over the love of barrel racer Celia Jones, while each comes into their own in their respective field in the rodeo world.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Marcus Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 957
56. Crimetime (1996)
R | 118 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Bobby Mahon is an actor playing a notorious serial killer on prime-time television. The show becomes a hit, which encourages the real-life murderer on whom it's based, to go on a spree to make it on screen.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Pete Postlethwaite, Sadie Frost, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 904
57. Ghost Son (2007)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widowed newlywed stays on her deceased husband's South African farm, then bears a child who seems to be possessed by the dead man.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Votes: 848
58. When the Sky Falls (2000)
R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McNally
Votes: 782
59. Suite 16 (1994)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
The disabled Glover asks gigolo Chris to bring out his erotic fantasies. Chris accepts the offer in exchange for a lot of money, and dives in bed with women in suite 16 while Glover watches. But then something goes horribly wrong.
Director: Dominique Deruddere | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Antonie Kamerling, Géraldine Pailhas, Tom Jansen
Votes: 663
60. Between the Lines (1992–1994)
50 min | Crime, Drama
British police drama following the team at the Complaints Investigation Bureau - the unit that polices the police.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond, Tony Doyle
Votes: 632
61. Deceptions (1985– )
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 617
62. Tumbledown (1988 TV Movie)
115 min | Biography, Drama, War
Based on the experiences of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence, M.C..
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Colin Firth, Paul Rhys, David Calder, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Votes: 588
63. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
64. The Limit (2004 Video)
R | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
Director: Lewin Webb | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Claire Forlani, Henry Czerny, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 518
65. TFI Friday (1996–2015)
74 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Comedy, guest interviews and live bands in the studio, from a bar in London's riverside studios.
Stars: Chris Evans, Catalina Guirado, Cher, Sharleen Spiteri
Votes: 487
66. Anchoress (1993)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
In the 14th-century, a visionary girl is to become an Anchoress, a walled-in recluse, so that she can live in the Virgin's house forever. Over time she awakens to her own sensuality and explores her own female, earth-based spirituality.
Director: Chris Newby | Stars: Natalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 453
67. Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987)
30 min | Comedy
Sketch-based show starring Victoria Wood, Dame Julie Walters, and many others. Included regular items such as "Acorn Antiques" with Julie as Mrs. Overall and a regular advice slot from Agony Aunt Kitty (Patricia Routledge).
Stars: Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston
Votes: 427
68. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 418
69. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 392
70. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994 TV Special)
Family
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Leah Adler, Debbie Allen, Robert Altman
Votes: 385
71. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003– )
TV-MA | 175 min | Drama, History
A true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.
Stars: Paul Doucet, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Clare Stone, Max Morrow
Votes: 381
72. Red Mercury (2005)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The Police have been alerted and they are ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Rachel Bell, David Bradley, Jessica Brooks, Alex Caan
Votes: 363
73. Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992–1994)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Michael Kitchen, Suzanne Burden, John Warner
Votes: 359
74. Crown Court (1972–2007)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama
A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge
Votes: 348
75. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
76. Lost for Words (1999 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie, Jennifer Luckraft
Votes: 321
77. Beyond Jurassic Park (2001 Video)
118 min | Documentary
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Christopher Boyes, Rick Carter, Vanessa Chester
Votes: 302
78. Making the 'Lost World' (1997 Video)
53 min | Documentary
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Michael Crichton, Richard Attenborough, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 291
79. The Dressmaker (1988)
92 min | Drama, Romance
In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their seventeen-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 274
80. Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Victoria Wood, Caroline Aherne, Susie Blake, James Bolam
Votes: 252
81. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 245
82.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Coast to Coast
(1987)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Lenny Henry, John Shea, Peter Vaughan, George Baker
Votes: 230
83. Creating a World: Aeon Flux (2006 Video)
21 min | Short
Stars: David Gale, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Peter Chung
Votes: 202
84. Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
When a fatal kidnapping ignites a firestorm of suspicion and rage in idyllic 1933 San Jose, California, a hard-nosed young reporter takes on the powers-that-be to prevent the lynching of two men he believes are innocent.
Director: Tim Boxell | Stars: Gabriel Mann, Pete Postlethwaite, Emily Harrison, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 160 | Gross: $0.12M
85. Wayward Son (1999)
96 min | Drama
A Southern man in the Depression tries to pick up the pieces of his life after being wrongly imprisoned for eleven years. He is befriended by a farmer whose daughter is emotionally and ... See full summary »
Director: Randall Harris | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Pete Postlethwaite, Patricia Clarkson, Vinessa Shaw
Votes: 146
86. The Divine Ryans (1999)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy must come to terms with the events surrounding the death of his father.
Director: Stephen Reynolds | Stars: Jordan Harvey, Robert Joy, Pete Postlethwaite, Wendel Meldrum
Votes: 141
87. The Sins (2000)
420 min | Crime, Drama
Len, a former getaway driver, encounters the temptations of all the seven sins while desperately trying to solve personal and family issues, keep his job at his uncle's funeral home, and, most importantly, stay straight.
Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Caroline Hayes, Billie Cook
Votes: 140
88. Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (2003–2008)
40 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Andrew Denton, John Laws, Bryan Seymour, Kiruna Stamell
Votes: 135
89.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
The Grass Arena
(1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
The Grass Arena is a biopic based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an ultra religious family, with an abusive father, young Johnny soon learns that he has to learn to defend ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Mark Rylance, Pete Postlethwaite, Lynsey Baxter, Marian McLoughlin
Votes: 123
90.
Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2008)
Not Rated | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ben Coulter, a naive young student, has sex in a council flat with a pick-up. When he wakes up before dawn he sees that the girl has been murdered. He panics and makes a run for it but is ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Bill Paterson, Con O'Neill, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 121
91. Cyrano de Bergerac (1985 TV Movie)
176 min | Drama
The Royal Shakespeare Company's stage production of the story about the large-nosed swordsman/poet who writes love letters to Roxane, the woman he adores, to court her for the handsome Christian whom she loves.
Directors: Terry Hands, Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Jimmy Gardner, Richard Clifford, Robert Clare, Philip Dennis
Votes: 117
92. Butterfly Collectors (1999 TV Movie)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Whilst the plot centers around a policeman, this is not a police story. In fact John McKeown emphatically dislikes being a policeman. Two teenage boys discover a murdered man at a breakers ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Ruth Harrop, Jamie Draven, Ben Crompton, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 115
93. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
94.
Pie in the Sky (1994–1997)
Episode:
A Matter of Taste
(1994)
Not Rated | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henry investigates a ram-raid at Ernest Drummond's wine warehouse whilst Margaret acts as caretaker for another wine importer, George Porter, married to her old school friend Rosie, after ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair, Bella Enahoro
Votes: 98
95.
Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2008)
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Charged with the murder of the girl he slept with, Ben is remanded in custody to await his trial. He is a fragile boy in a very brutal world. Fortunately he is sharing a cell with kindly ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson, Con O'Neill
Votes: 97
96. Clough (2009)
70 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
30 years since his first European Cup success, 15 years since his retirement and 5 years after his death; Brian Clough continues to fascinate. The Afterlife of Brian continues a pace; ... See full summary »
Directors: Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna, James Williams | Stars: Geoffrey Boycott, Kenny Burns, Barbara Clough, Brian Clough
Votes: 95
97. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
98.
Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2008)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Ben's defence looks shaky the jury seem indisposed to sympathising with him whilst Frances goes out on a limb at the expense of her own career,given her feelings for him. However it is ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson, Con O'Neill
Votes: 94
99.
Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2008)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In preparation for his trial Ben's case is given to a hot shot feminist barrister, Alison Slaughter, but the naive youngster is concerned that her only concern in getting him off the murder... See full summary »
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson, Con O'Neill
Votes: 89
100.
Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2008)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Things look very bleak indeed for Ben as his Not Guilty trial proceeds and the prosecution lawyer tears him to shreds in the court. Trainee barrister Frances Kapoor now has his defence but ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson, Con O'Neill
Votes: 89