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1. Spencer (2021)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama
Diana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Nielen
Votes: 76,860
2. Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV Movie)
PG | 150 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Alice falls down a rabbit hole, and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 8,892
3. Ironclad (2011)
R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy
Votes: 43,714
4. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine
Votes: 29,921 | Gross: $1.74M
5. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Eddie thinks it is time for his father to remarry. However, in his opinion his father's taste in women leaves much to be desired. He believes the girl next door would be a far better choice...
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens
Votes: 3,339
6. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, History
An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, George Nader, Victor McLaglen, Rex Reason
Votes: 669
7. The Canterville Ghost (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A girl befriends a mischievous English ghost trying to scare her family (his descendants) back to America.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: John Gielgud, Ted Wass, Andrea Marcovicci, Alyssa Milano
Votes: 902
8. The Locket (1946)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Laraine Day, Robert Mitchum, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond
Votes: 3,070
9. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Family, History
While leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart (George Sanders) battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin (Sir Rex Harrison).
Director: David Butler | Stars: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey
Votes: 920 | Gross: $2.10M
10. John Paul Jones (1959)
126 min | Action, Biography, History
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien
Votes: 1,445
11. The Ghost of Anne Boleyn (2024)
46 min | Documentary
Every year on a night in May, the centuries-old tale goes, the spectre of Anne Boleyn rided up to Blickling Hall in a coach driven by a headless horseman, dressed in pure white, drenched in blood from her decapitated head in her lap.
Director: Oliver Elphick | Stars: Owen Emmerson, Ivan Eyre, Elizabeth Norton
12. Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991 TV Movie)
32 min | Documentary
A documentary hosted by Pierce Brosnan examining the facts and legends surrounding the real Robin Hood. Scenes from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)--for which this ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Meadows, John Pattyson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner, James Holt
Votes: 89
13. The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
90 min | Comedy, Musical
A Cockney lad who pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Tommy Steele, June Laverick, Michael Medwin, Alan Wheatley
Votes: 113
14. Loose in London (1953)
Approved | 62 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Bowery Boys find themselves in London, in an old mansion complete with a dungeon, an ominous bell tower and the ghost of an old hangman.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey, Angela Greene
Votes: 350
15. Agincourt 1415: The Triumph of the Longbow (1993 Video)
60 min | History
Details the English victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
Director: Graham Holloway | Stars: Toby Merrell, Ian Brooker, Philip Rosch, Brian Blessed
Votes: 10
17.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Old Fashioned Murder
(1976)
TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Peter Falk, Joyce Van Patten, Jeannie Berlin, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 2,127
18.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Innocency of Life
(1998)
TV-MA | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a young vicar is accused of seducing a grieving young widow. Kavanagh defends him, but suddenly charges are dropped and the couple become engaged.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Ashby, Matt Bardock, Daisy Bates, Tom Brodie
Votes: 61
19.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
A Game Called John
(1989)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
It's Pancake Day in the land, and every seems to be celebrating, except King John, who is relentlessly in pursuit of Robin Hood.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 33
20.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
Keeping Mum
(1993)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Marian is alarmed when her Mum comes to visit as she has led her to believe that she is a dental receptionist so the merry men dress as dentists and turn their den into a surgery. The ... See full summary »
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 19
21.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Universal Trust
(1981)
Comedy
With Fran busy at her ante-natal class, Shelley seeks solace in a cafe. His peace is short-lived though, when he seems to attract the attentions of the local nutter...
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Nicholas Le Prevost
Votes: 18
22.
Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode:
Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
On the Welsh Border, an old man suspected of witchcraft is gruesomely murdered with a hay-fork and bill-hook. The Scotland Yard inspector investigating has to wade through a morass of ... See full summary »
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Boris Karloff, Kenneth Haigh, Audrey Dalton, Alan Napier
Votes: 182
23.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
Rabies in Love
(1990)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rabies falls in love with the strongest woman he's ever seen, and it's up to the Merry Men to ensure he gets his dream girl. Unfortunately, she's also the target of the Sheriff's scheme to get rid of King John's annoying nephew, Guy.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 15
24.
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)
Episode:
The Whitish Knight
(1989)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A mysterious stranger is watching. And King Richard, John's brother, is coming home from the crusades.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 28
25.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
Britain: Blood and Steel
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
The story of Britain and some of its accomplishments.
Directors: Kristen Rockmaker, Mark Cannon | Stars: Peter Weller, Michael Carroll, Greg Canestrari, Gordon Masterton
Votes: 27
26.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
A Choice of Kings
(1966)
65 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of how William, Duke of Normandy, became the King of England in the eleventh century.
Director: John Frankau | Stars: Michael Craig, Julian Glover, Peter Jeffrey, John Bailey
27.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Hanslope, Milton Keynes
(2005)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
Bone and pottery suggest a butchery rather than a dwelling. But experts differ.
Director: Nick Metcalfe | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake
Votes: 19
28.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Southeast England
(2016)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Join Rick on a coastal journey from Canterbury Cathedral to fortified Dover, along the chalk cliffs of the South Downs, and to Portsmouth for its historic sailing ships.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 24
29.
Barbarians II (2007– )
Episode:
Saxons
(2007)
Documentary, History
This program tells the story of the Saxons conquest of England only to loose to the Vikings during the internal conflicts between Saxon warlords and finally to drive out the Vikings to regain the south of Britain.
Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Bob Boving, Kelley Wickham-Crowley
Votes: 16
30.
Castle Builders (2015)
Episode:
Masters and Masons
(2015)
48 min | Documentary
Meet the Castle Builders - the masons and laborers who did the hard work; the geniuses of design and structural engineering who imagined these medieval mega-structures; and the kings and barons who commissioned them.
Stars: Will Davies, Robert Glenister, Selwyn Jones, Coralie Menanteau
31.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
London: Mod and Trad
(2004)
TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
London is both quintessentially English and thoroughly cosmopolitan - a city where the new and modern seem to mingle enthusiastically with the old and traditional.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 20
32.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
The Sword of Guillaume
(2010)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Causton villagers take a bus trip to visit a seaside resort in Brighton, for a ceremony. A serial killer, decapitates some travelers both in Causton and Brighton. DCI Tom Barnaby's cousin, DCI John Barnaby, work together to solve the case.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
Votes: 868
33.
Geographics (2019– )
Episode:
The Battle of Hastings: The Birth of Modern England
(2021)
19 min | Documentary
In 1066 following the Battle of Hastings, William the Conquerer of Normandy invaded and conquered England beginning a dynasty that exists to the present day. Simon explains why WIlliam felt... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
34.
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Episode:
Anarchy
(2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The succession to the crown of England is in doubt and causes King Henry's daughter and nephew to compete for the throne. Church politics see Philip, a monk, elected the new prior, which leaves him indebted to Deacon Waleran.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne
Votes: 833
35.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The Hide
(2010)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Foyle battles to save a young man accused of high treason from the executioner's noose in a case that will shatter his personal world to the core.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Andrew Scott, Richard Goulding, Tim van Eyken, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 759
36.
Große Mythen aufgedeckt (2021– )
Episode:
Das Rätsel um König Artus
(2021)
52 min | Documentary
König Artus: Sein Name ist untrennbar verknüpft mit der legendären Tafelrunde tapferer Ritter, heldenhaften Taten, epischen Abenteuern und einem goldenen Zeitalter des Rittertums. ... See full summary »
Director: Saskia Weisheit | Stars: Mark Lewis, Jaclyn Rajsic, Udo Wachtveitl, Anne-Marie Waldeck
Votes: 10
37.
Captivating History (2017– )
Episode:
The Normans Explained in 10 Minutes
(2021)
10 min | Documentary, History
Toward the end of the first millennium Vikings invaded northern Europe and settled there. The were soon legitimized as the Normans in control of West Francia also known as Normany. But ... See full summary »
38.
TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode:
How the Normans changed the history of Europe
(2018)
5 min | Documentary, Animation
The Normans were one of the groups of Vikings that emigrated from Scandinavia at the beginning of the second Millennium. They were granted a territory, later named Normandy, by Charles I. ... See full summary »
Star: Addison Anderson
39.
Captivating History (2017– )
Episode:
Anglo Saxons Explained in 10 Minutes
(2020)
10 min | Documentary, History
The Anglo Saxons are know for conquering England following the Roman withdrawal and subsequently unifying England and fending off the Vikings until they too were conquered by the Normans. ... See full summary »
40.
Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode:
Patton
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Was General Patton, America's most revered four-star general, murdered? Buddy, Mac and Scott explore the mysterious circumstances behind the military icon's controversial death, noting ... See full summary »
Votes: 16
41.
Europa im Mittelalter (2004)
Episode:
Von Bauern und Edelmännern
(2004)
Director: Christian Twente | Stars: Jirí Wohanka, Joachim Kerzel, Thomas Danneberg, Philipp Schepmann
42.
The Generalist Papers (2020– )
Episode:
A Short History of the English Language
(2022)
9 min | Documentary, Animation, History
The first true English language was Germanic formed when the Anglos, Saxons and Jutes invaded England driving out the Celts. Further invasions by the Norse speaking Vikings and French ... See full summary »
Star: Harrison Holt
43.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Earls Colne, Essex
(2012)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History
The Time Team visit Earls Colne in Essex to try and uncover traces of a 12th Priory founded by the De Vere family. Now a luxury home, the owner hopes the Time team can explain many of the anomalies in the grounds.
Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding
Votes: 16
44.
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012– )
Episode:
The Men of the North
(2012)
63 min | Documentary, History
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of ... See full summary »
Star: Shaun Greenhalgh
Votes: 26
45.
The Daily Aviation (2019– )
Episode:
US Crazy Logistics Operation Moving 1000s of Powerful Tank by Rail and Ship
(2023)
16 min | Documentary
Videos demonstrating the preparation and deployment of armored vehicles and naval vessels over long distances
46.
The Creation Today Show (2011– )
Episode:
The Tower of Babel
(2013)
29 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Eric Hovind, Paul Taylor, Bodie Hodge
47.
QI (2003– )
Episode:
Kings
(2013)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Quiz show. Stephen Fry considers the subject of kings, with Jeremy Clarkson, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, and Alan Davies.
Director: Ian Lorimer | Stars: Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr
Votes: 122
48.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #72.10
(2015)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, David Emanuel
49.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #72.63
(2015)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Janet Street-Porter
50.
Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode:
Blood and Fear
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Fear is rampant in Sleepy Hollow when Pandora releases an ancient artifact from her box that can transform an ordinary human into a terrifying figure from the past.
Director: Kate Dennis | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Lyndie Greenwood, Nikki Reed
Votes: 476