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1. 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: 3,068
2. In Search of Offa (1979 TV Movie)
39 min | Documentary, Biography
Most traces of Mercian King Offa have vanished since his rule in the mid-8th Century, leaving little more than some coins and remnants of a dyke he built as a barrier along the Welsh marches. Michael Wood attempts to find other traces.
Director: Derek Towers | Stars: David Hill, Bob Meeson, Ron Shusnik, Harold Taylor
Votes: 15
3. From the Four Corners (1942)
15 min | Drama, Short
Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.
Director: Anthony Havelock-Allan | Stars: J. Johnston, W. Atkinson, R. Gilbert, Leslie Howard
Votes: 120
4.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Edward the Conqueror
(1979)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A musically appreciative stray cat comes between an elderly husband and wife.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Roald Dahl, Wendy Hiller, Joseph Cotten, Phil Brown
Votes: 346
5.
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011)
Episode:
Jammy Dodgers
(2003)
Comedy
As they finally get round to sex after weeks of celibacy, Louise is rather overwhelmed to find that David goes like a train though he confesses that he is only giving her what he thinks she... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Carrivick | Stars: Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Ralf Little, Sheridan Smith
Votes: 34
6.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Suitable Marriage
(1971)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama
Elizabeth decides not to marry Angus and is captivated by a German-baron visiting England at Christmas.
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Rachel Gurney, Nicola Pagett, David Langton
Votes: 141
7.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
For Love of Love
(1972)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
Despite their disdain for social conventions, Elizabeth marries Fabian socialist and poet, Lawrence Kirbridge, in a traditional church service and all of its trappings.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Rachel Gurney, David Langton
Votes: 112
8.
The Worst Jobs in History (2004– )
Episode:
Dark Ages
(2004)
Documentary
Some of the worst jobs of the Dark Ages in Britain were mining gold for the Romans, plowing fields with a wooden plow and other difficult and disgusting jobs of the period.
Director: Brendan Hughes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Baker, Damian Brooke
Votes: 29
9.
The Worst Jobs in History (2004– )
Episode:
The Worst Maritime Jobs in History
(2006)
Documentary
The British Navy has created some truly awful jobs throughout its history. Tony Robinson investigates which were the worst of the bunch.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Leslie Bryan, Andy De-Martine, Damian Goodburn
Votes: 15
11.
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
12.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
The Real Vikings: A Time Team Special
(2010)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
New discoveries are casting the Vikings in a new light. Not just the bloodthirsty pagans waging pitched battle and raids, Scandanavian settlements in England reveal the Vikings brought culture and commerce, as well.
Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake
Votes: 9
13.
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 »
14.
Digging for Britain (2010– )
Episode:
Invaders
(2011)
TV-14 | Documentary
The Norse Vikings have arrived and taken control northeast Britain centered around York. Anglo-Saxon supremacy finally came after a major massacre. The archaeology sessions are a intriguing as always.
Director: Sarah Jobling | Stars: Alice Roberts, James Barrett, David Caldwell, Kevin Colls
Votes: 7
15.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
Top 10 Fascinating Facts About the Anglo-Saxons
(2016)
Documentary
The Anglo-Saxons were Germanic invaders who conquered what would become England apparently massacring the indigenous Britons and were then forced to defend the land from invading Vikings.
Star: Simon Whistler
16.
Salvage Hunters (2011– )
Episode:
Tank Collecting and More!
(2011)
43 min | Reality-TV
Following up on a slew of great leads, Drew crisscrosses the country to meet some real British eccentrics. At the stately home of the cash-strapped Baronet of Maunsel, Drew and Julian dive ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Simard | Stars: Drew Pritchard, Ralph Ineson, Julian, Ben Slade
17.
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
18.
The Creation Today Show (2011– )
Episode:
Battle for the Bible
(2013)
29 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Eric Hovind, Paul Taylor
19.
Knowledgia (2019– )
Episode:
How was England formed?
(2021)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, History
When the Roman's withdrew from the region of Great Britian that would become England they left a power vacuum that Germanic and Viking invaders were happy to fill. The Anglo Saxons ... See full summary »
Star: Callum Janes
20.
In Search of the Dark Ages (1979–1981)
Episode:
In Search of Erik Bloodaxe
(1981)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Viking Erik Bloodaxe ruled Northumbria, England during two reigns in the 10th Century, yet little is known about him. Michael Wood draws extracts from the now-lost Northumberland Chronicle to shed some light on this mysterious king.
Stars: Richard Bailey, Richard Hall, Michael Wood
Votes: 5