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1. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.
Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery
Votes: 1,205
2. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 8,525
3. The Village (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.
Stars: David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 2,727
4. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
TV-G | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure
Votes: 8,679
5. Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of dedicated detectives investigate gruesome murders across London.
Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Amanda Lawrence
Votes: 3,473
6. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 2,033 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The boyhood adventures of the greatest action hero of all time: Indiana Jones. Young Indy travels the world, meeting some of the greatest figures of the early 20th century, and participating in the events that helped shape history.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Lloyd Owen, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 879
7. The Last Bus (2021)
86 min | Drama
After the death of his wife, an aging man travels across the UK by bus to fulfill his pledge to spread her ashes near their first home.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson, Ben Ewing
Votes: 3,922
8. A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
His life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 6,077 | Gross: $3.43M
9. Hideous Kinky (1998)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Unsatisfied with her life in England, young mother Julia relocates to Morocco with her small daughters, Lucy and Bea. Although the family enjoys various adventures, they struggle to make ends meet.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kate Winslet, Bella Riza, Saïd Taghmaoui, Carrie Mullan
Votes: 6,913 | Gross: $1.26M
10. Nina Forever (2015)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Suicidal Rob starts dating a colleague at the supermarket. But whenever they have sex, his dead girlfriend, Nina, pops up.
Directors: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine | Stars: Cian Barry, Abigail Hardingham, Mandeep Dhillon, Katharine Bennett-Fox
Votes: 5,246
11. 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: 244
12. Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 205 min | Drama, History
Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Vulpe Adrian, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy, Tadeusz Pasternak
Votes: 1,924
13. Moll Flanders (1996)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Romance
The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after her mother's execution, but the actions of an abusive priest lead her to rebel as a teenager, and she escapes to... See full summary »
Director: Pen Densham | Stars: Robin Wright, Morgan Freeman, Stockard Channing, John Lynch
Votes: 4,510 | Gross: $3.36M
14. Whisky Galore (2016)
TV-14 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Naomi Battrick, Sean Biggerstaff, James Cosmo, Matt Costello
Votes: 1,973
15. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 94
16. Pure (I) (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Harry Eden, Vinnie Hunter, Molly Parker, David Wenham
Votes: 2,785 | Gross: $0.10M
17. Behind the Lines (1997)
R | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, "Regeneration" tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most important WW1 poets.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby, Jonny Lee Miller, Stuart Bunce
Votes: 2,499 | Gross: $0.02M
18. Small Faces (1995)
R | 108 min | Drama
Glaswegian teenager Lex is torn between the artistic life of middle brother Alan and the thuggish world of elder brother Bobby.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Iain Robertson, Joe McFadden, Steven Duffy, Laura Fraser
Votes: 1,633
19. The Playboys (1992)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 1,326 | Gross: $4.91M
20. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Music
A woman tries to reunite the swing band with which she played during World War II.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis
Votes: 1,664
21. Tara Road (2005)
PG | 97 min | Drama
Two women -- one American, one Irish -- swap houses and alter the course of their lives.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Sarah Bolger, Jennifer Buckley, Virginia Cole
Votes: 1,962
22. The Commander: Abduction (2008 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Brian believes that someone else was in the room with him when he found his mother's body. Doug fears that he will never see his son again. Clare commits a sudden, impetuous act that puts her career in grave jeopardy.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Amanda Burton, Mark Lewis Jones, Claire Skinner, James D'Arcy
Votes: 158
23. The Escapist (2002)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The skilled pilot Denis Hopkins lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When the gang of criminals headed by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks in his seaside ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Philip Barantini, Andy Serkis, Barry Barnes, Michael T Bates
Votes: 1,722
24. Clean Break (2015– )
Not Rated | Drama
When a kidnapping goes awry, the backlash that occurs leaves a drastic and catastrophic effect on an entire town.
Stars: Aidan McArdle, Damien Molony, Adam Fergus, Simone Kirby
Votes: 236
25. Torvill & Dean (2018 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biopic of Britain's most famous ice skaters.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Poppy Lee Friar, Will Tudor, Cassie Bradley, Dean Andrews
Votes: 480
26. Castles in the Sky (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
Eddie Izzard stars in this funny, moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little known team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Laura Fraser, Arran Tulloch, Lesley Harcourt
Votes: 1,210
27. The History of Mr Polly (2007 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
In the early 1900s Alfred Polly, still hankering after his dream girl Christabel, marries Miriam Larkins and they open a shop, but, as the years go by, the marriage becomes stale and Polly ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff, Julie Graham, Richard Coyle
Votes: 213
28. The Holding (2011)
89 min | Thriller
A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.
Director: Susan Jacobson | Stars: Vincent Regan, David Bradley, Kierston Wareing, Georgia Groome
Votes: 928
29. The 100 Greatest War Films (2005 TV Movie)
385 min | Documentary
The 100 Greatest War Films of all time, as voted for by the public of the UK.
Director: Mark Murray | Stars: Sean Pertwee, David Aaronovitch, Ken Annakin, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Votes: 121
30. Trojan Eddie (1996)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Eddie, a small town ex-con, discovers he has talent for selling anything and everything. Eddie sees a way to rise above the low life by setting up on his own. What he didn't bargain for, was the murder and mayhem along the way.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Stephen Rea, Richard Harris, Stuart Townsend, Aislín McGuckin
Votes: 327
31. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000 Video)
93 min | History
Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin arrive in Ireland in April 1916 on their way to London where they plan to join the Belgian Army. In order to raise enough money for their fare to England, ... See full summary »
Directors: Gillies MacKinnon, Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Elizabeth Hurley, John Lynch
Votes: 342
32. Zig Zag Love (2009 TV Movie)
59 min | Drama
A story of first love and last chances, Zig Zag Love is a bittersweet drama written by Mary Morris (Tracy Beaker) focusing on the blossoming relationship between teenage cancer patient ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Joe McFadden, Mark Lewis Jones, Kevin Mains
Votes: 39
33. Conquest of the South Pole (1989 TV Movie)
92 min | Adventure, Drama
A Group of unemployed Edinburgh youths embark on a recreation of Roald Amundsen's historic expedition to the South Pole.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Stevan Rimkus, Leonard O'Malley, Gordon Cameron, Alastair Galbraith
Votes: 20
34. Scotland on Screen (2009 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary exploring the various ways that Scotland has been portrayed on screen. From the Hollywood tartanry of Brigadoon (1954) and Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) to the harsh reality of ... See full summary »
Director: Pauline Law | Stars: Alan Cumming, Christopher Brookmyre, Ian Christie, David Hayman
Votes: 13
35. Smile (XXXVIII)
Drama | Announced
Thirty years after his unfortunate experiences with 'The Tongs' and 'The Glen', we once again meet Lex McLean as he navigates the burden of guilt, believing himself to be responsible for the death of his brother Bobby.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Star: Iain Robertson
36. Uncommon Honour
Action | Announced
On the eve of the handover of Hong Kong to China, a group of Gurkhas, renowned for their loyalty, is accused of committing a serious crime. Their Team Leader joins forces with a Police ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
37. Passing Glory (1986)
38 min | Short, Drama
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Fiona Chalmers, Alan Cumming, Jackie Farrell, Willie Joss
Votes: 6
38. Close-Up (1995–1998)
5 min | Documentary, Short
People select their favorite movie moment to celebrate the centenary of the cinema.
Stars: Joe Dante, Richard Attenborough, Mike Leigh, Monte Hellman
39.
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
40.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Needle
(1990)
Drama
Danny and Paula are a young married couple with a baby. They are moving up in the world, leaving their high-rise for a house of their own. The future of their marriage is threatened by only one thing: Danny is a heroin addict.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Sean McKee, Emma Bird, Pete Postlethwaite, Anna Keaveney
Votes: 23
41.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
Episode:
Ireland, April 1916
(1993)
TV-G | Action, Adventure, Family
Although his daughter tells him that it's time to go to the Grandparents' Tea at Lucy's school, Old Indy would rather watch his soap and tell her about his stay in Ireland around the time ... See full summary »
Directors: Gillies MacKinnon, Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, George Hall, John Lynch
Votes: 147
42.
Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
Episode:
Kill the King: Part 1
(2008)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Surgeon Jonathan Carlisle, a friend of Mike Walker, is murdered and suspicion falls on Gary Webster who blamed Carlisle for the death of his daughter Amber during an operation. However, two... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Victoria Smurfit, Brid Brennan, Shelley Conn, David Hayman
Votes: 68
43.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
The Red Dahlia: Part 1
(2010)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of the mutilated body of a young woman seems to echo that of the notorious unsolved Los Angeles 'Black Dahlia' murder of the 1940s.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 756
44.
Close-Up (1995–1998)
Episode:
Close-Up on Hitchcock
(1997)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Mike Leigh, Gillies MacKinnon
45.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
The Red Dahlia: Part 2
(2010)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anna becomes involved romantically with the tabloid journalist covering the murder, and an anonymous phone call leads LBangton to an aristocratic ex-army surgeon as the chief suspect in the murders.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 165
46.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
The Red Dahlia: Part 3
(2010)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Langton is sure arrogant, aristocratic Charles Wickenham , aided and abetted by his incestuous family is guilty of the horrific copycat murders.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 159
47.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
Deadly Intent: Part 1
(2011)
46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Mexico someone is having plastic surgery. On a London estate disgraced ex-cop Frank Brandon is found shot dead in a crack den and Anna,now an inspector,joins the hunt for the killer. ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 120
48.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
Deadly Intent: Part 2
(2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Whilst Roache admits to shooting Frank in a panic he denies killing Danny. Middle-class drop-out and user Julian D'Anton's prints are on Danny's car though Langton considers him too ... See full summary »
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 110
49.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
Deadly Intent: Part 3
(2011)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Julia's husband Anthony Collingwood is an alternate identity for international drug dealer Alexander Fitzpatrick, who only seems to care about his son.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Celyn Jones
Votes: 108
50.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Goodbye China
(2011)
TV-MA | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gently and Bacchus look into the suspicious death of Gently's old friend and ex-snout, China.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: James Acton, Jay Miller, Niek Versteeg, Martin Shaw
Votes: 463