mdblist.com logo The Best Anton Lesser TV Shows. Go to The Best Movies


Ratings
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Additional filters
m
m
Networks, Streaming Services, Cast and more
Create List (58 items)

Login to create Trakt list


poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
IMDb 10
9.2
/2507750/
88
/143035/
84
/25903/
89
/337/
85
86
/171/
cc age 18+

Game of Thrones (2011)
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
poster
Disney Plus
86
IMDb 86
8.6
/257576/
84
/12167/
82
/1774/
96
/145/
89
84
/65/
cc age 14+

Star Wars: Andor (2022)
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
8.6
/37103/
82
/932/
81
/264/
90
/63/
92
80
/15/

Endeavour (2013)
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
poster
Netflix
83
8.6
/276093/
82
/9302/
81
/2264/
81
/553/
92
78
/181/
cc age 15+

The Crown (2016)
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
poster
PBS
83
8.2
/17898/
76
/596/
75
/136/
4.1
/4513/
99
/81/
82
87
/38/
cc age 14+

Wolf Hall (2015)
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.0
/12367/
80
/603/
75
/93/
88
/61/
89
80
/34/
cc age 14+

The Hour (2011)
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
poster
fuboTV
81
8.1
/23912/
77
/1291/
74
/184/
94
/39/
90
72
/18/
cc age 16+

Ripper Street (2012)
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
poster
83
80
8.2
/7813/
77
/288/
74
/76/
98
/42/
82
89
/11/

The Hollow Crown (2012)
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
8.3
/19932/
82
/845/
77
/135/

Spooks (2002)
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
80
8.2
/11385/
75
/195/
78
/75/
3.8
/1879/
100
/10/
100
81
/9/

Little Dorrit (2008)
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
poster
Netflix
78
8.1
/150023/
80
/7683/
79
/1404/
80
/258/
73
75
/74/
cc age 14+

Killing Eve (2018)
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
poster
Hoopla
80
78
8.6
/20480/
80
/356/
79
/101/
78
/4/
cc age 13+

Foyle's War (2002)
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
poster
Netflix
77
7.8
/73236/
77
/3626/
78
/808/
87
/64/
79
67
/16/
cc age 14+

A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.
poster
The CW
76
7.9
/43281/
77
/806/
74
/336/

Midsomer Murders (1997)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
76
8.7
/3423/
85
/476/
70
/133/
cc age 10+

NOVA (1974)
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
poster
The Roku Channel
76
75
7.8
/17062/
76
/422/
76
/124/

Father Brown (2013)
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
75
7.9
/14549/
77
/394/
75
/102/

Silent Witness (1996)
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
80
74
7.7
/4021/
73
/218/
73
/40/
3.6
/446/
95
/22/
84
78
/9/

The Game (2014)
"The Game" is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 as it battles to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War.
poster
Hulu
74
7.8
/24872/
75
/1630/
70
/189/
67
/38/
88
69
/14/
cc age 14+

The Musketeers (2014)
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
poster
Netflix
73
7.3
/120150/
73
/4977/
75
/1414/
78
/45/
74
68
/12/
cc age 15+

1899 (2022)
When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
poster
The CW
73
72
7.5
/8131/
75
/465/
71
/90/
3.7
/2358/
71
/12/

The Escape Artist (2013)
A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist.
poster
Hoopla
74
69
7.6
/7232/
69
/196/
67
/57/
75
/12/
93
69
/9/

Dalgliesh (2021)
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
poster
70
67
7.2
/4118/
70
/316/
70
/81/
71
/7/
67
cc age 13+

Hooten & the Lady (2016)
Hugely charismatic, roguish American adventurer Hooten and his fantastically feisty partner in crime, Lady Alexandra travel the world, from the Vatican to The Himalayas, the Amazon to Egypt, in their quest to save the world's lost treasures.
poster
Hulu
76
67
8.0
/9836/
74
/236/
74
/57/

New Tricks (2004)
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
6.5
/12800/
66
/1062/
63
/140/
62
/13/
60
53
/8/
cc age 13+

Atlantis (2013)
A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and desperate for answers, Jason washes up on the shores of an ancient land. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - this is the city of Atlantis. Aided by his two new friends, Pythagoras and Hercules, Jason embarks on a voyage of discovery, and salvation, which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa, come face to face with the Minotaur and even do battle with the dead.
poster
Hoopla
75
59
7.9
/6890/
75
/140/
71
/42/

Waking the Dead (2001)
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
poster
Hulu
71
58
6.5
/3392/
64
/150/
59
/23/
90
/10/
77

Better (2023)
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
58
7.7
/4457/
71
/130/
74
/44/

Dickensian (2015)
Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to The Three Cripples Pub, while Fagin’s Den is hidden down a murky alley off a bustling Victorian street.
poster
The CW
63
57
7.9
/9614/
76
/194/
75
/72/
67
/24/
22

A Touch of Frost (1992)
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
57
6.9
/2292/
63
/91/
68
/24/
3.4
/301/
77
/13/
88
71
/4/
cc age 16+

The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019)
The minister, his mistress, and her lover the spy. The story of the woman at the centre of one of the 20th century's biggest scandals – which changed Britain forever.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
56
7.5
/3364/
70
/158/
71
/53/
3.4
/307/

Secret State (2012)
Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
poster
66
53
6.7
/2747/
65
/96/
66
/39/
3.3
/617/
71
/17/
64
/10/

Spies of Warsaw (2013)
A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of Warsaw. A classic tale of spying, intrigue, and romance, based on the novels of Alan Furst and adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
49
6.7
/4302/
62
/85/
68
/68/
3.0
/1366/

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.
poster
72
36
7.9
/2139/
67
/49/
72
/24/

Messiah (2001)
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.
poster
The Roku Channel
69
28
7.7
/1827/
56
/19/
76
/18/

Vanity Fair (1998)
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
poster
70
21
8.0
/1578/
69
/12/
62
/12/
3.5
/215/

Perfect Strangers (2001)
Daniel Symon comes face to face with his extended family – a cadre of eccentrics, all of whom hiding their own secrets. At a reunion, patriarch Raymond is presented with a copy of the family tree and is enthralled by the complexity of his family ties.
poster
75
21
7.9
/829/
66
/34/
80
/16/

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2001)
If Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former professor, forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell. This series recounts the fictional murder investigations that Bell might have undertaken with the assistance of young student Doyle.
poster
Hoopla
75
20
8.3
/1318/
71
/46/
74
/8/
cc age 15+

Garrow's Law (2009)
The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
poster
Hoopla
63
18
6.5
/926/
61
/17/
63
/18/

Life In Squares (2015)
The three-part series centres on the close and often fraught relationship between sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa’s sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant as they, and their group of like-minded friends, navigate their way through love, sex and artistic life through the first half of the 20th century.
poster
62
17
6.7
/2467/
58
/7/
63
/3/
3.3
/503/

Moses (1996)
An ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old Testament story. When the Pharaoh of Egypt begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Moses leads them to freedom.
poster
67
16
7.0
/633/
64
/21/
68
/16/

Bugs (1995)
Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.
poster
60
16
6.2
/695/
57
/44/
61
/15/

Invasion: Earth (1998)
Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.
poster
70
15
7.4
/1344/
62
/38/
72
/4/

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
poster
62
13
7.9
/413/
42
/7/
63
/15/

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
poster
65
11
7.8
/574/
53
/10/
65
/10/

The Politician's Wife (1995)
The Politician's Wife is a British television political drama written by Paula Milne, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1995 and starring Trevor Eve and Juliet Stevenson. The story centres around high-flying politician Duncan Matlock, Families Minister for the UK Government, who becomes embroiled in tabloid scandal as it is discovered that he has been having an affair with a former escort turned parliamentary researcher. Duncan's wife Flora becomes the focus of media attention as her reactions to the revelations are played out. Initially she plays out the part of the loyal wife, but as an aide of her husband feeds her details about the affair and various other political scandals that could be made to happen. She begins to sabotage her husband's integrity and reputation through a campaign of leaks and misinformation to the press and British Conservative Party stalwarts. After a series of increasingly sensational and damaging stories in the press, her husband is forced to resign in humiliation. The last episode closes with the results of the by-election being announced on TV. Flora Matlock wins with the support of her party whilst her husband is exiled to a minor post in Belgium.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
?
6.9
/2116/
65
/37/
76
/3/
3.3
/337/

Lorna Doone (2000)
Passionate love story set in 17th century rural England, charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge after his father's murder, and the chance encounter with beautiful Lorna Doone that changes the course of his life.
poster
?
7.2
/36/
23
/3/
90
/1/

The Serpent Son (1979)
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
6.4
/100/
10
/2/

Anna of the Five Towns (1985)
Anna Tellwright lives in the Pottery District in Staffordshire with her young stepsister Agnes & father Ephraim, who is a wealthy man, but a miser. Anna attends the Methodist Church, but their strict rules & her father's thumb on everything she & Agnes do creates a longing for freedom. At 21, she inherits her grandmother's estate & is a now a wealthy young woman.


mdblist.com © 2020 | Contact | Reddit | Discord | API