Best England Movies & TV Shows

Trainspotting

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

Run time: 94m Tagline: Choose life. Release: 1996-02-23

Stars: Eileen Nicholas Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner James Cosmo Jonny Lee Miller Kelly Macdonald Kevin McKidd Peter Mullan Robert Carlyle Susan Vidler

Braveheart

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Run time: 178m Tagline: Every man dies, not every man really lives. Release: 1995-05-24

Stars: Angus Macfadyen Brendan Gleeson Catherine McCormack Gerda Stevenson James Cosmo James Robinson Mel Gibson Patrick McGoohan Sean McGinley Sophie Marceau

The Tudors

The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.

Stars: Anthony Brophy David O'Hara Henry Cavill Jonathan Rhys Meyers Laoise Murray Lothaire Bluteau Max Brown Sarah Bolger Tamzin Merchant Torrance Coombs

Luther

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

Stars: Dermot Crowley Enzo Cilenti Hermione Norris Idris Elba Michael Smiley Patrick Malahide Ruth Wilson Wunmi Mosaku

Penny Dreadful

Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

Stars: Billie Piper Eva Green Harry Treadaway Josh Hartnett Patti LuPone Reeve Carney Rory Kinnear Timothy Dalton Wes Studi

Downton Abbey

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Stars: Brendan Coyle Elizabeth McGovern Hugh Bonneville Jim Carter Joanne Froggatt Laura Carmichael Maggie Smith Michelle Dockery Penelope Wilton Phyllis Logan

Sherlock

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch Martin Freeman

Young Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man, raw and unfiltered, when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.

Stars: Dónal Finn Hero Fiennes Tiffin Max Irons Natascha McElhone Zine Tseng

Bloods

When tough-acting loner paramedic Maleek is paired with over-friendly divorcee Wendy, their partnership looks dead on arrival. But pretty soon they're giving each other life support.

Stars: Aasiya Shah Adrian Scarborough Ellie White Jane Horrocks Julian Barratt Katherine Kelly Kevin Garry Lucy Punch Sam Campbell Samson Kayo

The Conjuring 2

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Run time: 134m Tagline: The next true story from the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Release: 2016-06-08

Stars: Benjamin Haigh Frances O'Connor Lauren Esposito Madison Wolfe Maria Doyle Kennedy Patrick McAuley Patrick Wilson Simon McBurney Sterling Jerins Vera Farmiga

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

Run time: 146m Tagline: Nowhere is safe. Release: 2010-11-17

Stars: Alan Rickman Bill Nighy Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Helena Bonham Carter Ralph Fiennes Rhys Ifans Rupert Grint Simon McBurney Toby Jones

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

Run time: 153m Tagline: Dark secrets revealed. Release: 2009-07-15

Stars: Alan Rickman Bonnie Wright Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Evanna Lynch Jessie Cave Jim Broadbent Michael Gambon Rupert Grint Tom Felton

Fleabag

A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.

Stars: Andrew Scott Phoebe Waller-Bridge Sian Clifford

Gangs of London

When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.

Stars: Andrew Koji Brian Vernel Jasmine Armando Lucian Msamati Michelle Fairley Narges Rashidi Orli Shuka Pippa Bennett-Warner Richard Dormer Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù