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Created and co-produced by Irish novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, this series offers a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase.

Sharon Horgan co-writes and stars in the much-anticipated second series of this dark comedy about a group of sisters.

Gabriel Leone plays beloved Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna in this compelling fictionalised six-episode mini-series.

Thomasin McKenzie wonderfully leads this biographical drama about the advent of IVF and the backlash it faced from the establishment.

Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and Nykiya Adams star in this extraordinary coming-of-age fable about life on the fringes of society.

Saoirse Ronan is outstanding as a mother searching for her missing son in the perilous landscape of London during wartime.

This fictionalised three-episode mini-series is based on the devastating murder of Stephen Lawrence and his family’s quest for justice.

Toni Colette and the UK’s Steven Mackintosh are outstanding in this exploration of relationships, monogamy and intimacy.

Fans of Murder, She Wrote will enjoy this entertaining series about a caterer with a talent for solving murders.

Based on the novel by South African novelist Deon Meyer, this action-packed spy thriller stars James Gracie and Rolanda Marais.

Domhnall Glesson, Michael Fassbender and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in director Lenny Abrahamson’s funny, clever and enjoyably bizarre drama-comedy.

Taken director Pierre Morel leads this thriller about a race to deliver a ransom that could lead to global crisis.

Ricocheting between melodrama, comedy and horror, follow the world’s most powerful leaders at the end of the world.

This gripping supernatural thriller returns for five satisfying, succinct and thrilling episodes in its much-anticipated second season.

Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner is magnificent in this thrilling, high-stakes series about a downtrodden wife turned unstoppable jewel thief.

In 1986 Britain, a long-standing rivalry between two powerful men finally culminates in a ruthless showdown.

The BAFTA-nominated TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s iconic graphic novels returns for a sensitive third season.

Celebrated filmmaker Ali Abbasi directs this intriguing origin story about one of the world’s most infamous men, Donald Trump.

Directed and adapted to screen by Nora Fingscheidt, Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan delivers an exceptional central performance.

Brooklyn director John Crowley steers this deeply moving romance starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh.

Aiden Gillen and Eva Birthistle give outstanding lead performances in writer-director David Keating’s black-comic horror.

British actors and screenwriters Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith create this astonishing television show, where every episode is dramatically different.

Ben Wheatley continues to showcase his unique directorial style as he subverts the period drama genre.

Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley give outstanding lead performances in Ben Wheatley’s gripping slow-burn crime-thriller.

Set at the dawn of the twentieth century, this suspenseful drama-horror is filled with unexpected tonal and narrative shifts.

Utopia-creator Dennis Kelly co-writes this spine-chilling six-episode series featuring Jude Law playing a lost man trapped on a mysterious island.

Co-produced by beloved American actor Tom Hanks, this modest coming-of-age film features a fantastic central performance from James McAvoy.

Alan Bennett’s famous play is adapted to film as the young characters learn facts about life alongside necessary academic knowledge.

Directed and adapted to screen by brothers Chris and Paul Weitz, this absorbing romantic comedy is both moving and charming.

Bend it like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha co-creates this series about the adventures of a man in 1800s Delhi.

Michael Fassbender convincingly leads this dark but compelling exploration of addiction, dysfunction and shameful secrets.

The loneliness and isolation of contemporary urban life is explored in this tragic, real-life story about an unnoticed death.

Based on the novels of famous UK author Enid Blyton, dive head-first into this spirited and charming television adaptation.

The director of An Education, Lone Scherfig, constructs this warm and witty comedy-drama, set against the backdrop of the Blitz.

Based on the novel by British writer Andrew Michael Hurley, this unsettling folk-horror sees a family’s life thrown into turmoil.

Michael Fassbender is outstanding as Bobby Sands in this retelling of the 1981 hunger strike at Northern Ireland’s Maze prison.

Based on Carl Shuken’s 2019 bestselling novel, Christine Jeffs directs, adapts to screen and co-produces this gripping medical drama.

Viggo Mortensen, Chiara Mastroianni and Rafi Pitts star in Argentine director and co-writer’s thought-provoking meditation on colonialism.

Based on the novels by British author Nicolas Freeling, this thrilling detective series returns for a fourth season.

Heroes star Zachary Quinto returns to the screen in a lead role after fourteen years in this compelling medical drama.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s Kaitlin Olson takes on a more serious role in this detective series remake.

Adrian Dunbar and Bronagh Waugh are captivating in this thrilling and exhilarating eight-episode crime-drama series.

Based on the novel by Anthony Quinn, Oscar-nominated British actor Sir Ian McKellen gives a fantastic and witty central performance.

This distinctive and unique drama intelligently and compellingly explores themes of trauma, loneliness, grief and mental health crises.

This gripping biopic that took over a decade to make is the stunning directorial feature from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras.

Based on Emily Maitlis’s book, explore the dramatisation of Prince Andrew’s now-notorious car-crash interview with the Newsnight journalist.

Idris Elba is fantastic as detective John Luther, in a performance that’s still one of the finest of his career.

Based on the books by British author Agatha Christie, David Suchet offers a fantastic portrayal of the iconic detective, Poirot.

The debut feature from London-based Finnish writer, director and co-producer Mikko Mäkelä offers confidently modest but assured filmmaking.

Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, Demi Moore gives a career-defining performance in this audacious post-modern body horror.

Picking up where Magpie Murders left off, this gripping murder mystery features an outstanding performance from the UK’s Lesley Manville.

The fourth book of British author Mick Herron is adapted in this darkly funny, tense and gripping six-episode season.

Based on the last full-length novel by Ernest Hemingway, with a stellar cast that includes Liev Schreiber and Danny Huston.

An account of the life of celebrated Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, played convincingly by both Fionn O’Shea and Gabriel Byrne.

The third season of banking drama Industry offers eight thrilling episodes, reuniting familiar faces as well as introducing new ones.

Reminiscent of White Collar, a British and German detective butt heads over how to police the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Director Rich Peppiatt joined the BFI from Sundance to discuss his new fictionalised drama about real-life hip-hop trio Kneecap.

Life on the dole in Thatcher’s Britain forms the backdrop for Mike Leigh’s breakthrough film release.

Teenagers become obsessed with a Buffy-esque TV show in this haunting story of identity, fandom and infatuation.

Zar Amir Ebrahimi is outstanding in this tense drama about a woman and daughter trying to escape an abusive man.

After producing two Guy Ritchie films, the UK’s Matthew Vaughn marked his directorial debut with this exhilarating British crime-thriller.

Twenty-five years after the events of the first show, scandals continue to unfold in this mysterious period drama.

British actor Helen Mirren transforms into Queen Elizabeth II in this empathetic recreation of Princess Diana’s untimely death.

Over six seasons, from 2004-2013, Miss Marple takes on murders, deception and complicated human relationships in this gripping series.

This captivating murder mystery is led by superb performances from British actors David Tennant and Olivia Coleman.

Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten pens an absorbing script in this Fernando Meirelles-directed drama about the Catholic Church.

Jeff Goldblum plays Zeus in this captivating and darkly comedic modern day retelling of Greek mythology.

Based on a young-adult best-selling book, Wednesday actor Emma Myers captivatingly leads this coming-of-age murder mystery series.

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page co-writes, co-produces and stars in this touching and authentic glimpse into a transgender man’s life.

The story of a budding author turning to sex work to research his first novel, Sebastian poses many provocative questions about the creative process and queer life in London. Director Mikko Mäkelä joined the BFI for a conversation from...

Hip hop trio Kneecap play themselves in this original and offbeat Irish-language comedy that fiercely defends native cultures.

A struggling writer is caught between two lives in this intriguing drama about desire, shame and liberation.

With similarities to Happy Valley, this compelling four-part conspiracy series is packed with thrilling twists and turns.

Immerse yourself in this captivating television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, led magnificently by Dominic West and David Oyelowo.

Incredible central performances from Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg steal the show in this crowd-pleasing biopic.

Directed and adapted to screen by Irish filmmaker John Carney, this bittersweet drama features outstanding performances from its ensemble cast.

Writer-director Anton Corbijn’s spy espionage adaptation features a beguiling performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman in his final leading role.

Delve into this welcome twist on the police drama as the prejudice faced by the series’ main character is explored.

Kiera Thompson and Sienna Sayer are sensational as the young leads in this slow-burn, unsettling ghost story.

With the same cast and writer-director team as the highly-lauded film, the challenges of running a new restaurant are explored.

A muted but powerful British drama about a former child soldier trying to acclimatise to a new life in London.

Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley give charming performances as two princesses let loose on the bustling streets of 1940s London.

In this unique courtroom drama, a man accused of murder offers his final plea to the jury, and to us.

John Le Carré’s novel is adapted to screen by British-Iranian writer Hossein Amini in this intriguing spy thriller.

This delightful and renowned British comedy features charming performances from its leads Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss skilfully adapt George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novels over eight gripping and addictive series.

In this charming eight-episode series, Ewan McGregor is magnificent as a 1920s Russian aristocrat in hiding.

Immerse yourself in 1830s New Zealand as Lee Tamahori directs and co-writes this ambitious historical drama starring Guy Pearce.

Baltasar Kormákur directs and co-writes this tender and thrilling romance that spans several decades and continents.

Immerse yourself in compelling mysteries and plotlines in this cult hit about a bold woman detective in Victorian London.

Idris Elba narrates this vital docu-series, honouring soldiers of colour whose stories have previously gone untold.

Shiva Baby’s Rachel Sennott leads this feature debut about trauma recovery from writer-director Ally Pankiw.

Zoe Ziegler and Julianne Nicholson are remarkable in Pulitzer prize-winner Annie Baker’s stunning directorial debut.

This thoughtful drama about the mother-daughter relationship of two immigrants in Scotland is close, intimate and riveting.

Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able are outstanding as the leads in this thrilling romantic sci-fi.

Travel back to the 1970s in this gripping police drama with an enjoyable time-travelling twist.

With a healthy dose of characteristic British humour, explore a rift in the time-space continuum in this captivating series.

Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams are undeniably charming in this sweet and moving romantic comedy.

Based on the award-winning Swedish drama Real Humans, this thrilling and thought-provoking series is a must-watch.

Directed and co-written by renowned Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, this astounding dystopian thriller is as electrifying as it is smart.

Alicia Vikander is remarkable as Katherine Parr in the English-language debut of Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz.

Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe are remarkable in Yorgos Lanthimos’s dark and wonderfully bizarre three-part film.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives a profoundly moving performance as a grieving mother in this darkly comedic drama.

Over six thrilling episodes, follow this dark series as a group of young friends go in search of the truth.

In his follow-up to Blue Story, Rapman explores a group of Black Londoners who develop superpowers in this compelling series.

Set in South London, follow Jamaican-British woman Queenie as she finds herself heartbroken and caught between two cultures.

Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie are outstanding in this enchanting drama about the difficult beginnings of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Lively action scenes permeate this counter-terrorism thriller, convincingly led by prolific British actor Sean Bean.

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directs this fascinating 1880s battle of competing electricity systems from titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse.

Augustine Frizzell directs this intriguing pair of interwoven stories, featuring an outstanding performance from Shailene Woodley.

This heartfelt mini-series about a transgender child delicately explores the complexity of familial relationships and adjusting to change.

Lose yourself in this gripping and enjoyable detective drama, running over five seasons from 2011 to 2016.

This gripping and thrilling series follows a committee tasked with protecting UK citizens in times of national emergency.

British writer Holly Smale’s fun, hilarious and enjoyably nerdy book is adapted to screen in this ten-episode series.

Adoptive parents Nikki and Jason return to screens facing their greatest parental challenge yet: raising teenagers.

Viggo Mortensen writes, directs, composes, co-produces and stars in this gorgeously shot Western, marking his second feature as director.

The unique pressures and dangers of being a frontline policeman are explored in this engrossing Northern Ireland-set series.

Follow a warped relationship with a female stalker as a man is forced to confront a deeply buried trauma.

Exploring the dissolution of the monasteries in the Tudor era, this enjoyable drama series is both compelling and transfixing.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in and executive produces this thrilling series that will appeal to fans of Sherlock.

Based on the eponymous novel by Heather Morris, Tali Shalom-Ezer directs this stirring six-part series set in Auschwitz concentration camp.

With music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, delve into this heartfelt portrait of revered London singer Amy Winehouse.

Immerse yourself in this gripping and mysterious exploration of double lives, family dynamics and female identity.

Scottish Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa plays Doctor Who in the show’s thrilling fourteenth season.

A group of talented stage directors bring to life four Shakespeare plays with the help of an accomplished ensemble cast.

Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan create and star in this hugely endearing show about the impact of an unplanned pregnancy.

Captivatingly led by revered Scottish actor Brian Cox, lose yourself in this gripping prison drama.

Immerse yourself in a series of overlapping dramatic incidents in this exhilarating and fresh police drama.

Set in East London, this powerful crime-drama features a strong and understated central performance from Ashley Walters.

Yorkshire is haunted by a terrifying serial killer in this subtle and intelligent seven-episode mini-series.

Adapted from Thomas Hürlimann’s play on the same subject, immerse yourself in this powerful exploration of wartime guilt.

The third season of this gripping spy series adapts the fifth novel from British novelist Anthony Horowitz.

Derry Girls' actor Louisa Harland brilliantly plays an 18th century proto-feminist in this fantastical eight-part comedy-drama series.

An exceptional central performance from Cillian Murphy leads this classic zombie movie with an incisive political edge.

Starring James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson, this gripping art heist is as stylish as it is thrilling.

Revisit this original, daring, witty and highly entertaining series about a group of hedonistic UK teens, spanning from 2007-2013.

Revisit this hilarious British cult classic, set in London’s Camden Town in the late 1960s.

A starry British cast shine in this moving, melancholy and often funny exploration of lost love.

Follow the lives of a British aristocratic family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era.

An exceptional cast of then newcomers lead this captivating examination of the fall of Britain’s labour movement over three decades.

Delve into this intimate, smart and captivating fictional account of Charles Dickens’ secret younger lover.

Set in the gritty streets of South-East London, this is a bold and often intelligently comedic drama.

Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett are amongst the starry voice cast in this visually striking adaptation.

Emile Hirsch stars in this darkly comic drama about a Welsh teenager undergoing an identity transformation.

Ralph Fiennes’ bold and electrifying directorial debut is a visually striking and deeply visceral Shakespearean delight.

Set in Cardiff, this powerful and compelling drama features a phenomenal central performance from Welsh actor Stephanie James.

Based on the notorious 2019 interview with Prince Andrew, revisit the dogged journalism that enabled the interview to take place.

Revisit one of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice in this gripping dramatised series about the Post Office scandal.

An incredible central performance from Julianne Moore leads this fearless and highly enjoyable 17th century romp.

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire directs this riveting thriller, based on the 2008 novel by American writer Shannon Burke.

Talented Austrian writer-director Jessica Hausner explores body image and eating disorders in this gripping drama.

New Zealand filmmakers Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett co-direct and co-write this uplifting coming-of-age dramedy.

The Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding brings his usual chaotic, ethereal and playful energy to the role of Dick Turpin.

This dark comedy-drama offers a sharp and insightful analysis of the UK’s working class in Northern England.

Running from 1995-1997, this uncompromising three-season drama explores the lives of sex workers in Northern England.

Hitting television screens in 1999, this extraordinary breakthrough hit explores partying, heartache and unrequited love.

Ricky Gervais’s follow-up to The Office is a funny and intelligent tribute to failed aspirations.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s genius creation still reverberates through popular culture in the UK and beyond.

Revisit Ken Loach's acclaimed British social-realist drama - a timeless and heartbreaking coming-of-age tale.

Starring an international ensemble cast, this gripping crime series is set across the sprawling cities of both Tokyo and London.

Follow the highs and lows of a sixteen-year relationship between two flawed lovers in Victor Levin’s gripping show.

It’s A Sin creator Russell T. Davies helms this biographical series about the flamboyant soap opera star, Noele Gordon.

A 1920s English seaside town falls prey to an absurd and occasionally threatening scandal in this uproarious mystery comedy.

Immerse yourself in this moving tribute to an astounding humanitarian effort, based on the book by Barbara Winton.

Made with the support of the Homeless World Cup, everything’s to play for in this uplifting film about second chances.

Misan Harriman’s hard-hitting debut short features a fantastic performance from UK actor David Oyelowo.

This tender and bittersweet coming-of-age story is the directorial debut from The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird.

Directed, co-produced and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón, this absorbing thriller features outstanding performances from Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

Revisit this widely-adored post cold-war spy thriller that captivatingly blends the personal and the political.

Jessie Buckley, Stellan Skarsgård and Barry Keoghan are outstanding in Craig Mazin’s powerful five-part mini-series.

A tremendous central performance from Christopher Plummer leads this raucous and highly entertaining crime thriller.

An all-star cast including Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Brendan Gleeson lead this thoughtful historical epic.

Michael Hoffman directs this riotous and energetic 17th century biopic, led by Robert Downey Jr.

Set in New York, this modern, multi-generational love story is written, directed and co-produced by Rebecca Miller.

Twenty-one years after the 1996 film, Danny Boyle reprises four iconic characters in this enjoyable black comedy.

Rediscover one of the most iconic British films of all time in Danny Boyle’s portrait of addiction in 90s Edinburgh.

This gloriously stylish and thrilling murder mystery stars an outstanding central performance from Romario Simpson.

Danielle Macdonald and Northern Ireland’s Jamie Dornan masterfully lead season two of this brilliantly tense and fun caper.

Keith Wilhelm Kopp directs and produces this tender exploration of love, grief and memory in this intriguing Welsh drama.

Explore life in feudal Japan while enjoying a plethora of visual delights including skilfully choreographed fight sequences.

Explore Albert Einstein’s relationship with Germany, Hitler and the atom bomb in this thrilling and insightful docu-drama.

Follow a romance that spans decades in this fourteen-episode series based on British author David Nicholls’ best-selling novel.

Keir O’Donnell marks his debut as writer-director in this thrilling heist-romance led by Stranger Things’ Joe Keery.

Based on the novel by Alexander Maksik, Anthony Chen directs this gentle but deeply affecting character drama.

This blistering exploration of consent authentically captures the beauty of female adolescence and friendship.

Allegedly Ken Loach’s final film, this rousing call for solidarity contains plenty of the British director’s signature humanising spirit.

Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix are magnificent as the leads in this thoroughly engaging historical epic.

Based on the famous novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, this bold and highly-stylised adaptation is both lively and engrossing.

A powerful central performance from Imelda Staunton leads this suspenseful and emotive film, filled with humanity and compassion.

Hans Zimmer’s devastating score permeates Christopher Nolan’s ambitious and wholly immersive World War Two epic.

Prolific actor Nicolas Cage leads a strong cast in writer-director Gabe Polsky’s epic frontier adventure.

Starring The Office’s Andy Buckley, players must discover who has poisoned Uncle Marcus in this off-the-wall full-motion video game.

Laura Way directs this three-episode mini-series about the 2002 Soham murders, and Maxine Carr’s role in covering them up.

Prolific and celebrated filmmaker Michael Mann directs this sleek biopic, with outstanding performances from Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.

A compelling concept is at the centre of this engaging rural farming drama about an unexpected male bond.

An unconventional flatshare arrangement forms the backdrop for this light, enjoyable and hopelessly addictive rom-com series.

Set on a cruise ship, a killer duck is on the loose in this taut, gripping and compelling comedy-chiller.

Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher create believable chemistry as the two leads in this often charming, sometimes abrasive rom-com.

Explore the rise and fall of Alexander the Great in Tony Mitchell’s riveting six-part historical docu-series.

Danish actor Claes Bang (The Square) is magnificent in this enjoyable, intelligent and frightening adaptation.

British actor Michelle Keegan is remarkable as the lead in this gripping eight-part mini-series about a grieving widow.

Lose yourself in season four of this heartwarming and humorous 1970s reboot, with a fantastic lead performance from Nicholas Ralph.

Top Boy’s Malcolm Kamulete is as outstanding as the original music compositions in this remarkable rap drama.

Daniel Kaluuya’s directorial debut - which he also co-writes and co-produces - is sincere, heartfelt and dynamic.

The Sopranos’ Michael Caleo creates, co-writes, executive-produces and directs this eight-episode prequel drama series.

British actors Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi mesmerisingly lead this thrilling exploration of police corruption.

Chilean director Felipe Gálvez Haberle offers up an ambitious debut feature that explores a period of Chile’s violent colonial history.

Timothy Spall’s performance is both wonderful and compelling in this intricate and captivating true-crime tale.

A Welsh community’s grief and past secrets are laid bare in this revealing, true-crime drama.

British actor Hugh Bonneville leads this compelling drama about one of Britain’s most scandalous robberies.

Joanna Scanlan gives an outstanding performance as a grieving mother in this tense and frosty winter chiller.

As an amnesiac man recovers from an accident, he and his twin brother come to terms with their difficult childhoods.

Follow the gripping and scandalous case of three identical siblings who didn’t know the others existed.

Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to lead this enthralling thriller-laced sitcom.

Veteran actors Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson shine in this sweet and amusing tale of unlikely romance.

Renowned British actors such as Jodie Comer and Maxine Peake recreate Alan Bennett’s groundbreaking monologues.

Plunge into the unforgiving depths of a brutal world in this ruthless adaptation of Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh’s 1998 novel.

Renowned absurdist writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos marks his English-language debut with this macabre satire on finding love.

This five-part adventure series featuring a formidable Colin Farrell is the perfect series for winter night viewing.

British actors Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling are at the top of their game in this rich and thought-provoking drama.

Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, Charlie Plummer exceptionally leads this moving and emotionally rich drama.

Led by a gripping performance from Jodie Comer, motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate survival drama.

British actress Kristin Scott Thomas is first-rate in this big, bold and unapologetically fun spy thriller.

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and author C.S. Lewis embark on a fictitious meeting of minds in this fascinating drama.

Sandra Hüller and Cristian Friedel star in this chilling Holocaust drama, examining the lives of those complicit in unimaginable atrocities.

Based on the book by Dyan Cannon, the remarkable and little-known story of Hollywood superstar Cary Grant is skilfully explored.

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are exceptional in this deeply affecting examination of grief, love and loneliness.

An outstanding central performance from British actor Keeley Hawes leads this nail-biting thriller about a holiday thrown into chaos.

An incredible central performance from Jessica Raine holds together the chilling action in this Emmy-nominated series.

Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan are outstanding in this deeply immersive tale of doomed masculinity in rural Ireland.

Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan star in this unsettling drama from renowned and wonderfully idiosyncratic writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Emerald Fennell’s auspicious debut as writer-director features a career-defining performance for British lead actor Carey Mulligan.

David Tennant returns as Doctor Who for three special episodes to mark the show’s 60th anniversary.

This ambitious drama shows World War II through the lives of the ordinary people who were forced to endure it.

Simon Bird leads this coming-of-age comedy about a family firmly entrenched within a religious cult.

Season two of Annika returns with fresh plotlines, improved scripts and more ingenious darkly comic monologues.

Ansel Elgort masterfully leads this thoroughly cinematic and exhilarating musical crime thriller from writer-director Edgar Wright.

Michiel Huisman and Kristen Wiig star in this magical, hilarious and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible.

Become absorbed in the enjoyably absurd premise of this sweet-natured and moving festive firecracker.

Renée Zellweger’s Oscar-nominated performance as the endearingly flawed Bridget Jones is as hilarious as it is charming.

The fictionalised exploration of Britain’s Royal Family continues in The Crown’s sixth and final season.

Fans of Bridgerton will enjoy this raucous period rom-com, starring Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah and Aubri Ibrag.

Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi lead this exquisitely black-hearted tale of privilege, with Margot Robbie on board as co-producer.

Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi teams up with revered actor Michael Fassbender in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

Cornwall-born Mark Jenkin’s dreamlike masterpiece is as visually distinctive as it is narratively gripping and satisfying.

Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan lead this crowd-pleasing drama-comedy exploring the power and catharsis of collective music.

A complex story about a family whose lives change forever due to the suicide of husband and father, Paul Shanks.

Manchester-born writer-director Daniel Kokotajlo uses first-hand experience to craft his debut feature exploring life as a Jehovah’s Witness.

This astonishing debut from Pakistani writer-director Saim Sadiq looks at the repressed desires of a family in Lahore.

Immerse yourself in this supernatural fantasy series based on author Deborah Harkness’s dark and gripping trilogy.

Skyfall writer John Logan explores the origin stories of some of literature’s most horrifying characters, including Dr Jekyll and Dracula.

Rebecca Hall is phenomenal in this gripping and disturbing supernatural thriller.

Classic British institution, Hammer Films, is revived for this fresh take on Susan Hill’s widely-adapted novel.

Immerse yourself in rural Somerset in this fierce, uncompromising and unsettling tale of tragedy, poverty and family secrets.

Oscar-winning writer-director Jane Campion helms this captivating female-led crime drama, featuring a remarkable performance from Elisabeth Moss.

Rooney Mara is outstanding in this bold and ambitious attempt to reposition Mary Magdalene outside of misogynistic ideology.

Dev Patel masterfully leads this affecting drama about a lost child who reunites with his estranged family twenty-five years later.

This captivating thriller explores the origins of Tetris and how it found its way out of Russia.

Immerse yourself in this moving, funny and progressive look at midwifery in 1950s East End London.

Master of satire Armando Iannucci crafts a fresh, humorous and light-hearted spin on Charles Dickens’ classic novel.

Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are dazzling as a couple pursuing adoption in this unlikely comedic exploration of infertility.

What you see isn’t always what you get in this gripping Imelda Staunton-led four-part mini-series.

A starry cast lead this feel-good comedy-drama, with Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie and Timothy Spall.

Produced by the team behind Peaky Blinders, Stephen Graham and Unorthodox actor Shira Haas star in this time-bending crime thriller.

Talk to Me actor Sophie Wilde is outstanding as a sixteen-year-old who strives to redefine herself outside of her illness.

Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in this mesmerising sci-fi, based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel.

Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright constructs a warm and welcoming family drama starring Sarah Lancashire.

The legend of Citizen Kane is explored in David Fincher’s gorgeous homage to, and exposé of, Hollywood’s golden age.

John Patrick Shanley directs and adapts his own play in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

Adjani Salmon co-creates and stars in this innovative sitcom about a Black filmmaker struggling to advance his career.

Cillian Murphy is astonishing in Christopher Nolan’s engrossing and expansive biopic about the creation of the atomic bomb.

This disquieting family drama is led by two career-making performances by British actors Lily Newmark and Joanna Scanlan.

Young Jordanian actor Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat is outstanding in this Bedouin western about betrayal and survival.

Join comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as they reunite in a series about paranormal investigators.

Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer is mesmerising in this sensitive five-part exploration of life after kidnapping.

Based on Alexandre Dumas’ celebrated novel, this three-series adventure-drama is a fun, fresh, and modern take on the classic.

Jenna Coleman is outstanding as the slighted wife taking revenge on her cheating husband in this compelling six-episode series.

The fourth and final season of the hugely popular teen TV series is its most tense and powerful yet.

Regularly touted as the UK’s answer to The Wire, follow two complex anti-heroes in this powerful and tense gangster thriller.

An all-star cast - Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh and Camille Cottin - board Kenneth Branagh’s third Hercule Poirot murder mystery.

This captivating documentary recounts a colossal CIA programme that used Howard Hughes as a cover during the cold war.

Creator Sally Wainwright and actor Sarah Lancashire unite to create an unstoppably compelling and poignant three-series television drama.

Writer-director Brian Helgeland helms this striking portrait of London’s notorious Kray twins, both masterfully played by Tom Hardy.

Scarlett Johansson dazzles in this ambitious and captivating 17th century tale about betrayal and coercion, based on Tracy Chevalier’s novel.

Based on the book by Vikas Swarup, this delightfully entertaining drama stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal.

Scarlett Johansson gives an incredible central performance in Jonathan Glazer’s haunting, absorbing and visually hypnotic masterpiece.

Steve Coogan leads this enjoyable mockumentary that takes a glimpse into the extravagant lives of the mega-rich.

Rami Malek taps into Freddy Mercury’s untamed and charismatic energy in this spirited Queen biopic.

Let The Right One In filmmaker Tomas Alfredson directs this icily atmospheric and erudite Cold War espionage thriller.

Based on the novel by British author Andrea Levy, this BAFTA-nominated mini-series looks at the life of Jamaican slave, July.

The late Alan Rickman directs, co-writes and stars in this stylish, delightfully dramatic and spectacularly-acted romantic drama.

Seemingly inspired by the work of Jane Austen, a subtle social consciousness permeates this assured costume drama.

Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi constructs an ambitious and unconventional biopic about famed female physicist Marie Curie.

Developed from the endearing BBC comedy show Outnumbered, Brits Rosamund Pike and David Tennant lead this warm-hearted family film.

Based on Sally Rooney’s widely-adored novel, Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson creates and co-directs this impossibly moving series.

Meryl Streep’s deserved Oscar-winning performance is pitch-perfect as Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

The UK’s Eddie/Suzy Izzard co-writes, co-produces and stars in this fascinating and fact-based World War Two spy drama.

Immerse yourself in blissful Cornish escapism over ten series with the grumpy but entertaining Dr. Martin Ellingham.

The origin story of Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth, is a captivating modern drama with a dark edge.

This five-season post-Jack The Ripper crime thriller is thrillingly led by famed British Succession actor Matthew Macfayden.

This compelling and time-bending drama is led by an excellent performance from I May Destroy You’s Paapa Essiedu.

Director Bill Condon reunites with renowned star Ian McKellen for a playful take on Sherlock Holmes in his later years.

Featuring a range of Downton Abbey favourites, this period drama is based on the novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

The highs and lows of Elton John’s life are beautifully captured in this authentic and rousing music biopic.

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs and co-writes this intriguing Agatha Christie adaptation starring Glenn Close, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

Emily Beecham gives an outstanding central performance in this portrait of a woman facing a period of unexpected upheaval.

Ashley Madekwe is captivating in this absorbing examination of race, class and privilege in the vein of Get Out.

Sarah Parish is outstanding as Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, an intelligent career woman who is losing her grip on reality.

Harris Dickinson leads this innovative drama in which a queer and bygone Soho is imaginatively crafted and explored.

This ten-episode imaginative interpretation of King Arthur’s rise to power is a powerful story of enduring courage and sacrifice.

Dazzling visuals permeate this ambitious, animated Vincent Van Gogh biopic, which reimagines the last days of the painter’s life.

This infectiously charming and twice BAFTA-nominated teen series returns with a second eight-episode season of sweet and refreshing LGBTQ+ representation.

Thomas Hardiman’s promising debut is a uniquely stylish, extravagant and comical whodunit set in the world of competitive hairdressing.

This captivating debut feature from writer-directed Andrew Legge expertly blends time travel and found footage in this smart ‘what-if’ drama.

Harris Dickinson and newcomer Lola Campbell are irresistibly charming in this vibrant, innovative and sweet father-daughter dramedy.

Rap artist Tia Nomore gives a powerful and authentic performance in this intimate, A24-backed exploration of single motherhood.

Meet a sweet and likeable singing group from Cornwall in this feel-good and charming story of unlikely success.

The sequel to cherished British classic, The Railway Children, is a heart-warming and captivating adventure for a new generation.

The band is back together for this likeable sequel about a group of sea shanty singers propelled into unexpected fame.

Fans of Bridgerton will be enthralled by this amusing, engaging and self-aware alternative historical romcom.

Bad Sisters writer Ailbhe Keogan pens the script for this uplifting Olivia Colman-led Irish road movie.

This satisfying and highly enjoyable comedy sequel sees the return of a formidable ensemble cast, plus some exciting newcomers.

This pleasurable and sweet drama-comedy about a group of British retirees boasts an impressive and beguiling all-star cast.

A highly-talented cast lead this endearing drama directed and written by American playwright Israel Horovitz.

James Nesbitt gives a standout performance in this tense eight episode remake of popular Danish noir series Forhøret.

Newcomer Max Harwood dazzles as an aspiring young drag queen in this cinematic adaptation of the famous musical.

Based on the DC Comic of the same name, immerse yourself in this fantastical, opulent and absorbing TV series.

This electrifyingly-acted courtroom drama is based on the real-life events of the Argentinian junta trial of 1985.

Joanna Hogg’s beautifully shot drama examines the anxieties of the middle-upper class in this masterful slice of life portrait.

Stanley Tucci is beguiling as a highly intelligent prisoner on death row in this riveting four-episode mini-series.

Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Laura Linney shine in this charming tale exploring the power of love and friendship.

Succession’s Matthew Macfayden plays Labour MP, John Stonehouse, in this audacious, fun and thoroughly entertaining three-episode mini-series.

Director Autumn de Wilde’s debut feature is a refreshing and good-natured take on the famous Jane Austen novel.

Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto are exceptional in this hypnotic adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s renowned novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Under The Shadow director Babak Anvari delivers a riveting thriller, brimming with entertaining performances and intelligent themes.

Riz Ahmed stars in Chris Morris’s incredibly smart black comedy about a group of hopelessly inept aspiring suicide bombers.

Based on a catastrophic real-life event, this drama pays homage to the footballers’ lives lost in a devastating plane crash.

Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra lead this compassionate, much-loved and extremely enjoyable teenage coming-of-age comedy.

Prisoners of War go head-to-head with a Nazi superteam in this Sylvester Stallone vehicle, loosely based on true events.

This highly-intelligent British classic follows two underdog athletes as they prepare for the prestigious 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Ron Howard's thoroughly entertaining and action-packed sports drama recreates the famous rivalry between F1’s James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Michael Sheen gives a career-defining performance as Brian Clough, the infamous and short-lived manager of Leeds United.

Following the acclaimed Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine’s second feature as writer-director is a powerful but heartfelt boxing drama.

British class structures and the notion of being an outsider are skilfully explored in this Rob Lowe led rowing drama.

Simon Stone directs this arresting and charming multi-BAFTA-nominated drama, set against the stunning English countryside.

The third film in the Kingsman franchise is a deeply enjoyable, action-packed and playfully tongue-in-cheek spy movie.

Fact and fiction blur in Christian Schwochow’s gripping political thriller, exploring the events that led to World War II.

A powerful and affecting performance from Emma Thompson steers this thought-provoking drama, based on an Ian McEwan novel.

Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are outstanding in this conspiracy-thriller-cum-love-story from City of God director Fernando Meirelles.

This charming, BAFTA-winning drama joyously explores the power of solidarity across lines of class, gender and sexuality.

Tom Cullen and Chris New are outstanding in writer-director Andrew Haigh’s distinctive and highly-acclaimed second feature.

Writer-director Hong Khaou’s astounding debut feature is a beautiful meditation on grief, loss, language and love.

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are sensational in this stunning romantic drama about forbidden love in the Victorian era.

Rocks director Sarah Gavron takes on the suffragette movement in this suspenseful and essential historical drama.

Bend It Like Beckham writer-director Gurinder Chadha explores the tumultuous period of India's partition in this gripping historical drama.

A powerful and uncompromising call-to-action on racial injustice featuring No Time To Die’s Lashana Lynch.

David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike give mesmerising performances in Amma Asante’s absorbing, true-life love story.

Based on the 1992 novel by Victor Headley, Idris Elba’s accomplished directorial debut bursts with energy and ambition.

Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris dramatise one of the most-watched televised sports events of all time.

Dane DeHaan brings idolised 1950s film star James Dean to life in Anton Corbijn’s atmospheric biographical drama.

Charlie Brooker thrillingly blurs the line between creator and viewer in this groundbreaking feat of interactive television.

Veteran actor Ben Kingsley is outstanding as a transient fugitive who meets his unlikely match.

Ben Kingsley leads this idiosyncratic biopic exploring the latter years of the life of surrealist Spanish painter Salvador Dalí.

The smart, tense and satirical BAFTA-nominated television series Black Mirror returns for a much-anticipated sixth season.

Twenty five years after the Oscar-winning film, this eight-part mini-series is a welcome and warm-hearted reunion.

As both executive producer and leading actor, Idris Elba astonishes in this seven-part hostage drama, thrillingly told in real-time.

Humour, tenderness and punchy Tina Turner numbers abound in Dionne Edwards fresh, distinctive and bold feature debut as writer-director.

Andrea Arnold reimagines Emily Brontë’s classic romance novel in this visceral, innovative and intoxicating adaptation.

Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh writes and directs this impressive and passionate reenactment of an important but lesser-known British battle.

The story of feminist disruptions to the 1970 Miss World competition is brilliantly rehashed in this warm and light-hearted comedy-drama.

Follow a group of elderly criminals as they try to execute one of the most ambitious heists in London’s history.

Christopher Walken leads this unique, twice BAFTA-nominated series written by Stephen Merchant and Elgin James.

Fans of Shameless will enjoy this compelling caper co-written by and starring This Is England actor Joe Gilgun.

Starring some of Britain’s leading actors, these stand-alone dramas are a searing exploration of the multi-faceted trials faced by women.

Maxine Peake is a powerhouse in this raw and tender four-part mini-series about the 1989 Hillsborough catastrophe.

Explore the improbable story of a couple who were hurled into the media spotlight after a harebrained scheme went awry.

This smart and compelling two-season series is based on real-life murders in Nottinghamshire, where the writer James Graham grew up.

Based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Flowers for Mrs Harris, Lesley Manville charms in this delightful and uplifting comedy-drama.

Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville offer first-class performances in Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or-nominated ensemble drama.

Succession’s Matthew MacFadyen and Atonement's Keira Knightley give unforgettable performances in this delightful Jane Austen adaptation.

Mike Leigh offers up a beguiling slice of everyday Britain in his nuanced and critically-acclaimed darkly comic drama.

Themes of paranoia and alienation pervade Kent-born Andrea Arnold’s dark and stunning debut feature as writer-director.

In this heartbreaking coming-of-age tale, Ken Loach gives now-famous Martin Compston his first acting role.

This brutal indictment of Britain’s zero-hours contract economy deservedly earned both BAFTA and Palme d’Or nominations.

Ken Loach expertly combines comedy and politics in this surprisingly uplifting and charming Glasgow-set caper.

Benedict Cumberbatch leads this enjoyably chaotic and offbeat biopic about the quirky and cat-obsessed artist, Louis Wain.

Ken Loach’s Palme d'Or-winning indictment of the UK’s punitive welfare system is an unmissable work of empathy and genius.

Taking a break from his role as James Bond, Sean Connery is exceptional in this tense World War II drama.

Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke are outstanding in Gary Oldman’s blistering and uncompromising directorial debut.

Acting newcomer Crissy Rock gives an astounding performance in Ken Loach’s raw and powerful social drama.

Adele James is captivating as Egypt’s last pharaoh, Cleopatra, in this compelling four-part docudrama hybrid.

Choose whether to censor the news or honour the truth in this high pressure and immersive BAFTA-nominated game.

A tense Northern Ireland-set noir produced by Line of Duty creator, Jed Mercurio, and starring James Nesbitt.

Scottish stars Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah shine in this intelligent and gripping crime-drama about grief and loss.

Jessie Buckley is outstanding as the fervent but sometimes vulnerable Rose-Lynn in this feel-good drama about a wannabe country singer.

UK acting veteran Timothy Spall stars in this uplifting drama about a retiree’s affecting expedition across Britain.

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as William Shakespeare in a screenplay penned by well-known author and playwright, Ben Elton.

Director Robert Altman films on British soil for the first time in this intricately plotted, satirical murder mystery.

Kate Winslet and Judi Dench are spellbinding in their portrayal of prominent British novelist Iris Murdoch.

An ever-emotive Timothée Chalamet takes centre stage as Henry V in this coming-of-age historical epic.

Dustin Hoffman directs a top tier cast in a stirring tale of elderly opera singers facing their own mortality.

Samantha Morton’s impeccably crafted debut is a searing exploration of social care in the UK.

An all-star British cast ooze charm and wit in Richard Ayoade’s accomplished debut feature.

A gutsy six-part thriller about three courageous women bringing down a powerful mafia organisation.

This Welsh-language crime-thriller based on Iwan 'Iwcs' Roberts' first novel delivers both excitement and charm.

Andie MacDowell stars in this gentle comedy-drama about a fading film star facing a cancer diagnosis.

Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet impress in Danny Boyle’s operatic ode to the tech entrepreneur.

Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson tug on our heartstrings in a musical drama about redemption and rehabilitation.

Andrea Arnold fans will find lots to admire in this deeply-felt, BIFA-nominated drama.

Jay Duplass and Tatiana Maslany are a couple confronting fault lines in their relationship.

Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan pop to Paris to salvage their marriage in this charming Hanif Kureishi-scripted drama.

French director Mia Hansen-Løve returns with another tender, bittersweet tale of love, loss and family.

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the classic Don DeLillo novel is a surreal and thrilling satire.

Eliza Hittman’s third feature is a tender and urgent drama about a teenager seeking an abortion.

From the creators of Monument Valley comes a beautifully-designed mobile game of tactics and talking.

Joanna Scanlan stars in an emotionally-layered, award-winning drama about the difficulty of knowing those we love.

Joanna Hogg draws from her own life in this ravishing portrait of a toxic relationship.

Olivia Colman stars in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut; a spiky, sensuous Elena Ferrante adaptation.

Noah Baumbach’s divorce saga, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, is razor-sharp and raucously-funny.