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1. Call the Midwife (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann
Votes: 31,723
2. Informer (2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young East London man is coerced by an officer to work undercover for him.
Stars: Paddy Considine, Nabhaan Rizwan, Bel Powley, Reiss Jeram
Votes: 6,599
3. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,091 | Gross: $1.09M
4. Yardie (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama
British crime drama film directed by Idris Elba based on the novel of the same name by Jamaican-born writer Victor Headley.
Director: Idris Elba | Stars: Antwayne Eccleston, Fraser James, Aml Ameen, Rayon McLean
Votes: 3,274 | Gross: $0.04M
5. The Corrupted (2019)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Liam is an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. Liam's drive for redemption will see him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Director: Ron Scalpello | Stars: Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville, Noel Clarke
Votes: 1,842
6. 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: 2,791 | Gross: $0.10M
7. Young Soul Rebels (1991)
R | 105 min | Drama, Music
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Dorian Healy, Frances Barber
Votes: 634
8. A Place to Go (1963)
86 min | Crime, Drama
A young man employed by a cigarette factory is tired of his working class status and joins a gang planning to rob the factory warehouse.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Michael Sarne, Bernard Lee, Doris Hare
Votes: 310
9. Bollywood Queen (2002)
89 min | Musical, Romance
A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.
Director: Jeremy Wooding | Stars: Preeya Kalidas, James McAvoy, Ray Panthaki, Ciarán McMenamin
Votes: 515
10. Gangster No 1: The Freddie Foreman Story (2019)
90 min | Documentary
Attached to almost every unsolved gangland murder in London over the last 50 years - to Britain's criminal underworld Freddie Foreman is "The Godfather". In this special documentary, ... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Drane | Stars: Freddie Foreman, Bernard O'Mahoney, Walter Norval, Maureen Flanagan
Votes: 24
11. East End Babylon (2012)
101 min | Documentary
London's toughest and poorest part as told through the eyes of its most iconic band.
Director: Richard England | Stars: Tim Armstrong, Garry Bushell, Cockney Rejects, Big Ron Cranfield
Votes: 55
12. The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend (2015)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Rivals and other contemporaries discuss Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the prominently destructive gangsters who ran London's East End during the 1950s and '60s.
Director: Chris Matthews | Stars: Maureen Flanagan, Frankie Fraser, Lenny Hamilton, Bernard O'Mahoney
Votes: 8
14. Kluster Rooms (2017)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Run by Chris Smith, the Kluster Rooms is a recording space at Cable Street Studios - an old sweet factory in Limehouse. It's home to writers, filmmakers, musicians, and a record label. Sidney Berthier presents this short feature.
Director: Sidney Berthier | Stars: Sidney Berthier, Chris Smith
15. The Making of David Moore and The Oars (2011 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Official documentary and a behind the scenes look at David Moore And The Oars forthcoming album.
Director: Ben Galster | Stars: Gabriel Alares, Laurence Aldridge, Johannes Bergman, Mats Björke
16. E14: A Dying Trade (2011)
5 min | Short
A short documentary focusing on Kenny Long's and his views on the future of Chrisp Street Market.
Director: Jon Parrington | Star: Kenny Long
17. The East London Story: Slap or Die (2013)
Unrated | 76 min | Comedy
Billy seeks revenge after the death of his brother at the hands of Brix and his right hand man Zip, but in order to fulfill his destiny he will need to compete in a slap ball tournament, Billy must learn to slap or he will die.
Director: Sukhdeep Sanghera | Stars: Nahim Ahmed, Marcus Ako, Afsar Asad, Patrick Bauristhene
18. Letter to Lloyd (2007)
26 min | Documentary, Short
The documentary director immerses herself in the daily life of a Jamaican barbershop located in southeast London. The laid back pace of life and the retro style of the shop determine the ... See full summary »
Director: Veronica Cordeiro | Stars: Fergie, Lloyd, Neville
19. Disobedient Voices (2017)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Members of the public and fellow artists give their thoughts on the artwork of British Ghanaian artist Eugene Ankomah at his solo exhibition held in a large warehouse space in East London.
Director: Christina Mitrentse | Stars: Eugene Ankomah, Darren Bardo, Geisha Davis, Bradley Fenn
20.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Fear Her
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When children vanish into thin air in 2012 London, the Doctor and Rose find the answers in a seemingly ordinary household and a girl whose drawings can come to life.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Nina Sosanya, Abisola Agbaje
Votes: 8,034
21.
Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
Episode:
The Second World War
(2020)
Documentary, History
Bethnal Green station was hit during the Blitz. Grocer's daughter Eileen worked with Princess Elizabeth in the ATS. Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey. Joy married an American GI. Ch. 5 description.
Stars: Tony Robinson, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Votes: 11
22.
Ridley Road (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2021)
Not Rated | 59 min | Drama, Thriller
Swinging sixties London as you've never seen it. A young Jewish woman is drawn into a world of deceit and lies in a high stakes fight against the far right.
Director: Lisa Mulcahy | Stars: Agnes O'Casey, Henry Wilton-Hunt, Rory Kinnear, Samantha Spiro
Votes: 213
23.
Railway Murders (2021– )
Episode:
The First Railway Murderer
(2021)
44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The first ever murder on a British train. 70-year-old Thomas Briggs was murdered on the 9.45pm train from Fenchurch Street to Hackney Wick on 9 July 1864 by Franz Muller.
Director: William Simpson | Stars: Nicholas Day, Matthew Green, Alan Moss, Judith Rowbotham
Votes: 12
24.
Britain's Underworld (2010– )
Episode:
Essex Bad Boys
(2011)
Documentary, Crime, History
Investigation into the gangs and smugglers who fought for control of Essex's ports in the 70s and 80s, turning its seaside towns into their violent playground.
Director: Will Rowson | Stars: Danny Woollard, Ken Tappenden, Dick Hobbs, Billy Blundell
25.
Britain's Underworld (2010– )
Episode:
Costa Del Crime
(2011)
Documentary, Crime, History
The gripping story of the arrest of the five six million pound Security Express robbers, who, like many British crooks, sought sunny retirement on the Costa del Sol.
Director: Hugo Smith | Stars: John Knight, Freddie Foreman, Wensley Clarkson, Roy Hamm
26.
Jay Blades: No Place Like Home (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2022)
45 min | Documentary
Jay retraces his footsteps as a teen in East London. From his old home in London's Stoke Newington, he revisits his old haunts and uncovers their extraordinary histories and more.
Director: Rachel Jardine | Stars: Jay Blades, Nicola Walker, Andrew Woodyatt
27.
Criminal Record (2024– )
Episode:
Two Calls
(2024)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Convinced there's a link between the emergency calls, June sets out to prove a theory--but Hegarty stays one step ahead.
Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Shaun Dooley, Andrew Brooke
Votes: 535
28.
The Casual Criminalist (2020– )
London's Beasts: The Sinister Crimes of the Krays
(2022 Podcast Episode)
47 min | Crime
The Casual Criminalist traces the crimes of the Kray Twins. who led a gang involved in murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets and assaults in East London from the late 1950s to ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
29.
The Walk-In (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
46 min | Crime, Drama, History
With a trial date set for the members of National Action, Matthew Collins tries to keep Robbie Mullen safe but he puts his own family in harm's way in doing so.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Alexander Charles Plumbly, Andrew Ellis, Stephen Graham, Leanne Best
Votes: 116
30.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
The Fugitive
(2024)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Eliza is on the trail of a fugitive who is charged with murder. She must find him before the police do or risk losing everything.
Director: Milos Kodemo | Stars: Kate Phillips, Felix Scott, Paul Bazely, Tim Chipping
Votes: 146
31.
New British Canon (2019– )
Episode:
Dizzee Rascal, I LUV U & The Birth of Grime
(2020)
18 min | Documentary
This is New British Canon and this is the story of "I Luv U."
Director: Trash Theory | Stars: Trash Theory, Dizzee Rascal, Skepta, JME