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Plot Summary:
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous
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Reinikainen (1982)
Plot Summary:
TV series Reinikainen follows the work and life of police officer Artturi Sakari Reinikainen. Seriesis a Tankki täyteen spin-off.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Top Coppers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Top Coppers follows the adventures of cops John Mahogany and Mitch Rust, as they attempt to rid the fictional world of Justice City from its deranged criminal underworld. The universe and its characters are derived from the conventions of American and British cop shows of the Seventies and Eighties, from Starsky & Hutch to The Professionals, but is set in no specific time or country. With big, silly characters and hilarious stories, Top Coppers is filled with familiar tropes and references from the police and action genres, as well as drawing on relatable British situations, problems and relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: spoof
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I Hate Suzie (2020)
Plot Summary:
Suzie Pickles, a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min
Plot tags: humorous, ironic, depressing, live comedy
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Dani's Castle (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dani has inherited the crumbling Bogmoor Castle from her mysterious great aunt Marjorie. Can she turn the castle into a thriving family business whilst dealing with a troublesome cousin and some even more troublesome ghosts?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, feel good
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The Book Group (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Book Group is a comedy drama that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 2002 and 2003 and ran for two series. It was written and directed by the American-born Glasgow resident Annie Griffin, who also wrote and directed Festival. It was the winner of two BAFTA Scotland awards. In January 2006, it was announced that screenwriter Andrew Davies would make a feature film adaptation of The Book Group for Film 4, but the project was never started.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, talky, sex comedy
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Bachelors Walk (2001)
Plot Summary:
Bachelors Walk was a comedy-drama based around three single men living in a house in Dublin’s Bachelors Walk. The drama was shot in and around Dublin. The programme was first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 2001. The drama revolves around Barry (Keith McErlean) looking for a get-rich-quick scheme, Raymond (Don Wycherley) the film critic and Michael (Simon Delaney) the would-be barrister. After a run of three series and an absence for three years, "Bachelors Walk" concluded for a one-off Christmas special which aired on St. Stephen's Day 2006 on RTÉ Two.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
Plot Summary:
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last adventure in ('Beiderbecke Tapes, The (1987) (TV)' ), Jill and Trevor have a child - Firstborn. Big Al asks them to put up a friend of his and, of course, they agree. But when Ivan arrives, they find he speaks no English but thinks that "Bix is cool".
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 201 min
Plot tags:
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Deadline (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Natalie Varga is accused of murdering her husband, journalist James Alden finds himself captivated by the case and ends up falling in love with the very femme fatale.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: thrilling
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Finding Alice (2021)
Plot Summary:
Alice's partner of 20 years, Harry, falls down the stairs and dies soon after the couple move into the dream home he designed. Alice discovers that some men, including her late ex, hide stuff that they don't want to deal with.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, detective
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Brassic (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: realistic, talky, humorous, funny, dark comedy
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Little Crackers (2010)
Plot Summary:
Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Ambassadors (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures and politics of a British ambassador to a fictitious Asian country called Tajbekistan.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense, political comedy
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Mo (2022)
Plot Summary:
In Texas, Mo straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a pending asylum request while hustling to support his Palestinian family.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, family comedy, heartfelt, semi autobiographical
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Live (2018)
Plot Summary:
The police officers at South Korea's busiest patrol division toil day and night as keepers of law and peace -- but the reality is far from orderly.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, dorama, sincere, tense, captivating, realistic
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Pie in the Sky (1994)
Plot Summary:
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective
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Love, Nina (2016)
Plot Summary:
Twenty years old and from Leicester, Nina moves to North London in 1982, to care for the two young boys of a working single mother, George, the editor of a London literary review.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: light, ironic, sincere, humorous
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KMM (2012)
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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Babylon (2014)
Plot Summary:
London's police force is in need of a public image revamp. And Chief Constable Richard Miller has found just the woman to do it...American visionary from the world of new media Liz Garvey, sets out to revolutionise the force's PR department just as an outbreak of violence erupts.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, detective, humorous, stylized, semi serious, fake documentary
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Barney Miller (1975)
Plot Summary:
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro, detective, intellectual, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, vintage
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The Professionals (2008)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Slovakia
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Back (2017)
Plot Summary:
Estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew vie to take over the family business following the death of their father.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, sitcom, funny, controversial
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The Office (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character, David Brent. Although fictional and scripted, the programme takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged. Two six-episode series were made, along with a pair of 45-minute Christmas specials. When it was first shown on BBC Two, it was nearly cancelled due to low ratings, but has since become one of the most successful of all British comedy exports. As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand and the pan-Asian satellite channel STAR World, based in Hong Kong. The show began airing in The United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim on 18 September 2009 until 2012.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, mockumentary, sitcom, feel good, realistic, funny, dark comedy, hilarious, offbeat, atmospheric
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Detarame Hero (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kuzumi Kenta is a lowlife moocher whose tendency to always do absolutely nothing because he thinks doing anything is troublesome, is a sure sign that he is NOT a hero. However, upon eating mysterious candy, Kenta discovers that his physical strength and sensory abilities are increased tenfold for exactly ten minutes. When a police officer, his best friend Tanba Shuiji, discovers this ability, Kenta is forced to use his newly found abilities for good.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Honest (2008)
Plot Summary:
Honest is a British comedy-drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. The series is a remake of the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune, written by James Griffin and Rachel Lang, that first aired in 2005. The programme stars Amanda Redman as Lindsay Carter, a mother of four who decides that her criminal family is going to change its ways after her husband is sent to prison. Honest also stars Danny Webb, Sean Pertwee and Camille Coduri.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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The Dry (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the series, when Shiv Sheridan returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, she is sober and full of good intentions – but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry' much harder than she expected. As Shiv tries to navigate this new phase of her life, so must her family and they all have issues they don't want to face.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: humorous
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Ballykissangel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Mister Eleven (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mister Eleven is an ITV romantic drama starring Michelle Ryan and Sean Maguire. The two-part series was broadcast on 11 and 18 December 2009. It also stars Adam Garcia, Lynda Bellingham, Olivia Colman and Denis Lawson. It is written by Shameless writer Amanda Coe. Mister Eleven was released on DVD in February 2010.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, sex comedy, realistic
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Mutual Friends (2008)
Plot Summary:
Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair he had with Martin's wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
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Moving Wallpaper (2008)
Plot Summary:
Moving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode about its production. The second series was based around the production of a "zombie show" called Renaissance. Ben Miller confirmed in May 2009 on his Twitter account that no further series will be made. The title, "Moving Wallpaper", is a disparaging term applied to uninspiring TV shows, or to television in general, referring to the perception that modern television viewers are "mindless absorbers of images", as if staring at wallpaper.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky
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Agathe Koltès (2016)
Plot Summary:
French detective story, with English subtitles, with very successful detective but neglectful mother coming to work for her successful detective daughter in a small town in coastal France. The fact that they are related remains a secret and a point of issue for the resentful daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, disturbing