Screenplay: Sarah Phelps

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Sarah Phelps. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Great Expectations (TV Miniseries)

2011 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Brian Kirk

Cast Douglas Booth · Gillian Anderson · Ray Winstone · Vanessa Kirby

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2011). 3 Episodes. In the 1810s orphan boy Pip Pirrup lives on the Kent marshes with his shrewish sister and her kindly husband,farrier Joe Gargery. On Christmas eve,whilst visiting his parents' grave, he is confronted by an escaped...

7.1

573 votes

7.1

573 votes

Direction Craig Viveiros

Cast Maeve Dermody · Charles Dance · Toby Stephens · Burn Gorman

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2015). 3 Episodes. It's 1939 and Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

The Sixth Commandment

2023 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Saul Dibb

Cast Eanna Hardwicke · Timothy Spall · Anne Reid · Anna Crilly

Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2023). 4 Episodes. Based on the true story of two alleged murders in England and the extraordinary events that unfolded in the years that followed. The meeting between an inspiring professor, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a most...

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

Dickensian (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tony Jordan · Harry Bradbeer · Mark Brozel · Andy Hay

Cast Stephen Rea · Pauline Collins · Caroline Quentin · Ben Starr

Synopsis TV Series (2015-2016). 20 Episodes. BBC One‘s 20-part drama series brings together some of the most iconic characters from the mind of Charles Dickens, including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham. In 19th-century London The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door...

6.7

109 votes

6.7

109 votes

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The Crimson Field (TV Miniseries)

2014 · Series · 58 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Clark · David Evans · Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Cast Oona Chaplin · Hermione Norris · Marianne Oldham · Alex Wyndham

Synopsis One of the untold stories of World War 1. Kitty Trevelyan tries to put the past troubles behind her as she joins two other girls to volunteer at one of the busy war hospitals in northern France.

6.6

42 votes

6.6

42 votes

Ordeal by Innocence (TV Miniseries)

2018 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Sandra Goldbacher

Cast Bill Nighy · Anthony Boyle · Anna Chancellor · Morven Christie

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2018). 3 Episodes. Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.

6.6

820 votes

6.6

820 votes

Direction Julian Jarrold

Cast Toby Jones · Kim Cattrall · Andrea Riseborough · Billy Howle

Synopsis 1920s London. A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress...

6.3

609 votes

6.3

609 votes

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Dublin Murders (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Sarah Phelps · Saul Dibb

Cast Killian Scott · Sarah Greene · Tom Vaughan-Lawlor · Moe Dunford

Synopsis 8 episodes. Two murder investigations, the ambitious and charismatic detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox, have to solve two crimes. The victims - a young talented ballerina who is found dead on an ancient stone altar; and a vivacious free-spirited...

6.3

237 votes

6.3

237 votes

Direction Anne Sewitsky

Cast Paul Bettany · Claire Foy · Julia Davis · Phoebe Nicholls

Synopsis The story of events surrounding the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll during the 1960s.

6.2

558 votes

6.2

558 votes

The ABC Murders (TV Miniseries)

2018 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alex Gabassi

Cast John Malkovich · Tara Fitzgerald · Rupert Grint · Ian Pirie

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2018). 3 Episodes. Agatha Christie’s famous detective, Hercule Poirot (John Malkovich) is racing against time to stop serial killer known as “A.B.C.” In a cat and mouse chase across the length of Britain, will Poirot prevail before the...

6.1

720 votes

6.1

720 votes

The Casual Vacancy (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jonny Campbell

Cast Michael Gambon · Rory Kinnear · Simon McBurney · Julia McKenzie

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2015). 3 Episodes. When Parish Councilman Barry Fairbrother unexpectedly dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. An English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, Pagford is not what...

5.7

330 votes

5.7

330 votes

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The Pale Horse (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Series · 121 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Leonora Lonsdale

Cast Rufus Sewell · Kaya Scodelario · Sheila Atim · Madeleine Bowyer

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2020). 2 Episodes. Based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, it follows the story of Mark Easterbrook whose name appears on a list found inside the shoe of a dead woman. He begins an investigation...

5.6

500 votes

5.6

500 votes

Hooten & the Lady (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 46 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tony Jordan · James Payne · Sarah Phelps · Jeff Povey

Cast Michael Landes · Ophelia Lovibond · Jessica Hynes · Shaun Parkes

Synopsis It follows the story of two treasure hunter partners, the American Ulysses Hooten (Michael Landes) and the British Lady Alex Lindo-Parker (Ophelia Lovibond).

5.6

114 votes

5.6

114 votes

EastEnders (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Julia Smith · Tony Holland · John Greening · Peter Rose

Cast Steve McFadden · Adam Woodyatt · June Brown · Pam St. Clement

Synopsis TV Series (1985-Present). The everyday lives of the inhabitants of Albert Square in the East-End of London.

5.3

112 votes

5.3

112 votes

Direction Gabriel Range

Cast Marton Csokas · Hayley Atwell · Santiago Cabrera · Kenneth Cranham

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2012). 2 Episodes. Spanish detective Javier Falcon investigates the death of a powerful Sevillian businessman, but when his superiors try to take him off the case he suspects a cover up. Who was Rafael Baena trying to blow...

5.2

146 votes

5.2

146 votes

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No Angels (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 47 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Harry Bradbeer · Julian Holmes · Jeremy Webb · Roger Goldby

Cast Kaye Wragg · Louise Delamere · Sunetra Sarker · Jo Joyner

Synopsis Nurses who work, but also enjoy the night life.

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Holby Blue (TV Series)

2007 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tony Jordan · Martin Hutchings · Bryn Higgins · Barnaby Southcombe

Cast Cal Macaninch · Jimmy Akingbola · Richard Harrington · Zoe Lucker

Synopsis 20 episodes. Spin off from "Holby City" (1999) and "Casualty" (1986), taking place in and around Holby South police station and focusing on the police who work with the doctors and paramedics from Holby City and Casualty.

Not rated

Not rated