Screenplay: Sarah Phelps
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Sarah Phelps. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 18
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
And Then There Were None (TV Miniseries)
2015 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom
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
Oliver Twist (TV Miniseries)
2007 · Series · 176 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Coky Giedroyc
Cast William Miller · Timothy Spall · Tom Hardy · Adam Arnold
6.4
271 votes
6.4
271 votes
The Witness for the Prosecution (TV Miniseries)
2016 · Series · 120 min. · United Kingdom
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
A Very British Scandal (TV Miniseries)
2021 · Series · 59 min. · United Kingdom
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
Falcón: The Silent and the Damned (TV Miniseries)
2012 · Series · 120 min. · United Kingdom
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.
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