Screenplay: Peter Harness

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


Direction Toby Haynes

Cast Bertie Carvel · Eddie Marsan · Marc Warren · Charlotte Riley

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2014). 7 Episodes. At the beginning of the 19th-century, England no longer believes in magic. But the reclusive Mr Norrell stuns the city when he brings the statues of York Cathedral to life, and is then invited to...

7.1

779 votes

7.1

779 votes

Wallander (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin · Benjamin Caron · Andy Wilson · Niall MacCormick

Cast Kenneth Branagh · Sarah Smart · Sadie Shimmin · Tom Beard

Synopsis Kenneth Branagh returns to BBC to play the unique Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, investigating a series of violent and terrifying murders in the beautiful setting of Skane, southern Sweden. Adapted from Swedish author Henning Mankell's critically acclaimed Kurt Wallander Mysteries...

7.1

1K votes

7.1

1K votes

McMafia (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Hossein Amini · James Watkins

Cast James Norton · David Strathairn · Juliet Rylance · Aleksey Serebryakov

Synopsis TV Series (2018). 8 Episodes. Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But...

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Case Histories (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bill Anderson · Dan Zeff · Marc Jobst · Keith Boak

Cast Jason Isaacs · Amanda Abbington · Zawe Ashton · Millie Innes

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2013). 2 Seasons. 9 Episodes. Former soldier and policeman, Jackson Brodie, becomes a private investigator.

6.6

96 votes

6.6

96 votes

Constellation

2024 · Series · 55 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Harness · Michelle MacLaren · Oliver Hirschbiegel · Joseph Cedar

Cast Noomi Rapace · Jonathan Banks · James D'Arcy · Davina Coleman

Synopsis TV Series (2024). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed....

6.0

960 votes

6.0

960 votes

Is Anybody There?

2009 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Crowley

Cast Michael Caine · Bill Milner · David Morrissey · Anne-Marie Duff

Synopsis Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. Whilst his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his...

5.8

873 votes

5.8

873 votes

Direction Craig Viveiros

Cast Eleanor Tomlinson · Rafe Spall · Robert Carlyle · Rupert Graves

Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2018). 3 Episodes. Unlike Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation, the series is true to the classic novel’s English setting and follows George (Spall) and his partner, Amy (Tomlinson), as they attempt to start a life together. Graves is Frederick,...

4.7

722 votes

4.7

722 votes

Young Sherlock

2026 · Series · United Kingdom

Direction Matthew Parkhill · Guy Ritchie · Dennie Gordon

Cast Hero Fiennes-Tiffin · Joseph Fiennes · Natascha McElhone · Colin Firth

Synopsis A 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes becomes entangled in a murder in Oxford that threatens his freedom. His first case, tackled recklessly, leads him to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy that alters his path forever.

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Direction Justin Hardy

Cast Ian Holm · Mike Bailey · Francis Magee · Tim Plester

Synopsis In 1066 King Edward The Confessor of England dies leaving his crown to Harold despite earlier promises to give the crown to Flemish,Viking and Norman Princes. As a result,Vikings raid the north of England while the Normans invade the south.

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Direction Justin Hardy

Cast Bill Paterson · Mark Gatiss · Charlotte Riley · Kate Ambler

Synopsis During the first few months after the deadly First World War, a virulent, dreadful flu breaks out. Point of perspective from Doctor Niven, the CMO of Manchester, on how he carried out this sickness.

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City of Vice (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Movie · 250 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Justin Hardy · Dan Reed

Cast Ian McDiarmid · Iain Glen · Francis Magee · Steve Speirs

Synopsis Henry and John Fielding were magistrates of Westminster and the men who created the modern police force in Britain through the Bow Street Runners.

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