
John Hopkins
Actor · b. 1975 · Luton, England, UK
John Hopkins was born in Luton and majored in English at the University of Leeds from 1993 to 1996. As an undergrad, he joined the university's drama group and appeared in several plays, ultimately winning the "Sunday Times" student-actor award for his performance in "A Short Play About Sex and Death." With his thespian credentials thus bolstered, John was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2000. Almost immediately, he was recruited by the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, with which he performed his first repertory season, from 2001 to 2002. Around this time, his looks encouraged television offers and, after minor roles in "Love in a Cold Climate" and "Trial and Retribution 7," he was offered and accepted the role for which he is best known to non-theater goers, as Sergeant Scott in the increasingly labored but popular British whodunit television series Midsomer Murders (1997). Give him his due: he left the show after the 2004-2005 season and was back with the Royal Shakespeare Company for its 2006-2007 season in both London and Stratford-upon-Avon, playing Caesar opposite Patrick Stewart in 'Antony and Cleopatra'. More recently his stage roles have included Richard Hannay in Patrick Barlow's comedic four handed version of 'The 39 Steps', Richard I in the new play 'Holy Warriors' at Shakespeare's Globe, and Benedick in 'Much Ado About Nothing', a performance which The Guardian said "confirms Hopkins as one of our best Shakespearean actors". Back on television he was a villain in 'Stan Lee's Lucky Man', and played Sir Francis Basset for two series of the BBC drama 'Poldark'. In a 2020 article in The Times (London), he was named one of '10 of the best British actors on stage now'.
Series20
TV7.5CrimeDramaThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 375 votes
TV3.7DramaSoapFocuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.
Family Affairs
1997 · 6 votes
TV7.7DramaCrimeFather Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Father Brown
2013 · 144 votes
TV6.8CrimeDramaThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
The Bill
1984 · 47 votes
TV7.7DramaAction & AdventureTense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Spooks
2002 · 150 votes
TV7.8Action & AdventureDramaThe unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
Merlin
2008 · 1.2K votes
TV7.0Action & AdventureWar & PoliticsA protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy threatening Paris.
Has Fallen
2024 · 126 votes
TV8.1CrimeDramaThe early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Endeavour
2013 · 296 votes
TV7.8DramaBritain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, the family mine long since closed, his house wrecked and his sweetheart pledged to marry his cousin. But Ross finds that hope and love can be found when you are least expecting it in the wild but beautiful Cornish landscape.
Poldark
2015 · 329 votes
TV7.8DramaWar & PoliticsDuring World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Masters of the Air
2024 · 660 votes
TV6.9DramaAction & AdventureRobin of Loxley returns to England after 5 years of fighting in the crusades alongside King Richard. After losing his estates and being branded an outlaw, he takes on the title of Robin Hood and assembles a ragtag band of outlaw companions. Together they steal from the rich and give to the poor - all the while avoiding and outwitting their enemies Sir Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
Robin Hood
2006 · 139 votes
TV6.8DramaComedyIt's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows every trick in the book, and she's doing it in style.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007 · 141 votes
TV6.1ComedyMysteryBurnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
Agatha Raisin
2016 · 55 votes
TV7.9CrimeDramaClinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
Wire in the Blood
2002 · 78 votes
TV6.4CrimeMysteryGabriel Book, proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop, relies on his vast collection to unravel baffling cases. He nurtures a group of lovable yet troubled individuals, providing informal protection and guidance.
Bookish
2025 · 49 votes
TV7.4DramaA strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · 7 votes
TV6.7DramaAn explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.
Dancing on the Edge
2013 · 26 votes
TV8.4Action & AdventureAnimationFearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
Hilda
2018 · 253 votes
TV6.6DramaFollow Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew, in which he explained his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
A Very Royal Scandal
2024 · 25 votes
TV10.0DramaDocumentaryA look at the constitutional crisis that resulted in President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
Watergate
2018 · 1 votes
Movies10
Movie8.3AnimationFamilyWhen Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.
Toy Story 5
2026 · 2.4K votes
Movie6.6FamilyFantasyAlice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
Alice in Wonderland
2010 · 15K votes
Movie7.5AnimationAdventureWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
Hilda and the Mountain King
2021 · 202 votes
Movie5.2ThrillerHorrorInternational students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered by a masked killer while holding a party in an abandoned water park.
Movie5.8TV MovieDramaA successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
The Child in Time
2018 · 106 votes
Movie4.3ThrillerScience FictionA young woman, Anna, walks the streets of a foreign city. Her mind full of pain. No memory of who she is. and plagued by nightmarish visions. Then she meets Morgan, a man who also has no memory. Forced to trust each other, the two feel a mysterious connection. A strong powerful feeling that bonds the two together Unknown to them their every action is being guided by unseen forces from the dark underground shadows of the city. Anna and Morgan are part of a frightening experiment that will have a terrifying and shocking conclusion. There is no escape in this dark psychological thriller
Experiment
2005 · 13 votes
Movie6.5ComedyWarSeven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack. Based on the motion picture directed by Stanley Kubrick, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George, based on the book 'Red Alert' by Peter George.
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
2025 · 2 votes
Movie6.9TV MovieHorror1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else.
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021 · 9 votes
MovieHorrorLloyd is a self-help guru, larger than life with a smile as wide as his ego. Eva is one of his many obsessive followers, deluded in their belief that he can help them to build a truly extraordinary life. At his "Smile School" seminar, chancing her luck to meet Lloyd, Eva finally comes face to face with the reality. As the rug is pulled out from under her, Eva's ability to smile through anything is pushed to the limit.
Smile School
2023
Movie10.0DramaThe ghost of a soldier from the Trojan War travels through the ruins of the ancient world to confront a council of tyrants who make war on reason. A film dramatizing the ancient relevance of protest over power. Available Now on: watch.eventive.org
Absent Now the Dead
2021 · 1 votes