The Best Female Director Movies and TV Shows on BritBox
Finding a good Female Director movie and TV show to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best Female Director movies and TV shows of all time streaming on BritBox.
1. Jane Eyre
What it's about: Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.
Where to Watch: 4 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, Hulu & BritBox). 4 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Google Play & YouTube).
2. What Remains
What it's about: When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is determined to discover what happened to her and why nobody noticed she was missing.
Where to Watch: 4 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).
3. Oliver Twist
What it's about: Oliver is born into poverty and misfortune - the son of an unmarried mother, who dies shortly after his birth. He is soon delivered to the workhouse, where the cruel Mr. Bumble oversees children tormented by starvation and suffering. When Oliver dares to ask for more gruel, he finds himself cast out and forced to make his own way in the world...
Where to Watch: 12 episodes (86%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & BritBox).
4. Women in Love
What it's about: Powerful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, focusing on the lives of two sisters as they struggle with love, passion and commitment in the build-up to WWI.
Where to Watch: 2 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, BritBox & Hoopla).
5. The Glass Virgin
What it's about: In 19th century England, wealthy young Annabella Lagrange lives a comfortable and secluded life on her family's country estate, where her parents own a glass works. As a child, she develops a special friendship with the charming stable boy Manuel Mendoza. When she turns 18, she marries her cousin Stephen and sees what the world is really like.
Where to Watch: 3 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).
6. Extremely Dangerous
What it's about: Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets out to follow up a strange clue sent to him in prison. The boss of a local crime syndicate, a former associate, hears of his escape and sends out the word to bring him in. On the run from the police and disowned by his NCIS colleagues, he is faced with the fact that he may be guilty.
Where to Watch: 4 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).
7. An Inspector Calls
What it's about: Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & BritBox).
8. My Family and Other Animals
What it's about: An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).
9. The Other Boleyn Girl
What it's about: Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn (Natascha McElhone) who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII (Jared Harris), before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne (Jodhi May.) Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & BritBox).
10. Home Sweet Home
What it's about: An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).
11. That Day We Sang
What it's about: TV Film adaptation of Victoria Wood's hit musical set in Manchester in 1929 and 1969. When middle aged loners Tubby and Enid attend a reunion of the choir in which they sang as children, the music evokes powerful memories, leading them to realise they still have a chance to find happiness.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (BritBox).