Television Shows
"As Seen on TV"
A television movie (also TV movie, made-for-TV movie, telefilm, etc.) is a photoplay that does not normally feature in movie theatres but is produced for, and released to, television only. It is commonly considered a type of movie, but some people restrict the latter term to those that play in cinemas only.
The programs listed below have all at one time or another been on the telly. Most of those great old shows are represented here, from "Green Acres" to "Absolutely Fabulous", from "Dallas" to "Six Feet Under", from "The Simpsons" to "Ren and Stimpy".....
Below is an amalgam of Alice's entire collection of "Television Shows". For more precise grazing you may find scrolling within this genre helpful. ie "TV Drama", "TV Comedy", "TV Cult", etc
Believe Nothing (2003)
7.8/10
Director: John Stroud
Starring: Michael Maloney, Rik Mayall, Emily Bruni
This bold and bizarre comedy series sees Rik Mayall as the irresistible, brilliant and bored Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain. Aid... Read more
Belle et Sebastien: Series 1 ( Belle and Sebastian ) (1967)
7.6/10
Director: Jean Guillaume
Starring: Edmond Beauchamp, Jean-Michel Audin, Medhi , Dominique Blondeau
The French Alps provides the setting for this enduring and beloved thirteen part serial in which the friendship between Sebastien, an eight year old b... Read more
Benny Hill's World Tour: New York (1991)
Director: Dennis Kirkland
Starring: Benny Hill
British comedy legend, Benny Hill, hits the mean streets of New York with all the blundering enthusiasm you might expect from Captain Tuttle. Along t... Read more
Benny Hill: The Best Of (1974)
7.7/10
Director: John Robins
Starring: Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Bob Todd
Benny Hill has been making audiences laugh since the early '50s with his own inimitable band of humour. This special compilation contains some of the... Read more
Bergerac: Series 1 (1981)
6.8/10
Director: Ian Toynton, Martin Campbell, Martyn Friend
Starring: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Celia Imrie, Mela White
The brooding Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac (John Nettles) of Jersey's Bureau des Etrangers remains one of TV's most popular detectives. The tough re... Read more
Bernard Shaw Collection: Vol. 1 (1989)
Director: David Jones, Desmond Davis, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
Starring: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, James Grout, Derek Godfrey, Robert Powell, Helena...
This collection of BBC adaptations brings to life the memorable characterizations, brilliant command of language, and dazzling wit of Bernard Shaw's c... Read more
Bernard Shaw Collection: Vol. 2 (1972)
Director: William Slater, Cedric Messina, Ronald Smedley
Starring: Maggie Smith, Tom Baker, Charles Gray, James Villiers, Helen Mirren, Prunella Sc...
Bernard Shaw sits among the great playwrights of the English language; this collection brings together five of his classic plays as adapted by the BBC... Read more
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Giles Foster
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Robert Hardy
James Wilby and Juliet Aubrey star in the intimate portrayal of the endearing love affair between the young Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albe... Read more
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (2015)
8.7/10
Director: Vince Gilligan
Starring: Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian, Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Michael McKean
From the creators of Breaking Bad comes the critically acclaimed prequel to one of TV's most successful shows, a dramedy of cinematic quality full of... Read more
Between the Sheets (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Robin Sheppard, Jane Prowse
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Alun Armstrong, James Thornton, Sally Walsh, Liz Smith, Norman W...
From the award-winning writer Kay Mellor, comes this cross-genre comedy series about a group of people who are confronting their sexual problems. Wit... Read more