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
The Sweeney: Series 3 (1977)
6.1/10
Director: Christopher Menaul, Mike Vardy, Jim Goddard, Viktors Ritelis
Starring: John Thaw, Garfield Morgan, Dennis Waterman, Maureen Lipman, John Hurt
Jack Regan and George Carter are well into their hard-drinking, ciggie-smoking stride as they continue to bend the rules where necessary while bring d... Read more
The Take (2009)
7.9/10
Director: David Drury
Starring: Brian Cox, Charlotte Riley, Tom Hardy, Kierston Wareing, Shaun Evans
Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy) is a free man after spending a considerable stretch at Her Majesty's Pleasure, and now he plans to take the underworld by... Read more
The Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare Retold (2005)
Director: David Richards
Starring: Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Jaime Murray, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy, Davi...
Katherine (Shirley Henderson) is a successful politician with a chance at the party leadership, but her abrasive temper has left her a 38-year-old sin... Read more
The Ten Commandments (2006)
5.4/10
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Claire Bloom, Peter Gevisser, Richard O'Brien, Mia Maestro, Linu...
A typically grand retelling of the biblical story of Moses freeing the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. Moses (Dougray Scott) is found in a basket by Eg... Read more
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Mike Barker
Starring: Tara Fitzgerald, Rupert Graves, Toby Stephens, James Purefoy, Pam Ferris, Kennet...
When Helen Graham becomes the new tenant of the dark, decaying Wildfell Hall, her independent spirit and radical views set her apart from the staid ru... Read more
The Thames Shakespeare Collection (1970)
Director: Kenneth Branagh, Joan Kemp-Welch, Philip Casson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Marie Kean, Ian McDiarmid, Patrick Magee, Ray Smith, W...
From royal family struggles and star-crossed lovers to a shipwreck romance and witches' prophecies, this acclaimed collection features the four of Sha... Read more
The Thick of It: Series 1 and 2 (2005)
8.7/10
Director: Armando Iannucci
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Chris Langham, Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith
Welcome to the ministry for Social Affairs: where every announcement is followed by a whirlwind of u-turns; every policy is a kick, bollock and scramb... Read more
The Thick of It: Series 3 (2009)
8.7/10
Director: Armando Iannucci
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Joanna Scanlan, Roger Allam, Chris Addison, James...
The Prime Minister decides to reshuffle his cabinet in an attempt to look like he's doing something. Except no-one with any sense wants to join him on... Read more
The Thick of It: Series 4 (2012)
8.7/10
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Joanna Scanlan, Roger Allam, Chris Addison, James...
Funny thing, politics. Government embarrassment, ministerial cock-ups, coalition rows, backroom deals, policy U-turns, spin-doctoring, political back-... Read more
The Thin Blue Line: The Complete Series (1995)
8/10
Director: John Birkin
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Mark Addy, Kevin Allen, Mina Anwar, James Dreyfus, Serena Evans,...
Written by Ben Elton and starring Rowan Atkinson, 'The Thin Blue Line' is one of the BBC's classic comedy shows. The complete chronicles of the boys (... Read more