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 Killing: Series 2 (2009)
5.7/10
Starring: Sofie Grabol
A.k.a. "Forbrydelsen". The body of a slain woman is found in a Copenhagen park commemorating the Danish Resistance in WWII - a symbolic act? An ex-sol... Read more
Seinfeld: Season 1 & 2 (1990)
8.9/10
Director: Tom Cherones, Art Wolff
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
One of the most watched television shows of the 90's, "Seinfeld" is a true-to-life comedy series that follows the events of a group of friends. The gr... Read more
Jessica (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Peter Andrikidis
Starring: Lisa Harrow, Sam Neill, Leeanna Walsman
Based on the novel 'Jessica' by Bryce Courtenay, this epic three-hour-plus period drama traces a woman's harsh, tumultuous life in the Australian bush... Read more
Poirot: Series 2 (1990)
8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Hugh Fraser
David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's sleuth Hercule Poirot in this collection of his cases from the long running TV series, in which deception and... 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
Angels in America (2003)
8.3/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Jeffrey Wright, Jame...
Mike Nichols' landmark filming of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part drama ("Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes") follow... Read more
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
8.1/10
Director: Alan J W Bell
Starring: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing-Davey, Peter Jones
This is the story of 'The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Perhaps the most remarkable - certainly the most successful - book ever to come out of the... Read more
The Best of Steptoe and Son (2002)
Starring: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H Corbett
The world's most famous rag and bone men feature in this compilation of five of the best from the classic 70's comedy. The episodes are: 'Men of Lette... Read more
Poirot: Taken at the Flood (2005)
8.6/10
Director: Andy Wilson
Starring: Celia Imrie, David Suchet, Tim Pigott-Smith, Patrick Baladi, Elliot Cowan
In this addition to the popular series based on the novels by Agatha Christie, the sudden death of wealthy Gordon Cloade puts his greedy family in qui... Read more
The Best of The Two Ronnies: Volume 2 (2003)
9/10
Director: Terry Hughes, James Gilbert
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
The Two Ronnies Volume 2 is a compilation of more favourite sketches chosen from sixteen years of this much-loved and much-missed programme including:... Read more