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
Mr Bean: Volume 3 (1993)
7.5/10
Director: John Birkin, John Howard Davies, Paul Weiland
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
To celebrate Mr Bean's 10th anniversary, a special 3 disc collection has been released containing all of his hilarious antics and memorable mishaps fr... Read more
The Greatest '70s Cop Shows (2003)
Starring: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Ang...
From "Police Woman" to Aaron Spelling classics like "Charlie's Angels", "Starsky and Hutch", "S.W.A.T.", and "The Rookies", grab a seat and get ready... Read more
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
8.5/10
Director: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien
Starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Susan Woolridge, Art Malik, Geraldine James, Charles Dance, Pe...
"The Jewel in the Crown" is the internationally acclaimed series that captures the turbulence, the passion and the drama of the waning years of Britis... Read more
The Young Doctors: The Best Romances (1976)
6.5/10
Starring: Tony Alvarez, Chris King, Lynda Stoner, Gwen Plumb, Mark Holden
Australia's first medical drama airing from 1976 to 1983 returns with 12 memorable episodes, including the very first show. Re-live the romances, the... Read more
Becker: Season 1 (1998)
7.3/10
Starring: Ted Danson, Alex Desert, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith
Take two aspirin before you see the doctor! Dr. John Becker, who operates a small medical practice in the Bronx, is annoyed with his patients, co-work... Read more
Candid Camera: Best of Today (2004)
6.8/10
'Candid Camera', America's longest-running entertainment series, has been making people smile since 1948. Included here are classic sequences of unsus... Read more
Great Romances of the 20th Century (1999)
7.1/10
Take a look at some of the twentieth century's greatest love stories. Forged in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, they flourished - and sometimes floundered... Read more
Agatha Christie Mysteries: Sparkling Cyanide (2003)
Director: Tristram Powell
Starring: Kenneth Cranham, Pauline Collins, Susan Hampshire, Oliver Ford Davies, Jonathan...
When Rosemary Barton dies during an anniversary party, everyone assumes the poison to have been self-administered. But a sleuth dispatched to solve th... Read more
Mildred Pierce (TV miniseries) (Blu-ray) (2011)
8/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Guy Pearce, Hope Davis, James LeGros, Kate Winslet, Melissa Leo, Evan Rachel Woo...
Kate Winslet steps into the role Joan Crawford made famous in this new adaptation of James M. Cain's 1941 novel. In this five-part made-for-cable mini... Read more
The Walking Dead: Season 2 (Blu-ray) (2011)
8/10
Starring: Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jon Bernthal...
The end of civilization was just the beginning for Rick Grimes and the other survivors. As the fight to stay alive intensifies and personal rivalries... Read more