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
Through My Eyes (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Di Drew
Starring: Miranda Otto, Craig McLachlan, Shaun Micallef, Peter O'Brien
August 1980, in the heart of the Australian outback, a baby vanished into the night. A nation and then the world became fascinated by the mystery, cur... Read more
Keeping Up Appearances: Christmas Specials (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Harold Snoad
Starring: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Josephine Tewson, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughe...
Hyacinth Bucket is at her snobby best in these 4 Christmas Specials. 1991: Hyacinth gets poor Richard into a Father Christmas outfit, then has to conf... Read more
Reilly - Ace of Spies (1983)
8.3/10
Director: Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Starring: Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson, Tom Bell, David Burke, Leo McKern, Kenneth...
The real inspiration behind Ian Fleming's James Bond, Sam Neill is Sidney Reilly, true-life British spy. One heart-stopping mission after another tra... Read more
Frankenstein (2004)
4.6/10
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Luke Goss, Alec Newman, Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, William Hurt
This mini-series adaptation of Mary Shelley's seminal horror story is perhaps one of the most faithful to date. Donald Sutherland is great as the old... Read more
Hi-De-Hi!: Series 1 and 2 (1980)
6.7/10
Director: John Kilby
Starring: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Su Pollard, Simon Cadell, Jeffrey Holland
Hi-de-hi all! It's the summer of 1959 and gang is in for a big surprise when Jeffrey Fairbrother (Simon Cadell) becomes head of entertainment at Mapli... Read more
Absolute Power: Series 1 (2003)
8.2/10
Starring: Stephen Fry, John Bird, James Lance, Zoe Telford, Sally Bretton
Set amidst the murky world of Public Relations, this BBC series was adapted from a popular radio show and stars Stephen Fry and John Bird as Prentiss... Read more
Taggart: Volume 2 (1986)
7.2/10
Starring: Mark McManus, Neil Duncan, Robert Robertson, Harriet Buchan
The Maryhill CID continues to investigate gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow, in volume two of the "Taggart Collection... Read more
Dr Finlay: Series 1 (1993)
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Starring: David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Ian Bannen, Jason Flemyng
Based on the characters in AJ Cronin's novel, Dr Finlay (David Rintoul) returns to his Scottish hometown after a stint in the Royal Army Medical Corps... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 1 (2013)
8.8/10
Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating T... Read more
Cracker: Nine Eleven (2006) / Lucky White Ghost (1996)
8.5/10
Director: Antonia Bird, Richard Standeven, Vernon Antcliff
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Ricky Tomlinson, Freda Foh Shen, Michael Pennington
Two feature length stories from Robbie Coltrane's sleuthing forensic psychologist. 'NineEleven' - Fitz returns to Manchester after ten years in Austr... Read more