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
A Year in Provence (1993)
7.6/10
Director: David Tucker
Starring: John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan
Having decided to leave their jobs, London and the rat race behind them, the Mayles head off to the South of France, seduced by the prospect of the id... Read more
Breaking Bad: Season 1 (2008)
9.5/10
Starring: Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Bryan Cranston, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul
Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and... Read more
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4 (2003)
8.7/10
Director: Various
Starring: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Mel Brooks, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer
The incomparable Larry David is back. This time he's swung a major role in Mel Brooks' musical, 'The Producers', however it's a safe bet he'll do som... Read more
Wives and Daughters (2000)
8.2/10
Director: Nicholas Renton
Starring: Francesca Annis, Ian Carmichael, Deborah Findlay, Michael Gambon, Justine Waddel...
What it means to be in love for the first time - and how it really feels to be alive... This beautifully mounted BBC production, from the novel by El... Read more
House of Cards: Season 1 (2013)
8.9/10
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Sakina Jaffrey, Mahershala Ali, Constance...
US political drama follows Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey), the House Majority Whip who, despite his position of authority, is gravely dissatisfied.... Read more
Yes Minister: Series 1 (1980)
8.7/10
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Starring: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
All seven episodes of the first series of the ever-popular and very funny 'Yes Minister' are now collected on one DVD. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne... Read more
Wallander 2 (2009)
Director: Hettie Macdonald, Andy Wilson, Aisling Walsh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Sadie Shimmin
Kenneth Branagh plays Swedish detective Kurt Wallander in three new detective dramas based on the best-selling books by Henning Mankell - an internati... 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
The Wire: Season 3 (2004)
9.3/10
Starring: Idris Elba, Wood Harris, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Dominic West...
Everyone is feeling the heat in Baltimore. The drug war is losing campaign, bodies are piling up in the street and a desperate mayor demands to see so... Read more
Game of Thrones: Season 3 (2013)
8.9/10
Starring: Charles Dance, Iain Glen, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mi...
This epic drama is set in the grounded fantasy continent of Westeros, where ambitious men and women of both honour and ill-repute live in a land where... Read more