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
Lewis: Series 1 (2007)
8.3/10
Director: Bill Anderson
Starring: Clare Holman, Laurence Fox, Jack Ellis, Danny Webb, Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately returns as Robbie Lewis, former sidekick to the legendary Inspector Morse. Lewis has been promoted to Inspector and now leads major crim... Read more
Sapphire and Steel: Volume 1 (1979)
Director: David Foster, Shaun O'riordan
Starring: David McCallum, Joanna Lumley
A unique blend of drama, thriller and science-fiction, 'Sapphire and Steel' stars David McCallum and Joanna Lumley as time-detectives from another dim... Read more
Emma (TV) (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton
This lavish adaptation brings to life all the glorious wit and sharp humour of arguably Jane Austen's finest novel, recreating her most irritatingly e... Read more
Bomber Harris (1989)
7.2/10
Starring: John Thaw, Robert Hardy
John Thaw gives a compelling and insightful performance as the Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command, Sir Arthur Harris. One of the most controvers... Read more
Mad Men: Season 1 (2007)
8.6/10
Starring: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks...
Set in New York City in the early 1960's, "Mad Men" explores the glamorous and ego-driven "Golden Age" of advertising where everyone is selling someth... Read more
Breaking Bad: Season 5, Part 2 ( aka The Final Season ) (2013)
9.5/10
Starring: Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte
It all ends with a bang! In the final episodes, Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bring the saga of "Breaking Bad" to a bloody conclusion in... Read more
True Detective: Season 1 (2014)
9/10
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, Tory Kit...
In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) are brought in to revisit a homicide cas... Read more
John Cleese: The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
6.6/10
Director: Joseph McGrath
Starring: John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns, Connie Booth
John Cleese is the descendant of Sherlock Holmes while Arthur Lowe plays the 'bionic' grandson of Doctor Watson in this hilarious send up where nothin... Read more
Blackadder's A Christmas Carol (1988)
Director: Richard Boden
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson
Take a laugh-filled look at Christmas through the centuries past and into the future with the Blackadder families in this spoof of the Charles Dickins... Read more
Game of Thrones: Season 1 (2011)
9.5/10
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Lena Headey, Mark Addy, Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage
Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the South where heat breeds pl... Read more