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 Honourable Woman (2014)
8.1/10
Director: Hugo Blick
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal, Eve Best, Lindsay Duncan, Andrew B...
As a young girl, Nessa Stein (Maggie Gyllenhaal) witnessed the assassination of her father by the armed wing of the Palestinian Liberation Organisatio... Read more
Porridge: Series 1 (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale
Six episodes of cynicism, self-preservation and bare-faced cheek as Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) takes on the Slade prison system. Also starring Richard B... Read more
Rome: Season 1 (2005)
8.8/10
Director: Alan Taylor, Michael Apted, Allen Coulter, Tim Van Patten, Alan Poul, Steve Shill
Starring: Kerry Condon, Lindsay Duncan, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin McKidd, Ian McNeice, Tobias Me...
In 52 BC, Julius Caesar has just conquered Gaul, and Rome has become the epicentre of a sprawling, and increasingly wealthy, empire. This spectacular... Read more
Allo Allo!: Series 1 and 2 (1982)
8.6/10
Director: David Croft
Starring: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner, Guy Siner, Kim Hart...
Rene (Gorden Kaye) is the long-suffering proprietor of a small cafe in occupied France. Juggling amorous waitresses, a jealous wife, the gestapo and... Read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episodes 5-8 (1997)
8.2/10
Director: David Semel, Bruce Seth Green, Scott Brazil, Stephen Posey
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, An...
'Never Kill A Boy On The First Date' - Buffy starts dating a classmate, but is interrupted by a vampire plot to lead her to Hell. 'The Pack' - Buffy a... Read more
Jeeves and Wooster: Series 2 (1991)
8.4/10
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Clunes, Robert Daws, Vivian Pickles
Following the immense success of the first series, British greats Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry return to the iconic swing-time roles of P.G. Wodehouse'... Read more
A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Series 1 (1989)
8.4/10
Director: Kevin Bishop, Peter Orton
Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
One of the greatest sketch shows ever produced by British television, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie made a fantastically witty team. Many of the gags w... Read more
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5 (2004)
8.7/10
Starring: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Richard Lewis, Ted Danson
Larry David and friends return for more cringe-inducing comedy in Season Five, battling rumours that the show has 'jumped the shark', (TV boffin talk... Read more
The Sopranos: Season 6, Part 2 (2007)
9.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chiane...
Seven years ago we were introduced to the man behind the crime and the fear, meeting the fragile and captivating Tony Soprano. The intervening years h... Read more
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idl...
King Arthur meets Monty Python in this irreverent, insane, funny film with Graham Chapman as King Arthur convening his knights to seek the Holy Grail.... Read more