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
Banshee: Season 1 (2013)
8.4/10
Starring: Ben Cross, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Hoon L...
An action drama series which charts the twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rura... Read more
Girls: Season 2 (2013)
6/10
Starring: Alex Karpovsky, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam D...
Following the New York City adventures of a group of twenty-something women, the series focuses on Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) and her complicated we... Read more
Magic City: Season 2 (Blu-ray) (2013)
7.6/10
Starring: Kelly Lynch, Danny Huston, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Steven Strait, C...
Ike Evans risks everything in a life and death battle to rid his Miramar Playa Hotel of the mob and Ben "The Butcher" Diamond. Ike's dangerous plan to... Read more
Magic City: Season 2 (2013)
7.6/10
Starring: Kelly Lynch, Danny Huston, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Steven Strait, C...
Ike Evans risks everything in a life and death battle to rid his Miramar Playa Hotel of the mob and Ben "The Butcher" Diamond. Ike's dangerous plan to... Read more
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2013)
7.9/10
Superman! Batman! Wonder Woman! For more than 75 years, the DC Comics Universe has been home to the world's most iconic superheroes! Robot Chicken! It... Read more
Call the Midwife: Series 2 (2013)
8.9/10
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Jessica Raine
Back to 1950s East End London for more touching and compelling stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House. It's 1958 and the hard-working midw... Read more
Mr Selfridge: Series 1 (2013)
7.7/10
Starring: Frances O'Connor, Jeremy Piven, Zoe Tapper, Katherine Kelly, Gregory Fitoussi
Created by Emmy Award-winning writer Andrew Davies ('Pride and Prejudice', 'Bleak House'), 'Mr. Selfridge' brings to life the story of American entrep... Read more
Top of the Lake (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: David Wenham, Genevieve Lemon, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan, Robyn Malcolm, Elisab...
12-years-old and 5 months pregnant, Tui Mitcham walks into a freezing New Zealand lake... then disappears. Detective Robin Griffin returns home to inv... Read more
Harry - Series 1 (2013)
3.7/10
Director: Christopher Dudman
Starring: Sam Neill, Theresa Healey, Oscar Kightley, Hunter Kamuhemu, Erroll Shand, Matthi...
An edgy and exciting six-part crime drama series set in Auckland, "Harry" is based on inside access to how New Zealand's police and criminals really o... Read more
Strike Back: Season 4 (2013)
8.2/10
Starring: Eva Birthistle, Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Amanda Mealing
Based on the book by Chris Ryan ("The One That Got Away"), "Strike Back" is a high-octane, globe-spanning thriller series with storylines ripped from... Read more