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 Bugaloos: The Complete Series (1970)
7/10
Starring: John McIndoe, Wayne Laryea, John Philpott, Caroline Ellis, Martha Raye, Billy Ba...
Any history of rock 'n' roll's British Invasion must certainly include The Bugaloos, the four-bug rock sensation of Tranquility Forest. From the limit... Read more
Morecambe and Wise: Series 3 (1970)
Starring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
By the time Morecambe and Wise had started their third series in 1970, they were already becoming the nation's favourite light entertainment double-ac... Read more
Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Director: Timothy Combe
Starring: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney
Jon Pertwee stars as the third Doctor, who is called to an atomic research station in Derbyshire to investigate a series of mysterious events. His que... Read more
The Thames Shakespeare Collection (1970)
Director: Kenneth Branagh, Joan Kemp-Welch, Philip Casson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Marie Kean, Ian McDiarmid, Patrick Magee, Ray Smith, W...
From royal family struggles and star-crossed lovers to a shipwreck romance and witches' prophecies, this acclaimed collection features the four of Sha... Read more
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
8.5/10
Director: John Glenister, Naomi Capon
Starring: Keith Michell, Annette Crosbie, Dorothy Tutin, Anne Stallybrass, Elvi Hale, Ange...
This award winning six-part BBC presentation, starring the critically acclaimed Keith Michell, follows the life and loves of this English monarch. Eac... Read more
UFO - SHADO File 3 and 4, Incidents 7 - 13 (1970)
Director: Alan Perry, David Lane, Ken Turner, Ron Appleton
Starring: Ed Bishop, George Sewell, Michael Billington
The year is 1980, and earth is under attack from a mysterious race of aliens who are systematically capturing humans to harvest their organs in Gerry... Read more
UFO - SHADO File 5 and 6, Incidents 14 - 21 (1970)
Director: Alan Perry, David Lane, David Tomblin
Starring: Ed Bishop, George Sewell, Michael Billington, Wanda Ventham
Gerry Anderson's classic sci-fi series set in (the then-futuristic world of) 1980, a time when alien invaders have begun to kidnap humans for ghastly... Read more
UFO - SHADO File 7 and 8, Incidents 22 - 26 (1970)
Director: Cyril Frankel, David Lane, David Tomblin, Gerry Anderson, Jeremy Summers, Ken Turner
Starring: Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Wanda Ventham
Set in the futuristic 1980s, the secret SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation), led by Commander Ed Straker (Ed Bishop) returns for t... Read more
Callan: Series 4, Part 1 (1970)
8.4/10
Starring: Edward Woodward, William Squire, Patrick Mower
Edward Woodward returns as Callan, an embittered SIS assassin working for a shadowy branch of government operations called 'the Section'. In this the... Read more
Callan: Series 3, Part 1 (1970)
8.4/10
Edward Woodward stars as Callan, a relentless but somewhat reluctant secret agent provocateur, working for a shadowy branch of government operations c... Read more