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 Young Ones: Series 2 (1984)
8.2/10
Director: Geoff Posner
Starring: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle
More smells, yells and bloody hells from 1980s student-land as the second and final series of the cult classic finds Scumbag College appearing on Univ... Read more
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Darnell Martin
Starring: Halle Berry, Michael Ealy, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Nicki Micheaux, Lorraine Touss...
Based on Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, this Emmy-nominated TV drama stars Halle Berry as the free-spirit... Read more
Then Churchill Said to Me (1982)
7.1/10
Director: Martin Shardlow
Starring: Frankie Howerd
The complete series of the BBC wartime comedy starring Frankie Howerd, made in 1982 but shelved during the Falklands war. Howerd takes on two roles,... Read more
This Is England '86 (2010)
8.3/10
Director: Shane Meadows, Tom Harper
Starring: Andrew Shim, Thomas Turgoose, Jo Hartley, Vicky McClure, Stephen Graham
Set three years after the original feature film, 'This is England '86' picks up the lives of Shaun, Woody and Lol in '86, - the year Chris de Burgh is... Read more
This Is England '88 (2011)
8.3/10
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Andrew Shim, Andrew Ellis, Chanel Cresswell
They say Christmas is a time for forgiving and forgetting, a time of love and laughter and joy ever after. But when all hope seems lost, what peace is... Read more
Thomas and Sarah: The Complete Series (1979)
7/10
Starring: John Alderton, Pauline Collins
John Alderton and Pauline Collins return to star as Thomas and Sarah from the hugely popular 'Upstairs Downstairs' series. In turns humorous, surreal... Read more
Threads (1984)
8.1/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, Rita May
The aftermath of global thermonuclear war is shown with graphic effectiveness in this shockingly realistic BBC series. Set in Sheffield, England and t... Read more
Three Up, Two Down: Series 1 and 2 (1985)
6.3/10
Director: Mandie Fletcher, John B Hobbs
Starring: Michael Elphick, Angela Thorne, Lysette Anthony, Ray Burdis
When young couple Nick and Ange decide to bring another little person into the world, they soon find finances stretched to the limit and decide to ren... Read more
Three's Company: Season 1 (1977)
7.5/10
Starring: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Norman Fell, Audra Lindley, Richard K...
Based on the provocative Brit-com "Man About the House", "Three's Company" follows the innuendo-laden but platonic misadventures and misunderstandings... Read more
Thriller: Series 1 and 2 (1973)
8.4/10
Starring: Dennis Waterman, Helen Mirren, Robert Powell, Jeremy Brett, Diana Dors, Denholm...
Following his immense success with 'The Avengers', British producer Brian Clemens made this spine-chillingly good series, with each episode a differen... Read more