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
Till Death Us Do Part: Series 5 (1974)
7.3/10
Starring: Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Una Stubbs, Anthony Booth
The loud-mouth Alf Garnett and his long-suffering family return in the fifth series. Sadly most of the first three series, filmed in black and white,... Read more
Time for Murder (1985)
Director: David Carson, Patrick Lau, Brian Mills
Starring: Amanda Root, Charles Dance, Claire Bloom, Jane Asher, Patrick Allen, Sylvia Syms...
In original screenplays specially commissioned for this series, Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, Gordon Honeycombe, Frances Galleymore, Michael Robson, and... Read more
Timeslip: The Complete Collection - Volume 1 (1970)
8/10
Starring: Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Derek Benfield, Iris Russell
"Timeslip" is classic 1970's sci-fi adventure where teenagers, Simon and Liz, find themselves going back in time. When a young girl vanishes near a de... Read more
Timeslip: The Complete Collection - Volume 2 (1970)
8/10
Starring: Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Derek Benfield, Iris Russell
"Timeslip" is classic 1970's sci-fi adventure where teenagers, Simon and Liz, find themselves going back in time. When a young girl vanishes near a de... Read more
Tin Man (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Nick Willing
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Richard Dreyfuss
A wonderful cyber-twisted re-envisioning of 'The Wizard of Oz'. After the evil sorceress Azkadellia turns the beautiful Outer Zone into a wasteland, y... Read more
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
8.6/10
Director: John Irving
Starring: Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Bernard Hepton, Joss Ackland
In this award-winning adaptation of John le Carre's novel, Sir Alec Guinness stars as spymaster George Smiley, a retired agent for the British Secret... Read more
To the Lighthouse (1983)
6.4/10
Director: Colin Gregg
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Rosemary Harris, Michael Gough, T P McKenna, Pippa Guard
Based on the acclaimed novel by Virginia Woolf, this alternately light and moody, multi-layered drama examines the interpersonal dynamics of an aristo... Read more
To The Manor Born: 25th Wedding Anniversary Special (2007)
7.5/10
Starring: Angela Thorne, Peter Bowles, Daphne Heard, Penelope Keith
For many, "To The Manor Born" was 'the' 80s comedy series - pitting one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton,... Read more
To The Manor Born: Series 3 (1981)
7.5/10
Starring: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Daphne Oxenford, Daphne Heard, Michael Bilton
In the third and final series of this award winning comedy, the love-hate relationship between Lady Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton and urbane millionaire Ric... Read more
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2004)
7.6/10
Director: David Moore
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jemma Redgrave, Alex Pettyfer, Gregory Moffett
Stephen Fry, Jemma Redgrave, Joseph Beattie and Alex Pettyfer star in this TV adaptation of Thomas Hughes' timeless coming of age tale. The time is th... Read more