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
Perry Mason: Season 1, Volume 2 (1957)
8.2/10
Starring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper
The second volume of season 1 of Perry Mason fleshes out the splendid entire first year of the show, a masterpiece of '50s film noir and crisp, savvy... Read more
Perry Mason: Season 2, Volume 1 (1958)
8.2/10
Starring: Barbara Hale, Raymond Burr, Ray Collins, William Talman, William Hopper
Lawyer and novelist Earl Stanley Gardener created the character of defence attorney Perry Mason in 1933, and Mason made his way on to the TV screen in... Read more
Persuasion (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Adrian Shergold
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige, Julia Davis, Amanda Hale, Tobias...
Anne fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend... Read more
Persuasion (BBC) (1971)
7.6/10
Director: Howard Baker
Starring: Anne Firbank, Brian Marshall
This beautifully remastered dramatization conveys all the passions and frustrations of Jane Austen's most mature heroine. Anne Firbank and Brian Marsh... Read more
Petticoat Junction: 10 Classic Episodes (1963)
7.1/10
Starring: Bea Benaderet, Pat Woodell, Jeannine Riley, Edgar Buchanan
Running on CBS from 1963 to 1970 this popular series set in the laid-back town of Hooterville follows Kate, the widowed owner of the Shady Rest Hotel... Read more
Phantom 2040: Season 1 (1994)
7.3/10
Director: David J Corbett
Starring: J.D. Hall, Margot Kidder, Scott Valentine, Mark Hamill, Ron Perlman
The 24th Phantom, the 'Ghost Who Walks,' battles crimes in the future of 2040. Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television s... Read more
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (2000)
8.3/10
Starring: Alain De Botton
Popular British philosopher Alain de Botton investigates the pursuit of happiness in this six-part series, with each episode exploring the ideas and t... Read more
Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of Summer (2007)
8/10
Super-smart and seriously funny stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb come up with unusually exciting ways to spend the lazy, crazy "daze" of summer - like se... Read more
Phyllis Diller: Hilarious Highlights from Her Classic TV Show (2005)
7.2/10
Starring: Phyllis Diller
With her outrageous costumes and wildly teased hair, Phyllis Diller was a pioneer among female comediennes. This compilation of classic highlights fro... Read more
Pie in the Sky: A Second Helping (1995)
7.6/10
Starring: Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed, Malcolm Sinclair
Tales of crime and culinary wizardry are interwoven in this drama series about a reluctant detective whose dream of turning restauranteur could be jus... Read more