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
Poirot: Death on the Nile (2003)
8.6/10
Director: Paul Unwin
Starring: Barbara Flynn, David Suchet, James Fox, Judy Parfitt, Emma Malin
As Poirot's holiday cruise winds its way through the stunning scenery of historic Egypt, the Nile proves to have disturbing currents. Against Poirot's... Read more
Poirot: Five Little Pigs (2003)
8.6/10
Director: Paul Unwin
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Gemma Jones, Toby Stephens, Marc Warren, David Suchet
Caroline Crane was hanged for the murder of her flamboyant artist husband Amyas in an apparent crime of passion. Their ophaned daughter Lucy was sent... Read more
Poirot: Mrs McGinty's Dead (2008)
8.6/10
Director: Ashley Pearce
Starring: Amanda Root, David Suchet, Richard Hope, Ruth Gemmell, Sian Phillips, Zoe Wanama...
Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) takes on his toughest challenge yet as he races to prove a convicted killer is innocent. Mrs McGinty was killed by a bru... Read more
Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia (2001)
8.6/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Hugh Fraser, David Suchet
Poirot (David Suchet) visits Hastings at an archaeological dig in Mesopotamia and finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery. When an archeologist's... Read more
Poirot: Mystery of the Blue Train (2005)
8.6/10
Director: Hettie Macdonald
Starring: Lindsay Duncan, Roger Lloyd Pack, James D'Arcy, Elliott Gould
Poirot journeys on the renowned Blue Train to the French Riviera, mingling with a cast of colourful characters as unbeknownst to him a body lies await... Read more
Poirot: Series 1 (Volume 1) (1989)
8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Hugh Fraser
A literary legend became a TV phenomenon when David Suchet took on the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth. Using his "little... Read more
Poirot: Series 1 (Volume 2) (1989)
7.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Hugh Fraser
A literary legend became a TV phenomenon when David Suchet took on the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth. Using his "little... Read more
Poirot: Series 2 (1990)
8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Hugh Fraser
David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's sleuth Hercule Poirot in this collection of his cases from the long running TV series, in which deception and... Read more
Poirot: Series 3 - Volume 1 (1991)
8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser
Dame Agatha Christie's incomparable Hercule Poirot is brought to life in these five stories, set in the art deco elegance of 1930's England. "How Does... Read more
Poirot: Series 3 - Volume 2 (1991)
8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet
Dame Agatha Christie's incomparable Hercule Poirot is brought to life in these five stories, set in the art deco elegance of 1930's England. "The Doub... Read more