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
She Stoops to Conquer (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Tony Britten
Starring: Polly Hemingway, Miles Jupp, Roy Marsden, Ian Redford, Susannah Fielding, Mark D...
Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners, tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-... Read more
Shelley: Series 1 (1979)
8.1/10
Director: Anthony Parker
Starring: Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Hywel Bennett
James Shelley's (Hywel Bennett) PhD and gift of the gab should have set him up for life, but his refusal to compromise his ideals has left him with a... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia / The Dancing Men (1984)
7.6/10
Director: Paul Annett, John Bruce
Starring: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams
Sherlock Holmes is again on the case with Jeremy Brett in the role of the clever sleuth and David Burke as his trusty friend and assistant Dr Watson.... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: Collectors' Edition (1954)
7.6/10
Director: Sheldon Reynolds
Starring: Ronald Howard, H. Marion Crawford , Christopher Lee
Ronald Howard reprises his acclaimed BBC radio role as Sherlock Holmes for the only American serial version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detecti... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: Shoscombe Old Place / The Boscombe Valley Mystery (1991)
7.6/10
Director: Patrick Lau, June Howson
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Jude Law, Peter Vaughan, Robin Ellis, Edward Hardwicke, James Pure...
'The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place' - Sir Robert Norberton has gambled all on the success of a horse in the Champion Stakes. Meanwhile, John Mason... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbunkle / The Copper Beeches (1984)
7.6/10
Director: David Carson, Paul Annett
Starring: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams
Sherlock Holmes is again on the case with Jeremy Brett in the role of the clever sleuth and David Burke as his trusty friend and assistant Dr Watson.... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Crooked Man / The Speckled Band (1984)
7.6/10
Director: Alan Grint, John Bruce
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, David Burke
Sherlock Holmes is again on the case with Jeremy Brett in the role of the clever sleuth and David Burke as his trusty friend and assistant Dr Watson.... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Foot / Silver Blaze (1991)
7.6/10
Director: Ken Hannam, Bob Mills
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams
Jeremy Brett brings Sherlock Holmes to life in a series that is said to be the most accurate portrayal ever made of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous, f... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Peter Hammond
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke
Sherlock Holmes is worried by a recurring dream and both Watson and Mrs Hudson have expressed their concern. Meanwhile, Lord Robert St Simon, the most... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Baker) (1982)
6.8/10
Starring: Terence Rigby, Tom Baker, Will Knightley, Nicholas Woodeson
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story is brought to the screen with Tom Baker in a 4 part BBC TV adaptation. When Sherlock Holmes... Read more