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
Supernatural: Season 7 (2011)
7.5/10
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
In Season 7, Sam and Dean fight demons. Real demons, life Lucifer, who tortures Sam with visions of Hell. Private demons, as the brothers face a traum... Read more
Survivors: Series 1 (1975)
8.1/10
Director: Pennant Roberts, Gerald Blake, Terence Williams
Starring: Ian McCulloch, Carolyn Seymour, Lucy Fleming, Tanya Ronder
Concieved by Terry Nation (the creator of the 'Daleks' and 'Blake's 7'), 'Survivors' is a groundbreaking and startlingly realistic television drama se... Read more
Survivors: Series 1 (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Various
Starring: Zoe Tapper, Phillip Rhys, Paterson Joseph, Max Beesley, Julie Graham
Based on the cult 1970s show of the same name (in turn based on Terry Nation's novel), this re-imagining of post-apocalyptic Britain is a more action-... Read more
Survivors: Series 2 (2009)
6.1/10
Starring: Zoe Tapper, Chahak Patel, Phillip Rhys, Paterson Joseph, Max Beesley, Robyn Addi...
Abby and her mismatched family of survivors; Tom, Greg, Sarah, Naj, Al and Anya, have withstood the initial devastation of the virus, but find themsel... Read more
Survivors: Series 2 (1976)
7.6/10
Director: Pennant Roberts
Starring: Ian McCulloch, Dennis Lill, Lucy Fleming
In the first series, the starkness of life post-plague is portrayed with the immediate realities of surviving, finding food and shelter, avoiding viol... Read more
Survivors: Series 3 (1977)
7.6/10
Starring: Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming, Anna Pitt, Dennis Lill
In the third and final season Charles, Jenny and Hubert set out on horseback to find Greg after having heard nothing from since he left for Norway. I... Read more
Sweeney 2 (1978)
6.7/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Dennis Waterman, Ken Hutchison, John Thaw, Lewis Fiander, Anna...
"We're the Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner..." The second of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically inc... Read more
Sweeney! (1976)
6.9/10
Director: David Wickes
Starring: Barry Foster, Dennis Waterman, Ian Bannen, John Thaw, Colin Welland, Diane Keen
"Shut it you slag... You're nicked!" The first of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically incorrect crime series in... Read more
Taggart: Love Knot / Hostile Witness (1990)
7.2/10
Starring: Mark McManus, James MacPherson, Jenny Runacre, David Robb, Harriet Buchan, John...
Two feature length editions featuring the Galswegian crime-solver. 'Love Knot' sees the investigation of a woman's murder that leads Taggart and Jard... Read more
Taggart: Volume 1 (1983)
7.2/10
Starring: Harriet Buchan, Neil Duncan, Mark McManus, Robert Robertson
First broadcast in 1983 under the title 'Killer', this paved the way for a generation of detective series and became 'Taggart' in 1985. This hugely po... Read more