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
The Long Way Home (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Glenn Jordan
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sarah Paulson
Feeling crowded after moving in with his son and daughter-in-law, retired carpenter Thomas (Jack Lemmon) forms an unlikely friendship on the road. Fre... Read more
The Lotus Eaters: Series 1 (1972)
8.4/10
Director: Cyril Coke
Starring: Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham
To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. Shepherd's Bar is a focal point for a group of... Read more
The Lotus Eaters: Series 2 (1973)
6.6/10
Director: Cyril Coke, Viktors Ritelis
Starring: Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham
As the Shepherds run their bar on Crete, Ann suddenly succumbs to amnesia. So begins intrigue, with a local policeman warning the couple that things... Read more
The Love Boat: Season 1, Volume 1 (1977)
6.1/10
Starring: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Lauren Tewes
The hit comedy series from legendary producer Aaron Spelling where each week passengers board the luxury liner and spend their days around the pool, a... Read more
The Lovejoy Collection: Volume 1 (1986)
Starring: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Phyllis Logan, Malcolm Tierney, Cassie Stuart, Chris...
Ian McShane stars as lovable rogue antiques dealer, Lovejoy, in volume one of the much loved BBC TV series. With a special talent for guessing the rea... Read more
The Lovejoy Collection: Volume 2 (1986)
Starring: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Phyllis Logan, Malcolm Tierney, Cassie Stuart, Chris...
Amateur detective and antique dealer Lovejoy was a TV phenomenon in the late eighties, though there was an odd five year gap between the first and sec... Read more
The Lucy Show Collection (1963)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Frankie Avalon, Mary Wickes, Jacques Bergerac, Ruta Lee, Barbara M...
As widow/bank secretary Lucy Carmichael, the wacky redhead finds herself hip-deep in hilarity in this collection of episodes from her hit '60s sitcom.... Read more
The Magnificent Evans (1984)
5.9/10
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Sharon Morgan, Myfanwy Talog, Dickie Arnold
Written by Roy Clarke and starring the inimitable Ronnie Barker, this is like a Welsh 'Open All Hours' with Barker as the pompous photographer Plantag... Read more
The Magnificent Seven: Season 1 (1998)
7.7/10
Director: Christopher Cain, Geoff Murphy, Peter Markle
Starring: Michael Biehn, Ron Perlman, Dale Midkiff, Eric Close, Andrew Kavovit, Anthony St...
Based on the original film and with a movie-length pilot directed by our own Geoff Murphy this TV western stars Michael Biehn ('The Terminator') as th... Read more
The Magnificent Seven: Season 2 (1999)
7.6/10
Starring: Ron Perlman, Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Peter Firth, Dana Barron, Lisa Brenner,...
Michael Biehn returns as the group's leader, reformed gunslinger Chris Larrabee for the second and final season of this witty and popular series based... Read more