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 Mighty Boosh: Series 3 (2007)
8.4/10
Director: Paul King
Starring: Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt
Vince Noir and Howard Moon return for a third series of the cult comedy hit featuring another fantabulous mix of surreal humour, musical interludes, s... Read more
The Millionairess (1972) / The Apple Cart (1975)
Director: William Slater, Cedric Messina
Starring: Maggie Smith, Tom Baker, Charles Gray, James Villiers, Helen Mirren, Prunella Sc...
George Bernard Shaw's brilliant farce on the true relationships between class, capital, power and labour stars Maggie Smith as Epifania, glamourous, c... Read more
The Missing: Series 1 (2014)
8.2/10
Director: Tom Shankland
Starring: James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor, Ken Stott, Jason Flemyng, Arsher Ali, Said Tagh...
When Tony and Emily Hughes (James Nesbitt and Frances O'Connor) travel to France with their five-year-old son Oliver (Oliver Hunt), their family holid... Read more
The Mists of Avalon (2001)
7/10
Director: Uli Edel
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, Caroline Goodall, Michael Varta...
Magnificent adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's feminist fantasy novel takes a look at the women behind King Arthur's throne and the battle between... Read more
The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001)
7.7/10
Starring: David Mitchell, Robert Webb
Join David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the stars and creators of the UK hit 'Peep Show' as they present inventive and (most importantly) hilarious sketc... Read more
The Monkey King (2001)
5.6/10
Director: Peter MacDonald
Starring: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong
This mini-series adaptation of the classic Chinese tale 'Journey to the West' stars Thomas Gibson as an American journalist, Nick Orton, who must beco... Read more
The Moonstone (1972)
7.5/10
Director: Paddy Russell
Starring: Kathleen Byron, Robin Ellis, Vivien Heilbron, Martin Jarvis, John Welsh, Basil D...
Young and beautiful Rachel Verinder (Vivien Heilbron) inherits one of the greatest jewels on earth, The Moonstone, a yellow diamond from India. When i... Read more
The Morecambe and Wise Show: Series 1 and 2 (1968)
Starring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
Featuring the remaining footage from the first series and the complete second series, this is the incomparable Eric and Ernie at their very best. Noo... Read more
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (2000)
7.8/10
Director: James Hawes, Martin Hutchings, Audrey Cooke
Starring: Diana Rigg, Neil Dudgeon, Peter Davison
Set in the 1920s, Diana Rigg stars as glamourous crime-solver Mrs Bradley who, along with her trusty chauffeur, George (Neil Dudgeon) tackles the toug... Read more
The Munsters: Season 2 (1965)
7.9/10
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick
Reunite with the frighteningly funny family from Mockingbird Lane as the Munsters return for a second season. With Herman, the devoted dad and "workin... Read more