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 State Within (2006)
7.9/10
Director: Daniel Percival, Michael Offer
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Ben Daniels, Sharon Gless
The British ambassador to America becomes locked into a tense political firestorm when an airplane explodes while flying over Washington, D.C. in this... Read more
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
7.7/10
Director: Marvin Chomsky
Starring: Alice Krige, Anthony Higgins, Cherie Lunghi, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, John Rhys...
'The Strauss Dynasty' is the story of Johann Strauss and his sons; their music and the unforgettable waltzes which gained fame among royalty and commo... Read more
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 1, Volume 1 (1972)
7.3/10
Starring: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
This action-packed series made a star of the then up-and-coming actor Michael Douglas, who, along with Karl Malden, played a father-and-son-like duo o... Read more
The Streets of San Francisco: Season 1, Volume 2 (1972)
7.3/10
Starring: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
Hit series stars Karl Malden as veteran homicide detective Mike Stone, and in a role that put him on the map, Michael Douglas as his idealistic young... Read more
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011)
8.1/10
Director: James Hawes, Geoffrey Sax, David Blair, Christopher Menaul
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tom Georgeson, Paddy Considine, Emma Fielding,...
In the early days of criminal investigation, before guilt and innocence were determined by forensic science, there was a detective, “ a man of mystery... Read more
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
6.6/10
Director: James Hawes
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tom Georgeson, Paddy Considine, Emma Fielding,...
Adapted from Kate Summerscale's best-selling book, this gripping true story of murder, psychological suspense and courtroom drama has all the hallmark... Read more
The Sweeney: Series 1 (1975)
8.1/10
Starring: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan
John Thaw and Dennis Waterman started out in this gritty, genre-inventing London crime drama. Carter and Regan are two uncompromising coppers on the... Read more
The Sweeney: Series 2 (1976)
6.1/10
Starring: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan
Regan and Carter are back with more hard-boiled, flares-and-sideburns action. In the second series, the relationship between the two strengthens when... Read more
The Sweeney: Series 3 (1977)
6.1/10
Director: Christopher Menaul, Mike Vardy, Jim Goddard, Viktors Ritelis
Starring: John Thaw, Garfield Morgan, Dennis Waterman, Maureen Lipman, John Hurt
Jack Regan and George Carter are well into their hard-drinking, ciggie-smoking stride as they continue to bend the rules where necessary while bring d... Read more
The Take (2009)
7.9/10
Director: David Drury
Starring: Brian Cox, Charlotte Riley, Tom Hardy, Kierston Wareing, Shaun Evans
Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy) is a free man after spending a considerable stretch at Her Majesty's Pleasure, and now he plans to take the underworld by... Read more