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
Burnside: The Complete Series (2000)
7/10
Starring: Christopher Ellison, Zoe Eeles, Justin Pierre
Leveraging the long-term success of the hit series "The Bill", the inimitable Frank Burnside (Christopher Ellison) has been promoted to Detective Chie... Read more
Burying Brian (2008)
5.5/10
Director: Peter Burger
Starring: Shane Cortese, Jodie Dorday, Craig Hall, Rebecca Hobbs, Joshua Leys, Ruby Love,...
Four ordinary New Zealand women, closely connected by shared history and friendship, meet regularly to drink and talk. One night, the women rail again... Read more
Butterflies: Series 2 (1980)
7.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague, Andrew Hall, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Bored housewife Ria (Wendy Craig) is still frustrated with her mundane life and her platonic relationship with Leonard is proving more problematic tha... Read more
Butterflies: Series 3 (1981)
7.2/10
Starring: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Andrew Hall, Bruce Montague
In the third series Ria (Wendy Craig) remains frustrated by her mundane life with her successful, though dull, dentist husband, and two glib teenage s... Read more
By the Sword Divided: Series 1 (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Henry Herbert, Michael Custance, Brian Farnham, Diarmuid Lawrence
Starring: Julian Glover, Andrew MacLachlan, Rob Edwards, Jeremy Clyde, Tim Bentinck, Lucy...
Produced by the BBC, this epic historical drama series is set during the English Civil War and follows the changing loyalties and wrenching conflict w... Read more
By the Sword Divided: Series 2 (1985)
7.6/10
Starring: Julian Glover, Sharon Mughan, Jeremy Clyde, Simon Treves
'By the Sword Divided' is a fascinating portrayal of a noble family torn apart during a civil war that divided loyalists in support of King Charles I... Read more
C S Lewis Through the Shadowlands ( aka Shadowlands ) (1985)
Director: Norman Stone
Starring: Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom, David Waller
Aka "Shadowlands". A real-life incident involving two major literary figures was dramatized for British television in 1985 under the title 'Shadowland... Read more
Cadfael: Series 1 (1994)
8.2/10
Director: Graham Theakston
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Michael Culver, Julian Firth
Acclaimed actor Sir Derek Jacobi stars as Brother Cadfael, a former soldier, sailor and crusader who is now set on a path to God. Ahead of his time,... Read more
Cadfael: Series 2 (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Malcolm Mowbray
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Sean Pertwee, Michael Culver
Brother Cadfael returns with three more intriguing mysteries. 'The Virgin on Ice' finds Cadfael rushing to the rescue of a nun, a young noble and his... Read more
Cadfael: Series 3 (1996)
8.2/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Richard Stroud, Ken Grieve
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Sean Pertwee, Michael Culver
Derek Jacobi's unique 12th century sleuth becomes involved with a murder and a grieving widow in 'The Rose Rent'. 'St Peter's Fair' turns nasty when... Read more