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
Coupling: Series 2 (2001)
8.6/10
Director: Martin Dennis
Starring: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Ben Miles, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt, Richard Co...
What do you do if you turn up at a party accidentally naked? How do you tell the girl you fancy that you lied about having a wooden leg? What do you t... Read more
Courage (1986)
6.6/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: Sophia Loren, Billy Dee Williams, Hector Elizondo, Ron Rifkin
This fact-based made for TV drama stars Sophia Loren as New Yorker Marianna Miraldo. Hurt and angered by her son's cocaine addiction, Marianna discove... Read more
Cousin Bette (1971)
8.3/10
Director: Gareth Davis
Starring: Helen Mirren, Thorley Walters, Margaret Tyzack
Based on the novel by Honore de Balzac, Cousin Bette is a poor spinster and a frequent visitor to her cousin Baron Hulot's household. When she is betr... Read more
Cracker: Nine Eleven (2006) / Lucky White Ghost (1996)
8.5/10
Director: Antonia Bird, Richard Standeven, Vernon Antcliff
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Ricky Tomlinson, Freda Foh Shen, Michael Pennington
Two feature length stories from Robbie Coltrane's sleuthing forensic psychologist. 'NineEleven' - Fitz returns to Manchester after ten years in Austr... Read more
Cranford (2007)
8.3/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench, Julia Sawalha, Mich...
Lavish, star-studded BBC costume drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell, following the absurdities and tragedies of life in the small northe... Read more
Crime and Punishment (BBC) (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Geraldine James, Nigel Terry, John Simm, Lara Belmont, Ian McDiarmid, David Haig...
This acclaimed BBC adaptation remains faithful to Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel. Set in St. Petersburg in the second half of the 19th century, the... Read more
Crime Story: Season 1 (1986)
8.4/10
Starring: Dennis Farina, Anthony Denison, William Smitrovich, Bill Campbell, Steve Ryan, P...
Following the success of 'Miami Vice', Michael Mann teamed up with co-creator and legendary Chicago detective Chuck Adamson for this hard-edged crime... Read more
Crime Story: Season 2 (1987)
8.5/10
Starring: Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Campbell, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, Ted Levine, Anthon...
It was hailed for its realism, condemned for its violence and ended with a climax that shocked millions. Though it lasted only two seasons, fans and c... Read more
Crimes of Passion (2013)
5.2/10
Starring: Tuva Novotny, Ola Rapace, Linus Wahlgren
A new level for vintage crime drama from Sweden has been set with "Crimes of Passion". Based on the books by Maria Lang, a writer who is considered th... Read more
Criminal Justice: Series 1 (2008)
7.8/10
Director: Otto Bathurst, Luke Watson
Starring: Bill Paterson, Charlie Creed-Miles, Con O'Neill, Juliet Aubrey, Pete Postlethwai...
An engrossing, gritty drama about a young man's experiences when entangled in the British criminal justice system. Ben Coulter (Ben Whishaw) wakes up... Read more