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
Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Director: Timothy Combe
Starring: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney
Jon Pertwee stars as the third Doctor, who is called to an atomic research station in Derbyshire to investigate a series of mysterious events. His que... Read more
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
8.7/10
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
In this first ever Doctor Who adventure, the Doctor's grand-daughter has become a pupil at an ordinary school in Britain, 1963. A strange amalgam of t... Read more
Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)
8.7/10
Director: Michael Kerrigan
Starring: Sylvester McCoy, Nicholas Courtney, Sophie Aldred
Responding to a distress signal, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive near the village of Cadbury, where a nuclear missile conv... Read more
Doctor Who: Castrovalva (1982)
8.7/10
Director: Fiona Cumming
Starring: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Anthony Ainley
Peter Davison makes his debut as the regenerated Doctor, following on directly from the Tom Baker finale, 'Logopolis', he escapes with his companions... Read more
Doctor Who: City of Death (1979)
8.7/10
Director: Michael Hayes
Starring: Tom Baker, Julian Glover, Lalla Ward
A peaceful holiday in Paris takes a macabre turn for the Doctor and Romana as cracks start to appear in the fabric of time itself. Uncovering a plot b... Read more
Doctor Who: Davros Collection - Volume 1 (1975)
8.7/10
Starring: Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy
Volume 1 of 2 of this huge Davros collection follows the Doctor (in various forms) in his relationsip with the master of the Daleks. Some of the serie... Read more
Doctor Who: Davros Collection - Volume 2 (1985)
8.7/10
Starring: Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Terry Molloy
Volume 2 of 2 of this huge Davros collection follows the Doctor (in various forms) in his relationsip with the master of the Daleks. Some of the serie... Read more
Doctor Who: Deep Breath ( Series 8, Episode 1 ) (2014)
8.7/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Jenna-Louise Coleman
First episode of series eight featuring new doctor Peter Capaldi and directed by Ben Wheatley ("A Field in England"). As Matt Smith regenerates into t... Read more
Doctor Who: Earthshock (1982)
8.7/10
Director: Peter Grimwade
Starring: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse
"So we meet again, Doctor...." A fateful landing on Earth in the 26th Century finds the TARDIS deep within a system of subterranian caves and even dee... Read more
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (1981)
8.7/10
Director: John Black
Starring: Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Stratford Johns
Whilst trying to return Tegan to Heathrow Airport, the Doctor instead lands the TARDIS on a seemingly deserted alien spacecraft, just four days away f... Read more