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
Eleventh Hour: The Complete Series (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Roger Gartland, Terry McDonough
Starring: Clare Holman, Patrick Stewart, Steve Evets, Ashley Jensen
Patrick Stewart brings his commanding screen presence to the role of Ian Hood, special scientific troubleshooter for the British government. A brillia... Read more
Elizabeth R (1971)
8.8/10
Director: Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Richard Martin, Roderick Graham, Donald McWhinnie
Starring: Robert Hardy, Ronald Hines, Glenda Jackson, Anthony Ainley, Vivian Pickles, Nich...
Glenda Jackson stars as England's strong-willed 'Virgin Queen' in this acclaimed Masterpiece Theatre presentation. Beginning with her ascendance to th... Read more
Ellery Queen: Adventures 1 - 4 (1975)
8.4/10
Starring: Anne Francis, Barbara Rush, David Wayne, Don Ameche, Donald O'Connor, Eugene Roc...
Long before "Murder, She Wrote", "Ellery Queen" was entertaining viewers with the exact same crime format: a mysterious murder, a long list of clues,... Read more
Ellery Queen: Adventures 13 - 20 (1975)
8.4/10
Starring: Barbara Rush, Cesar Romero, Dana Andrews, David Hedison, David Wayne, Diana Muld...
Long before "Murder, She Wrote", "Ellery Queen" was entertaining viewers with the exact same crime format: a mysterious murder, a long list of clues,... Read more
Ellery Queen: Adventures 21 - 22 (1975)
8.4/10
Starring: Carolyn Jones, Dana Wynter, David Wayne, Jim Hutton, Juliet Mills, Mel Ferrer, R...
Long before "Murder, She Wrote", "Ellery Queen" was entertaining viewers with the exact same crime format: a mysterious murder, a long list of clues,... Read more
Ellery Queen: Adventures 5 - 12 (1975)
8.4/10
Starring: David Wayne, Dean Stockwell, Dina Merrill, Eva Gabor, Eve Arden, Jim Backus, Jim...
Long before "Murder, She Wrote", "Ellery Queen" was entertaining viewers with the exact same crime format: a mysterious murder, a long list of clues,... Read more
Emma (BBC) (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Starring: Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, Tamsin Greig, Romola Garai
The Jane Austen comedic classic is given new life in this sunny BBC production, which follows young, pretty 19th-century heroine Emma Woodhouse (Romol... Read more
Emma (BBC) (1972)
6.7/10
Director: John Glenister
Starring: Raymond Adamson, John Alkin, Doran Godwin
This BBC production of Jane Austen's novel, is set in the small provincial town of Highbury, depicting the often hilarious attempts of Miss Emma to fi... Read more
Emma (TV) (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton
This lavish adaptation brings to life all the glorious wit and sharp humour of arguably Jane Austen's finest novel, recreating her most irritatingly e... Read more
Emma's War (1986)
5.9/10
Director: Clytie Jessop
Starring: Mark Lee, Miranda Otto, Lee Remick, Terence Donovan, Donal Gibson
Australia 1942. The Japanese are bombing Sydney. Anne, driven to the bottle by sheer terror of the war and the absence of her husband, takes her two y... Read more