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
Grumpy Old Men: Series 1 (2005)
7/10
Director: Alan Lewens
Starring: Bob Geldof, Bill Nighy, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bryson, Rick Stein, Jeremy Clarkson
Some of Britain's most insightful, witty - and middle-aged - male social commentators of our time investigate aspects of people's lives that make us w... Read more
Grumpy Old Women: Series 1 and 2 (2005)
7.3/10
Starring: Annette Crosbie, Sheila Hancock, Jilly Cooper, Esther Rantzen, Germaine Greer, A...
So what makes women grumpy? Body image, domestic goddesses, the youth of today, shopping, careers, multi-tasking in double figures, holidays - and yes... Read more
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
7/10
Director: Charles Sturridge
Starring: James Fox, Mary Steenburgen, Peter O'Toole, Ted Danson
Remaining loyal to Jonathan Swift's classic, we travel not only to the lands of giants and little people but also to a flying island of pseudo-intelle... Read more
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2004)
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Richard Coyle, Tim McInnerny, Michael Fassbender, Kevin McKidd,...
Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting) leads a prestigious cast in this lavish BBC production from Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern. Set against the brutal... Read more
Gunsmoke: Season 1 (1955)
8/10
Starring: Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver, James Arness, Milburn Stone
Television's longest running Western series (20 seasons!) begins here... Dodge City, known as the Sodom and Gomorrah of the plains, is a typical front... Read more
H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series (1969)
7.6/10
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Starring: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes
From the world of Sid and Marty Krofft comes the kids show favourite with dragon H.R. Pufnstuf. Travel to Living Island with Jimmy and Freddie, his ta... Read more
Hale and Pace: Series 1 and 2 (1988)
7.9/10
Director: David Hillier, Peter Orton
Starring: Gareth Hale, Norman Pace
With sketches featuring anything from gangsters to children's television presenters, the madcap and highly successful comedy duo, Hale and Pace met wh... Read more
Hale and Pace: Series 3 and 4 (1990)
7.9/10
Director: Peter Orton, David G. Hillier
Starring: Gareth Hale, Norman Pace
The madcap and highly successful comedy duo, are renowned as Britain's funniest and most notorious double act. Their special blend of risque visual hu... Read more
Hamish Macbeth: Series 1 (1995)
7.8/10
Director: Various
Starring: Robert Carlyle, James Young, Brian Alexander, David Ashton, Mona Bruce
Robert Carlyle is the eponymous small-town bobby in the rugged Scottish West Coast town of Lochdubh. He has his own methods of law enforcement which... Read more
Hamish MacBeth: Series 2 (1996)
7.8/10
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Anne Lacey, James Young, David Ashton, Brian Alexander, Mona Bru...
One hotel, one general store, one doctor and one lawman - PC Hamish Macbeth (Robert Carlyle). Many a baffling mystery and outrageous scam lurk behind... Read more