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
Hamish Macbeth: Series 3 (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Mandie Fletcher, Nicholas Renton, Jonas Grimas
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Shirley Henderson, James Young, Brian Alexander, David Ashton, M...
Hamish Macbeth (Robert Carlyle) returns for the third and final series as the highland PC in charge of keeping the peace in the remote village of Loch... Read more
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)
8.6/10
Director: Duncan Wood
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, June Whitfield, Dick Emery
Adapted from the equally successful radio programme of the same name, this early British sitcom still sets the standard for those made today. This DVD... Read more
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 2 (1959)
8.6/10
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Williams
The yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, many failing to measure up. The brilliant Tony Hancock translated his... Read more
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 3 (1959)
8.6/10
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Patricia Hayes
The late, great Tony Hancock is at his best in these ten episodes from 1959, with Sid James as the perfect foil. Collected from Series 5, Tony and Si... Read more
Hancock: The Very Best of (1961)
6.4/10
Director: Duncan Wood
Starring: Tony Hancock
A compilation of five of the best episodes from "Hancock's Half Hour". "The Bedsitter" - It's a dull day, with Hancock endlessly picking up and settin... Read more
Hannibal: Season 1 (2013)
8.6/10
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Pa...
FBI Agent Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) hunts the most notorious serial killers. Graham is both gifted and cursed with an extraordinary ability: he can thi... Read more
Hannibal: Season 2 (2014)
7.4/10
Director: David Semel, Michael Rymer, Peter Medak, Tim Hunter, Vincenzo Natali, David Slade
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas
Hannibal continues its second season with Will Graham (Dancy) locked in a mental asylum, accused of Hannibal Lecters (Mikkelsen) crimes. Jack Crawfor... Read more
Happy Valley: Series 1 (2014)
8.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: George Costigan, Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Adam Long, Joe Armstrong, Sa...
Catherine Cawood, a police sergeant in a small town where drunkards, drug addicts and teenage pregnancies are a way of life. Her world is turned upsid... Read more
Hardware: Series 1 (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Ben Kellett
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ryan Cartwright, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken Morley, Susan Earl, Ell...
Written by Simon Nye, the creator of "Men Behaving Badly", this BAFTA nominated series stars Martin Freeman (The Office). Set in a local hardware shop... Read more
Harry - Series 1 (2013)
3.7/10
Director: Christopher Dudman
Starring: Sam Neill, Theresa Healey, Oscar Kightley, Hunter Kamuhemu, Erroll Shand, Matthi...
An edgy and exciting six-part crime drama series set in Auckland, "Harry" is based on inside access to how New Zealand's police and criminals really o... Read more