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
Homeland: Season 2 (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.6/10
Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, Jackson Pace, Morga...
"Homeland" makes its triumphant return after winning six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Claire Danes, Outstanding Lead Actor for... Read more
Homeland: Season 4 (2014)
7.2/10
Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin
Crack CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) plays by her own rules when it comes to protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks. Her uncanny intuiti... Read more
Homeland: Season 5 (2015)
8.3/10
Director: Various
Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend
There's no place like Homeland.. CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is top in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and un... Read more
Homicide - The Movie (2000)
7.8/10
Director: Jean De Segonzac
Starring: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Belzer, Is...
Reuniting characters from all five preceding seasons this feature-length film special follows the former leader of the Baltimore Homicide Squad, Giard... Read more
Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 1 & 2 (1993)
7.1/10
Starring: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson, Yaphe...
This critically acclaimed series, based on the book by David Simon, captures the gritty reality of life for a team of homicide detectives in the front... Read more
Hope and Wire (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Bernard Hill, Joel Tobeck, Stephen Lovatt, Miriama McDowell, Rachel House, Chels...
"Hope and Wire", a television drama inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, is set in the aftermath of the... Read more
Hornblower 1: The Even Chance (1998)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst
Set against the backdrop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British naval history, these films trace Hornblower as he grows... Read more
Hornblower 2: The Examination For Lieutenant (1998)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson, Ian McNeice, Andrew Tiernan
AKA 'The Fire Ship'. A TV dramatisation of CS Forester's classic maritime adventure. Here Horatio Hornblower faces many challenges as he tries to st... Read more
Hornblower 3: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
8.2/10
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup
Epic in scale and full of action, adventure, suspense and romance, the Hornblower series is based on C S Forester's classic maritime adventures - the... Read more
Hornblower 4: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Antony Sher, John Shrapnel, Samuel West, Peter Va...
AKA 'The Wrong War'. Hornblower's ship, the Indefatigable, together with three other ships carrying French emigre troops (the Frogs) and British Infan... Read more