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
I, Claudius (1976)
8.9/10
Starring: Brian Blessed, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, Sian Phillips, George B...
Based on the novels by Robert Graves, and the winner of 4 British Academy Awards for Film and Television, Claudius's epic story spans the analogues of... Read more
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
7.8/10
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Starring: Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton, Richard Briers
Richard Briers plays Godfrey Spry, who, having been hit on the head in a freak accident, ends up with an attention span of just 30 seconds. As a resul... Read more
Inspector Morse: Blood Relatives (1989)
8.1/10
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Martin Clunes, Alan Armstrong
Colin Dexter's super sleuth Inspector Morse (John Thaw) has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. "Dead on Time" - Morse investigat... Read more
Inspector Morse: Death Is Now My Neighbour / The Wench Is Dead (1987)
8.1/10
Director: John Madden, Charles Beeson
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Richard Briers
Colin Dexter's super sleuth Inspector Morse (John Thaw) has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. Included here are two movie-leng... Read more
Inspector Morse: Dying To Leave (1989)
8.1/10
Starring: Sean Bean, John Thaw, Richard Wilson
Colin Dexter's super sleuth Inspector Morse (John Thaw) has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. "Death of the Self" - Chief Supe... Read more
Inspector Morse: Foreign Lands (1989)
8.1/10
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" - The murder of a chef at Lewis' favourite Greek restaurant causes the Greek community of Oxford to close ranks. Morse turns to... Read more
Into the Storm (2009)
7.1/10
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Iain Glen, Janet McTeer, Len Cariou, James D'Arcy
This extraordinary production from HBO follows on from their previous Churchill story "The Gathering Storm". In this installment, Churchill is facing... Read more
Into the West (2005)
8.1/10
Starring: Matthew Settle, Josh Brolin, Tonantzin Carmelo, Gary Busey, Michael Spears, Zahn...
When Jacob Wheeler heads West for excitement, he falls in love with Native American girl, Thunder Heart Woman, sister of Loved By Buffalo, who fears h... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 4 (2010)
6.9/10
Starring: Judy Bailey, Temepara George, Rhys Darby, Ruben Wiki, Brendon Cole, Anika Moa, K...
From Rhys Darby's close encounters with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda to the bad boy of ballroom, Brendon Cole's altercation with a chicken in the w... Read more
Ironside: Season 1 (1967)
7/10
Starring: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Gene Lyons
Raymond Burr plays wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside, a consultant for the San Francisco police department who solves tough crimes with hi... Read more