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05:00
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Drama about a woman who tries to contact her son 19 years after being forced to give him up for adoption but finds her hopes shattered when she is told the boy died in questionable circumstances.
Director: Claudia Weill
Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Ivey, Michael McGrady, Max Gail, Hank Stratton, Annabella Price
(Made For TV, 1992, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
David and Lisa (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
An Emmy Award-nominated film, the riveting and touching story of two emotionally disturbed teenagers who, through their relationship and the help of their psychiatrist, begin the road to recovery.
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James, Richard McMurray
(Black and White, Made For TV, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
09:00
The Whereabouts of Jenny (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A divorced father is desperate to get access to his young daughter after she and his ex wife are whisked into hiding under a witness protection act.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Debrah Farentino, Eve Gordon, David Graf, Dakin Matthews, Lee Garlington
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
11:00
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
When an eighteen month old baby falls down an abandoned well, a local fire chief and a police officer lead the efforts to free her.
Director: Mel Damski
Starring: Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Roxana Zal, Will Oldham, Whip Hubley, Robin Gammell
(Made For TV, 1989, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
The Promise (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
When a woman is constantly physically abused by her husband, she fears for her own life and her children's lives, prompting her to ask her sister for a life changing promise.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Starring: Isabella Hofmann, Tracy Nelson, Neil Maffin, Courtney Peldon, Seth Adkins, Matt Cooke
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Separated by Murder (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
Sharon Gless stars in this fantastic crime drama inspired by a true story. When Betty's wealthy husband is murdered she, along with her sophisticated twin sister, is indicted in the murder.
Director: Donald Wrye
Starring: Sharon Gless, Steve Railsback, Ed Bruce, Mark W. Johnson, Jim Ostrander, Bob Penny
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 2 Star)
17:00
Sins of the Mother (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Based on a true story. Elizabeth Montgomery stars as a spiteful woman who subjects her son to constant belittlement - but few could predict the extent of his violent anguish.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dale Midkiff, Heather Fairfield, Talia Balsam, Jerry Bossard, Mimi Kennedy
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
The Murder of Mary Phagan (Drama) PG certificate
In 1913, teenager Mary was found murdered. Although the evidence points to another suspect, the authorities chose to charge an outsider.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon, Cynthia Nixon
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, PG)
21:00
Shattered Family (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Even an 11-year-old child has rights - and none more so that Gregory Kingsley, the American boy who made legal history by 'divorcing' himself from his abusive parents. In doing so, Gregory set a legal precedent for the rights of children everywhere.
Director: Sandy Smolan
Starring: Richard Crenna, Rhea Perlman, Linda Kelsey, Cotter Smith, Joycelyn O'Brien, Cyril O'Reilly
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
23:00
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
An insight into the dangerous life of an undercover cop who lives life on the edge, he faces heartbreak when a drug raid in Los Angeles goes wrong.
Director: Dick Lowry
Starring: James Farentino, Susan Walters
(1990, 15)
01:00
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart - Driven to Succeed (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Biopic following the rise and fall of Martha Stewart, the housewife-turned-billionaire businesswoman who built up a lucrative catering empire with ruthless resolve, while cultivating a public image as the all-American housewife. However, her perfect world was rocked by conviction for insider trading and accusations of domestic tyranny.
Director: Jason Ensler
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella, Dorie Barton, Seann Gallagher
(Made For TV, 2004, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
A Family Torn Apart (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but does he know more than he's letting on? Neil Patrick Harris stars. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.
Director: Craig Baxley Jr.
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Johnny Galecki, Linda Kelsey, John M. Jackson, Lisa Banes, James Handy
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
Leave of Absence (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
A successful architect's long and idyllic marriage is threatened by his affair with the beautiful Nell. But Nell has shattering news.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Jacqueline Bisset, Blythe Danner, Polly Bergen, Noelle Parker, Tim Lounibos
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 2 Star)
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05:00
The Christmas Blessing (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
An emotional drama starring Rob Lowe. Following the death of his mother, a doctor volunteers at an after-school club and forms a special bond with a desperately ill child who has also lost his mother.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, Hugh Thompson, Shaun Johnston, Rob Lowe
(Made For TV, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Deed. Series 1, episode 20.
John-Boy leaves home to get a job to help pay legal fees when the Waltons are in danger of losing the mountain because their forebears never filed a deed.
(1973, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Scholar. Series 1, episode 21.
John-Boy demonstrates love and understanding as he teaches a proud but uneducated woman how to read and write.
(1973, U)
09:00
Escape From Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
He's handsome, successful and passionate. But the fairytale transformation in Teresa Walden's life when she marries Paul Stamper is short-lived as he changes by slow degrees into a relentless stalker and killer.
Director: Michael Scott
Starring: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker, Luce Rains, Cindy Williams
(Made For TV, 1995, 15, 3 Star)
11:00
Danielle Steel's Star (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Daily Danielle Steel: Blamed for her brother's death and banished from the family ranch she loved so much, a young country girl must start life anew in San Francisco.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: Jennie Garth, Craig Bierko, Terry Farrell, Penny Fuller, Mitch Ryan, Jim Haynie
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 2 Star)
13:00
Class Action (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
On opposite sides of the courtroom, two lawyers, father and daughter, must decide if they can put aside the past to uncover the truth. Gene Hackman stars in this suspense thriller.
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat
(1991, 15, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style.
After having a fight with him, Laura believes that Almanzo is having an affair with a former girlfriend and wants to leave him.
(Part 7, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
High Society.
Gus decides he wants to become a 'proper' gentleman and make himself worthy of a girl like Felicity.
(Part 11, PG)
17:00
Uprising (Drama) PG certificate
As the Nazi oppression took hold, some 350,000 Polish Jews were effectively incarcerated. But a handful of Jews refused to submit to this fate, and so the uprising began. David Schwimmer stars. 2 of 2.
(PG)
19:00
Judgment Day: The John List Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Robert Blake stars as a churchgoing, well respected accountant who murders his wife, children and mother and then evades capture for 17 years in this fascinating story.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Robert Blake, Beverly D'Angelo, David Caruso, Melinda Dillon, Alice Krige, David Purdham
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
The Practice (Drama) PG certificate
The Emmy Award-winning drama follows Bobby Donnell, a young lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat.
(PG)
22:00
Switched at Birth (Drama) PG certificate
Two girls are born in the same hospital within days of each other. When one child becomes seriously ill the parents discover their DNA doesn't match.
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Kerwin
(PG)
00:00
The Practice (Drama) PG certificate
The Emmy Award-winning drama follows Bobby Donnell, a young lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat.
(PG)
01:00
Family Rescue (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
George C. Scott, Ally Sheedy and Rachel Leigh Cook star in this harrowing true story of a 15-year-old who turns to her grandad for help when she is raped by her mother's boyfriend.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Starring: George C. Scott, Rachael Leigh Cook, Don Diamont, Ally Sheedy, Trenton McDevitt, Stan Kelly
(1997, 15, 2 Star)
03:00
Shattered Promises (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Real-life hero cop Jack Reed is on the case in this two-part courage-versus-corruption thriller, in which Reed becomes locked in a deadly battle of wills with Alan Masters, a murderous lawyer who holds the Chicago legal system in an iron grip.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Xander Berkeley, Lisa Eilbacher, John M. Jackson
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1992, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
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05:00
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Drama about a woman who tries to contact her son 19 years after being forced to give him up for adoption but finds her hopes shattered when she is told the boy died in questionable circumstances.
Director: Claudia Weill
Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Ivey, Michael McGrady, Max Gail, Hank Stratton, Annabella Price
(Made For TV, 1992, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
David and Lisa (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
An Emmy Award-nominated film, the riveting and touching story of two emotionally disturbed teenagers who, through their relationship and the help of their psychiatrist, begin the road to recovery.
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James, Richard McMurray
(Black and White, Made For TV, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
09:00
The Whereabouts of Jenny (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A divorced father is desperate to get access to his young daughter after she and his ex wife are whisked into hiding under a witness protection act.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Debrah Farentino, Eve Gordon, David Graf, Dakin Matthews, Lee Garlington
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
11:00
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
When an eighteen month old baby falls down an abandoned well, a local fire chief and a police officer lead the efforts to free her.
Director: Mel Damski
Starring: Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Roxana Zal, Will Oldham, Whip Hubley, Robin Gammell
(Made For TV, 1989, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
The Promise (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
When a woman is constantly physically abused by her husband, she fears for her own life and her children's lives, prompting her to ask her sister for a life changing promise.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Starring: Isabella Hofmann, Tracy Nelson, Neil Maffin, Courtney Peldon, Seth Adkins, Matt Cooke
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Separated by Murder (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
Sharon Gless stars in this fantastic crime drama inspired by a true story. When Betty's wealthy husband is murdered she, along with her sophisticated twin sister, is indicted in the murder.
Director: Donald Wrye
Starring: Sharon Gless, Steve Railsback, Ed Bruce, Mark W. Johnson, Jim Ostrander, Bob Penny
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 2 Star)
17:00
Sins of the Mother (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Based on a true story. Elizabeth Montgomery stars as a spiteful woman who subjects her son to constant belittlement - but few could predict the extent of his violent anguish.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dale Midkiff, Heather Fairfield, Talia Balsam, Jerry Bossard, Mimi Kennedy
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
The Murder of Mary Phagan (Drama) PG certificate
In 1913, teenager Mary was found murdered. Although the evidence points to another suspect, the authorities chose to charge an outsider.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon, Cynthia Nixon
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, PG)
21:00
Shattered Family (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Even an 11-year-old child has rights - and none more so that Gregory Kingsley, the American boy who made legal history by 'divorcing' himself from his abusive parents. In doing so, Gregory set a legal precedent for the rights of children everywhere.
Director: Sandy Smolan
Starring: Richard Crenna, Rhea Perlman, Linda Kelsey, Cotter Smith, Joycelyn O'Brien, Cyril O'Reilly
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
23:00
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
An insight into the dangerous life of an undercover cop who lives life on the edge, he faces heartbreak when a drug raid in Los Angeles goes wrong.
Director: Dick Lowry
Starring: James Farentino, Susan Walters
(1990, 15)
01:00
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart - Driven to Succeed (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Biopic following the rise and fall of Martha Stewart, the housewife-turned-billionaire businesswoman who built up a lucrative catering empire with ruthless resolve, while cultivating a public image as the all-American housewife. However, her perfect world was rocked by conviction for insider trading and accusations of domestic tyranny.
Director: Jason Ensler
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella, Dorie Barton, Seann Gallagher
(Made For TV, 2004, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
A Family Torn Apart (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but does he know more than he's letting on? Neil Patrick Harris stars. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.
Director: Craig Baxley Jr.
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Johnny Galecki, Linda Kelsey, John M. Jackson, Lisa Banes, James Handy
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
Leave of Absence (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
A successful architect's long and idyllic marriage is threatened by his affair with the beautiful Nell. But Nell has shattering news.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Jacqueline Bisset, Blythe Danner, Polly Bergen, Noelle Parker, Tim Lounibos
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 2 Star)
True Movies 2
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05:00
The Christmas Blessing (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
An emotional drama starring Rob Lowe. Following the death of his mother, a doctor volunteers at an after-school club and forms a special bond with a desperately ill child who has also lost his mother.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, Hugh Thompson, Shaun Johnston, Rob Lowe
(Made For TV, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Deed. Series 1, episode 20.
John-Boy leaves home to get a job to help pay legal fees when the Waltons are in danger of losing the mountain because their forebears never filed a deed.
(1973, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Scholar. Series 1, episode 21.
John-Boy demonstrates love and understanding as he teaches a proud but uneducated woman how to read and write.
(1973, U)
09:00
Escape From Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
He's handsome, successful and passionate. But the fairytale transformation in Teresa Walden's life when she marries Paul Stamper is short-lived as he changes by slow degrees into a relentless stalker and killer.
Director: Michael Scott
Starring: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker, Luce Rains, Cindy Williams
(Made For TV, 1995, 15, 3 Star)
11:00
Danielle Steel's Star (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Daily Danielle Steel: Blamed for her brother's death and banished from the family ranch she loved so much, a young country girl must start life anew in San Francisco.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: Jennie Garth, Craig Bierko, Terry Farrell, Penny Fuller, Mitch Ryan, Jim Haynie
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 2 Star)
13:00
Class Action (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
On opposite sides of the courtroom, two lawyers, father and daughter, must decide if they can put aside the past to uncover the truth. Gene Hackman stars in this suspense thriller.
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat
(1991, 15, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style.
After having a fight with him, Laura believes that Almanzo is having an affair with a former girlfriend and wants to leave him.
(Part 7, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
High Society.
Gus decides he wants to become a 'proper' gentleman and make himself worthy of a girl like Felicity.
(Part 11, PG)
17:00
Uprising (Drama) PG certificate
As the Nazi oppression took hold, some 350,000 Polish Jews were effectively incarcerated. But a handful of Jews refused to submit to this fate, and so the uprising began. David Schwimmer stars. 2 of 2.
(PG)
19:00
Judgment Day: The John List Story (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Robert Blake stars as a churchgoing, well respected accountant who murders his wife, children and mother and then evades capture for 17 years in this fascinating story.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Robert Blake, Beverly D'Angelo, David Caruso, Melinda Dillon, Alice Krige, David Purdham
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
The Practice (Drama) PG certificate
The Emmy Award-winning drama follows Bobby Donnell, a young lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat.
(PG)
22:00
Switched at Birth (Drama) PG certificate
Two girls are born in the same hospital within days of each other. When one child becomes seriously ill the parents discover their DNA doesn't match.
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Kerwin
(PG)
00:00
The Practice (Drama) PG certificate
The Emmy Award-winning drama follows Bobby Donnell, a young lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat.
(PG)
01:00
Family Rescue (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
George C. Scott, Ally Sheedy and Rachel Leigh Cook star in this harrowing true story of a 15-year-old who turns to her grandad for help when she is raped by her mother's boyfriend.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Starring: George C. Scott, Rachael Leigh Cook, Don Diamont, Ally Sheedy, Trenton McDevitt, Stan Kelly
(1997, 15, 2 Star)
03:00
Shattered Promises (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Real-life hero cop Jack Reed is on the case in this two-part courage-versus-corruption thriller, in which Reed becomes locked in a deadly battle of wills with Alan Masters, a murderous lawyer who holds the Chicago legal system in an iron grip.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Xander Berkeley, Lisa Eilbacher, John M. Jackson
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1992, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)