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True Movies 1
05:00
Christmas in Connecticut (Film) Film icon U certificate
When a TV expert on marriage, cooking and homemaking is asked by her producer to host a national hero for Christmas, she must try to keep secret that she's single, can't cook and doesn't own a home.
Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Starring: Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis, Richard Roundtree, Kelly Cinnante, Gene Lythgow
(Made For TV, 1992, U, 2 Star)
07:00
A Song for the Season (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
A town stands on the verge of losing its best teacher when a school board cuts the local school budget. But can a Christmas miracle save the day and give a gift of music to an entire community?
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Naomi Judd, Daniel Speck, Andy Griffith
(1999, U, 3 Star)
09:00
Little Women (Drama) PG certificate
Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, and William Shatner are the stars of this Emmy-winning mini-series based on Louisa May Alcott's classic about four sisters growing up in the American Civil War.
Starring: Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, PG)
11:00
Christmas on Division Street (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A homeless man who wanders the streets stealing, befriends a wealthy high school kid forming an interesting bond which they both remember for the rest of their lives.
Director: George Kaczender
Starring: Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes, Cloyce Morrow, Casey Ellison
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
The Christmas Wish (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Intent on fulfilling his grandma's Christmas wish, a man sets out to find the woman mentioned in his late grandfather's journals. He learns the secrets of his past and the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Ian Barry
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Reynolds, Naomi Watts, Alexandra Wilson, Beverly Archer, Ian Meltzer
(Made For TV, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
If You Believe (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Stone is a modern-day scrooge. Out of nowhere, a carefree 7-year-old girl named Suzie, the embodiment of Susan's inner child, comes to help Susan recapture the love of life that she's lost.
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Ally Walker, Tom Amandes, Hayden Panettiere, Meredith McGeachie, Andrew Tarbet, Jonathan Welsh
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Off Season (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A crumbling Florida hotel serves as an unlikely refuge for a guest whose identity is a secret. One young boy believes the old man is Santa Claus, off season and on vacation.
Director: Bruce Davison
Starring: Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath, Stephen E. Miller, Adam Arkin
(2000, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
Borrowed Hearts (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
With Christmas fast approaching, a struggling single mother agrees that for a fee, she and her daughter will pose as the family of her bachelor boss in order to help him.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Roma Downey, Eric McCormack, Shawn Thompson, Janet Bailey, Kevin Hicks, Barbara Gordon
(Made For TV, 1997, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Year Without a Santa Claus (Film) Film icon U certificate
Mrs. Santa Claus tells the story of the year when Santa Claus, feeling ill and unwanted, decided to take a holiday.
Director: Ron Underwood
Starring: Mitchel Baker, Hunter Ballard, Aaron Beelner, John T. Billingsley, David Blackwell, Dodie Brown
(2006, U, 1 Star)
23:00
The Christmas Hope (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Heart-warming story of love in the face of loss, as a bereaved couple finally finds hope for the future thanks to an orphaned girl.
Director: Norma Bailey
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, James Remar, Tori Barban, Mariam Bernstein, Daniel Boiteau, Jayne Eastwood
(Made For TV, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
01:00
A Hobo's Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Walking out on his family 20 years ago, a hobo caused a bitter rift between himself and his family. However, it's Christmas, and he's back; what better time to heal past wounds?
Director: Will Mackenzie
Starring: Barnard Hughes, Gerald McRaney, Wendy Crewson, William Hickey, Lee Weaver, Jamie Sorrentini
(Made For TV, 1987, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Twice Upon a Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Santa's first born Rudolpha hatches a scheme to sell off the North Pole and destroy Christmas once and for all. Will her sister Kristen be able to help save Christmas?
Director: Tibor Takacs
Starring: John Dye, Kathy Ireland, Mary Donnelly-Haskell, Wayne Thomas Yorke, Arturo Gil, Matthew Walker
(Made For TV, 2001, U, 3 Star)
05:00
Silent Night (Drama) PG certificate
A courageous and unyielding young mother risks charges of treason to turn bitter enemies into cherished friends on an extraordinary Christmas Eve during the final days of World War II.
(PG)
True Movies 2
05:00
In the Blink of an Eye (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Award-winning film-maker Micki Dickoff both directs and produces this provocative drama, which relates Dickoff's own story of how she led a remarkable battle to save an innocent friend from a life in jail.
Director: Micki Dickoff
Starring: Veronica Hamel, Mimi Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brian Markinson, Mary Mara
(Made For TV, 1996, 12, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) PG certificate
The Job. Series 3, episode 12.
John-Boy's job reading to a young blind woman involves him in the hostile girl's struggles.
(1974, PG)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Departure. Series 3, episode 13.
Feeling "put out to pasture", John seeks adventure by leaving to work in a shipyard. He soon discovers however that the place where he would rather be is home with his family.
(1974, U)
09:00
Santa and Pete (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A heart-warming film that explores the beloved legend of Santa Claus and the seldom-told tale of faith and friendship between two men.
Director: Greg Taylor, Christopher Moore
Starring: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Flex Alexander, Tempest Bledsoe, Tracy Douglas, Bruce A. Young
(Made For TV, 1999, PG)
11:00
Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
Daily Danielle Steel: When a business man loses both his parents, he hires a private detective to find his three estranged sisters, who have some secrets of their own.
Director: Jud Taylor
Starring: Jaclyn A. Smith, Perry King, Patricia Kalember, Claudia Christian, Donald Moffat, Terry O'Quinn
(Made For TV, 1990, 15, 1 Star)
13:00
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Based on a true story. Is 14 year old Michael Crowe the killer of his sister? Or, in their interrogation of their suspect, are the police perpetrating a miscarriage of justice?
Director: Don McBrearty
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Mark Rendall, Hannah Lochner, Michael Riley, Rosemary Dunsmore, Karl Pruner
(Made For TV, 2002, 12, 4 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
The Lost Ones.
Charles and Albert go on a delivery run and meet the Cooper family. Whilst tackling a steep hill, Alvin loses control of his wagon leading to a tragic accident.
(Part 1 of 2, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
Home Movie.
Hetty and Jasper team up to make a 'home movie' in the hopes of saving Avonlea from the entrepreneurial claws of American millionaire H.B. Dunn.
(Part 12, PG)
17:00
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (Film) Film icon PG certificate
When his father is diagnosed with cancer, a young boy has to grow up fast and come to terms with loss, anger, and responsibility.
Director: Sandy Wilson
Starring: Sam Aaron, Rosa Anderson-Barker, Geoffrey Bowes, Stuart Clow, Martha Gibson, Linda Griffiths
(Made For TV, 1988, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
The Night They Saved Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. They find two, but the second is Santa Claus' home. If they destroy it, Christmas will be ruined. Can a mother and her children save Christmas?
Director: Jackie Cooper
Starring: Jaclyn A. Smith, Art Carney, Paul Le Mat, Mason Adams, June Lockhart, Paul Williams
(Made For TV, 1984, PG, 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
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Brother is pitted against brother until their relationship, and the Third Reich, stands in ruins.
Director: Jim Goddard
Starring: John Shea, Bill Nighy, Lucy Gutteridge, David Warner, Warren Clarke, Michael Elphick
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 1985, 15, 3 Star)
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
Touch of Truth (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
A battle between a mother and a psychologist for the heart and mind of an autistic boy turns into a desperate fight for justice when the boy reveals that he has been sexually abused.
Director: Michael Switzer
Starring: Patty Duke, Melissa Gilbert, Bradley Pierce, Markus Flanagan, Lisa Banes, Roger Aaron Brown
(1994, 15, 3 Star)
03:00
Jasper, Texas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
In June 1998, a shocking crime thrust the small town of Jasper, Texas into the glare of the media spotlight. The tragedy of one man's life would outrage the world.
Director: Jeff Byrd
Starring: Blu Mankuma, Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Voight, Joe Morton, Bokeem Woodbine, Emily Yancy
(Made For TV, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
The Ultimate Sin (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
New: When you're born into a cult, you know no other life. Kelly Rowan plays a mother who decides to take a stand so she doesn't have to watch her sixteen year old daughter go through what she did.
Director: John L'Ecuyer
Starring: Kelly Rowan, Richard Burgi, Martha MacIsaac, Hannah Lochner, Stephen Suckling, Kate Mackenzie
(Made For TV, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
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True Movies 1
05:00
Christmas in Connecticut (Film) Film icon U certificate
When a TV expert on marriage, cooking and homemaking is asked by her producer to host a national hero for Christmas, she must try to keep secret that she's single, can't cook and doesn't own a home.
Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Starring: Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis, Richard Roundtree, Kelly Cinnante, Gene Lythgow
(Made For TV, 1992, U, 2 Star)
07:00
A Song for the Season (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
A town stands on the verge of losing its best teacher when a school board cuts the local school budget. But can a Christmas miracle save the day and give a gift of music to an entire community?
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Naomi Judd, Daniel Speck, Andy Griffith
(1999, U, 3 Star)
09:00
Little Women (Drama) PG certificate
Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, and William Shatner are the stars of this Emmy-winning mini-series based on Louisa May Alcott's classic about four sisters growing up in the American Civil War.
Starring: Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, PG)
11:00
Christmas on Division Street (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A homeless man who wanders the streets stealing, befriends a wealthy high school kid forming an interesting bond which they both remember for the rest of their lives.
Director: George Kaczender
Starring: Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes, Cloyce Morrow, Casey Ellison
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
The Christmas Wish (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Intent on fulfilling his grandma's Christmas wish, a man sets out to find the woman mentioned in his late grandfather's journals. He learns the secrets of his past and the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Ian Barry
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Reynolds, Naomi Watts, Alexandra Wilson, Beverly Archer, Ian Meltzer
(Made For TV, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
If You Believe (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Stone is a modern-day scrooge. Out of nowhere, a carefree 7-year-old girl named Suzie, the embodiment of Susan's inner child, comes to help Susan recapture the love of life that she's lost.
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Ally Walker, Tom Amandes, Hayden Panettiere, Meredith McGeachie, Andrew Tarbet, Jonathan Welsh
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Off Season (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A crumbling Florida hotel serves as an unlikely refuge for a guest whose identity is a secret. One young boy believes the old man is Santa Claus, off season and on vacation.
Director: Bruce Davison
Starring: Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath, Stephen E. Miller, Adam Arkin
(2000, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
Borrowed Hearts (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
With Christmas fast approaching, a struggling single mother agrees that for a fee, she and her daughter will pose as the family of her bachelor boss in order to help him.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Roma Downey, Eric McCormack, Shawn Thompson, Janet Bailey, Kevin Hicks, Barbara Gordon
(Made For TV, 1997, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Year Without a Santa Claus (Film) Film icon U certificate
Mrs. Santa Claus tells the story of the year when Santa Claus, feeling ill and unwanted, decided to take a holiday.
Director: Ron Underwood
Starring: Mitchel Baker, Hunter Ballard, Aaron Beelner, John T. Billingsley, David Blackwell, Dodie Brown
(2006, U, 1 Star)
23:00
The Christmas Hope (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Heart-warming story of love in the face of loss, as a bereaved couple finally finds hope for the future thanks to an orphaned girl.
Director: Norma Bailey
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, James Remar, Tori Barban, Mariam Bernstein, Daniel Boiteau, Jayne Eastwood
(Made For TV, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
01:00
A Hobo's Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Walking out on his family 20 years ago, a hobo caused a bitter rift between himself and his family. However, it's Christmas, and he's back; what better time to heal past wounds?
Director: Will Mackenzie
Starring: Barnard Hughes, Gerald McRaney, Wendy Crewson, William Hickey, Lee Weaver, Jamie Sorrentini
(Made For TV, 1987, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Twice Upon a Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Santa's first born Rudolpha hatches a scheme to sell off the North Pole and destroy Christmas once and for all. Will her sister Kristen be able to help save Christmas?
Director: Tibor Takacs
Starring: John Dye, Kathy Ireland, Mary Donnelly-Haskell, Wayne Thomas Yorke, Arturo Gil, Matthew Walker
(Made For TV, 2001, U, 3 Star)
05:00
Silent Night (Drama) PG certificate
A courageous and unyielding young mother risks charges of treason to turn bitter enemies into cherished friends on an extraordinary Christmas Eve during the final days of World War II.
(PG)
True Movies 2
05:00
In the Blink of an Eye (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Award-winning film-maker Micki Dickoff both directs and produces this provocative drama, which relates Dickoff's own story of how she led a remarkable battle to save an innocent friend from a life in jail.
Director: Micki Dickoff
Starring: Veronica Hamel, Mimi Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brian Markinson, Mary Mara
(Made For TV, 1996, 12, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) PG certificate
The Job. Series 3, episode 12.
John-Boy's job reading to a young blind woman involves him in the hostile girl's struggles.
(1974, PG)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Departure. Series 3, episode 13.
Feeling "put out to pasture", John seeks adventure by leaving to work in a shipyard. He soon discovers however that the place where he would rather be is home with his family.
(1974, U)
09:00
Santa and Pete (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A heart-warming film that explores the beloved legend of Santa Claus and the seldom-told tale of faith and friendship between two men.
Director: Greg Taylor, Christopher Moore
Starring: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Flex Alexander, Tempest Bledsoe, Tracy Douglas, Bruce A. Young
(Made For TV, 1999, PG)
11:00
Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
Daily Danielle Steel: When a business man loses both his parents, he hires a private detective to find his three estranged sisters, who have some secrets of their own.
Director: Jud Taylor
Starring: Jaclyn A. Smith, Perry King, Patricia Kalember, Claudia Christian, Donald Moffat, Terry O'Quinn
(Made For TV, 1990, 15, 1 Star)
13:00
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Based on a true story. Is 14 year old Michael Crowe the killer of his sister? Or, in their interrogation of their suspect, are the police perpetrating a miscarriage of justice?
Director: Don McBrearty
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Mark Rendall, Hannah Lochner, Michael Riley, Rosemary Dunsmore, Karl Pruner
(Made For TV, 2002, 12, 4 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
The Lost Ones.
Charles and Albert go on a delivery run and meet the Cooper family. Whilst tackling a steep hill, Alvin loses control of his wagon leading to a tragic accident.
(Part 1 of 2, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
Home Movie.
Hetty and Jasper team up to make a 'home movie' in the hopes of saving Avonlea from the entrepreneurial claws of American millionaire H.B. Dunn.
(Part 12, PG)
17:00
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (Film) Film icon PG certificate
When his father is diagnosed with cancer, a young boy has to grow up fast and come to terms with loss, anger, and responsibility.
Director: Sandy Wilson
Starring: Sam Aaron, Rosa Anderson-Barker, Geoffrey Bowes, Stuart Clow, Martha Gibson, Linda Griffiths
(Made For TV, 1988, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
The Night They Saved Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. They find two, but the second is Santa Claus' home. If they destroy it, Christmas will be ruined. Can a mother and her children save Christmas?
Director: Jackie Cooper
Starring: Jaclyn A. Smith, Art Carney, Paul Le Mat, Mason Adams, June Lockhart, Paul Williams
(Made For TV, 1984, PG, 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
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Brother is pitted against brother until their relationship, and the Third Reich, stands in ruins.
Director: Jim Goddard
Starring: John Shea, Bill Nighy, Lucy Gutteridge, David Warner, Warren Clarke, Michael Elphick
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 1985, 15, 3 Star)
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
Touch of Truth (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
A battle between a mother and a psychologist for the heart and mind of an autistic boy turns into a desperate fight for justice when the boy reveals that he has been sexually abused.
Director: Michael Switzer
Starring: Patty Duke, Melissa Gilbert, Bradley Pierce, Markus Flanagan, Lisa Banes, Roger Aaron Brown
(1994, 15, 3 Star)
03:00
Jasper, Texas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
In June 1998, a shocking crime thrust the small town of Jasper, Texas into the glare of the media spotlight. The tragedy of one man's life would outrage the world.
Director: Jeff Byrd
Starring: Blu Mankuma, Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Voight, Joe Morton, Bokeem Woodbine, Emily Yancy
(Made For TV, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
05:00
The Ultimate Sin (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
New: When you're born into a cult, you know no other life. Kelly Rowan plays a mother who decides to take a stand so she doesn't have to watch her sixteen year old daughter go through what she did.
Director: John L'Ecuyer
Starring: Kelly Rowan, Richard Burgi, Martha MacIsaac, Hannah Lochner, Stephen Suckling, Kate Mackenzie
(Made For TV, 2007, 15, 3 Star)