True Movies Listings 28th/29th January



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06:30
... First Do No Harm (Film)
Based on a true story. Oscar-winner Meryl Streep gives a magnificent performance as a mother fighting for her epileptic son's right to a possible cure.
Director: Jim Abrahams
Starring: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Margo Martindale, Oni Faida Lampley
(Made For TV, 1997, PG, 3 Star)


08:30
Deep in My Heart (Film)
A trio of great actresses unite their talents for this powerful true story of an adopted woman's search for her roots. With Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield and Gloria Reuben.
Director: Anita Addison
Starring: Gloria Reuben, Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield, Alice Krige, Cara Buono, Olivia Kassardjian
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 4 Star)


10:30
Heartsounds (Film)
When a doctor has to rely on the health system he has worked in for years for his own needs he feels let down. As his wife battles for compassion, their lives begin to crumble. Stars Mary Tyler Moore.
Director: Glenn Jordan
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, James Garner, Sam Wanamaker, Wendy Crewson, David Gardner, Carl Marotte
(Made For TV, 1984, PG, 3 Star)


12:30
Switching Parents (Film)
12 year old makes legal history by becoming the first minor to file a case on his own behalf to be 'divorced' from his biological parents. True story with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Director: Linda Otto
Starring: Bill Smitrovich, Kathleen York, Robert Joy, Kristin Griffith, Joyce Reehling, Geoffrey Bowes
(1993, 12, 3 Star)




14:30
Falsely Accused (Film)
Based on a true story. When a woman is accused of murdering her own baby she faces an uphill struggle to convince the world of her innocence.
Director: Noel Nosseck
Starring: Lisa Hartman, Christopher Meloni, Peter Jurasik, James Staley, Gwynyth Walsh, Martin Kove
(1993, U, 3 Star)


16:30
Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie (Film)
Peggy Lipton stars in this drama as a mother seeking justice after she discovers that her daughter's 'accidental' death may have been tied up with an insurance scam. With Susan Ruttan, Bruce Weitz.
Director: Noel Nosseck
Starring: Peggy Lipton, Danica McKellar, Terry David Mulligan, Gwynyth Walsh, Teryl Rothery, Lochlyn Munro
(Made For TV, 1996, PG, 3 Star)


18:30
Vanished Without a Trace (Film)
In one of the most bizarre kidnappings in history an ordinary man found the courage to save the lives of 26 children under chilling cir***stances. With Karl Malden.
Director: Vern Gillum
Starring: Karl Malden, Tim Ransom, Travis Fine, Tom Hodges, Julie Harris, Robert Zameroski
(Made For TV, 1992, PG, 3 Star)


20:30
Nurses On The Line (Film)
Starring Jennifer Lopez in one of her early roles, this dramatic true story follows a group of nurses who are pushed to the limit coping with the aftermath of a jungle plane crash.
Director: Larry Shaw
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon, Farrah Forke, Paula Marshall, Hilary Edson
(1993, PG)


22:30
Without Evidence (Film)
Based on a true story. When his brother is murdered a man seeks answers, but instead finds corruption, and the ultimate government cover up. Scott Plank and Angelina Jolie star.
Director: Gill Dennis
Starring: Scott Plank, Anna Gunn, Andrew Prine, Angelina Jolie, Paul Perri, Kristen Peckinpah
(1995, 15, 2 Star)




00:30
Trial By Fire (Film)
Based on a true story. Paulette Gill is a devoted teacher who takes a special interest in one of her pupils. With Keith Carradine.
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Keith Carradine, Gail O'Grady, Michael Bowen, Ken Lerner, Mariangela Pino, Devon Odessa
(Made For TV, 1995, 15, 3 Star)


02:30
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (Film)
This dramatic mini-series recounts the life of Beryl Markham who became the first aviatrix to fly from England to the USA across the Atlantic. With Sefanie Powers.
Director: Tony Richardson
Starring: Stefanie Powers, Claire Bloom, Peter Bowles, Brian Cox, Niamh Cusack, Trevor Eve
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1988, 3 Star)


04:00
For Their Own Good (Film)
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer to be sterilized or fired. Starring Elizabeth Perkins and Laura San Giacomo.
Director: Ed Kaplan
Starring: Elizabeth Perkins, Laura San Giacomo, Charles Haid, CCH Pounder, Gary Basaraba, Kelli Williams
(Made For TV, 1993, 12, 2 Star)


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06:00
Joshua's Heart (Film)
All Joshua wants is to be loved. But can his carers put aside their own needs and do what is best for him? With Melissa Gilbert.
Director: Michael Pressman
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Tim Matheson, Matthew Laurance, Lisa Eilbacher, Debra Mooney, Jack Blessing
(Made For TV, 1990, 3 Star)


08:00
Dead Before Dawn (Film)
Based on a true story. After years of abuse from her husband, Linda finds the strength to file for divorce. But does he want to be rid of her permanently? With Cheryl Ladd.
Director: Charles Correll
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jameson Parker, G.W. Bailey, Kim Coates, Matt Clark, Keone Young
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 2 Star)


10:00
Stolen from the Heart (Film)
A woman's desperate search for a child that has literally been stolen from her body. With Tracey Gold.
Director: Bruce Pittman
Starring: Tracey Gold, Lisa Zane, William R. Moses, Barbara Mandrell, Sarah Long, Bill Nunn
(Made For TV, 2000, 18, 2 Star)


12:00
The Other Woman (Film)
Tessa Bryan hates her ex-husband's new wife, Carolyn, a young and beautiful model. But all this must change the day that Tessa discovers that she has a terminal illness.
Director: Jason Priestley
Starring: Josie Bissett, Graeme Black, Tom Carey, Lisa Marie Caruk, Lisa Marie DiGiacinto, Bradley W. Green
(Made For TV, 2008, 3 Star)


14:00
Untamed Love (Film)
Based on a true story. She savagely attacks other children, but is six year old Caitlin a menace to society, or just another of its victims? A very special teacher is required to help her!
Director: Paul Aaron
Starring: Cathy Lee Crosby, John Getz, Gary Frank, Jaime Gomez, Mel Winkler, Richard Fancy
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 3 Star)




16:00
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (Film)
Falsely accused, a woman must survive the primitive world of a women's prison. With Cheryl Ladd and Angela Bassett.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jean Smart, Dean Norris, Ariana Richards, Angela Bassett, Kimberly Scott
(Made For TV, 1991, 15, 3 Star)


18:00
Hard Evidence (Film)
Based on a true story. A civil servant puts herself and her family in danger when she testifies against corruption. Kate Jackson, John Shea and Dean Stockwell star.
Director: Jan Egleson
Starring: Kate Jackson, John Shea, Terry O'Quinn, Beth Broderick, Jennifer Guthrie, Megan Gallacher
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)


20:00
79 Park Avenue (Film)
Lesley Ann Warren and Marc Singer star in this glossy adaptation of Harold Robbins' steamy best seller about a poor young woman who goes from 1930s prostitute to top madam in glitzy New York.
Director: Paul Wendkos
Starring: Lesley Ann Warren, Marc Singer, David Dukes, Barbara Barrie, Polly Bergen, Raymond Burr
(1977, PG, 4 Star)


22:00
The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton (Film)
The true story of a disturbed young man who became obsessive and delusional about his relationship with a department store heiress. With Jessica Pare.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Starring: Alice Krige, Jessica Paré, Brendan Fletcher, Leslie Hope, Barclay Hope, Meghan Black
(Made For TV, 2003, 15, 3 Star)


00:00
A Change of Heart (Film)
Andrew McCarthy stars as a grieving widower who has to fight the system to keep hold of the adopted baby he loves, in A Change of Heart.
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Michael Learned, Teri Polo, Linda Sorenson, Chuck Shamata, Andrew Tarbet
(1997, PG, 3 Star)




02:00
Deadly Whispers (Film)
Pretty, flirtatious Kathy Acton was a 19 year old who thought nothing of having an affair with a married man. Then one day she went missing...With Tony Danza.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Starring: Tony Danza, Pamela Reed, Ving Rhames, Heather Tom, Camryn Manheim, Sean Haberle
(1994, 15, 3 Star)


04:00
Attica (Film)
A re-creation of the notorious and tragic events of 9 September 1971 at the Attica Correctional Facility when a rebellion by the inmates led to a bloodbath. With Morgan Freeman.
Starring: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, Morgan Freeman, George Grizzard, David Harris
(Made For TV, 1980, 12, 3 Star)


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True Movies Listings for Thursday 29th January



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06:30
The Ann Jillian Story (Film)
Former child star Ann Jillian plays herself in this inspirational biopic of her glittering acting career and her courageous battle with breast cancer. With Tony Lo Bianco and Viveca Lindfors.
Director: Corey Allen
Starring: Ann Jillian, Tony Lo Bianco, Leighton Bewley, Diane D'Aquila, Thomas Hauff, Pam Hyatt
(Made For TV, 1988, 15, 2 Star)


08:30
For the Love of a Child (Film)
This award-winning drama tells the story of two exceptional women whose lives were transformed by their world-wide work with abused, neglected and abandoned children. With Peri Gilpen.
Director: Douglas Barr
Starring: Peri Gilpin, Teri Polo, Maria Del Mar, John Pyper-Ferguson, Matthew Knight, Emily Hirst
(2006, PG, 3 Star)


10:30
My Husband The Killer (Film)
An edgy thriller based on a detective in Australia who tries to prove that a wealthy hotelier had a hand in his wife's murder. Stars Colin Friels and Martin Sacks.
Director: Peter Andrikidis
Starring: Colin Friels, Martin Sacks, Geoff Morrell, Chris Haywood, Craig McLachlan, Lucy Bell
(Made For TV, 2001, 3 Star)


12:30
Hard Evidence (Film)
Based on a true story. A civil servant puts herself and her family in danger when she testifies against corruption. Kate Jackson, John Shea and Dean Stockwell star.
Director: Jan Egleson
Starring: Kate Jackson, John Shea, Terry O'Quinn, Beth Broderick, Jennifer Guthrie, Megan Gallacher
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)




14:30
A Memory in My Heart (Film)
A woman starts to have flash backs and black outs so suspects that she is not who she thought she was. Can she unravel the mystery and confusion in her mind? Stars Jane Seymour and Bruce Davison.
Director: Harry Winer
Starring: Jane Seymour, Bruce Davison, A. Martinez, David Keith, Amanda Barfield, Colton James
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 2 Star)


16:30
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (Film)
A teenage boy befriends a bear and learns that the species are seriously endangered. The boy begins a political campaign to save his large furry friends. Stars Graham Greene and Mark Rendall.
Director: Stefan Scaini
Starring: Mark Rendall, Graham Greene, Katie Stuart, Mark Caven, Troy Yorke, Ed Begley Jr.
(Made For TV, 2005, PG, 3 Star)


18:30
Judgement Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (Film)
Based on a true story. When she learns that her young son has been molested, a woman decides to take justice into her own hands. With Christine Lahti.
Director: Stephen Tolkin
Starring: Christine Lahti, Mary Kay Place, Andrew Ducote, Robert Bockstael, John Bourgeois, Diana Reis
(1999, 15, 1 Star)


20:30
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (Film)
Mariel Hemingway stars as a woman whose daughter is kidnapped by her former husband and who attempts a formidable rescue that could result in death.
Director: Richard A. Colla
Starring: Mariel Hemingway, Clancy Brown, Jeff Kober, James Russo, Lindsey Haun, Andrew Masset
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 2 Star)


22:30
Augusta, Gone (Film)
The heart wrenching true story of how a teenage daughter's self destructive behaviour becomes more than either herself of her mother can handle. Stars Sharon Laurence and Mika Boorem.
Director: Tim Matheson
Starring: Mika Boorem, Tim Matheson, Sharon Lawrence, Tamara Hope, Currie Graham, Katie Stuart
(Made For TV, 2006, 15, 4 Star)




00:30
Seeds of Deception (Film)
Mary is grateful when a fertility expert helps her realise her dream of having a child. Her joy is destroyed as suspicions surface about the measures this 'miracle doctor' has taken to deceive her.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Shanna Reed, Tom Verica, Shannon Lawson, Geoffrey Bowes, James B. Douglas
(1994, PG, 2 Star)


02:30
Rivals (Film)
The true story of Laurie Show, a young woman who fears for her life when a former friend starts stalking her. With Marnette Patterson.
Director: Norma Bailey
Starring: Mary-Margaret Humes, Jennifer Finnigan, Marnette Patterson, Rel Hunt, Jessica Greco, Joanne Vannicola
(Made For TV, 2000, 15, 3 Star)


04:00
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (Film)
Norman Mailer provides the script for this vivid portrait of one of America's unlikeliest spies, who sold secrets to the KGB for over 20 years. With William Hurt and Mary-Louise Parker.
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Starring: William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Ron Silver, Hilit Pace, Alexander Kalugin
(Part 1 of 2, Made For TV, 2002, 15, 3 Star)


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06:00
Unnatural Causes (Film)
This Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated drama explores the horror that was Agent Orange, the supposedly harmless chemical used by the US forces during the Vietnam War. Starring John Ritter.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Starring: John Ritter, Alfre Woodard, Patti LaBelle, John Vargas, Frederick Allen, Richard Anthony Crenna
(1986, 12, 3 Star)


08:00
Romance on the Orient Express (Film)
En route to a business meeting in Paris, Lily Conrad boards the legendary Orient Express, where she is reunited with her ex lover. Can love blossom or is this more than a coincidence?
Director: Lawrence Gordon-Clark
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Stuart Wilson, Renée Asherson, Ralph Michael, Ruby Wax, Julian Sands
(Made For TV, 1985, 3 Star)


10:00
Betrayal of Silence (Film)
A lawyer takes on the emotionally charged case of a young girl who has been abused at a religious establishment. But is there more going on than meets the eye? With Meg Foster.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Starring: Meg Foster, Joanne Vannicola, Alex Carter, Marc Strange, Michael J. Reynolds, Laura Press
(Made For TV, 1989, 3 Star)


12:00
Web of Deceit (Film)
Real life husband and wife Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays star as a distraught couple whose new born baby mysteriously disappears, when a blooded blanket is discovered, a murder case is opened.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Starring: Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Pays, Al Waxman, Mimi Kuzyk, Neve Campbell, Tom McCamus
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 3 Star)


14:00
The Scarlet and the Black (Film)
Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer head the cast of the Emmy Award winning drama about Hugh O'Flaherty who, during World War 2, rescued escaped POWs and Italian resistance fighters from the Gestapo.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone, Kenneth Colley, Walter Gotell
(Made For TV, 1983, PG, 3 Star)




16:00
Crimes of Passion: Victim Of Love (Film)
When a woman dies in a supposed accident, her parents suspect their son-in-law of foul play. When the police begin to agree, the murder suspect vanishes. Bonnie Bartlett stars.
Director: John Cosgrove
Starring: Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bartlett, Andy Romano, Sally Murphy, Dennis Boutsikaris, Michael O'Neill
(1993, 12, 2 Star)


18:00
Nurses On The Line (Film)
Starring Jennifer Lopez in one of her early roles, this dramatic true story follows a group of nurses who are pushed to the limit coping with the aftermath of a jungle plane crash.
Director: Larry Shaw
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon, Farrah Forke, Paula Marshall, Hilary Edson
(1993, PG)


20:00
79 Park Avenue (Film)
Lesley Ann Warren and Marc Singer star in this glossy adaptation of Harold Robbins' steamy best seller about a poor young woman who goes from 1930s prostitute to top madam in glitzy New York.
Director: Paul Wendkos
Starring: Lesley Ann Warren, Marc Singer, David Dukes, Barbara Barrie, Polly Bergen, Raymond Burr
(1977, PG, 4 Star)


22:00
Gone in The Night (Film)
A young couple are wrongly convicted of murder in one of the most nightmarish miscarriages of justice in American legal history. Based on a true story. With Shannen Doherty.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Starring: Shannen Doherty, Kevin Dillon, James Handy, Edward Asner, Timothy Carhart, Michael Brandon
(Part 1 of 2, 1996, 15, 2 Star)


00:00
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (Film)
Falsely accused, a woman must survive the primitive world of a women's prison. With Cheryl Ladd and Angela Bassett.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jean Smart, Dean Norris, Ariana Richards, Angela Bassett, Kimberly Scott
(Made For TV, 1991, 15, 3 Star)




02:00
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (Film)
The story of a fire in The Triangle Shirt manufacturing company building in New York city in 1911 that resulted in the death of 146 employees, mostly young women.
Starring: David Dukes, Tovah Feldshuh, Lauren Frost, Janet Margolin, Stacey Nelkin, Ted Wass
(1979, 15, 3 Star)


04:00
Midwest Obsession (Film)
The dramatic true story of an obsessive small town beauty queen's desperate attempt to stop the man she loves from reconciling with his ex girlfriend. With Courtney Thorne-Smith.
Director: William A. Graham
Starring: Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kyle Secor, Stephen Fanning, Tracey Gold, Ewan 'Sudsy' Clark, Joely Collins
(1995, 15, 3 Star)


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