True Movies Monday 8th/Tuesday 9th December



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06:30
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (Film)
Anthony Edwards and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this compelling biopic of US downhill skier Bill Johnson who, despite a turbulent private life, won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Director: Don Taylor
Starring: Anthony Edwards, Sarah Jessica Parker, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Wayne Northrop, Dennis Weaver, Ed Bishop
(Made For TV, 1985, 3 Star)


08:30
Love Lives On (Film)
Susan is 14 and out of control. When her parents force her into a drug rehabilitation program she begins to recover, but this is only the beginning of this story. With Sam Waterston.
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Waterston, Christine Lahti, Ricky Paull Goldin, Louise Latham, Joe Regalbuto
(Made For TV, 1985, PG, 2 Star)


10:30
My Sister's Keeper (Film)
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates is a woman coping with a severe bipolar disorder in this award-winning drama, which reflects the surprising effects of mental illness on other family members.
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Starring: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Kimberly J. Brown, Hallee Hirsh, Bobby Harwell
(Made For TV, 2002, PG, 3 Star)


12:30
At Last (Film)
At Last is a powerful love story about Sara who were soul mates in their teen years but were forced apart. Through fate found each other twenty years later.




14:30
Narrow Escape (Film)
Military drama in which morale on board a US aircraft carrier at the end of the Korean War is boosted by the arrival of a mixed-race baby rescued from a Korean orphanage. The child's welfare soon becomes the concern of the entire crew as well as the ship's doctor, whose stoical reaction to his wife's recent still-birth is modified by his charge. Based on a true story.
Director: Marcus Cole
Starring: Richard Thomas, Gerald McRaney, Jonathan Banks, Doris Roberts, Keith MacKechnie, Michael Woolson
(Made For TV, 1997, U, 3 Star)


16:30
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (Film)
Based on the true story of a parole officer who decides she wants to give something back. She sets up a recovery programme for the children of incarcerated parents.
Director: Andy Wolk
Starring: Jami Gertz, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Clark, Stacy Meadows, Sicily, Trent Cameron
(Made For TV, 2005, 3 Star)


18:30
Beverly Hills Madam (Film)
A highly successful madam, who runs the most exclusive bordello in Hollywood, finds the future of her business under threat when one of her 'girls' gets pregnant and another ends up dead.
Director: Harvey Hart
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Melody Anderson, Donna Dixon, Terry Farrell, Robin Givens, Louis Jourdan
(Made For TV, 1986, PG, 1 Star)


20:30
At Last (Film)
At Last is a powerful love story about Sara who were soul mates in their teen years but were forced apart. Through fate found each other twenty years later.


22:30
Saved by the Light (Film)
Eric Roberts stars as a violent bully whose life is changed forever after he is struck by lightning and undergoes a bizarre near-death experience, which transforms his personality.
Director: Lewis Teague
Starring: Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Alley, Tom Chapman, K. Callan, Jim R. Coleman, Chris Nelson Norris
(Made For TV, 1995, PG, 3 Star)




00:30
A Long Way Home (Film)
Three siblings lose touch after they are placed in separate foster homes. Years later, the eldest vows to reunite his family.
Director: Robert Markowitz
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Regina, John Lehne, George Dzundza
(Made For TV, 1981, U, 3 Star)


02:30
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (Film)
The true story of Barbera Hutton, who had inherited 40 million dollars by the age of 6. This fascinating insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life, loves and careers.
Director: Charles Jarrott
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, David Ackroyd, Stéphane Audran, Amadeus August, Nicholas Clay, Bruce Davison
(Part 1 of 3, Made For TV, 1987, 15, 3 Star)


04:00
The Stork Derby (Film)
A wealthy lawyer offers $1 million dollars to the Toronto woman who gives birth to the most babies in ten years.
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Starring: Megan Follows, Pascale Montpetit, Terry Simpson, Kyra Azzopardi, Joshua Archambault, Ellen David
(2002, PG, 3 Star)


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True Movies 2 Listings for Monday 8th December



06:00
At Last (Film)
At Last is a powerful love story about Sara who were soul mates in their teen years but were forced apart. Through fate found each other twenty years later.


08:00
She Said No (Film)
Veronica Hamel and Judd Hirsch star in the true story of a successful career woman's fight for justice after a brutal assault by a predatory attorney.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker, Judd Hirsch, Mariclare Costello, Arthur Rosenberg
(Made For TV, 1990, 12, 3 Star)


10:00
Half a Dozen Babies (Film)
After years of struggling to successfully become pregnant, a young couple is shocked to deliver ***tuplets. With Teri Garr.
Director: Douglas Barr
Starring: Melissa Reeves, Scott Eastwood, Judith Ivey, Teri Garr, Kate McNeil, Bill MacDonald
(Made For TV, 1999, 2 Star)


12:00
Every Mother's Worst Fear (Film)
When her parents' divorce and her boyfriend dumps her, 16 year old Martha seeks comfort and attention. She turns to Internet chat rooms and is set upon by someone who is not who they say they are.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jordan Ladd, Robert Wisden, Tom Butler, Blu Mankuma, Vincent Gale
(Made For TV, 1998, 12, 2 Star)


14:00
Jackie Collin's Hollywood Wives: The Next Generation (Film)
The steamy sequel to the classic holiday read - ***, stars and success all combine in this glamorous story! Farrah Fawcett stars.
Director: Joyce Chopra
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, Melissa Gilbert, Robin Givens, Dorian Harewood, Jeff Kaake, Stewart Bick
(Made For TV, 2003, 12, 2 Star)




16:00
At Last (Film)
At Last is a powerful love story about Sara who were soul mates in their teen years but were forced apart. Through fate found each other twenty years later.


18:00
She Woke Up Pregnant (Film)
Based on a true story. When a woman went to the dentist for a routine operation, she never expected to wake up pregnant. Based on a true story.
Director: James A. Contner
Starring: Michele Greene, William R. Moses, Lynda Carter, Theresa Saldana, Joe Penny
(Made For TV, 1996, PG, 3 Star)


20:00
Family in Hiding (Film)
When a mother witnesses a mob killing, she must take her family into hiding. The witness protection programme can only do so much and soon she is in danger. Stars Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong.
Director: Timothy Bond
Starring: Brooke Anderson, Paul Bittante, Robert Bruce, Dawn Chubai, Val Cole, Ben Cotton
(Made For TV, 2006, 12, 2 Star)


22:00
A Case for Life (Film)
Based on a true story. A woman with a life-threatening condition fights to save the life of her unborn baby when her husband and sister want to force an abortion. With Mel Harris.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Starring: Valerie Bertinelli, Gregg Almquist, Vincent Berry, William Bumiller, Larry Cedar, Mel Harris
(Made For TV, 1996, 12, 3 Star)


00:00
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)




02:00
Challenger (Do***entary)
Both a tribute and a eulogy, the Emmy Award winning drama "Challenger" charts the events leading up to the infamous space shuttle exploding shortly after lift-off.
(Part 1 of 2)


04:00
A Father's Revenge (Film)
Brian Dennehy stars in this thriller as a father who hires an SAS counter-terrorism expert to stage his own daring rescue when his daughter is kidnapped by ******ers. With Joanna Cassidy.
Director: John Herzfeld
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver, Anthony Valentine, Christoph M. Ohrt, Claudia Matschulla, Alexander Radszun
(1987, 15, 2 Star)


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True Movies Listings for Tuesday 9th December



06:00
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06:30
The Price of a Broken Heart (Film)
Based on a true story. A wronged woman uses an archaic 200 year old law to try to sue the mistress of her cheating husband.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Starring: Laura Innes, Park Overall, Timothy Carhart, Dan Byrd, Libby Whittemore, Jordan Allen Williams
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 2 Star)


08:30
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (Film)
Based on the career of popular country music artist John Denver, Take Me Home explores his personal memoirs, chart hits and the ups and downs of his personal life. Chad Lowe, Kirstin Davis stars.
Director: Jerry London
Starring: Chad Lowe, Kristin Davis, Gerald McRaney, Brian Markinson, Susan Hogan, Wezley Morris
(Made For TV, 2000, PG, 3 Star)


10:30
A Woman in Jeopardy (Film)
For one woman, everything that can go wrong, has.. What would you do to save your family? Break the law? Michael Paré and Morgan Fairchild star.


12:30
Adam (Film)
A moment's loss of concentration and little Adam is abducted. Soon the whole of America is searching for him. As their worst nightmare unfolds, Adam's parents struggle to cope with such a great loss.
Director: Michael Tuchner
Starring: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Martha Scott, Richard Masur, Paul Regina, Mason Adams
(Made For TV, 1983, 15, 3 Star)




14:30
The People Next Door (Film)
Faye Dunaway gives a superb performance in this explosive drama about two con-artists who manipulate their way into the household of a struggling single mother.
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Dell Aldrich, Carrie Boren, Randall Brady, Karis Paige Bryant, Helen Cates, David Denny
(Made For TV, 1996, 15, 2 Star)


16:30
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company (Film)
It was a comedy classic of the 1970s, and its stars became household names. This behind the scenes look at Three's Company shows the not so funny side of the hit comedy. With Brian Dennehy.
Director: Jason Ensler
Starring: Barbara Gordon, Wallace Langham, Brian Dennehy, Daniel Roebuck, Gary Hudson, Michael David Simms
(2003, 12, 3 Star)


18:30
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (Film)
Actress Theresa Saldana plays herself in this Emmy-nominated account of an attack which left her with life-threatening injuries, leading her to establish Victims For Victims.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Theresa Saldana, Adrian Zmed, Lelia Goldoni, Lawrence Pressman, Mariclare Costello, Linda Carlson
(Made For TV, 1984, 3 Star)


20:30
A Woman in Jeopardy (Film)
For one woman, everything that can go wrong, has.. What would you do to save your family? Break the law? Michael Paré and Morgan Fairchild star.


22:30
Day of the Roses (Film)
Drawn from real-life events surrounding Australia's worst train crash, this film explores the sheer determination of those who miraculously survived. A dramatic story. Stars Paul Mercurio.
Director: Peter Fisk
Starring: Paul Mercurio, John Bach, Chris Betts, Aaron Blabey, Carol Burns, Cormac Costello
(Made For TV, 1998, PG, 4 Star)




00:30
Murder Between Friends (Film)
EasterEnders actor and former Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp joins Stephen Lang and Timothy Busfield in this drama about an ingenious, brutal murder plot that goes horribly wrong.
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Timothy Busfield, Stephen Lang, Martin Kemp, Lisa Blount, O'Neal Compton, Alex Courtney
(Made For TV, 1994, 15, 3 Star)


02:30
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (Film)
The true story of Barbera Hutton, who had inherited 40 million dollars by the age of 6. This fascinating insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life, loves and careers.
Director: Charles Jarrott
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, David Ackroyd, Stéphane Audran, Amadeus August, Nicholas Clay, Bruce Davison
(Part 2 of 3, Made For TV, 1987, 15, 3 Star)


04:00
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)


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True Movies 2 Listings for Tuesday 9th December



06:00
A Woman in Jeopardy (Film)
For one woman, everything that can go wrong, has.. What would you do to save your family? Break the law? Michael Paré and Morgan Fairchild star.


08:00
In Defense Of Kids (Film)
An emotional account of how an encounter with a young runaway led lawyer Ellen Wilcox to come to the defence of abused and neglected juveniles. With Blythe Danner and Sam Waterston.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Starring: Bernard Behrens, Khalif Bobatoon, Georg Stanford Brown, Blythe Danner, Beth Ehlers, Tony La Torre
(Made For TV, 1983, 15, 2 Star)


10:00
A Place for Annie (Film)
Sissy Spacek stars in this poignant and powerful family drama as Susan Lansing, a compassionate nurse who fosters terminally ill, baby Annie. HIV positive, Annie has been left at the clinic to die by her drug-addicted mother. Susan takes charge of her and brings her up with loving care and devotion. Two years on as Susan prepares to adopt little Annie, her birth mother turns up demanding back her daughter.
Director: John Gray
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Mary-Louise Parker, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jack Noseworthy, Joan Plowright, David Spielberg
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 4 Star)


12:00
A Child's Wish (Film)
A teenager who has cancer vows to change an unjust law and help her family. Anna Chlumsky, John Ritter and Bill Clinton star.
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: John Ritter, Tess Harper, Anna Chlumsky, Sarah Chalke, Karl David-Djerf, Bob Morrisey
(Made For TV, 1996, U, 3 Star)


14:00
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)




16:00
Fighting For Gemma (Film)
David Threlfall, Gary Mavers and Lorraine Ashbourne star in this searing docu-drama about a gravely ill child whose parents launched a bitter landmark legal battle to claim compensation.
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Christine Anderson, Lorraine Ashbourne, Laura Brattan, Denise Bryson, Joe Caffrey, Robert Calvert
(1993, PG, 3 Star)


18:00
A Woman in Jeopardy (Film)
For one woman, everything that can go wrong, has.. What would you do to save your family? Break the law? Michael Paré and Morgan Fairchild star.


20:00
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)


22:00
A Dangerous Affair (Film)
Based on a true story. When she tries to finish her passionate relationship, a woman finds out that the man she was seeing was not the type of man she thought he was...
Director: Alan Metzger
Starring: Connie Sellecca, Gregory Harrison, Christopher Meloni, Rosalind Cash, Eileen Seeley, Ryan Todd
(Made For TV, 1994, 15, 2 Star)


00:00
The Matthew Shepard Story (Film)
Based on a true story. Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston star as a couple who are forced to deal with the senseless loss of their son to a hate crime.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Stockard Channing, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson, Joseph Ziegler, Yani Gellman
(Made For TV, 2002, 12, 3 Star)




02:00
Challenger (Do***entary)
Both a tribute and a eulogy, the Emmy Award winning drama "Challenger" charts the events leading up to the infamous space shuttle exploding shortly after lift-off.
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series)


04:00
Murder of Innocence (Film)
A critically acclaimed drama, charting a woman's descent into a frightening and murderous insanity, as her family tragically denies any claims of mental illness.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Valerie Bertinelli, Stephen Caffrey, Graham Beckel, Jerry Hardin, Millie Perkins, Justin Whalin
(Made For TV, 1993, 18, 3 Star)


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