True Movies 2 Listings for Friday 20th December
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05:00
A Christmas Romance (Film) Film icon U certificate
Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and Gregory Harrison play a couple who strike up the unlikeliest of romances in this heart-warming seasonal tale.
Director: Sheldon Larry
Starring: Olivia Newton-John, Gregory Harrison, Chloe Lattanzi, Stephanie Sawyer, Tom Heaton, Stephen E. Miller
(Made For TV, 1994, U, 2 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Pin-Up. Series 7, episode 18.
Erin becomes the pin-up girl of Camp Lee when Ben enters her photo in a contest. Whilst Mary Ellen becomes obsessed with her role as a mother to John Curtis.
(1979, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Attack. Series 7, episode 19.
Ike has a heart attack and is hospitalized. The Walton family children help out by running his store for him. Ben and Jim-Bob make molasses due to the sugar shortage.
(1979, U)
09:00
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)
11:00
Ms. Scrooge (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A wealthy, miserly woman learns the meaning of Christmas in this urban update of 'A Christmas Carol'. A story everyone can believe in starring Cicely Tyson. Directed John Korty.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Michael Beach, Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, John Bourgeois, Philip Akin, Arsinee Khanjian
(1997, PG)
13:00
The Man Who Saved Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Heart-warming drama based on the life of innovative inventor and toy maker A.C. Gilbert who was under pressure to let the U.S. Government turn his factory into a munitions plant at the onset of WW1.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Starring: Kelly Rowan, Edward Asner, Jason Alexander, Daniel Kash, Kenneth Welsh, Jayne Eastwood
(Made For TV, 2002, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
Once Upon a Time.
Laura wins a story-writing contest and is offered the opportunity to publish her writings, the book even brings Almanzo and Jenny to tears.
(Part 15, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
The Last Hurrah.
Jasper Dale returns from England to find that Olivia has taken in Lottie Copper and her baby girl.
(Part 12, PG)
17:00
Stealing Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Tony Danza stars in this classic; a small time crook intent on robbing a department store is mistaken for Santa Claus. At first he plays along, but soon has second thoughts about Stealing Christmas.
Director: Gregg Champion
Starring: Tony Danza, Lea Thompson, Angela Goethals, Betty White, David Parker, Malcolm Stewart
(Made For TV, 2003, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
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)
21:00
A Town Without Christmas (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A little boy's heartfelt letter to Santa becomes a cry for help prompting the small town of Seacliff, Washington to go on a desperate search for him.
Director: Andy Wolk
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk, Isabella Fink, Jeremy Akerman, Nigel Bennett, Bill Carr
(Made For TV, 2001, PG, 3 Star)
23:00
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)
00:00
Chicago Hope (Drama) PG certificate
At Chicago Hope, one of the country's leading hospitals, follow the lives and trials of the staff in this American medical series.
(PG)
01:00
A Chance of Snow (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Thanks to a blanket of snow, and a closed airport, two weary travellers discover they have nothing more to do, except fall in love again. Heartwarming family Christmas tale starring JoBeth Williams.
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Michael Ontkean, Barbara Barrie, Dey Young
(1998, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
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)
05:00
Meet the Santas (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Even the son of Santa finds he can't escape the opinions of interfering parents and future in-laws when he's planning his wedding. Steve Guttenberg stars in this seasonal comedy drama.
Director: Harvey Frost
Starring: Marcia Ann Burrs, Julie Ariola
(Made For TV, 2005, PG, 2 Star)
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