Subgenre Sampler
Television > Action/Adventure: 119 Films to Buy & Rent
- Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone
- A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
- Street Hawk (1984-1985)
- Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto
- Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…
- 1915 (TV Mini-series) (1982)
- Feat. Scott Burgess, Scott McGregor, Lorraine Bayly…
- A solid recreation of the Great War era, this TV mini–series charts the experiences of several young men leaving the home–front in…
- For the Term of His Natural Life (TV Mini-series) (1982)
- Dir. Rob Stewart
Feat. Colin Friels, Anthony Perkins, Patrick Macnee…
- Solid dramatisation of the Marcus Clarke novel concerning an Englishman unjustly transported to the harsh penal colony of Tasmania in the 1830s. Good…
- Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen
- Top–notch mini–series version of the classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel – an English nobleman who lived a double–life…
- T.J. Hooker (TV Series) (1982-1986)
- Feat. William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed
- Former STAR TREK–ker Shatner made a recovery to television fame for this affable cop drama, playing a tough but compassionate veteran who…
- Fall Guy, The (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas
- Post–SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN vehicle for Lee Majors, with the burly TV star balancing freelance work as a bounty hunter with a day job as a…
- Shogun (Mini Series) (1980)
- Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune
- Exciting TV mini–series version of James Clavell's novel set in Feudal Japan. Great locations and rousing battle–scenes make for a most…
- Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985)
- Feat. Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach…
- Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…
- Hart to Hart (TV Series) (1979-1984)
- Feat. Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers
- Classic TV fluff from the 1980s, this erstwhile detective series features a wealthy married couple (Wagner and Powers) spending their spare time as…