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Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series)Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series) (1987)
Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Martyn Sanderson, Anne Phelan, Anna Hruby
A TV mini–series about an Irish family who migrate to Australia in the post WW2 years to find their hopes of prosperity dashed on the streets…
In Between (TV Series)In Between (TV Series) (1987)
Feat. Sheryl Munks, Vichea Ten, Jim Petrovski
Acclaimed Australian TV series about troubled teenagers attempting to find their way through life in the inner city, dealing with issues like drugs,…
Inspector Morse (TV Series)Inspector Morse (TV Series) (1987-2000) Recommended
Feat. John Thaw
Much–loved British TV Series that follows the criminal cases of Morse, probably John Thaw's most famous character – the cantankerous…
Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series)Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (1987) Recommended
Dir. Christine Edzard
Feat. Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood
Exemplary, all–star reworking of the Charles Dickens' classic in two parts. The first, "Nobody's Fault", is told from Arthur Clennam's (Derek…
Make and BreakMake and Break (1987)
Dir. Michael Frayn
Feat. Judi Dench, Robert Hardy
BBC television drama, directed by Michael Frayn and based on his play of the same name, stars Hardy as a building industry boss, unaware of his…
Married With Children (TV Series)Married With Children (TV Series) (1987-1998) Recommended
Feat. Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal
Brilliantly rancid satire on US sitcoms like THE COSBY SHOW, depicting a white trash family of appalling bad taste, curdled dreams and sick…
Melba (TV Mini-series)Melba (TV Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. Rodney Fisher
Feat. Linda Cropper, Tom Burlinson, Hugo Weaving
Biopic of famed Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, whose professional veneer hid a tumultuous private life, her struggles to provide as a…
New Statesman, The (TV Series)New Statesman, The (TV Series) (1987-1991)
Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall plays British Tory MP Alan B’Stard in this fairly amusing sift through the sleazy, corrupt corridors of Westminster. All four series…
Northanger AbbeyNorthanger Abbey (1987)
Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth
A BBC adaptation based on the Jane Austen novel, with Austen–heroine Katherine Schlesinger yearning for a consuming gothic romance amid the…
On the Black HillOn the Black Hill (1987)
Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey
Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…

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