Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2940 Films to Buy & Rent
Tale of Two Cities, A (Mini-series) (1989)
- Dir. Philippe Monnier
Feat. James Wilby, John Mills, Jean-Pierre Aumont…
- BBC TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' great, historical novel of the French Revolution, in the shadow of which two, very different men fall for the…
Traffik (1989)
- Dir. Alistair Reid
Feat. Bill Paterson
- Complex mini–series set throughout the hierarchies of the international heroin trade. Filmed in locations such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and…
A Very British Coup (1988)
- Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Ray McAnally, Alan MacNaughtan, Keith Allen…
- Old–school Labourite Ray McAnally is elected Prime Minister of Great Britain, an event displeasing to various high–placed civil servants…
Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Alexei Sayle
- Highlights from Alexei Sayle's fab TV show including sketches “The Art of Verbal Abuse” and “Crapbags Holiday Tours”.
Bourne Identity, The (Mini-series) (1988)
- Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle…
- Mini–series based on Robert Ludlam's best–seller about an injured, unconscious man who washes ashore in a small French town and discovers…
Chelmsford 123 (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Philip Pope
- A Roman governor is exiled to the murky English town of Chelmsford, AD 123, in this irreverent British sitcom. Recommended for fans of…
China Beach (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Nan Woods
- TV series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, following the unique perspectives of a range of characters including US Army doctors…
Clarence (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Ronnie Barker
- Celebrated British comedian Ronnie Barker's final television creation before retirement, playing a bumbling deliveryman with poor eyesight who his…
Comedy Company, The (TV Series) (1988-1990)
- Feat. Glenn Robbins
- Although suffering a little with the passing of time, this classic Australian sketch show still holds many cherished memories with its collection of…
Comic Strip Presents: Strike (1988)
- Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson
- A 'Comic Strip' comedy which uses the 1980s miners' strike as a springboard for satire on both British politics and well–meaning Hollywood…