Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Television: 2858 Films to Rent
Great Bookie Robbery, The (TV Mini Series) (1986)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. John Bach, Bruno Lawrence, Andy Anderson…
- Classic heist drama based on a multi–million dollar robbery in 1976 Melbourne, and re–enacted by the cream of New Zealand's acting…
It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986-1990)
- Feat. Garry Shandling
- Hugely influential show centered around the neurosis of Garry Shandling – basically playing himself, who along with the rest of the cast just…
London's Burning (TV Series) (1986-1988)
- This long running drama series was developed from a feature length telemovie which focused on the lives of the Blue Watch firefighters in London's…
Lovejoy (TV Series) (1986-1994)
- Feat. Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton
- An engaging series about a devious antiques dealer (McShane) with almost unnatural talent for distinguishing exceptional items from fakes or…
Matlock (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Andy Griffith, Linda Purl
- Updating the "Perry Mason" blueprint with rumpled Southern charm, the ultra laid–back Andy Griffith plays Ben Matlock, an Atlanta defense…
Monocled Mutineer, The (TV Mini-series) (1986)
- Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Paul McGann, Robert Fellows
- A four–part BBC historical drama depicting the life of Private Percy Toplis, who supposedly led a British army mutiny against training officers…
Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection (1986-2006)
- Feat. Oprah Winfrey
- A gigantic 6–DVD distillation of the extremely influential US daytime TV show which propelled Oprah Winfrey into mega–celebrity, wealth…
Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan…
- Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991)
- Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne
- Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993)
- Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker
- Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…