Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Magnificent Evans, The (TV Series) (1984)- Feat. Ronnie Barker
- Long–forgotten BBC comedy concerning 'Genius, Photographer And Man Of Letters' Plantagenet Evans (Barker), who lives in a Welsh village and…
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Dir. Donald McWhinnie
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne… - Set in a small seaside town in 1920's England, this comedy of manners is an exquisitely stylised adaptation of E.F Benson's novel. Chronicles the…
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV Series) (1984-1987)- Feat. Stacy Keach
- While hardly definitive, Stacy Keach's rendition of the famous detective hero, created by pulp–novelist Mickey Spillane, brings a light,…
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Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002)
- Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Kevin Whatley… - Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
Mistral's Daughter (Mini-series) (1984)- Feat. Stefanie Powers, Robert Urich, Lee Remick…
- Blubbery, melodramatic saga of three generations of women by way of artist Julien Mistral. Based on a novel by Judith Krantz.
Mother and Son (TV Series) (1984-1994)- Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald
- A long–running, unlikely hit series about a hard–working career man who is saddled with the responsibility of caring for his bewildered,…
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) (1984-1990)- Feat. Angela Lansbury
- The archetypal amateur sleuth series, this long–running show starred the indomitable Angela Lansbury as a mystery…
Night Court (TV Series) (1984-1992)- Feat. John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Harry Anderson
- Subversive courtroom sitcom set around the antics of Manhattan legal personal – judge, prosecutor, defence counsel, bailiffs – who must…
Punky Brewster (TV Series) (1984)- Feat. Soleil Moon-Frye, George Gaynes
- Colourful family sitcom with Soleil Moon Frye attaining semi–iconic status as the feisty orphan adopted by a grumpy old widower.
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…
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