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Subgenre Sampler
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985)
- Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr…
- Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
Fame (TV Series) (1982-1987)- Feat. Lori Singer, Debbie Allen
- Based on the 1980 hit movie, this series charts the ambitions, joys and heartbreaks of assorted dance and music students and teachers at New York's…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)
- Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
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…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1982)- Dir. Peter Duguid
Feat. Tom Baker - Former Doctor Who Tom Baker plays Inspector Holmes in this serviceable adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan's most famous Sherlock mystery.
Irish R. M., The (1982-1985)- Dir. Robert Chetwyn
Feat. Peter Bowles, Beryl Reid, Niall Toibin… - Classic Irish comedy–drama series following a retired English army officer living in turn–of–the–century West Ireland. Based…
King Lear (1982)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway… - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
Knight Rider (TV Series) (1982)- Feat. David Hasselhoff
- David Hasselhoff fights crime with the aid of his talking automobile KITT. A classic of early 80s trash television may provide amiable nostalgia for…
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The (1982)- Dir. James Goddard, Trevor Nunn
Feat. Roger Rees, David Threlfall - The legendary, nine–hour stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby", performed by members of The Royal Shakespeare…
Mysterious Cities of Gold, The (TV Series) (Taiyô no ko Esteban) (1982-1983)- Richly detailed 80's kids anime series centred on a young boy on a worldwide quest to discover his true identity via the Seven Cities of Gold. A…
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