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Butterflies (TV Series)Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983)
Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst
An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
Centennial (TV Mini-series)Centennial (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Feat. Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Robert Conrad
Western mini–series spanning the 200 year history of the town of Centennial, Colarado. Well–researched in its depiction of the…
Dallas - Season 1 and 2 (TV Series)Dallas - Season 1 and 2 (TV Series) (1978-1991) Aro Favourite
Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray
The high–powered soap opera that became a 1980s icon, this follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Texas oil magnate JR Ewing and his family,…
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series)Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (Different Strokes) (1978-1986)
Feat. Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain
Classic American sitcom had a rich white widower (Bain) adopt two black boys, notably a pint–sized Gary Coleman who proved the…
Disraeli (TV Mini-series)Disraeli (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach
Detailed biopic of the remarkable life of the author turned British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Talky and visually limited this is more than a…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series)Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft
Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Famous Five, The (TV Series)Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979) Recommended
Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell
The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels. Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Fantasy Island (TV series)Fantasy Island (TV series) (1978-1984)
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize
Unique and often inventive television classic set around a mysterious island resort, where white–suited Montalban and his diminutive sidekick…
Going Straight (TV Series)Going Straight (TV Series) (1978)
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Richard Beckinsale
Underrated TV sequel to the brilliant PORRIDGE, with Barker attempting to survive the straight life outside Slade Prison. Without quite the deadpan…
Hazell (TV Series)Hazell (TV Series) (1978)
Feat. Nicholas Ball
Paying homage to classic film noir this ITV crime series centres around a charismatic private detective who tackles blackmail, missing persons cases,…

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