Subgenre Sampler
Television > Classics: 302 Films to Buy & Rent
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV Series) (1986-1995)
- Feat. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry
- A longrunning and consistently inventive sketch series by British funnymen Hugh Laurie (HOUSE M.D.) and Stephen Fry (WILDE), who manage to outbaffle…
Blackadder 2 (TV Series) (1986)
- Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Definitive, bloody hilarious second series set in England, 1558–1603. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Bells', 'Head',…
Casualty (TV Series) (1986-2008)
- Long–running British medical soap following the trials of a group of overtaxed hospital employees working the night shift at Holby City…
Crime Story (TV Series) (1986-1988)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Dennis Farina, Andrew Dice Clay
- Genre stylist Michael Mann (COLLATERAL) followed up MIAMI VICE with this good–looking crime story set in hardboiled 60s Chicago. Dennis Farina…
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…
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…
A Thousand Skies (1985)
- Dir. David Stevens
- Television mini–series about the life of rugged Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, who pushed the bounds of aircraft performance in…
Dempsey & Makepeace (TV Series) (1985)
- Feat. Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber
- Glynis Barber attained minor cult status as the smart, sexy partner of a rough and tumble New York cop (Brandon), mismatched of course in this…
Equalizer, The (TV Series) (1985-1989)
- Feat. Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka
- Classic '80's show noted for its mix of espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres rolled into a classy film noir package. Woodward excels…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985)
- Feat. Dominic Sweeney
- At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…