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Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series)Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985) Recommended
Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake
WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
In Search of the Trojan WarIn Search of the Trojan War (1985)
Dir. Bill Lyons
A thorough, intelligible excavation of Homer’s epic poems and the speculation of a Trojan Society, historian Michael Wood takes us back in time via…
Islands of the EmpireIslands of the Empire (1985) Recommended
Dir. Alister Barry, Rod Prosser, Russell Campbell
Documentary from Wellington production company Vanguard Films (SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY) offering a valuable examination of military relationships…
Mussolini and IMussolini and I (1985)
Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon
The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
RevolutionRevolution (1985)
Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski
Disastrous epic with Pacino almost committing career suicide as a fur trapper caught in the upheaval of the American Revolution. Some handsome…
By the Sword Divided (TV Series)By the Sword Divided (TV Series) (1983)
Feat. Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan , Lucy Aston
Classic BBC period drama following the aristocratic Lacey family, whose lives are thrown into turmoil as their political allegiances split during the…
Kennedy (TV Mini-Series)Kennedy (TV Mini-Series) (1983)
Dir. Jim Goddard
Feat. Martin Sheen, Blair Brown, John Shea
Absorbing, detailed biography of the doomed president covering the key events of his brief reign and providing subtle insights into his private life.
I Remember Nelson (TV Mini-series)I Remember Nelson (TV Mini-series) (1982)
Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Kenneth Colley, Geraldine James
Soap–opera–tinged four–part miniseries taking a look at Naval Officer Lord Horatio Nelson, from the viewpoint of four who knew him…
Nancy Astor (TV Mini-series)Nancy Astor (TV Mini-series) (1982)
Dir. Richard Stroud
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Pierce Brosnan
Rags–to–riches biography of the life of Nancy Astor, the first woman to hold a seat in the house of commons.
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series)Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen
Top–notch mini–series version of the classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel – an English nobleman who lived a double–life…

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