Subgenre Sampler
Television > Classics: 302 Films to Buy & Rent
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.
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…
All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Sigrid Thornton, John Waters
- Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) (1983-2004)
- Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy…
- Much loved and admired British drama series about a gang of construction labourers who take slightly dodgy, yet lucrative jobs in Europe and…
Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
Don't Wait Up (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Nigel Havers, Tony Britton
- Divorce is the comedy minefield in this likeable, if somewhat outdated sitcom positing the bumpy new life of recent father and son divorcees, who…
Bounder, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Vernon Lawrence
Feat. Peter Bowles, George Cole, Isla Blair
- British series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) and starring Peter Bowles (TO THE MANOR BORN) in which a lovable rogue causes havoc in the…
Comic Strip Presents (DVD Box Set) (1982-1988)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French…
- At the forefront of the 'alternative comedy' movement in the early 1980s, The Comic Strip are an ensemble of British comedians who have produced many…
Dallas - Season 6 (TV Series) (1982-1983)
- Feat. Larry Hagman, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy…
- Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
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…