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21 Jump Street (TV Series)21 Jump Street (TV Series) (1987-1991)
Feat. Johnny Depp, Frederic Forrest, Peter DeLuise
Iconic, lightly–rendered youth thriller series, in which four young–looking undercover cops infiltrate high schools to expose various…
Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series)Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series) (Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night) (1987)
Feat. Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant
A series of BBC TV adaptations of three novels by Dorothy L. Sayers that follow the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey's romance with the crime…
Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series)Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) (Father Dowling Investigates) (1987)
Feat. Tom Bosley, Mary Wickes, Tracy Nelson
Soul food for the mystery buff. Steadily paced and written series concerns the crime solving feats of a Chicago Catholic Priest (HAPPY DAYS' Tom…
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (1987)
Feat. William Conrad, Joe Penny
Eighties primetime crime show starring William Conrad (CANNON) as a generously plump former cop turned maverick district attorney who teams with a…
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) (1987-2000) Recommended
Feat. Colin Firth, Robert Urquhart, Leslie Phillips
Well–loved British mystery series consisting of adapted stories from celebrated crime writer Ruth Rendell, brought to life by an impressive…
Wiseguy (TV Series) Wiseguy (TV Series) (1987-1990) Recommended
Feat. Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Tim Curry
Influential 80's crime series featuring the appealing Ken Wahl as an undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate the Mafia and destroy them from…
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series)Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986) Recommended
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Joanne Whalley
Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…
Matlock (TV Series)Matlock (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. Andy Griffith, Linda Purl
Updating the "Perry Mason" blueprint with rumpled Southern charm, the ultra laid–back Andy Griffith plays Ben Matlock, an Atlanta defense…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer
Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series)Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985)
Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton
Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…

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