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Cheers (TV Series)Cheers (TV Series) (1982)
Feat. Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman
One of the longest–running sitcoms, set around a Boston bar and its regulars. Went on to launch the bigscreen careers of many of its…
Family Ties (TV Series)Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989) Aro Favourite
Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox
Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Irish R. M., TheIrish 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…
Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series)Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982) Recommended
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones
The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
Police Squad! (TV Series)Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982)
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell
Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
Remington Steele (TV Series)Remington Steele (TV Series) (1982)
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist
A pre–Bond Pierce Brosnan oozes smarm and charm as Remington Steele, the fictitious head of a struggling private eye firm run by the sultry…
Square Pegs (TV Series)Square Pegs (TV Series) (1982-1983) Recommended
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz
Sassy high school comedy from the early 1980's centred around Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker as two awkward teenage girls desperate to be…
Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series)Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981) Recommended
Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca
A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
Hallelujah! (TV Series)Hallelujah! (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. Thora Hird, Patsy Rowlands, Rosamund Greenwood
Gentle British comedy concerning the evangelical exuberance of Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley (Hird), who believes it is her mission to spread…
Only Fools and Horses (TV Series)Only Fools and Horses (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce
The highly successful British comedy series that made David Jason a star of the smallscreen, playing Del, a black–marketeer on the streets of…

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