Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Going Gently (1981)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay
- Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
Gregory's Girl (1981)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn
- An affectionate and entertaining Scottish comedy about a shy and awkward school footballer's infatuation with a female team–member.
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983)
- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Veronica Hamel…
- Steven Bochco's progressive eighties policier found dramatic substance and acclaim in its realistic and ethnically diverse portrayal of the lives of…
Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981)
- Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie
- Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Killing of Angel Street, The (1981)
- Dir. Donald Crombie
Feat. Elizabeth Alexander, John Hargreaves, Reg Lye
- Provocative tale of unscrupulous real estate developers who, in collusion with local government, threaten to dismantle a seaside community.
Knowledge, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Brooks
Feat. Michael Elphick, Nigel Hawthorne, Jonathan Lynn
- Well–regarded TV drama that follows the trials of three aspiring London taxi–drivers to learn the 'knowledge' necessary to…
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
- Dir. Just Jaeckin
Feat. Sylvia Kristel
- Soft–porn queen Sylvia Kristel vies for mainstream acceptance with D.H. Lawrence's account of a woman's search for sexual fulfilment. The stuff…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein…
- Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Lola (1981)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf
- Shattering Fassbinder drama depicting an exotic singer searching for true happiness and survival in post–war Germany. Fassbinder again excels…