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Subgenre Sampler
Flame Trees of Thika, The (TV Mini Series) (1981)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Hayley Mills, Ben Cross - A nostalgic and wonderfully–photographed adaptation of Elspeth Huxley's memoir of growing up in Kenya in the 1910s, where her well–off…
Four Seasons, The (1981)- Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou… - Inspired by the theme and format of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Alda wrote and directed this grown–up comedy in which three wealthy,…
French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons - Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in an elegant portrayal of secretive affairs and social strictures. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Gallipoli (1981)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Mark Lee - Well–crafted, intoxicating depiction of the Gallipoli landings in WWI with a boyish Mel Gibson and Mark Lee as youthful idealists who enlist as…
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.
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