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Subgenre Sampler
Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983)- Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst… - An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
Going Straight (TV Series) (1978)- Feat. Ronnie Barker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Richard Beckinsale…
- Underrated TV sequel to the brilliant PORRIDGE, with Barker attempting to survive the straight life outside Slade Prison. Without quite the deadpan…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982)- Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber
- The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)- Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Jr. Hale, Jim Backus…
- 14 years after the SS Minnow first ran ashore on Gilligan's Island, the cast finally make it back to Florida. The original cast (minus Tina…
Return to Fantasy Island (1978)- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau… - Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983)
- Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…
- Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That (TV Series) (1978)- Feat. Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs
- Comedy–magician and cohort of Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, delivers his distinctive, hilarious brand of 'tragic magic' in this six–part…
WKRP in Cincinatti (TV Series) (1978-1982)- Feat. Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump…
- American pop culture of the late 70's is captured in this easy–going ensemble sitcom that follows the misadventures of the staff of a…
Citizen Smith (1977-1980)- Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay - Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
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