Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Television: 814 Films to Buy & Rent
Eight is Enough (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland, Betty Buckley
- Comedy about a family of eight living in Sacramento California, where Dad is a columnist for the fictional local newspaper (based on real–life…
Galton and Simpson Playhouse, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Arthur Lowe, Warren Mitchell, Richard Briers
- Long regarded as Britain's most successful comedy duo, Richard Galton and Alan Simpson (STEPTOE AND SON) turned their hand to one–off stories…
Kiwi Gold (feat. Letter to Blanchy, Gliding On, Pete & Pio, A Week of It, More Issues, Rabbiter's Rest, Radio Times Theatre) (1977-1994)
- Feat. David McPhail, Jon Gadsby, Pio Terei…
- Three tasty samplers of Kiwi television sitcoms and current affairs skit shows featuring some of our best known comic talents.
VOLUME 1 contains…
Love Boat, The (TV Series) (1977-1986)
- Feat. Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes…
- As infectious and appealing as its theme song, this Aaron Spelling–produced mega–hit offered cruisy relaxation and sunny escapism for…
Mind Your Language (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Barry Evans
- Evans plays a mild–mannered, but harried teacher of non–English speakers at the Southbank College of Further Education in this amiably…
Norman Conquests, The (Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith…
- Six of Britain's finest take on Alan Ayckbourn's small scale, socially incisive play, set in three different rooms across one dysfunctional family…
Rag Trade, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin
- Factory girl comedy set in a working class, East–End fashion sweatshop, this was considered progressive for its time due to its largely…
Richard Pryor Show, The (1977)
- Feat. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard
- The Richard Pryor Show features the outrageous comedian at his peak. Airing in 1977, this cutting–edge sketch comedy program dared to challenge…
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979)
- Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
Robin's Nest (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton…
- Good–natured Brit TV comedy with Richard O'Sullivan reprising the role of Robin Tripp from the popular series, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. This time…