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Subgenre Sampler
Northanger Abbey (1987)- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth - A BBC adaptation based on the Jane Austen novel, with Austen–heroine Katherine Schlesinger yearning for a consuming gothic romance amid the…
On the Black Hill (1987)- Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey - Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…
Perfect Spy, A (1987)- Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Peggy Ashcroft… - Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…
Scoop (1987)- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Sir Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom - Satirical drama based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. Set in the world of journalism, where an inexperienced reporter is sent to…
Thirtysomething (TV Series) (1987-1991)- Feat. Timothy Busfield, Mel Harris, Peter Horton…
- One of the highlights of 1980's television, centering around a group of late thirties baby boomers struggling with adult angst in Philadelphia, is…
Tour of Duty (TV Series) (1987-1988)- Feat. Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey
- A much–admired chronicle of U.S. soldiers grappling with combat, friendship, and ethics in Vietnam. One of several popular Vietnam War…
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Joanne Whalley… - Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The (1986)- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Julie T Wallace, Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge… - Splendidly ripe BBC adaptation of Fay Weldon's quasi–feminist satire in which a housewife (Wallace) discovers her husband's (Waterman)…
London's Burning (TV Series) (1986-1988)- This long running drama series was developed from a feature length telemovie which focused on the lives of the Blue Watch firefighters in London's…
Monocled Mutineer, The (TV Mini-series) (1986)- Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Paul McGann, Robert Fellows - A four–part BBC historical drama depicting the life of Private Percy Toplis, who supposedly led a British army mutiny against training officers…
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