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GhostsGhosts (1987)
Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh
BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series)Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series) (1987)
Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Martyn Sanderson, Anne Phelan, Anna Hruby
A TV mini–series about an Irish family who migrate to Australia in the post WW2 years to find their hopes of prosperity dashed on the streets…
In Between (TV Series)In Between (TV Series) (1987)
Feat. Sheryl Munks, Vichea Ten, Jim Petrovski
Acclaimed Australian TV series about troubled teenagers attempting to find their way through life in the inner city, dealing with issues like drugs,…
Inspector Morse (TV Series)Inspector Morse (TV Series) (1987-2000) Recommended
Feat. John Thaw
Much–loved British TV Series that follows the criminal cases of Morse, probably John Thaw's most famous character – the cantankerous…
Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series)Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (1987) Recommended
Dir. Christine Edzard
Feat. Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood
Exemplary, all–star reworking of the Charles Dickens' classic in two parts. The first, "Nobody's Fault", is told from Arthur Clennam's (Derek…
Make and BreakMake and Break (1987)
Dir. Michael Frayn
Feat. Judi Dench, Robert Hardy
BBC television drama, directed by Michael Frayn and based on his play of the same name, stars Hardy as a building industry boss, unaware of his…
Northanger AbbeyNorthanger 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 HillOn 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, APerfect 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…
ScoopScoop (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…

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