Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)- Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan…
- Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)- Feat. Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif…
- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide… - Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)- Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer… - Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
ANZACS (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. John Dixon, George Miller, Pino Amenta
Feat. Paul Hogan, Andrew Clarke, Jon Blake… - An exemplary depiction of a group of ANZAC soldiers in WWI as they progress through the horrors of the war in Europe. Told mainly from the Australian…
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985)- Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton
- Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985)- Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake - WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
Equalizer, The (TV Series) (1985-1989)- Feat. Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka
- Classic '80's show noted for its mix of espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres rolled into a classy film noir package. Woodward excels…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985)- Feat. Dominic Sweeney
- At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…
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