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Subgenre Sampler
Richard III (The Tragedy of Richard III) (1983)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's brilliantly dark play, completely unabridged and loyal to the original text.
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983)- Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson… - A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
Under Capricorn (TV Mini-Series) (1983)- Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Peter Cousens, Lisa Harrow, John Hallam… - Tumultuous drama with Cousens seeking his fortune in 19th century Australia, but his friendship with a convict threatens to scupper his plans.
Wagner (1983)- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud… - Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983)- Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi - Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
Winds of War, The (Mini-series) (1983)- Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent… - Thorough and imposing wartime miniseries chronicling the width and breadth of events in the years leading up to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour in…
1915 (TV Mini-series) (1982)- Feat. Scott Burgess, Scott McGregor, Lorraine Bayly…
- A solid recreation of the Great War era, this TV mini–series charts the experiences of several young men leaving the home–front in…
Anthony Trollope Collection, The (The Barchester Chronicles, The Way We Live Now, He Knew He Was Right) (1982-2004)- Three BBC mini–series masterpieces from the pen of novelist Anthony Trollope.
Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1982)
- Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Rickman, Donald Pleasence, Nigel Hawthorne… - Scandal inflames the once placid town of Barchester, in this typically astute BBC production of Anthony Trollope's novel. A young Alan Rickman holds…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983)- Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis…
- The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…
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