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Subgenre Sampler
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1982)- Dir. Peter Duguid
Feat. Tom Baker - Former Doctor Who Tom Baker plays Inspector Holmes in this serviceable adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan's most famous Sherlock mystery.
King Lear (1982)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway… - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The (1982)
- Dir. James Goddard, Trevor Nunn
Feat. Roger Rees, David Threlfall - The legendary, nine–hour stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby", performed by members of The Royal Shakespeare…
Nancy Astor (TV Mini-series) (1982)- Dir. Richard Stroud
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Pierce Brosnan - Rags–to–riches biography of the life of Nancy Astor, the first woman to hold a seat in the house of commons.
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen - Top–notch mini–series version of the classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel – an English nobleman who lived a double–life…
Smiley's People (1982)
- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton, Barry Foster… - Alec Guinness is John Le Carre's Smiley, a retired agent called back to investigate a collegue's assasination which leads him on a treacherous…
Walter / Walter & June (Loving Walter) (1982-1983)- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Keith Allen… - A pair of grim television movies based on the novels by David Cook, starring Ian McKellen as a man with a learning disability who is condemned by…
Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series) (1981)- Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick…
- Famous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel chronicles one Charles Ryder and his relationship with the Marchmain family in England between the wars.…
Cherry Orchard, The (1981)- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall… - BBC television drama based on the classic 1904 play by Anton Chekhov about the decline of the Russian aristocracy in general and one high–born…
Dynasty (TV Series) (1981-1989)- Feat. John Forsythe, Joan Collins, Linda Evans…
- Producer Aaron Spelling's lavish prime–time soap, conceived to capitalize on the huge success of rival, "Dallas", can't hide its status as a…
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