Subgenre Sampler
Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977)- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake… - Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…
Murder Most English (TV Series) (The Flaxborough Chronicles) (1977)- Feat. Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Brenda Bruce…
- Based on the Colin Watson mysteries, this Ever–so–English detective series follows two English detectives as they solve particularly…
Roots (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky et al
Feat. Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn - Engrossing TV mini–series traces the misfortunes of an African family forcibly transported to America as slaves. The lives of subsequent…
Secret Army (TV Series) (1977)- Feat. Bernard Hepton
- This gripping – and unlike its comedy spoof successor ALLO' ALLO!, deadly serious – BBC dramatic series focused on the exploits of a…
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977)- Feat. Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards Jr., Stefanie Powers…
- Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…
Who Pays the Ferryman? (TV Series) (1977)- Dir. William Slater
Feat. Jack Hedley - A penchant for Greek music and the murky vendettas of yesteryear combine in this engrossing BBC drama series. Jack Hedley is a former fighter with…
American Film Theatre - Butley (1976)- Dir. Harold Pinter
Feat. Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan… - Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play. An…
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini-Series) (1976)- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey… - Quease–inducing drama of a middle–class family being torn apart by a father's obsessive love for his manipulative daughter. Shocking for…
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976)- Feat. Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Perry King…
- Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
Dickens of London (TV Series) (1976)- Dir. Michael Ferguson, Marc Miller
Feat. Roy Dotrice, Diane Coupland, Simon Bell - Dramatic biography of Charles Dickens and his rise from obscure origins to blacking factory worker to political reporter and author.
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