Subgenre Sampler
Television > Drama: 995 Films to Buy & Rent
Emergency! (TV Series) (1972)
- Feat. Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London
- Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…
Emma (TV Series) (1972)
- Dir. John Glenister
Feat. Doran Godwin, John Carson
- A reverent, charming BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about one of her most memorable characters, Emma Woodhouse.
MASH (TV Series) (M*A*S*H) (1972-1983)
- Feat. Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit
- Long running and much loved TV Series loosely based on Robert Altman’s 1969 film set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean…
Moonstone, The (1972)
- Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Kathleen Byron, Robin Ellis, Basil Dignam…
- Atmospheric whodunit drama, based on the Wilkie Collins novel, which tells the tale of an investigation into the theft of a precious Indian jewel…
Waltons, The (TV Series) (1972-1981)
- Feat. Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned…
- One of the most iconic TV Series of all time depicted the life of an extended family in Depression–era Virginia. Claimed as a repository for…
War and Peace (TV Mini-series) (1972)
- Dir. John Davies
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies
- Hugely ambitious television production of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, told through twenty 45–minute episodes. Boasting beautiful design and…
Casanova (1971)
- Dir. Mark Cullingham, John Glenister
Feat. Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington
- Adventurous Dennis Potter biopic of libertine Casanova, concerned chiefly with his imprisonment and escape from Venice, though not forgetting to shed…
Elizabeth R (TV Series) (1971)
- Dir. Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Various.
Feat. Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Robert Ellis
- Glenda Jackson makes a banquet of English history, as Elizabeth I, one of Auld England's most influential monarchs. This BBC series is exceptional in…
Persuasion (1971)
- Dir. Howard Baker
Feat. Ann Firbank, Richard Vernon, Bryan Marshall
- Circumspect heroine Anne Elliot has the opportunity to rekindle a long–abandoned love–affair, in this BBC adaption of Jane Austen's final…
Wild Duck, The (1971)
- Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Jenny Agutter
- Adapted from the 1884 Play by Henrik Ibsen and broadcast as part of the BBC's "Play Of The Month" series. A wealthy family's existence is…