Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2963 Films to Buy & Rent
Lost Worlds - Vanished Lives (1989)
- Famed nature–boffin David Attenborough here delves into the subject of prehistoric fossils, speculating in typically comprehensive fashion as…
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (TV Series) (1989-1994)
- Feat. Kate Lonergan, Wayne Morris, Tony Robinson
- Comical BBC spin on the legend of Robin Hood reimagines fair Marian (Lonergan) as the real saviour of Nottingham Forest and the brilliant brains…
Mr. Bean (TV Series) (1989-1995)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- The classic misadventures of Rowan Atkinson's inept alter–ego, updating and widely popularizing the 'silent' comedy style of comedians like…
Palin Travel Collection (1989-2007)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- Comprehensive 19–disc set containing all of Michael Palin's BBC travel documentary series including; Great Railway Journeys, Around the World…
Peter Gunn (1989)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Strauss, Barbara Williams
- A telemovie reprise of the iconic 'Private Investigator' series of the late 50s and 60s, with original director Edwards and that famous Mancini tune…
Piglet Files, The (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Serena Evans
- Quirky, much–loved British sitcom, with Nicholas Lyndhurst as an electronics whiz who inadvertently ends up working for the British…
Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993)
- Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher
- Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
Quantum Leap (TV Series) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Donald P Bellisario
Feat. Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell
- An often thoughtful speculative sci–fi drama in which a scientist finds himself trapped in time, leaping into the body of a different person in…
Ranma 1/2 (TV Series) (1989-1992)
- Dir. Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu Shibayama
- Action–comedy manga TV series based on the serial written and illustrated by acclaimed artist Rumiko Takahashi. Centred around a comedic…
Round the Twist (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Ebonnie Masini, Andrew S. Gilbert, Rian Mclean…
- Australian television classic from the mind of author Paul Jennings following the off–the–wall adventures of the Twist Family, who leave…