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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series)Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1988-1990)
Clive Anderson hosts this original British version of the gameshow based around improvised comedy. Regular clever clogs include Richard Vranch, Ryan…
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The RainbowWidowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992)
Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth
A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
Windmills of the GodsWindmills of the Gods (1988)
Dir. Lee Phillips
Feat. Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Ian McKellen
As the Cold War rages, the president names Professor Mary Ashley as the new Ambassador to Romania. Mike Slade is appointed to be her assistant. As…
21 Jump Street (TV Series)21 Jump Street (TV Series) (1987-1991)
Feat. Johnny Depp, Frederic Forrest, Peter DeLuise
Iconic, lightly–rendered youth thriller series, in which four young–looking undercover cops infiltrate high schools to expose various…
Barbara Cartland Collection, TheBarbara Cartland Collection, The (A Hazard of Hearts, The Lady and the Highwayman, A Ghost in Monte Carlo, Duel of Hearts) (1987-1991)
Feat. Hugh Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael York
Four made–for–TV adaptations from the prolific romance novel oeuvre of British writer and media personality Barbara Cartland. A HAZARD…
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) (1987)
Feat. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman
Distinctively 80s drama series is a twist on the classic tale, where 'Beast' (Perlman) is a noble–man living in New York's hidden underworld of…
Blackadder 3 (TV Series)Blackadder 3 (TV Series) (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson
Classic third series set in England 1760–1815. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Dish and Dishonesty', 'Ink and…
Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series)Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987)
Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Keith Michell, Fernando Rey, Carol Drinkwater
Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries)Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998) Recommended
Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird
Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…
Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series)Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series) (1987) Aro Favourite
Feat. Barry Humphries
Dame Edna Everage hosted this riotous mock chat–show in the late eighties (following a series of successful TV specials), where her guests…

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