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Subgenre Sampler
Flame Trees of Thika, The (TV Mini Series) (1981)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Hayley Mills, Ben Cross - A nostalgic and wonderfully–photographed adaptation of Elspeth Huxley's memoir of growing up in Kenya in the 1910s, where her well–off…
Four Seasons, The (1981)- Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou… - Inspired by the theme and format of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Alda wrote and directed this grown–up comedy in which three wealthy,…
French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons - Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in an elegant portrayal of secretive affairs and social strictures. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Gallipoli (1981)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Mark Lee - Well–crafted, intoxicating depiction of the Gallipoli landings in WWI with a boyish Mel Gibson and Mark Lee as youthful idealists who enlist as…
Going Gently (1981)- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay - Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
Gregory's Girl (1981)- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn - An affectionate and entertaining Scottish comedy about a shy and awkward school footballer's infatuation with a female team–member.
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Veronica Hamel…
- Steven Bochco's progressive eighties policier found dramatic substance and acclaim in its realistic and ethnically diverse portrayal of the lives of…
Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981)- Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie
- Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Knowledge, The (1981)- Dir. Bob Brooks
Feat. Michael Elphick, Nigel Hawthorne, Jonathan Lynn - Well–regarded TV drama that follows the trials of three aspiring London taxi–drivers to learn the 'knowledge' necessary to…
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