Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Television: 2855 Films to Rent
Comedy Company, The (TV Series) (1988-1990)
- Feat. Glenn Robbins
- Although suffering a little with the passing of time, this classic Australian sketch show still holds many cherished memories with its collection of…
Comic Strip Presents: Strike (1988)
- Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson
- A 'Comic Strip' comedy which uses the 1980s miners' strike as a springboard for satire on both British politics and well–meaning Hollywood…
Count Duckula (TV Series) (1988-1993)
- Feat. David Jason
- A DANGER MOUSE spinoff, this childrens' animation about a vegetarian vampire duck, developed its own minor cult. The humour is alternately black or…
Echoes (TV Mini-series) (1988)
- Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Siobhan Garahy, Robert Hines, Geraldine James…
- Set in Ireland in the 1950's, this picturesque romance traces the life of a small town girl whose dreams of escape come true when she wins a…
Edens Lost (TV Mini-series) (1988)
- Dir. Neil Armfield
Feat. Julia Blake, Linda Cropper
- A melancholy dramatic saga set in rural Australia around the growing knowledge of a teenage boy from Sydney, staying with mysterious landed relatives…
First of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. David Fenwick, Paul Oldham, Paul Wyett…
- Good–natured prequel to the longest running sitcom shows heroes Clegg and Compo's youth leading up to the second World War.
Hale and Pace (TV Series) (1988)
- Feat. Gareth Hale, Norman Pace
- Rotund comic pairing is in the best British comedy tradition, employing a series of reoccurring caricatures and sketches to belly–aching…
Importance of Being Earnest (1988)
- Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Gemma Jones, Alec McCowen, Paul McGann…
- A straightforward and lucid version of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, made for television by the BBC. McGann is a particular neurotic highlight.
Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series) (1988)
- Dir. David Wickes
Feat. Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Jane Seymour
- This British television series adds a new solution to the ever–intriguing and grisly case of Jack the Ripper, who preyed on women in Victorian…
Master Builder, The (1988)
- Feat. Leo McKern, Miranda Richardson, Jane Lapotaire
- A BBC adaptation of the 1892 play By Henrik Ibsen, aired on BBC as part of the 'Theatre Night' series in 1988. Tells the story of a middle–aged…