Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
First Eden, The (TV Series) (The Mediterranean World and Man) (1987)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Part of Sir David Attenborough's canonical 1967 Natural World project, this series focuses on the Mediterranean, cradle of Western civilization, from…
Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series) (1987)
- Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Alan Bennett…
- An under–appreciated historical epic focused on the personal experience of war, starring then–English glamour couple Kenneth Branagh and…
Full House (TV Series) (1987-1995)
- Feat. John Stamos, Bob Saget, Mary-Kate Olsen…
- The ultimate in 24–carat family friendly fare, this light American sitcom expanded on the THREE MEN AND A BABY formula, with its premise of a…
Funny Business (TV Series) (1987-1989)
- Feat. Dean Butler, Willy de Wit, Ian Harcourt…
- Popular yet smart Kiwi comedy show from the 80's, based on a sketch format and starring some of New Zealand's favourite comics.
Ghosts (1987)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh…
- BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, The (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Gian Sammarco, Lulu
- Sue Townsend's spotty teenage creation Adrian Mole contines his rites of passage comedy drama series set in the early eighties where Adrian's Mum…
Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series) (1987)
- Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Martyn Sanderson, Anne Phelan, Anna Hruby…
- A TV mini–series about an Irish family who migrate to Australia in the post WW2 years to find their hopes of prosperity dashed on the streets…
In Between (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Sheryl Munks, Vichea Ten, Jim Petrovski…
- Acclaimed Australian TV series about troubled teenagers attempting to find their way through life in the inner city, dealing with issues like drugs,…
Inspector Morse (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. John Thaw
- Much–loved British TV Series that follows the criminal cases of Morse, probably John Thaw's most famous character – the cantankerous…
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. William Conrad, Joe Penny
- Eighties primetime crime show starring William Conrad (CANNON) as a generously plump former cop turned maverick district attorney who teams with a…