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Singing Detective, The (TV Series)Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide
Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series)Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin
GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
Slinger's Day (TV Series)Slinger's Day (TV Series) (1986-1987)
Bruce "The Generation Game" Forsyth stars in his only sitcom role as the beleaguered manager of a London supermarket, with scripts courtesy of…
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series)Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) (1986-1987)
Feat. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
The splendid sequel to the much–loved British political satire, with 'Minister' Eddington graduating, much to his surprise, to the top job,…
A Thousand SkiesA Thousand Skies (1985)
Dir. David Stevens
Television mini–series about the life of rugged Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, who pushed the bounds of aircraft performance in…
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
Dir. Peter H. Hunt
Feat. Jim Dale, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes
One of the best adapatations of the Mark Twain classic, this was produced as a 4–part PBS television series which included more or less the…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer
Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
All in Good Faith (TV Series)All in Good Faith (TV Series) (1985-1987)
Feat. Richard Briers
A vicar's life in his sleepy country parish has become rather too cozy. News of a vacancy in a demanding urban parish offers the Reverend Philip…
Amazing Stories (TV Series)Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985)
Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
ANZACS (TV Series)ANZACS (TV Series) (1985) Recommended
Dir. John Dixon, George Miller, Pino Amenta
Feat. Paul Hogan, Andrew Clarke, Jon Blake
An exemplary depiction of a group of ANZAC soldiers in WWI as they progress through the horrors of the war in Europe. Told mainly from the Australian…

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