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Subgenre Sampler
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985)- Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton
- Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
Billy Connolly - An Audience With (1985)- Dir. Alisdair MacMillan
Feat. Billy Connolly - Selected highlights of Connelly's legendary television appearance in 1985 in front of a studio audience. A leopard skin shirt, long hair and the…
Blott on the Landscape (TV Mini-Series) (1985)- Feat. David Suchet, George Cole, Geraldine James…
- Cheeky, farcical BBC comedy is one of the better adaptations of Tom Sharpe's satirical works. David Suchet nails the defiant gardener Blott who,…
Cuckoo Land (1985)- Quirky Margaret Mahy–scripted telemovie of an aspiring songwriter mother and her two children who live in a strange, metamorphosing house.
Dempsey & Makepeace (TV Series) (1985)- Feat. Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber
- Glynis Barber attained minor cult status as the smart, sexy partner of a rough and tumble New York cop (Brandon), mismatched of course in this…
Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985)
- Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake - WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
Equalizer, The (TV Series) (1985-1989)- Feat. Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka
- Classic '80's show noted for its mix of espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres rolled into a classy film noir package. Woodward excels…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985)- Feat. Dominic Sweeney
- At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…
Golden Girls, The (TV Series) (1985-1992)- Feat. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty…
- Hugely successful and genuinely funny sitcom set around four older women friends living in Miami. All either divorcees, widows or spinsters, they…
Growing Pains (TV Series) (1985)- Feat. Kirk Cameron, Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns
- A template eighties sitcom of canned laughter, packaging the domestic squabbles of the Seaver clan to a memorable theme song. Kirk Cameron as the…
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