Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
Who's the Boss? (TV Series) (1984-1992)
- Feat. Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Katherine Helmond…
- Very likeable 1980s sitcom, set in a suburban mansion, with a household comprised of an advertising executive (Light), her elderly mother (Helmond),…
Widows (TV Series) (1984)
- Feat. Ann Mitchell, Ann Mitchell
- Gritty crime TV from the writer of PRIME SUSPECT, Lynda La Plante, about the widows of three armed robbers who take over their husbands' crime busines
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale
- Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…
Alfresco (TV Series) (1983-1984)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton…
- A comedy sketch show, intended as ITV's equivalent to Not The Nine O'Clock News, which was currently popular on BBC. Written by Ben Elton, with…
All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Sigrid Thornton, John Waters
- Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) (1983-2004)
- Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy…
- Much loved and admired British drama series about a gang of construction labourers who take slightly dodgy, yet lucrative jobs in Europe and…
Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition Boxset (1983-1989)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny…
- All four "Blackadder" series (24 episodes), plus the specials ("Christmas Carol", "Back & Forth", "The Cavalier Years") remastered in a 6–disc…
Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
- Feat. Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee…
- 25th Anniversary Edition of this Sci–Fi classic featuring five embodiments of the doctor. Most of the doctors find themselves transported to…
Don't Wait Up (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Nigel Havers, Tony Britton
- Divorce is the comedy minefield in this likeable, if somewhat outdated sitcom positing the bumpy new life of recent father and son divorcees, who…