Subgenre Sampler
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)
- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Bless Me, Father (TV Series) (1978-1981)- Feat. Arthur Lowe, Gabrielle Daye
- Beloved, spirited comedy set in the 1950's, about a warm hearted, mischievous Roman Catholic priest in a suburban London parish. Cleverly adapted…
Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983)- Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst… - An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
Centennial (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Feat. Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Robert Conrad
- Western mini–series spanning the 200 year history of the town of Centennial, Colarado. Well–researched in its depiction of the…
Dallas - Season 1 and 2 (TV Series) (1978-1991)
- Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…
- The high–powered soap opera that became a 1980s icon, this follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Texas oil magnate JR Ewing and his family,…
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (Different Strokes) (1978-1986)- Feat. Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain…
- Classic American sitcom had a rich white widower (Bain) adopt two black boys, notably a pint–sized Gary Coleman who proved the…
Disraeli (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach… - Detailed biopic of the remarkable life of the author turned British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Talky and visually limited this is more than a…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft… - Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979)- Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell…
- The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels. Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Fantasy Island (TV series) (1978-1984)- Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize
- Unique and often inventive television classic set around a mysterious island resort, where white–suited Montalban and his diminutive sidekick…
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