Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982)
- Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber
- The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven…
- The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (1978)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale
- Sir John Mills gives a great late performances as the legendary 1950s hero Professor Quatermass in this TV mini–series conclusion to Nigel…
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
- Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Jr. Hale, Jim Backus…
- 14 years after the SS Minnow first ran ashore on Gilligan's Island, the cast finally make it back to Florida.
The original cast (minus Tina…
Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau…
- Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) (1978-1992)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Patricia Hodge
- The much–loved series in which Leo McKern portrayed the rumpled lawyer – created by playwright Sir John Mortimer – who attacks his…
Sandbaggers, The (TV Series) (1978)
- Feat. Roy Marsden, Alan MacNaughtan
- The Sandbaggers is a nickname for the Special Section of the British SIS – a team of special agents deployed undercover in hostile situations…
Six Plays by Alan Bennett (1978-1979)
- Dir. Stephen Frears, Lindsay Anderson, Giles Foster
Feat. Thora Hird, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge…
- Six classic plays by Oscar nominated playwright Alan Bennett, produced by Stephen Frears, who also directs four of the six.
ME! I'M AFRAID OF…
Star Wars Holiday Special, The (1978)
- Dir. Steve Binder
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- A TV christmas special set in the Star Wars universe that was the first Star Wars spin–off film, set between the events of the original film…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983)
- Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…
- Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…