Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
Norman Conquests, The (Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith…
- Six of Britain's finest take on Alan Ayckbourn's small scale, socially incisive play, set in three different rooms across one dysfunctional family…
Rag Trade, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin
- Factory girl comedy set in a working class, East–End fashion sweatshop, this was considered progressive for its time due to its largely…
Red Hand Gang, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Fondly–remembered show has five city kids and their dog Boomer solving crimes. This fun caper–filler seventies kids show that was more…
Rhinemann Exchange, The (TV Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Stephen Collins, Larry Hagman, Roddy McDowall…
- Vintage spy thriller follows a US intelligence agent (Collins) on a mission to oversee the exchange of high–altitude gyroscope plans. A little…
Richard Pryor Show, The (1977)
- Feat. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard
- The Richard Pryor Show features the outrageous comedian at his peak. Airing in 1977, this cutting–edge sketch comedy program dared to challenge…
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979)
- Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
Robin's Nest (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton…
- Good–natured Brit TV comedy with Richard O'Sullivan reprising the role of Robin Tripp from the popular series, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. This time…
Roots (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky et al
Feat. Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn
- Engrossing TV mini–series traces the misfortunes of an African family forcibly transported to America as slaves. The lives of subsequent…
Secret Army (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Bernard Hepton
- This gripping – and unlike its comedy spoof successor ALLO' ALLO!, deadly serious – BBC dramatic series focused on the exploits of a…
Soap (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Robert Mulligan…
- Still the best satire of the television soap opera, this initially controversial series enveloped its line–up of characters in plots involving…