Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It, The (1977)
- Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns…
- Fans of John Cleese will delight in this dapper detective parody starring the tall one as the bungling descendant of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Lowe…
Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck…
- Over–ambitious priest Richard Chamberlain is exiled to Australia, where he becomes embroiled in the dynastic power struggles of a wealthy…
Three Piece Suite (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Diana Rigg
- Rarefied BBC sketch show with Diana Rigg portraying three different women across three separate sketches, alternating effortlessly between comedy and…
Three's Company (TV Series) (1977-1984)
- Feat. John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt
- A prime–time sitcom favourite about a trio of twenty–something room–mates (two girls and a guy), and their middle–aged…
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977)
- Feat. Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards Jr., Stefanie Powers…
- Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…
Who Pays the Ferryman? (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. William Slater
Feat. Jack Hedley
- A penchant for Greek music and the murky vendettas of yesteryear combine in this engrossing BBC drama series. Jack Hedley is a former fighter with…
Wonder Woman, The New Adventures of (TV Series) (1977-1979)
- Feat. Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner
- Charles Moulon’s 1940s comic strip updated to the feminist 70s, his superheroine fighting terrorist and subversive elements for undercover…
American Film Theatre - Butley (1976)
- Dir. Harold Pinter
Feat. Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan…
- Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play.
An…
Big John Little John (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Herb Edelman
- Wacky 70's sitcom concerning the misadventures of a forty–something school teacher. After drinking from a fountain of youth finds himself…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978)
- Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors
- The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…