Subgenre Sampler
Television: 2929 Films to Buy & Rent
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey…
- Quease–inducing drama of a middle–class family being torn apart by a father's obsessive love for his manipulative daughter. Shocking for…
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Feat. Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Perry King…
- Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
Dickens of London (TV Series) (1976)
- Dir. Michael Ferguson, Marc Miller
Feat. Roy Dotrice, Diane Coupland, Simon Bell
- Dramatic biography of Charles Dickens and his rise from obscure origins to blacking factory worker to political reporter and author.
Duchess of Duke Street, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove
- A classic of BBC television, this easily equals UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS in its serio–comic depiction of domestic drama in Victorian–Edwardian…
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates
- The ultimate midlife–crisis sitcom, follows the adventures of Reginald as he wakes up to the absurdity of his middle–class existence and…
Feathered Serpent, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Patrick Troughton, Brian Deacon
- Former Dr. Who Patrick Troughton headlines this British obscurity – a 'pagan gothic' fantasy series of murder, intrigue and political…
George and Mildred (TV Series) (1976)
- Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy
- The landlords of MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE bicker away to much amusement in this still–funny 70s sitcom.
Moving to an upmarket suburb proves an…
Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) (1976)
- Feat. Tom Conti, Mark Wing-Davey, Nigel Havers
- Bittersweet Mini–series following a group of Cambridge University pals from days of 50's style college shenanigans into their muddled adult…
Helter Skelter (1976)
- Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Steve Railsback, George DiCenzo
- Frightening television dramatisation of the Manson Family murders in Los Angeles, that in Steve Railsback (THE STUNTMAN) finds an actor capable of…
Hunter's Gold (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Ken Blackburn, Andrew Hawthorn, Ian Mune…
- Classic kidult series follows young Scott Hunter as he searches for his father amidst the Otago Gold Rush in thismagnificent recreation of early New…