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Ripping Yarns (TV Series)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)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)Roots (TV Mini-series) (1977) Recommended
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)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)Soap (TV Series) (1977) Recommended
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…
Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It, TheStrange 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)Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series) (1977) Recommended
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)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)Three's Company (TV Series) (1977-1984) Recommended
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)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…

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