Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult TV: 160 Films to Rent on DVD
- Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Peter Cushing, Brenda Blethyn, Liza Goddard…
- Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
- Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
- One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
- Young Ones, The (TV Series) (1982-1984)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer…
- Off–the–wall, anarchic 80s sitcom about young rebels (liberal Rik, punk Vyvian, hippy Neil and bodgy Mike) co–habitating in a…
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon…
- The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
- Dallas - Season 4 (TV Series) (1980-1981)
- Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…
- Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
- Magnum P.I. (TV Series) (1980)
- Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley…
- After a tour of duty in Vietnam, the ever–affable Tom Selleck cruises Hawaii in his Porsche as a private investigator. Classic,…
- Dallas - Season 3 (TV Series) (1979-1980)
- Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…
- Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
- Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)
- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum
- A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
- Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)
- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
- Dallas - Season 1 and 2 (TV Series) (1978-1991)
- Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…
- The high–powered soap opera that became a 1980s icon, this follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Texas oil magnate JR Ewing and his family,…