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Subgenre Sampler
Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) (2000)- Dir. Stephen Whittaker
Feat. James D'Arcy, Charles Dance - An ITV version of Charles Dickens’ saga of family misfortune. Young Nicholas (James D’Arcy) must fight his malevolent uncle (Charles Dance) to…
- Oliver Twist (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Alan Bleasdale, Julie Walters, Robert Lindsay… - Charles Dickens' enduring classic of orphan Oliver's hardships in Victorian London. Here the timeless story gets the lavish six hour treatment at…
- Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The (1998)
- Dir. Sheree Folkson, Kieron Walsh
Feat. Ciaran McMenamin, Simone Lahbib, Nicole Stapleton… - Young persons are the target of the whimsical Scottish TV series following the fortunes of an eclectic rock group who go from garage nobodies to gain…
Ivanhoe (1997)- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Steven Waddington, Victoria Smurfit, Ciaran Hinds… - Sir Walter Scott's classic adventure of the Crusades gets a fair rollicking in this BBC adaptation. Returning from the wars in Palestine, Ivanhoe…
Tom Jones (Mini-series) (The History of Tom Jones - A Foundling) (1997)- Dir. Metin Hüseyin
Feat. Max Beesley, Brian Blessed, Kathy Burke… - Full–scale adaption of Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece, charting the amorous misadventures of the orphan Tom through the rollicking morals…
Buccaneers, The (1995)- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Carla Gugino, Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott… - Four blue–blooded American girls search in England for the fortune and success denied to them back home. A BBC production, from Edith Wharton's…
- Lipstick On Your Collar (1993)
- Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Giles Thomas, Louise Germaine, Ewan McGregor - Dennis Potter's musical comedy combines the elements that made his 'Singing Detective' and 'Pennies from Heaven' so memorable and distinctive. This…
Typhon's People (1993)- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst… - Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
Monsignor Quixote (1988)- Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Alec Guinness, Leo McKern - Fine tele–version of Graham Greene's novel follows a newly appointed Monsignor and his avowed Marxist companion on an enlightening drive to…
On the Black Hill (1987)- Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey - Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer… - Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
Anna Karenina (1978)- Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Victoria Allum, Nicola Pagett, Stuart Wilson - Leo Tolstoy's classic novel of the love–lives of Russian high–society, is here adapted by the BBC. Shot on location in Hungary.
Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1976)- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, Peter Firth - His self–portrait taking all the consequences, artist Jeremy Brett leads a debauched lifestyle that ultimately takes its toll, leading to…
Persuasion (1971)- Dir. Howard Baker
Feat. Ann Firbank, Richard Vernon, Bryan Marshall - Circumspect heroine Anne Elliot has the opportunity to rekindle a long–abandoned love–affair, in this BBC adaption of Jane Austen's final…
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