1980s British drama television series

Play of the Month

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, of...

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 6.8

The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

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Mansfield Park

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Drama series based on the novel by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park is the magnificient country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up...

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A Tale of Two Cities

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Mini-series based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

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Sense and Sensibility

Series Age rating: 3 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents...

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The Gentle Touch

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.6

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for bei...

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Boon

Series Age rating: 11 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Televi...

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Fanny by Gaslight

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama television series, which originally aired on the BBC between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight by Michael Sadlei...

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Behaving Badly

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast b...

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