British TV & Films 1982 Not Yet Released On DVD Region 2
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1. Alicja (1982)
Unrated | 90 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Alice falls in love with a jogger called Rabbit.
Directors: Jacek Bromski, Jerzy Gruza | Stars: Sophie Barjac, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Susannah York, Paul Nicholas
Votes: 161
2. All for Love (1982–1983)
60 min | Romance
Anthology of stories about love, many adapted from short stories or novels.
Stars: Alick Hayes, Dilys Worsfold, Joan Plowright, Geraldine McEwan
Votes: 17
3. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cordelia Gray is hired by a businessman to investigate the suicide of his estranged son. However, the young private detective soon develops feelings for the dead young man which thrust her into danger.
Director: Christopher Petit | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Paul Freeman, Pippa Guard, Dominic Guard
Votes: 303
4. Andy Robson (1982– )
25 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Tom Davidson, Stevie-Lee Pattinson, Jack Watling, Stephanie Tague
Votes: 9
5. Aphrodite (1982)
R | 88 min | Drama
Harry is a young millionaire on holiday; he takes his yacht to a Greek island, and stays in the mansion of his friend, Count Orloff. The Count organizes a feast there, for three days and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Valérie Kaprisky, Catherine Jourdan, Delia Boccardo
Votes: 422
6. Bid for Power (1982– )
English language teaching series about business negotiations on a Mediterranean island.
Stars: Tom Adams, Michael Aldridge, Ishia Bennison, Ed Bishop
7. Bloodtide (1982)
R | 82 min | Adventure, Horror
An adventurer hunting for treasure in Greece accidentally frees a monster that forces local villagers to sacrifice virgins.
Director: Richard Jefferies | Stars: James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller
Votes: 2,598
8. Captain Stirrick (1982)
90 min | Drama, Family
Director: Colin Finbow | Stars: Jules Sylvester, Jason Kemp, Toby Robertson, Christopher Donkin
9. Carrott's Lib (1982–1983)
45 min | Comedy
Standup comedy, sketches and songs on topical matters from Jasper Carrott and a regular rota of supporting actors and comedians.
Stars: Jasper Carrott, Nick Wilton, Chris Barrie, Nick Maloney
Votes: 34
10. Crystal Gazing (1982)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Four people - a science fiction illustrator, a saxophonist who moves from busking to Top of the Pops, an analyst of satellite photography and Julian, a PHD student, meet at intervals, their... See full summary »
Directors: Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen | Stars: Gavin Richards, Lora Logic, Mary Maddox, Jeff Rawle
Votes: 25
11. Dead Ernest (1982)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Ernest (Andrew Sachs) dies after getting hit between the eyes by a flying champagne cork. Goes to heaven, and that's where the fun really starts.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Ken Jones, Harry Fowler, Janet Rawson
Votes: 17
12. Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1988– )
30 min | Comedy
Growing out of a single Yorkshire TV production in 1982 (screened in the series ITV Playhouse) and appearing as a one-series sitcom on the BBC six years later, Dogfood Dan And The ... See full summary »
Stars: Malcolm Storry, Peter Blake, Lizzie Mickery, Arbel Jones
Votes: 19
13. Doll's Eye (1983)
75 min | Drama
The stories of three women: a researcher, a prostitute and a part-time switchboard operator.
Director: Jan Worth | Stars: Sandy Ratcliff, Paul Copley, Bernice Stegers, Lynne Worth
Votes: 25
14. Legacy of Murder (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Struggling private detectives Bernie Weinstock and his assistant Robin Bright are engaged by solicitor Roland Tolhurst to locate the whereabouts of six people on the bequest of his employer... See full summary »
Stars: Dick Emery, Richard Vernon, Barry Evans, Delia Paton
Votes: 21
15. Ennal's Point (1982– )
270 min | Drama
Drama series dealing with the lives of those who work for the Royal National Lifeboat Association on the Welsh coast.
Stars: Philip Madoc, Glyn Owen, David Lyn, Rachel Thomas
16. Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (1982)
PG | 80 min | Drama
A shy, introverted young girl takes a summer job at a seaside resort in Wales. She finds the staff, the owners and patrons unlike anyone she has ever met before.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace, Geraldine Griffiths, Karen Meagher
Votes: 271 | Gross: $1.08M
17. Father Charlie (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Anna Quayle, Deddie Davies, Jamila Massey
Votes: 7
18. Foxy Lady (1982–1984)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Diane Keen, Geoffrey Burridge, Alan David, Gregor Fisher
Votes: 11
19. Friend or Foe (1982)
70 min | Family
Two children in wartime England find a German fighter pilot.
Director: John Krish | Stars: John Bardon, Stacey Tendeter, John Holmes, Mark Luxford
Votes: 82
20. Giro City (1982)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
A television documentary team tries to present honest programs about Ireland and about local government corruption.
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Jon Finch, Kenneth Colley, James Donnelly
Votes: 99
21. Give Us This Day (1982)
67 min
A beautifully constructed dramatization of the life of Irish painter and decorator Robert Noonan.
Director: Phil Mulloy | Stars: Bruce Alexander, Andrew Boxer, Kate Crutchley, John Dicks
22. Goodbye, Mr. Kent (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Richard Briers stars as layabout journalist Travis Kent who weasels his way into lodging at Victoria (Hannah Gordon's) house.
Stars: Richard Briers, Hannah Gordon, Talla Hayes, Hilary Mason
Votes: 14
23. Hero (1982)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Medieval fable of sorcery and witchcraft in a remote corner of the Scottish highlands.
Director: Barney Platts-Mills | Stars: Derek McGuire, Caroline Kenneil, Alastair Kenneil, Stewart Grant
Votes: 54
24. How Sleep the Brave (1982)
88 min | Action, Drama, War
A squad of young fresh American soldiers are sent to Vietnam. Immediately upon their arrival, they are sent on a very hazardous mission into the jungle losing a couple of them on the way. ... See full summary »
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Lawrence Day, Luis Manuel, Thomas M. Pollard, Christopher Muncke
Votes: 160
25. I Remember Nelson (1982)
200 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Worshipped as a national savior, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson masterminded the naval victories that thwarted Napoleon's plans to invade Britain. Yet, in the midst of public adulation, rumors... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth Colley, Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, John Clements
Votes: 71
26. Invitation to Hell (1982)
Unrated | 44 min | Short, Horror
A young girl attends her high school reunion, but when it's discovered she is still a virgin, she is taken prisoner and planned to be used as a sacrifice in a Druid ceremony for the spring equinox.
Director: Michael J. Murphy | Stars: Becky Simpson, Joseph Sheahan, Colin Efford, Steven Longhurst
Votes: 236
27. Jangles (1982– )
Music
The life and loves of singer Joanne performing at Jangles nightclub
Stars: Jesse Birdsall, Brian Croucher, Sue Nicholls, Hazel O'Connor
Votes: 8
28. King's Royal (1982–1983)
50 min | Drama
Family saga about Scottish whisky producers in the nineteenth century. The first series was adapted from John Quigley's novel by Ewart Alexander, who continued the story in the second series.
Stars: Louie Ramsay, Eric Deacon, Sally Osborne, Heather James
Votes: 5
29. L for Lester (1982)
30 min | Comedy
A hapless driving instructor drives the police to distraction with his clapped out old banger, and everybody else round the bend with his buffoonish demeanor.
Stars: Brian Murphy, Hilda Braid, Amanda Barrie, John Forgeham
Votes: 29
30. Let There Be Love (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
Timothy Love is a confirmed bachelor but when he meets Judy, he's willing to give up his individualism for her - and her 3 children - and dog.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nanette Newman, Henry McGee, Stephen Nolan
Votes: 11
31. Live from Her Majesty's (1982–1988)
Family, Music
Live variety show filmed at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
Stars: Jimmy Tarbuck, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Brian Rogers Dancers, Joe Longthorne
Votes: 11
32. Living Apart Together (1982)
140 min | Comedy, Romance
Singer/songwriter Ritchie Hannah returns to Glasgow after an American tour. Working his way around the town clubs, he tries to prevent his marriage from falling apart.
Director: Charles Gormley | Stars: B.A. Robertson, Barbara Kellerman, Judi Trott, Dave Anderson
Votes: 50
33. Love Is Old, Love Is New (1982– )
30 min | Drama
Martyn and Katha shared the same heady dreams of the sixties, but now those dreams have turned sour. Is their love for each other strong enough to survive the latest blow to their hopes?
Stars: James Fox, Jane Asher, Judy Holt, Philip Franks
34. Maeve (1981)
110 min | Drama
Maeve (Mary Jackson) returns to Belfast after being away for several years, and she stays in the family home with her sister and father.
Director: Pat Murphy | Stars: Mary Jackson, Mark Mulholland, Brid Brennan, Trudy Kelly
Votes: 215
35. Mike Yarwood in Persons (1982– )
Comedy
Stars: Mike Yarwood, Dudley Moore, Shirley Bassey, Anneka Rice
Votes: 14
36. Moonlighting (1982)
PG | 97 min | Drama
Nowak (Irons), a Polish contractor, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak must manage the project and the men as ... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Eugene Lipinski, Jiri Stanislav, Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz
Votes: 3,525
37. Mouche (1982)
118 min | Romance
Based loosely on a short story by Guy de Maupassant, the story is set in contemporary Oxford. It is the story of the summer three friends spend on the river punting and enjoying life and a ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Ward | Stars: Lucy Bailey, Alex Cameron, Jason Cooper, Martin Davidson
38. OTT (1982)
52 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
A late night risqué sketch show featuring most of the TISWAS team, designed to appeal to the large adult audience of the children's Saturday morning show. Critically slated, it ran to just one series.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Chris Tarrant, Bob Carolgees, Helen Atkinson Wood
Votes: 48
39. Objects of Affection (1982)
50 min | Drama
Five monologues tell the stories of several different repressed souls: a mentally handicapped woman, a deteriorating clerical worker, a lonely older man, a tattoo enthusiast, an inexperienced social worker, and her unsatisfied clients.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Elizabeth Spriggs, Thora Hird, Marjorie Yates
Votes: 14
40. On the Line (1982– )
60 min | Drama
The struggles of an independent British car manufacturer, Associated British Motors.
Stars: David Ryall, Jeremy Young, Bev Willis, Amanda Redman
41. Opinions (1982– )
Comedy
Stars: Enoch Powell, Elizabeth Cook, Salman Rushdie, Karen Armstrong
Votes: 8
42. Paul Raymond's Erotica (1981)
86 min | Drama
Brigitte Lahie stars as a stunning French reporter who Paul Raymond personally invites into Soho's sleaziest sex locales. This experience convinces the young woman that she wants to be a stripper too.
Director: Brian Smedley-Aston | Stars: Brigitte Lahaie, Diana Cochran, Paul Raymond, Faith Daykin
Votes: 104
43. Play for Tomorrow (1982)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An anthology of six plays that offered predictions of the future ranging from 1997-2016. Made by the same team behind the more regarded Play For Today, it lasted for a single series.
Stars: Gavin Campbell, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Robin Ellis, Tracey Childs
Votes: 29
44. Privileged (1982)
96 min | Drama, Comedy
A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in) a different version of the classic ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Woolley, Diana Katis, Hugh Grant, Victoria Studd
Votes: 123
45. Radio Phoenix (1982– )
Drama
A drama produced by former TV company Television South (TVS) back in 1982, this series was essentially a soap opera following the staff of fictitious Brighton-based commercial radio station, called Radio Phoenix.
Stars: Perry Benson, Adam Blackwood, Peter-Hugo Daly, Sherrie Hewson
46. Remembrance (1982)
117 min | Drama
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Altman, Martin Barrass, David John, Pete Lee-Wilson
Votes: 195
48. S.W.A.L.K. (1982– )
Drama, Family
A teenage girl looks for answers to her problems in teen magazines.
Stars: Nicola Cowper, Gerry Cowper, Shirley Stelfox, Davyd Harries
Votes: 16
49. Saturday Night Thriller (1982– )
Thriller
An anthology series of psychological thriller stories covering such subjects as obsession, paranoia, incest, adultery, guilt, and morality.
Stars: Peter Egan, Billy Murray, Bernard Hepton, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 11
50. Schoolgirl Chums (1982 TV Movie)
65 min | Family
In the 1930's, Alison starts a new boarding school and becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to dethrone the royal family of Bosnovia.
Director: Ian Keill | Stars: Lalla Ward, Martin Benson, Barry Jackson, Barbara Bolton
Votes: 19
51. Scoop (1981– )
Comedy, Game-Show
Stars: Richard Stilgoe, Miles Kington, Graeme Garden, Barry Norman
52. Shakespeare Lives! (1983– )
Drama
Stars: Caroline Langrishe, Suzanne Bertish, Daniel Massey, Michael Bryant
53. Shine on Harvey Moon (1982–1995)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon being demobbed, RAF serviceman Harvey Moon returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Maggie Steed, Linda Robson, Lee Whitlock
Votes: 207
54. Showbiz (1982– )
35 min | Comedy
Stars: Ken Dodd, The Mike Sammes Singers, Susan Baker, Philippe Genty
55. Sins of the Fathers (1982)
50 min | Drama
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Camille Davis, Jonathan Docker-Drysdale, Hilary Hook
Votes: 8
57. Something in Disguise (1981– )
60 min | Drama
Drama Series of the Life of twice married couple Herbert and Mary Browne Lacey.
Stars: Ursula Howells, Elizabeth Garvie, David Gwillim, Richard Vernon
Votes: 16
58. Squadron (1982– )
50 min | Drama, Thriller
An elite Royal Air Force squadron undertakes specialist missions.
Stars: Michael Culver, Malcolm Stoddard, Alan Hunter, Derek Anders
Votes: 18
59. The Bell (1982– )
50 min | Drama
When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.
Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney
Votes: 42
60. The Brack Report (1982– )
60 min | Drama
Paul Brack is a scientist trying to prevent a potential disaster after quitting his job at a nuclear power station.
Stars: Donald Sumpter, Patricia Garwood, Jenny Seagrove, Neil Nisbet
Votes: 31
61. The Cut Price Comedy Show (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Lenny Windsor, Caroline Ellis, Royce Mills, Roger Ruskin Spear
Votes: 10
62. The Island of Adventure (1981)
85 min | Adventure
Four British teens on vacation visit an island and discover that a terrorist group is using it as their headquarters.
Director: Anthony Squire | Stars: Norman Bowler, Wilfrid Brambell, Eleanor Summerfield, Catherine Schell
Votes: 72
63. The Lost City (1982)
Action
An adventurer searching for a legendary treasure comes across a heretofore unknown city, ruled with an iron hand by a beautiful queen.
Director: Robert Dukes | Stars: David Brandon, Bernadette Clark, Margot Samson
Votes: 12
64. The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982)
30 min | Comedy
Fresh off the Harwich Ferry from the continent, unemployed medieval historian Jim Dixon goes to Swinging London in search of a life and a job. He encounters mini skirts, models, pop stars, artists, aristocracy, starlets and film-makers.
Stars: Enn Reitel, Glynis Barber, David Simeon, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 20
65. The Outcasts (1982)
95 min | Drama
In 1810 Ireland, a man whose wife has died finds that his daughter is accused of being a witch. A magic fiddler comes to her aid.
Director: Robert Wynne-Simmons | Stars: Mary Ryan, Mick Lally, Don Foley, Tom Jordan
Votes: 52
66. There's a Lot of It About (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Keith Smith, Suzanne Sinclair
Votes: 36
67. There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)
30 min | Comedy
Short-lived sketch show which is notable today for early appearances by Ben Elton, Dame Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie. Originally broadcast only in the Granada television area... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond
Votes: 68
68. Third Time Lucky (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Eighteen years ago George Hutchenson married Beth, they had two daughters and then, after 11 years together, they divorced. George then married Millie and Beth married Bruce, but both ... See full summary »
Stars: Derek Nimmo, Nerys Hughes, Debbie Farrington, Lorraine Brunning
69. Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
Richard & Harriet's lives are disrupted when Richard's father Tom comes to live with them.
Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Ian Ogilvy, Brigit Forsyth, Hazel Bainbridge
Votes: 69
70. Tuxedo Warrior (1982)
93 min | Action, Adventure
Cliff is the owner of Omega Bar, a place for criminals and diamond dealers. When his friend Grigg run into trouble he agree to help him in exchange for a handful of diamonds.
Director: Andrew Sinclair | Stars: John Wyman, Carol Royle, Holly Palance, John Terry
Votes: 56
71. Union Castle (1982– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Stratford Johns, Moray Watson, Wanda Ventham, Lyndon Hughes
72. Vice Squad (1982)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover for the police in order to apprehend a homicidal, misogynistic pimp named Ramrod, who will do anything not to get arrested.
Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna
Votes: 2,908 | Gross: $13.25M
73. West Country Tales (1982–1983)
25 min | Horror
West Country Tales was an early 1980s supernatural drama series based on real-life experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. Of the hundreds of letters received, 13 stories were selected and turned into TV scripts.
Stars: Keith Barron, Jack Watson, Brian Jennings, Gillian Miles
Votes: 57
75. Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)
30 min | Family, Drama
The youthful years of Sherlock Holmes, which transform him from a brilliant and curious 17-year-old schoolboy, to a brilliant and accomplished detective.
Stars: Guy Henry, Tim Brierley, Christopher Villiers, David Futcher
Votes: 61
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