80s mini series'

Ann22

There were some good ones. Remember 'Return to Eden'? This woman gets thrown off a boat into crocodile infested waters by her evil hubbie only to be rescued by a bearded plastic surgeon who fixes her up to make her look gorgeous and stuff, she goes back to seduce her evil hubbie in disguise and gets revenge. Then the follow up series, it was good too. Jake Sanders was the baddie in this one, think he was her hubbie's brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkyu16qs32w

'V'-remember that? It's being repeated on sky at the minute, remember Diana the mad 'visitor' leader swallowing the bird? Or that girl giving birth to the alien twins, one of whom Elizabeth was nearly normal.
There was a good British one called 'The Mad Death' about an outbreak of rabies, I really enjoyed that. I have to say though the mini series of the decade had to be 'The Thornbirds'..who could forget?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPF2v7vdjZc&feature=related

stovelid

I came across V (The Mini Series) the other night on one of the satellite channels.

Ham (and his big, silent, biker 'Nam buddy) were my favourites. I slightly swung for Lydia (or Diana) in the lizard hotness stakes though.

steveone

Tales of the Golden Monkey?????

darkdubh

Richard Chamberlin seemed to be in all of them.

chakotha

Return to Eden was good! I downloaded the first series a few months ago and it looks quite dated now. Would like to watch the second series again but I can't find it online anywhere.

An absolute classic was Centenniel (book by James A Michener) - 10 x 2 hour episodes centred around a small river in America from 16-1700's to present. The main character is a french trapper called Pasquinel and his buddy Alexander McKeag (yes, Richard Chamberlain).

Roots was good too as I remember but I was only a kid when it was on and I haven't seen it since.

stressed out

Amerika

salad dodger

Shogun with......who else......Richard Chamberlain:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SveIPump59s

the_syco

"Reilly: Ace of Spies" from 1983 was a 12 part series. Meant to very good, but so far can't get my hands on it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085077/

Seems Reilly was an amoral opportunist, who was spy in WW1.

mike65

So many too avoid! The first was the best Rich Man Poor Man, others I recall that were worth watching - Washington - Behind Closed Doors, Roots, Holocaust.

Then there was the clearly popularist end of the market V, Thorn Birds, Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Far Pavillions, Noble House, The Martian Chronicles, Scarlett, Salem's Lot (David Soul version), East of Eden

The posh end was the various John le Carre adaptions.

themadchef

Anyone remember "North and South" American civil war series. I remember loving it, would love to watch it again.

321654

themadchef wrote: »

Anyone remember "North and South" American civil war series. I remember loving it, would love to watch it again.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-South-Book-David-Carradine/dp/B0002W12KI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1230068869&sr=8-3

superfly

others i remember Kane and Abel, Lace, Mannions of America and some of the Aussie ones like Bodyline and The Dirtwater Dynasty

stovelid

themadchef wrote: »

Anyone remember "North and South" American civil war series. I remember loving it, would love to watch it again.

They're showing at the moment on Zone Romantica (satellite channel). It's on every week night. I obviously wouldn't be caught dead watching it, only, er, my wife is forcing me to watch every episode.

geraardo

stressed out wrote: »

Amerika

Can you get this on dvd looks good.

nlgbbbblth

chakotha wrote: »

Return to Eden was good! I downloaded the first series a few months ago and it looks quite dated now. Would like to watch the second series again but I can't find it online anywhere.

The three part miniseries is on region 4 DVD although it may be deleted now.

The 22 part series is also on region 4 DVD but the final episode does not have the international broadcast ending that tied up all the loose ends. Still worth buying though.

The region 1 version of North And South is cheaper than the region 2 set and has book III.

Bearhunter

"others i remember Kane and Abel, Lace, Mannions of America "

I'd forgotten all about the Mannions of America. Pierce Brosnan when he had an Irish accent.

Ann22

'The Thorn Birds' is going to be on tomorrow night from 8pm on Zone Romantica, episodes 1 and 2. I've Sky Plus, it's the best thing ever, I can record it and watch it at my leisure, pause and rewind and all..feckin' great:).

Reg'stoy

I was asked told to thank the above poster

Omnipresence

Remington Steele ...

jaysus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Steele

whackball

Blue Thunder - based on the movie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Thunder_(TV_series)

Automan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automan

Street Hawk - night rider on a bike

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Hawk


I remember being fairly young (8 or 9) and loved these shows. Street Hawk aired on Bravo last year and I watched it all again.

whackball

Another one that I remember was Misifts of Science, about young people with superpowers..the only character i can remember is the guy who could fire electricity from his hands.

Looked it up on wikpedia earlier and seen that Tim Kring was the writer, he is also the writer of Heroes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_of_science

jupiterjack

mistrals daughter was the one and only...

kitakyushu

V ('the original mini-series' and 'the final battle') are top quality stuff. A few of the special effects are a bit ropy but I'd still recommend it to today's audiences as something worth a watch.

Also it had a great theme tune to boot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwKjKHG5I4I