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A Handful of Dust (1988)

Summary: The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.
Release Date: June 24, 1988
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Charles Sturridge
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Writers: Evelyn Waugh
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, Tim Sullivan
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, Derek Granger
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Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Handful of Dust, Stagescreen Productions, London Weekend Television (LWT), Compact Yellowbill
Distributor: New Line Cinema, Home Box Office (HBO)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Domestic: $ 1,560,700
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Champions (1984)

Summary: A British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeplechase on the horse A...
Release Date: April 20, 1984
Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography
Director: John Irvin
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Writers: Bob Champion
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, Jonathan Powell
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, Evan Jones
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Runtime: 1 h 46 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Archerwest, Ladbroke, United British Artists (UBA)
Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Domestic: $ 200,498
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Gandhi (1982)

Summary: The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Release Date: February 25, 1983
Genres: Drama, Biography, History
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Writer: John Briley
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Runtime: 3 h 11 min
MPAA: PG
Production: International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), Goldcrest Films International
Distributor: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Embassy Television, CBS, Disney Channel, Video Collection International, Pioneer Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Countries: United Kingdom, India, United States, South Africa
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 22,000,000
Domestic: $ 52,767,889
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The Barchester Chronicles (1982)

Summary: When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Release Date: November 10, 1982
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 6 h 25 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Smiley's People (1982)

Summary: The murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.
Release Date: October 25, 1982
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Paramount Pictures
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

Summary: Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Release Date: February 06, 1981
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Director: Guy Hamilton
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Writers: Jonathan Hales
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, Barry Sandler
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, Agatha Christie
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Runtime: 1 h 45 min
MPAA: PG
Production: EMI Films
Distributor: Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Domestic: $ 11,000,000
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The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)

Summary: Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Follow her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the hotels.
Release Date: December 16, 1979
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Time-Life Television Productions
Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
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The New Avengers (1976)

Summary: Secret agent Steed, working for an unnamed branch of British intelligence, is teamed up with two partners to fight evil plots for world domination, dealing with suspended animation, biological warfare, robotics, and other threats.
Release Date: September 05, 1978
Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: IDTV Production, TF1, TV Productions, New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Canada
Language: English
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Edward the King (1975)

Summary: The life of Edward VII (1841 - 1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the King, he developed a reputation of a playboy, which angered his mother, Queen Victoria. He was a reformer and modernizer, but also an elitist.
Genres: Drama, Biography, History
Production: ATV
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Rooms (1974)

Summary: Two-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
Release Date: November 05, 1974
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 0 h 49 min
Production: Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Warship (1973)

Summary: Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
Release Date: June 07, 1973
Genres: Action, Drama
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Crown Court (1972)

Summary: A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Release Date: October 18, 1972
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 0 h 25 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Granada Television, ITV - Independent Television, Independent Television (ITV)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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A Family at War (1970)

Summary: The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
Release Date: October 08, 1974
Genres: Drama, History, War
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: Granada Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Play for Today (1970)

Summary: A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Release Date: October 15, 1970
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 1 h 15 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Special Branch (1969)

Summary: Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
Release Date: September 17, 1969
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: Thames Television, Euston Films
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Public Eye (1965)

Summary: Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
Release Date: January 23, 1965
Genres: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: ABC Weekend Television, Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Summary: Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Release Date: October 19, 1965
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Secret Agent (1964)

Summary: John Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.
Release Date: April 03, 1965
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 49 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Doctor Who (1963)

Summary: The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Release Date: September 29, 1975
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family
Runtime: 0 h 45 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
TV Series budget: $ 4,500,000
Domestic: $ 293,279
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The Human Jungle (1963)

Summary: Dr. Roger Corder, a gifted and compassionate psychologist, treats the mental disorders of his patients through a mix of Freudian and Laingian techniques.
Release Date: March 30, 1963
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: ABC Television, Anvil Films, Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English