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10 great TV miniseries of the 1980s
Long before the era of prestige TV series such as The Sopranos and Mad Men, the small screen flexed its scope and dramatic muscle with the arrival of ambitious 1980s miniseries including Brideshead Revisited and The Singing Detective. As Peter Brook’s TV epic The Mahabharata re-emerges in a new restoration, we’re binge-watching 10 of them.
By David Parkinson
10 great TV miniseries of the 1980s