David Parkinson

David Parkinson has been a film critic and historian for 40 years. In addition to the Parky at the Pictures blog, he also writes for Radio Times, Empire, and Cinema Paradiso, while his books include History of Film (Thames & Hudson) and 100 Ideas That Changed Film (Laurence King).

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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
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