Twist of Fate (1989) TV Movie

The four-part British miniseries Pursuit, based upon Robert L. Fish's novel of the same name, was first telecast in the United States as the two-part "movie special" Twist of Fate. Bruce Greenwood essayed the leading role of Helmut Von Schraeder, an ex-S.S. officer on the run after conspiring to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. Undergoing plastic surgery, Von Schraeder assumed the new identity of Jewish concentration camp survivor Daniel Grossman. And as if that wasn't unbelievable enough, "Grossman" went on to a colorful career as an Israeli freedom fighter. The huge multinational cast included British film and TV stalwart Ben Cross and American leading lady Sarah Jessica Parker. Though made for British television, Pursuit did not air in that country until 1990, a full year after its American debut. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Twist of Fate (1989) TV Movie
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Jakov Baron, Geoffrey Bateman, Branko Blace, Mirko Boman, Nick Brimble, Ben Cross, Paul Freeman, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood

Equal Justice (1990) TV Series 1990-1991

Follows the loves and lives of a group of Pittsburgh D.A. staff focusing on Arnold Bach, the honest, but politically correct, by-the-book district attorney; Gene Rogan, the deputy D.A. and Chief of the Felony Bureau who competed with Bach for his job; Gene's supportive wife Jesse; Linda Bauer the head of the Sex Crimes Unit; Linda's younger brother, Peter, a local public defender; Michael James, the department's top prosecutor, as well as the eager young new attorneys, JoAnn, Briggs, Julie, and Christopher, determined to become a name for themselves by prosecuting any type of criminals.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 2, Episode 4

In Confidence

13 February 1991

Season 2, Episode 9

Do The Wrong Thing

27 March 1991

Equal Justice (1990) TV Series 1990-1991
Cast: George DiCenzo, Debrah Farentino, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd, Barry Miller, Joe Morton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cotter Smith, James Wilder, Jon Tenney

Year in the Life, A (1987) TV Series 1987–1988

Joe Gardner, a child of the Depression, is a successful plastics manufacturer in Seattle, Washington. After his wife dies, his four adult children return home.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 1

Don't I Know You From Somewhere?

16 September 1987

Season 1, Episode 2

Things You Should Know Before and After

23 September 1987

Season 1, Episode 5

What Do People Do All Day?

21 October 1987

Season 1, Episode 7

Acts of Faith

11 November 1987

Season 1, Episode 8

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

18 November 1987

Season 1, Episode 9

I Think You Know Something I Don't Know

2 December 1987

Season 1, Episode 10

So Much Water, So Close To Home

16 December 1987

Season 1, Episode 12

The Little Disturbance of Man

6 January 1988

Season 1, Episode 13

Sometimes It's Hard to Remember

13 January 1988

Season 1, Episode 14

The Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

20 January 1988

Season 1, Episode 17

Fathers and Other Strangers

17 February 1988

Season 1, Episode 20

The Politics of Being

23 March 1988

A Year in the Life 1987 (TV Series) 1987–1988

Cast: Adam Arkin, Amanda Peterson, David Oliver, Richard Kiley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Wendy Phillips

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) TV Movie

The story of Olympic downhill racer Bill Johnson is related in this made-for-TV biopic. Future ER star Anthony Edwards plays Johnson, who while growing up in Oregon was known far and wide for his capacity as a troublemaker. After several brushes with the law (one landing him behind bars), Johnson straightens out and flies right when he develops an interest in skiing. Dennis Weaver co-stars as Johnson's supportive dad. Going for the Gold was first telecast May 18, 1985, less than a year after Johnson's Gold Medal win at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) TV Movie

Cast: Anthony Edwards, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Dennis Weaver, Sarah Jessica Parker, Wayne Northrop

Dadah Is Death (1988) TV Movie

On 9/12/83 two Australians were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of heroin.

Great TV movie, immersive Fred Karlin score.

Dadah Is Death (1988) TV Movie
Cast: Fred Karlin, Hugo Weaving, John Polson, Julie Christie, Kerry Armstrong, Robin Ramsay, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shapoor Batliwalla, Victor Banerjee

Year in the Life, A (1986) TV Mini-series

This show, "A Year in the Life" was a 1986 miniseries and a one hour dramatic series which ran on NBC during the 1987-1988 television season.

The series began as a three-part miniseries which was first broadcast in December 1986. As suggested by the title, the miniseries followed the various members of the Gardner family of Seattle during the course of one year. The major event of that year was the sudden and unexpected death of wife and mother Ruth Gardner (Eva Marie Saint). Great stuff, very engrossing with early look at some stars of today.

A Year in the Life (1986) TV Mini-series
Cast: Adam Arkin, Amanda Peterson, David Oliver, Diana Muldaur, Dirk Blocker, Eva Marie Saint, Jayne Atkinson, Richard Kiley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Scott Paulin, Trey Ames