This may be a very biased review of an old TV show! I have for years sort of ‘collected’ TV shows that I vaguely remember as a kid from the 70s, that I now watch with unbridled pleasure: Dallas/Dynasty/The Colby’s, yes, but there’s more: Alias Smith and Jones, The Thorn Birds, Shogun, Roots and North and South, shows that are historical in nature, with huge casts all overacting their chops off. I have no memory of it being shown on UK television and on looking it up I still can’t find any evidence that it was shown over here. It employed four directors and five cinematographers, and featured over 100 speaking parts, and now Centennial has been released in the UK by Fabulous Films. ![]() It was one of the longest and most ambitious television projects ever attempted at that time and ran for a total of 21 hours with a huge budget of $25 million dollars. It tells the story of a town and the inhabitants of Centennial, Colorado, from 1795 to the 1970s and was produced by John Wilder. ![]() Michener that aired in America from October 1978 to February 1979. ![]() Centennial is a 12 episode American television miniseries based on the 1974 novel of the same name by James A.
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