The desire for a simpler time when life seemed easier has created enthusiasm for television shows set in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the creator of new BBC One period comedy The Power of Parker.
Set in 1990, the series charts Margaret Thatcher’s slipping grip on power in parallel with one of her supporters – an adulterous, “self-made” rightwing businessman called Martin Parker, played by Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill – who runs a chain of electrical stores in Stockport.
