No. Roots is a 1977 TV miniseries and Kirstie Alley's TV career began in 1983.
Yes he did. In the miniseries (Temptations) on TV. They showed he was trying to take the ribs out of the oven of his mothers kitchen. In reality, he died in hospital after battling diabetes and other related diseases.
The series referred to here is titled 'The Duchess Of Duke Street', made by BBC TV in the 1970s. It starred Gemma Jones in the eponymous role.
Imagine TV was created in 2008.
Sirasa TV was created in 1992.
The duration of The Grid - TV miniseries - is 2640.0 seconds.
The Grid - TV miniseries - ended on 2004-08-09.
Into the West - TV miniseries - was created in 2005.
Spetsnaz - TV miniseries - was created in 2002.
The Kingdom - TV miniseries - was created in 1997.
Stark - TV miniseries - was created on 12-08-11.
The Temptations - TV miniseries - was created on 1998-11-01.
The Thorn Birds - TV miniseries - was created in 1983.
Holocaust - TV miniseries - was created on 1978-04-16.
The Stand - TV miniseries - was created on 1994-05-24.
The Shining - TV miniseries - was created on 1997-04-27.
The Storm - TV miniseries - was created on 2009-07-26.