Reviews

Master of Arts

Master of Arts (1961)

Master of Arts

At a famous public school, a housemaster is in love with a girl without realising that her young brother is a member of his house. The boy takes a photograph of his sister in the housemaster's arms.

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae (1984)

The Master of Ballantrae

An all-star cast lead in the classic story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the uprising of 1745, when Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Scotland and the last Jacobite rebellion breaks out

Masters of the Air

Masters of the Air (2024)

Masters of the Air

Serving as a companion to Band of Brothers and The Pacific, this US war drama follows the exploits of the 100th Bomb Group who flew B-17 bombers in WWll

The Mating Machine

The Mating Machine (1970)

The Mating Machine

A series of seven stand-alone comedies featuring some of Britain's best sitcom writers and performers. The Mating Machine is united by a single theme - computer dating.

Matlock

Matlock (1986)

Matlock

Andy Griffith starred as a widowed, elderly, somewhat cantankerous, but folksy lawyer from Atlanta in this 1980s legal drama that was as cosy as a well-worn rocking chair. Matlock is the epitome of 1980s formulaic television, but it lasted for 9 seasons

Matlock

Matlock (Reboot) (2024)

Matlock

Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston who returns to practice by getting a job using the alias of needy widow Matty Matlock. Her motive? To seek justice for the death of her daughter in the opioid epidemic

Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

Matt Houston

An oil tycoon's son from Texas comes to California to manage off-shore drilling. With plenty of cars, a helicopter, and many millionaire toys to choose from, Matt Houston finds plenty of time for his hobby as a private investigator

A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle (1962)

A Matter of Principle

Should a doctor tell his patients the truth - whatever the cost? Harry Branksome, brilliant surgeon, is dedicated to the truth, no matter whom it hurts.

Maverick

Maverick (1957)

Maverick

An adventurous gambler roams the Old Wild West in search of thrills and spills and some easy money.

Max Headroom

Max Headroom (1987)

Max Headroom

A computerised talking head with a slick presenting style foreshadows concerns about media control, corporate power, and the blurring of news and entertainment which would come to dominate the information landscape

May to December

May To December (1989)

May to December

Middle aged man meets young school teacher and they fall in love much to the dismay of both their families.

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C. (2018)

Mayans M.C.

The next chapter in the 'Sons of Anarchy' saga: Blood runs thicker than water in the cartel-run borderlands between Mexico and the US

Maybury

Maybury (1981)

Maybury

Dr. Edward Roebuck, a consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases in this ground-breaking drama that treated mental illness with humanity and grit, in the first British series to be set in a psychiatric unit

McCloud TV series

McCloud (1970)

McCloud TV series

A fish-out-of-water cowboy lawman brings his easy-going Western style of justice to the bustling streets of New York City

Me Mammy

Me Mammy (1968)

Me Mammy

Bunjy Kenefick is a top exec with a large company in London. He is a bachelor living in a luxury flat and driving a sleek sports car. However, his old-fashioned Catholic mother often puts a stop to his plans, many of them involving his girlfriend Miss Argyll

Medici Masters of Florence

Medici Masters of Florence (2016)

Medici Masters of Florence

Political drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. The Medici family, bankers of the Pope, may be the most upwardly mobile family in history. In just over a century they went from being one of a number of banking houses in Florence to supreme political power.

Medici the Magnificent

Medici the Magnificent (2019)

Medici the Magnificent

20 years after the events depicted in 'Medici: Masters of Florence,' Lorenzo - Piero's son, takes over as head of the family in order to avoid the fall of Florence

Medium TV series

Medium (2005)

Medium TV series

Primetime Emmy Award winning series about a mother and housewife who has psychic visions about dead people and the violence surrounding their deaths. Can she balance her family life whilst solving crime - and who is going to believe her?

men behaving badly

Men Behaving Badly (1992)

men behaving badly

Possibly was the defining British sitcom of the 1990s. The series unapologetically revelled in political incorrectness at a time when political correctness was increasingly common in the UK.

Merlin 1998 miniseries

Merlin (1998)

Merlin 1998 miniseries

Three-part miniseries that retells the legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin, covering the rise and fall of Camelot

Merlin (BBC 2008)

Merlin (2008) (2008)

Merlin (BBC 2008)

In a realm where destiny weaves its ancient tapestry - magic lies hidden - waiting to be unleashed. Discover an epic journey where legends are born, destinies collide, and the power of friendship can change the course of kingdoms...

mess mates tv series

Mess Mates (1960)

mess mates tv series

When his ambition to skipper an ocean-going liner is scuppered, Captain Biskett has to make do with a small and battered cargo ship.

Metal Mickey

Metal Mickey (1980)

Metal Mickey

When a boy scientist creates a robot to do household chores, he is unprepared for the mayhem it causes when it comes alive.

Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

Miami Vice

Two Miami-based cops keep law and order in a stylish, action-packed series set in the sleazy drug-infested back streets of a seemingly glamorous resort city.

Potty Time

Michael Bentine's Potty Time (1973)

Potty Time

Created, written and presented by the multi-talented Michael Bentine, Potty Time was a marvellously madcap puppet series for pre-school children that re-enacted some of the world's greatest historical events and shed new light on mysteries ancient and modern all with a unique Potty slant. Adults loved it too.

Mickey Dunne

Mickey Dunne (1967)

Mickey Dunne

The misadventures of a gambling streetwise Cockney wide-boy who manages to survive on his wits and ‘gift of the gab’

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

A wisecracking anti-hero detective who lives tough in a tough world of murderers, kidnappers, drug dealers and extortionists.