Reviews

Manimal

Manimal (1983)

Manimal

A shape-shifting man who can turn himself into any animal he chooses uses this ability to help the police solve crimes

Mapp and Lucia

Mapp and Lucia (1985)

Mapp and Lucia

In the quaint town of Tilling, Mapp and Lucia engage in a fierce battle for social supremacy. Their secret weapon? Cucumber sandwiches! As they nibble away, alliances form, and the fate of afternoon tea hangs in the balance

Marco Polo

Marco Polo (1982)

Marco Polo

The extraordinary story of a man who gained fame for his worldwide travels in the 14th century.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo (2) (2014)

Marco Polo

Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, Netflix's “Marco Polo” is loosely based on the famed explorer’s adventures in Kublai Khan’s court.

Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown (2021)

Mare of Easttown

Award winning American Crime drama starring Kate Winslet as Mare, a detective sergeant in the small community of Easttown, Pennsylvania. Mare has been unable to solve the case of a missing young girl for a year. Then another girl is found murdered...

marjorie and men

Marjorie and Men (1985)

marjorie and men

Patricia Routledge in her first starring comedy role as Marjorie Belton who, despite a bitter and hurtful divorce, is still hoping to find the type of romance one would only come across in a Mills and Boon novel.

market in honey lane

Market In Honey Lane (1967)

market in honey lane

Created by Louis Marks and beginning on Monday 3rd April 1967, Market In Honey Lane was British TV's first attempt to break Coronation Streets' supremacy as the number one soap opera with an East End version.

Marking Time

Marking Time (1961)

Marking Time

A 'lost' ITV play starring Coronation Street's William Roache as a soldier stationed in Germany who gets a local girl pregnant

Marvelous Mrs Maisel review

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (2017)

Marvelous Mrs Maisel review

Amazon Prime's award winning comedy/drama set in 1950s Manhattan, full of hilarious moments, witty dialogues and complex characters, packs a staggering amount of energy into every single episode

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

After the success of her long running sitcom, Mary Tyler Moore was ready for a new challenge. But things didn't go as well as was hoped for...

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Independent career woman moves to Minneapolis, and is offered the position of associate producer for a radio station's Six O'Clock News.

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

The Mary Whitehouse Experience (1990)

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

A ground-breaking blend of satire, surrealism, and 90s edge, The Mary Whitehouse Experience redefined British sketch comedy and launched four major comedy careers in a riot of wit and irreverence

Masada

Masada (1981)

Masada

Primetime Emmy winning US miniseries on the historical siege of Masada by legions of the Roman Empire - starring Peter O'Toole in a rare television role

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

M*A*S*H

Doctors cope with casualties and the horrors of war in Korea by employing anarchic behaviour at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

The Massingham Affair

The Massingham Affair (1964)

The Massingham Affair

Based on a real-life Victorian burglary, two poachers are accused of murdering a policeman. But one young crusading solicitor, with radical notions on 19th century justice, is convinced that they are the victims of rigged evidence - by the police

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