Reviews

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 & My Girl

Me & My Girl (1984)

Me & My Girl

Richard O'Sullivan stars as a single father who juggles raising his witty teenage daughter with managing life at an advertising agency. Packed with humour, warmth, and relatable family moments, it’s a delightful mix of laughs and life lessons

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.

The Middle US sitcom

The Middle (2009)

The Middle US sitcom

US sitcom set round the daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

The Midnight Men (1964)

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

In 1913, a naïve farmer in the Balkan states becomes involved in political intrigue, including a deadly assassination attempt

Mighty Moments From World History

Mighty Moments From World History (1985)

Mighty Moments From World History

C4 comedy series in which the National Theatre of Brent act out pivotal points in history as presented by Desmond Olivier Dingle, its Founder, Artistic Director, and Chief Executive

Mike and Angelo

Mike & Angelo (1989)

Mike and Angelo

Long-running children's sci-fi sitcom that owed just a little to Doctor Who with its concept of an alien who arrives on Earth in a spaceship disguised as a wardrobe which acts as a portal to his own world. Oh, and there's regeneration, too...

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Mike Yarwood In Persons (1976)

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Mike Yarwood rose to the pinnacle of small-screen success and to this day 'Mike Yarwood In Persons' holds the record for the biggest audience for a single light entertainment broadcast.

Mill of Secrets

Mill of Secrets (1960)

Mill of Secrets

Simon and Amanda's holiday in Kent with their Aunt Jo becomes a thrilling adventure when they make a startling discovery in an old barn...