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THE MOLE

7 Network / x60m-e / 2000-2002

Executive Producer: David Mason

10 contestants compete in a series of knockout challenges (racing against the clock) aiming to win a total prize of $200,000, one of the ten however is a saboteur out to spoil the chances of the others. Hosted by Grant Bowler and season one was set in Tasmania and season two in Victoria. One episode of the 2002 season took the form of all the contestants having to appear on The Weakest Link.

MOMENT OF TRUTH

Ten Network / 6x60m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Saturday 21 July / 7.30pm)

Family challenge show presented by Kerri-Anne Kennerley and based on a UK original that was hosted by Cilla Black. Each week three families were visited by Kennerley and given a week to perfect an often bizarre challenge (such as can stacking or memorising a large list of things like Star Trek episodes). They then had to perform the challenge in front of a studio audience, during their week of learning the families used a video diary to record their progress. The series was pulled after three of its proposed 12 episodes with three already recorded episodes to be shown later in the year.

THE MONDAY DUMP

7 / x60m-e / 2001

Comedy show hosted by Roy and H.G. with the pair taking a humorous look at the week's events. On MOnday 22 October 2001 the duo had a live wedding on the show between ASmber Royle and Chris Janowicz. Matrons of honour were 7 news presenters Kylie Gillies and Anne Fulwood.

MONEY

9 Network / x30m-e / 1992-continuing

Lifestyle series devoted to all things finance and rumoured to be Kerry Packer's favourite show. Presenters include Carol Baker, Paul Clitheroe and Brad Young.

THE MONEY GAME

7 Network / 1x60m-e / Monday 6 November 2000 / 7.30pm

Challenge game show. Three contestants begin with nothing but the clothes they stand in, a passport, drivers license and $10,000. With this they must complete a trio of deals and make as much money as they can.

MONEY MAKERS

Ten Network - Grundy / x30 minute episodes / 1971-73 and 1982

Producers: Bill Mason, Hal Croxon

General Knowledge quiz show that at the time offered the highest payout (some $25,000) of any Australian quiz. This was also the first Australian quiz show to be seen more than once a week. The production came from Brisbane and was hosted by Philip Brady. It was revived briefly in 1982 with Jimmy Hannan as host.

THE MONEY OR THE GUN

ABC / 23x60m-e / 1989-90 plus occasional specials until 1994

Writer: Andrew Denton / Producer: Mark Fitzgerald

Satirical comedy show starring Andrew Denton in which he looked at a different subject each week, the show was mainly notable for the fact that each week a guest artist sang their own idiosyncratic version of Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven.

MORE WINNERS

ABC - ACTF / 6x50 minute episodes / 1990

Executive Producer: Patricia Edgar

Follow up to the earlier anthology series Winners. The episodes featured here were.

1. MR EDMUND (Writer: Steven Spears | Director: George Whales | with Robert Grubb, Rebecca Smart, Willie Fennell)
2. BOY SOLDIERS (Writer: Cliff Green | Director: Mark Joffe | with Penne Hackforth Jones, Bruno Larence, Gary Sweet)
3. THE BIG WISH (Writer: Steven Spears | Director: Esben Storm | with Rowena Wallace, Richard Moir, Justin Rosniak)
4. HIS MASTER'S GHOST (Writer: Roger Simpson | Director: Steve Jodrell | with Jonathan Hardy, Simon Jones, Josephine Byrnes)
5.SECOND CHILDHOOD (Writer: Morris Gleitzman | Director: Mario Anjrescchis | with Cameron Bryson, Hannah Birdsey, Grant Piro
6. THE JOURNEY (Writer: Jane Oehr, Ken Cameron | Director: Jane Oehr | with Melanie Boomer, John Polson, Christian Cornell)

THE MORNING SHIFT

7 Network / x120m-e / 2000 Weekdays 9.00am - 11.00am

Lifestyle magazine type show hosted by Lisa Wilkinson and Duncan Armstrong.

MOTEL

7-ATN / 132x30m-e / 1968 black and white

Soap drama series. Stories of the staff and residents of a motel in Canberra. The show was shown at midday four times a week (and repeated in the evening). The Gideon motel was run by Hal and Mary Gideon and the series was mainly focussed on them and their family, who included businessman son Rod, his put upon wife Gaye, their rebellious teenage son Chris, their other daughters Liz (who was secretary to politician Paul Brennan - which did help bring in another element to the serial).

With:- JACK THOMPSON / WALTER SULLIVAN as Hal Gideon / BRENDA SENDERS as Mary Gideon / ROSS HIGGINS / HAROLD HOPKIS / JILL FORSTER as Gaye Gideon / GREGORY ROSS as Chris Gideon / NOEL TREVARTHEN as Rod Gideon / TONY BRAZELL / GAE ANDERSON as Liz Gideon / BRIAN JAMES as Paul Brennan / JOANNE WALMSLEY as Sue / MAGGI GRAY as Janie / STUART FINCH as Andy Maxwell / ENID LORRIMER as Bunty Creighton / HAROLD HOPKINS as Bruce Jackson / ALLAN LANDER as Tony Cranwell / JOHN FASSEN as Alec Evans

MOTHER AND SON

ABC / 42x30m-e / 1984-94

Writer: Geoffrey Atherden / Producer/Director: Geoff Portman

Sitcom. Middle aged writer Arthur Beare returns to his Mother's home following the breakdown of his marriage. His Mum, who has a touch of senile dementia, exploits her illness by being extremely demanding of her son. A UK version of this show appeared in 1997 on the BBC under the title Keeping Mum.

With:- RUTH CRACKNELL as Maggie Beare / GARRY McDONALD as Arthur Beare / HENRI SZEPS as Robert Beare / JUDY MORRIS as Liz Beare / SUZANNE ROYLANCE as Deidre

MOYNIHAN

ABC-NZBC / 17x60m-e / 1977-78

Producers: Eric Price, John Croyston, Brian Bell

Drama series based around the character of Moynihan who was in charge of a carpenters union in Wellington New Zealand and dealing with problems he faced both at work and in his private life. The first drama series co-production between the ABC and New Zealand Television One. Guest stars included the likes of Rowena Wallace.

With:- IAN MUNE / SHEILA HAMMOND / LOUISE PAJO / WALT BROWN / JULIA BLAKE / BILL JOHNSON

MPSIB

ABC / 10x50 minute episodes / 1982

Creator: Colin Free / Music: Simon Walker / Producer: John Croyston

Crime drama series. Cases from the files of the Polices Missing Persons Special Investigation Bureau.

cast
MIKE PRESTON / PETA TEPPANO / BARRY QUINN

MRS FINNEGAN

ATN 7 / 13x30m-e / 1970

Creator: Keith Smith / Producer: John Walters / Director: Stephen Wood / Music: Tommy Tycho

Sitcom about the exploits of a cleaning lady and her lackadaisical husband, one of the last ATN 7 productions made directly by ATN without the use of a production company.

With:- MAX CULLEN / PENNY RAMSEY / REG GORMAN / DOLORE WHITEMAN / MARION JOHNS

MUD, BLOODY MUD

ABC / 1x90 minute episode / 1986

Writers: Cliff Green, Lindsay Dresdon / Producer and Director: Oscar Whitbread

Documentary. Footage of life for the Australian troops during world war II with, interestingly, puppets providing linking moments of political send ups.

voices by JON SIDNEY / EDWARD HEPPLE / GRAHAM DOW / MAURIE FIELDS / also appearing were SIMON THORPE and TONY RICKARDS

MURCHESON CREEK

9 Network-Cash Harmon / 1x90m-e / 1976

Thriller. Andrew Murcheson returns to his home town to take over his father's medical practice (the town being named Murcheson Creek in honour of his family.) He begins an affair with an old flame Karen Fields and also finds himself stirring up secrets that should have stayed buried after trying to settle his father's accounts.

With:- MARK EDWARDS as Dr Andrew Murcheson / ROWENA WALLACE as Karen Fields / ABIGAIL as Donna Lewis / SANDRA LEE PATERSON as Dr Myfanwy McKenna / GORDON McDOUGALL / LEW LUTON / PHILIPPA BAKER / DENNIS MILLER / ANNE LAMBER

MURDER CALL

Nine Network / 56x60m-e / 1997-99

Crime drama series. Cases of a group of homicide detectives with every episode beginning with the discovery of a body.

With:- PETER MOCHRIE as Det Senior Constable Steve Hayden / LUCY BELL as Det Senior Constable Tessa Vance / GARY DAY as Det Inspector Malcolm Thorne / JENNIFER KENT as Constable Dee Suzeraine / GEOFF MORRELL as Senior Sgt Lance Fisk / GLENDA LINSCOTT as Dr Imogen 'Tootsie' Soamses

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL

ABC / 1x120 minute episode / 1962

Producer and director: William Sterling / Play: T.S. Elliot

Well mounted version of Elliot's play about the murder of Thomas A Becket and his long term feuding with Henry II.

cast
WYN ROBERTS / BARBARA FRANDON / MOIRA CARLETON / PATRICIA KENNEDY / SYDNEY CONABERE / KEITH EDEN

MUSIC HALL

7 Network / x60m-e / 1971

A variety series featuring music and comedy and written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Guests included the likes of Terry-Thomas, Kaye Ballard, Judy Carne, Tony Sandler and Ralph Young.

MUSIC IS...

ABC / 5x30 minute episodes / 1962-64

Occasional shows in which Professor Dr Basil Deane looked at different kinds of music.

MUSIC TIME

7 Network / x 60 minute episodes / 1962-64

Producer: John Berry

Variety series featuring music aimed at all ages. Presenters were John Wickham Hall and then Lionel Long. Music was provided by the Tommy Tycho Orchestra.

MUSIC UNLIMITED

ABC / 13x30 minute episodes / 1973

A show in which Brian May (not the Queen Brian May of course) and the Melbourne Showband performed music from the shows.

MY BROTHER JACK

ABC / 10x30m-e / 1965 (First Episode: 21 August) black and white

Writer: Charmian Clift / Novel: George Johnston / Design: Jack Montgomery / Produced (and directed) by Storry Walton. Film sequences directed by Gil Brealey.

Historical drama series. Episodes in the life of a family living in the suburbs especially that of Davey and his older brother Jack. Much of the action centred around the hard times of the depressed 1930's ending with outbreak of World War II. The tram used in the series was lent by the Tramways Board and the serial only came about because the ABC wanted to stop producing so many live plays and concentrate on producing film drama instead. "Gil Brealey and I evolved an unusual working relationship in which I produced the entire project, and directed the television studio component - and Gil directed filmed sequences." - Storry Walton

With:- JOHN ARMSTRONG / STEWART GILL / RONALD MORSE / GORDON GLENWRIGHT / ROSALIND SEAGRAVE / ED DEVEREAUX / NICK TATE / RICHARD MEIKLE

MY BROTHER JACK

Ten Network-Apollo-Cinemedia-Artist Services Pty Ltd / 2x120m-e / 2001 (Broadcast: 3-4 June Sunday/Monday 8.30pm)

Associate Producers: John Alsop, Sue Smith

Period drama serial. 40 years in the lives of a middle class Melbourne family with the action taking in events like world war two and the main characters being two brothers Jack and Davy (through whose eyes the story is told) with Davy becoming a journalist and later a war correspondent. The series was very much based on novelist George Johnston's own life.

With:- WILLIAM McINNES as Jack Sr / MATT DAY as Davy / SIMON LYNDON as Jack / ANGIE MILLIKEN as Min / SARA COOPER as Jean / JACK THOMPSON / CLAUDIA KARVAN as Cressida Morley / ELLOUISE ROTHWELL as Helen / SARA COOPER as Jean

MY BROTHER TOM

10 Network-Crawford / 2x120m-e / 1986

Writer: Tony Morphett / Novel: James Aldridge / Camera: Jamie Doolan / Design: Otello Stolfo / Costume: Clare Griffin / Music: Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone / Producer: Rod Hardy / Executive Producers: Hector Crawford, Ian Crawford / Director: Pino Amenta

Period drama serial. During world war II in the small town of St Helen, Tom Quayle falls in love with Peggy MacGibbon but tragedy awaits the pair of them. The series was narrated by Tom's older brother Kit, a journalist.

With:- TOM JENNINGS as Tom Quayle / CATHERINE McCLEMENTS as Peggy MacGibbon / CHRISTOPHER CUMMINS as Kit Quayle / CHRISTOPHER MAYER as Finn McCoil / KEITH MICHELL as Edward Quayle / GORDON JACKSON as Lockie MacGibbon / CHARLES 'BUD' TINGWELL as Justice Masters / NADINE GARNER as Jean Quayle / RALPH COTTERILL as Dorman Wlker / GRAHAM ROUSE as Sgt Joe Collins / KERRY McKAY as Jack Dobey / JEANETTE STERK as Catherine Quayle / DICK MOSS as Charlie Castles

MY BROWN SKIN BABY THEY TAKE 'IM AWAY

ABC / 1x50m-e / 1970

Documentary from the Chequerboard series about two half caste Aboriginals Bob and Amy Randall (married but both having been brought up on a mission station) seeking a link with their tribal ancestry.

MY FAIR LADY

HSV / 7x20 minute episodes / 1961

Entertainment show hosted by Charles Bush and June Findlayson (a former Miss Australia) in which housewives were given a beauty make over.

MY FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD

ABC - Pacific Films / 39 x 10 minute episodes / 1964

Producer: Roger Mirams

Travelogue type show aimed at kids and looking at different countries and so on.

MY HUSBAND MY KILLER

Ten Network / 1x20m-e / 2001 (Broadcast: Sunday 18 February)

Writer: Greg Haddrick / Director: Peter Andrikidis / Executive Producer: Des Monaghan

Crime drama. When Megan Kalajzich is shot dead in the dark hours of the night whilst sleeping next to her husband Andrew (who amazingly wasn't harmed in the slightest), the police led by Detective Sergeant Bob Inkster become suspicious of Andrew Kalajzich who strongly maintains his innocence.

With:- Colin Friels as Sergeant Bob Inkster / Martin Sacks as Andrew Kalajzich / Geoff Morrell / David Field / Craig McLachlan / Chris Haywood / Lucy Bell / Tara Morice / Linda Cropper as Megan Kalajzich / Abi Tucker

MY NAME'S McGOOLEY, WHAT'S YOURS?

ATN 7 Network / 88x30m-e / 1967-70

Writer/Producer: Ralph Peterson / Music: Tommy Tycho / Director: Ron Way

Sitcom. In the Sydney suburb of Balmain, young married's Rita and Wally Stiller sometimes find it hard coping with the demands of Rita's widowed father Dominic McGooley who they live with. When in 1970 Geoffrey Chater left the series the title was changed to Rita and Wally but by that time the show was coming to a natural close anyway. Stewart Ginn won a Penguin in 1968 for best supporting talent for his role in the show.

With:- GORDON CHATER / JUDI FARR / STEWART GINN as Nancarrow/ JOHN MEILLON

MY THREE ANGELS

ABC / 1x75 minute episode / 1962

Producer and Director: Alan Burke

Farcical comedy. At Christmas time in French Guyana in 1919 a trio of convicts get mixed up with a family.

cast
GORDON CHATER / RICHARD DAVIES / MURRAY ROSE / LAURIE LANGE / NANCYE STEWART / ANNA VOLSKA / OWEN WEINGOTT

MY TWO WIVES

9 Network-Gary Reilly Productions / 13x30m-e / 1992

Executive Producer: Gary Reilly / Music: Mike Perjanik / Writers: Gary Reilly, John Flanagan

Sitcom. Lawyer Geoffrey Kennedy, his new wife and daughter move into an apartment and discover that Geoffrey's ex-wife and kids live in the apartment below.

With:- PETER FISHER as Geofrey Kennedy / LINDA NEWTON / KYM VALENTINE / EMMA JANE FOWLER / MORNA SERES / BRETT BLEWITT / PATRICK WARD / CHELSEA MEGAN YATES

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