History BigFancyHouse / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/{{Mo}}'': Shila and Glen own a $6M Texas [=McMansion=], which features bathrooms in every corner, a pool, and a zoo.

* In ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'', Lionel's father gives him a country house in Hampshire complete with a full-time housekeeper, however most of the time he lives with Jean in her nice London home. Lionel is practically LandPoor, however, and at one point suggests they sell the infrequently used house, which leads to an awkward situation where his father offers to buy it back from him.

* ITV's smash hit, ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', concerns the Abbey itself (exterior shots are of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highclere_Castle Highclere Castle]] in Hampshire). Downton is so [[UpToEleven so fantastically big and fancy that requires a full-time staff of almost twenty people to clean and maintain]]. Much of the plot frames the Abbey as an obligation and a money drain, creating tension for everyone.

* [[Creator/AppleTVPlus Apple TV+]] comedy ''Loot'' has as a mansion that's home to its multi-billionaire main character, Molly Wells [[spoiler: and (formerly) her tech CEO ex-husband, John Novak, before their divorce due to his affair with a younger woman]]. Her mansion happens to be set and shot at [[https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-225-million-mansion-the-one-biggest-modern-home-us-2021-9 The One]], a ''giga-mansion'' that's not only the largest home in the modern US history, but also at one point, was the priciest home ever listed in US, for half a billion dollars.

* [[Creator/AppleTVPlus Apple TV+]] comedy ''Loot'' has as a mansion that's home to its multi-billionaire main character, Molly Wells [[spoiler: and (formerly) her tech CEO ex-husband, John Novak, before their divorce due to his affair with a younger woman]]. Her mansion happens to be set and shot at [[https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-225-million-mansion-the-one-biggest-modern-home-us-2021-9 The One]], a ''giga-mansion'' that's not only the largest home in the modern US history, but also at one point, was the priciest one ever listed in US, for half a billion dollars.

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'': Button House is a deconstruction of this trope. While it was once grand and beautiful, the show goes into quite a bit of detail about how those British country houses that look so impressive from the outside can be absolute money pits to maintain and restore for the owners. It's only by the end of Series 2 that Alison and Mike restore it enough that they can hire it out for weddings, and even then it's still a long way off from being a proper hotel.

* Andrew Hartford's mansion in ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' has a [[CoolGarage Zord bay]] beneath the house, 27 bathrooms on the first floor alone, and yet he can't make a security system to keep the villains out.
** Maybe the sheer size IS the reason it's such a nightmare to secure.

** On the other hand [[MediumAwareness it has no ceiling]].

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}: Button House is a deconstruction of this trope. While it was once grand and beautiful, the show goes into quite a bit of detail about how those British country houses that look so impressive from the outside can be absolute money pits to maintain and restore for the owners. It's only by the end of Series 2 that Alison and Mike restore it enough that they can hire it out for weddings, and even then it's still a long way off from being a proper hotel.

* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Mayor Larry Kline’s house in Season 3. It’s a mansion straight out of Beverly Hills built in rural Indiana. It’s a sign that he’s rather out of touch with the predominantly working and middle class community of Hawkins.

* Hodgins' mansion has popped up once or twice in the seven seasons of Series/{{Bones}}.

* On ''Series/{{The 100}}'', the artificial inteligence ALIE seems to be based out of a pristine mansion on a remote island. Given that everyone else in the series is living out of tents, underground bunkers, or crashed spacecraft, the opulence is on a whole 'nother level.

* ITV's smash hit, ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', concerns the Abbey itself (exterior shots are of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highclere_Castle Highclere Castle]] in Hampshire). Downton is so [[UpToEleven so fantastically big and fancy that requires a full time staff of almost twenty people to clean and maintain]]. Much of the plot frames the Abbey as an obligation and a money drain, creating tension for everyone.

* The eponymous ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', which is a huge castle located just outside of New York City that houses an organization which keeps and investigates supernatural creatures.

* Periodically throughout "Series/Doctor Who", including:

** Maxtible's Victorian mansion in "Recap / Doctor Who S4 E9 "The Evil of the Daleks""
** UNIT HQ, as seen in, among others, "Recap / Doctor Who S10 E1 "The Three Doctors""
** Harrison Chases' mansion in "Recap / Doctor Who S13 E6 "The Seeds of Doom""

* On ''Series/TheSopranos'', a female friend of AJ's is reluctant to invite him to her home. When he finally goes there, he sees a house he thinks is normal-sized, if a bit smaller than his own. Turns out that was just the guard shack out at the gate; the house, set well back from the road, is orders of magnitude bigger than his own. It's kind of an eye-opener for him, as he had always believed his family was wealthy and that his family's house--a sizable [=McMansion=]--was quite large.

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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'':
** Mr. Whipple, in the episode of the same name, lives in a mansion guarded by vicious dogs.
** In the [[TheMovie cinematic]] [[GrandFinale series finale]] the Nolans live in a large mansion, complete with a butler and additional servants.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
** The mansion of CorruptCorporateExecutive and vampire Russell Winters in "[[Recap/AngelS01E01CityOf City Of]]".
** In ''After the Fall'', Spike takes over the Magazine/{{Playboy}} Mansion and uses it as his residence after dusting a vampirized Hef.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Angel had a mansion, though not in the typical rich guy sense. He shared it with Drusilla and Spike.

* ITV's smash hit, ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', concerns the Abbey itself (exterior shots are of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highclere_Castle Highclere Castle]] in Hampshire). Downton is so [[UpToEleven so fantastically big and fancy that requires a full time staff of almost twenty people to clean and maintain]]. Much of the plot frames the Abbey as an obligation and a money drain, creating tension for everyone.
* Southfork Ranch in ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
* Drummond's Manhattan penthouse in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes''.
* Jed Clampett's mansion in ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies''.
* The beachfront Robin's Nest estate in Hawaii in ''Series/MagnumPI''.
* On ''Series/TheSopranos'', a female friend of AJ's is reluctant to invite him to her home. When he finally goes there, he sees a house he thinks is normal-sized, if a bit smaller than his own. Turns out that was just the guard shack out at the gate; the house, set well back from the road, is orders of magnitude bigger than his own. It's kind of an eye-opener for him, as he had always believed his family was wealthy and that his family's house--a sizable [=McMansion=]--was quite large.
* The Darling family of ''Series/DirtySexyMoney'' lives in the Imperial, a townhouse in the upper east side of Manhattan, that stands about eight stories tall and takes up an entire city block.
* Yonk and Nicole in ''Series/TheClass''.
* Hodgins' mansion has popped up once or twice in the seven seasons of Series/{{Bones}}.
* The eponymous ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', which is a huge castle located just outside of New York City that houses an organization which keeps and investigates supernatural creatures.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': The house in Florida owned by Harriet's parents, seen in "Yesterday's Heroes".

* The Grayson Manor from ''Series/{{Revenge}}''.
* On ''Series/{{The 100}}'', the artificial inteligence ALIE seems to be based out of a pristine mansion on a remote island. Given that everyone else in the series is living out of tents, underground bunkers, or crashed spacecraft, the opulence is on a whole 'nother level.
* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': The CIA owns several large mansions up and down the East Coast that it uses for safehouses. William Rawlins and Billy Russo use one as a base to plot details about their plans to go after Frank Castle, and it's where Frank makes an attempt to kill Rawlins with a sniper rifle...only for the bullet to stop inches from Rawlins' face by the bulletproof glass.
* ''Series/LifestylesOfTheRichAndFamous'' features real-life fancy houses of famous businessmen and celebrities.
* ''Series/{{Succession}}'', with its CastFullOfRichPeople, features a lot of expensive homes (although most characters live in New York City, so they're not very big). Connor's hacienda in the desert counts, however, and the biggest example is Caroline Collingwood's slave-built castle where Shiv's wedding takes place.
** The first episode of the second season, titled "Summer Palace", is named after the Roys' massive Hamptons summer home featured in it.

* PBS "Secrets Of" series explores such residences, including Highclere Castle (mentioned below as the setting for Series/DowntonAbbey), Chatsworth, and the Home of Henry VIII. The kitchens alone have to be seen to be believed. Bonus points for the couple who live in the Tower of London and take care of the crown jewels. There is also an episode called "Secrets of the Manor House," which [[http://www.pbs.org/program/secrets-manor-house/ explores]] the lifestyles of British aristocracy.

** The mansion of CorruptCorporateExecutive and vampire Russell Winters.

* ''Series/{{JAG}}'':
** The house in Florida owned by Harriet's parents, seen in "Yesterday's Heroes".