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The Robot Revolution is the first episode of Season 2… or, perhaps Series 15 or Series 45. Ah, Russell T Davies… The man who both resurrected Doctor Who AND killed it off, 20 years later. …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of REUNION on BBC1!
Reunion sees Daniel Brennan (Matthew Gurney) leaving jail after a 10-year sentence for murder, so it marks rather a change that a deaf actor and character takes the lead in a prime-time drama. He’s initially …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of AUSTIN on BBC1!
Austin is another show that appears to be UK made, on the surface, given some cast members, but it’s an Australian import, and shows we’re in the realm of an issues comedy/drama, because we have …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THIS CITY IS OURS!
This City Is Ours sees crime boss Ronnie Phelan (Sean Bean – Time) wanting to retire, whilst passing on the reins to Michael Kavanagh (James Nelson-Joyce, who attached himself to the lead weight that was …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of VIRDEE on BBC1!
Virdee… DCI Virdee. The opener begins with our hero cop, Harry (Staz Nair – Rebel Moon), chasing after a baddie, Mirror’s Edge-style, even going into a train tunnel, although it does get a bit sensationalist …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL!
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl sees Feathers McGraw is back – saying as little as ever – even cricking his neck while in jail, alongside spoof Cape Fear music while he does pull-ups like …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of GAVIN AND STACEY: THE FINALE!
Gavin And Stacey: The Finale is nothing I’d been rushing to look forward to, but based upon the advertising, you’d think it was the second coming. For me, the first season was funny, but after …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DOCTOR WHO: JOY TO THE WORLD!
Joy To The World is the Christmas 2024 Doctor Who episode. Expect spoilers in this piece. Starting with a World War II scenario, at the Queen’s Hotel, Manchester, in 1940, with old couple Basil and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE LISTENERS on BBC1!
The Listeners centres around secondary school teacher Claire (Rebecca Hall – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire), who’s hearing a mysterious hum, similar to those in Omagh and County Tyrone have done, lately. And it’s …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of LUDWIG on BBC1!
Ludwig – aka John Taylor (David Mitchell – Migration 3D), is an introvert who does all kinds of puzzles, crosswords, logic puzzles, sudoku et al. Yep, a massive nerd. He’s basically Peep Show‘s Mark Corrigan …
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