Wolf begins with a person in a complete Hazmat suit dragging a body across field, then stabbing it, as if to make clear that they’re not in the right mind. Then cut to cop Jack …
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The Power of Parker – The DVDfever Review – BBC comedy – Conleth Hill, Sian Gibson
The Power of Parker is set in Stockport, 1990, beginning with one of titular character’s terrible-looking TVs adverts for his electrical store, to mimic those of the era. As things begin, thankfully, it’s only a …
Continue readingThe Sixth Commandment – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Timothy Spall
The Sixth Commandment opens with the text… “This is a true story. What follows is based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts, with some scenes created for dramatic purposes” I’d never heard of this …
Continue readingQueen Of Oz – The DVDfever Review – BBC – Catherine Tate
Queen Of Oz is a new ‘fish out of water’ comedy which sees Catherine Tate (Hard Cell) as the Prince Harry-type character of the piece, Princess Georgiana. Given that the offscreen King decides to abdicate …
Continue readingBest Interests – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Michael Sheen, Sharon Horgan
Best Interests centres around the daughter of Andrew (Michael Sheen – Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama) and Nicci (Sharon Horgan – Together), who’s very ill, given that the doctors have assessed her as having …
Continue readingThe Gallows Pole – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Michael Socha
The Gallows Pole is a new Shane Meadows drama which sets the scene with the following text: “In the early 1760s, the thriving Calder Valley in the West Yorkshire, produced some of the finest cottage …
Continue readingThe Last Weekend – Inside No.9 Series 8 Episode 6 – The DVDfever Review
The Last Weekend is the sixth and final episode of Inside No.9 Series 8. Joe (Steve Pemberton) and Chas (Reece Shearsmith) are a couple who’ve been together 9 years, and are spending the weekend at …
Continue readingAnnika – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Nicola Walker from The Last Train
Annika is the character portrayed by Nicola Walker from The Last Train, and as a newly-promoted Detective Inspector, the body found in the Clyde will certainly challenge Annika… What’s odd, initially, is how she breaks …
Continue reading3 by 3 (aka Hold On Tight) – Inside No.9 Series 8 Episode 5 – The DVDfever Review
3 by 3 is the fifth episode of Inside No.9 Series 8. And although the episode title of Hold On Tight was advertised, at 10pm, it was introduced with “In a change to the publish …
Continue readingSteeltown Murders – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Philip Glenister
Steeltown Murders is one of those dramas which is based on real events, but with additional scenes createed. You know the drill. It’s set in both 1973, and early 2000s, so I figured when we …
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