The Game Series 2 is not something I thought I’d be typing. If I wanted any Channel 5 four-part drama with Jason Watkins to continue, it would’ve been 2024’s Coma. His character, Simon, was always …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of BENIDORM IS MURDER on CHANNEL 5!
Benidorm is Murder is a new six part, light-hearted drama, centred around bar owner and ex-cop Dennis (John Hannah – The Victim), who’s moved to a better climate in his later years, easily running a …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE FORTUNE on CHANNEL 5!
The Fortune opens with someone a gunshot on a boat… and no sight of Ted Moult. For reasons unexplained, Martin’s (Denis Lawson – Inside No.9) received a photo of Amanda (Eleanor Tomlinson – The Forsytes), …
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Under Suspicion: Kate McCann – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5
Under Suspicion: Kate McCann dramatises the investigation when her and Gerry’s daughter, Madeleine went missing from their apartment while on holiday in Portugal. 19 years on, and I remember it very clearly, because I was …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of NUMBER ONE FAN on CHANNEL 5!
Number One Fan brings us back to the feel of James Caan and Kathy Bates in Misery, but hopefully, they’ll be no hobbllng in this one. A situation at the supermarket leads to Donna (Sally …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MISSED CALL on CHANNEL 5!
Missed Call is a new Channel 5 drama which sees Sarah (Joanna Scanlan – Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy) send her daughter, Katie (Emily Coates – The Little Mermaid (2023)), off on a trip …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE TEACHER SERIES 3 on CHANNEL 5!
The Teacher Series 3 brings Victoria Hamilton (The Trick) to the fore, now we’re back in The Teacherverse, and there’s controversy abound… As Helen Simpson, she’s got a promotion at school to Head of Drama, …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of POWER: THE DOWNFALL OF HUW EDWARDS on CHANNEL 5!
Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards opens with Martin Clunes (Mother’s Pride) as the nonce-newsreader jogging, making me wonder: No way did Huw Edwards go jogging! Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of AN INVITATION TO MURDER: A DEATH IN CAIRO (aka MURDER AT THE EMBASSY)
An Invitation to Murder: A Death in Cairo follows on from 2023’s An Invitation to Murder – which, itself, was also alternatively-titled as Invitation To A Murder – but it’s odd that they subtitle the …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE IMPOSTER on CHANNEL 5! (aka THE IMPOSTOR)
The Imposter opens with Susan Kennedy staggering about on a beach, albeit in a dream, but she’s still uber hot! Giggity! However, upon waking up and reading a news article, “Manchester woman killed in car …
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