The Tower Series 3 – subtitled Gallowstree Lane, where the initial scene takes place – follows on from last year’s second series, but it’s 20 months later, plot-wise, and opening with a summary that includes …
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Platform 7 – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Jasmine Jobson
Platform 7 is a new drama on ITV… well, technically it was released on ITVX last December, but I’m just getting to it now, as it arrives on the flagship channel during the summer break. …
Continue readingPiglets – The DVDfever Review – ITV sitcom – Mark Heap, Sarah Parish
Piglets is a new ITV sitcom and… yes, another ITV sitcom… I know, but try and bear with me. The show has garnered some criticism for being a play on ‘pigs’, the derogatory word for …
Continue readingDouglas Is Cancelled – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Hugh Bonneville
Douglas Is Cancelled is something that could come as a shock to Douglas Bellowes (Hugh Bonneville – To Olivia), who presents the equivalent of The One Show – alongside Madeline Crow (Karen Gillan – Guardians …
Continue readingRed Eye – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Jing Lusi
Red Eye refers to a type of plane journey, but almost starts with Richard Armitage, as Dr Matthew Nolan, having rather red eyes, as he causes consternation in Beijing, and then crashes is car in …
Continue readingThe Twelve – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Sam Neill
The Twelve centres around a murder trial, with the suspect being artist Kate Lawson (Kate Mulvany – Elvis), accused of killing her 14-year-old niece, Claire Spears (Coco Jack Gillies – Mad Max: Fury Road), except …
Continue readingPassenger – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Wunmi Mosaku
Passenger sees ITV breaking out the A.I. script generator marked “cop drama”, this time even asking it to include “Twin Peaks” feelings, to the point where someone even references David Lynch’s bizarro world, claiming the …
Continue readingBreathtaking – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Joanne Froggatt
Breathtaking gets deep into the heart of how the COVID19 pandemic hit the UK, with Joanne Froggatt in the lead role of Dr Abbey Henderson. COVID19 took hold in the UK when the most corrupt …
Continue readingTrigger Point Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Vicky McClure
Trigger Point Series 2 sees Lana (Vicky McClure – Without Sin) returning to the fore after having spent six months training bomb disposal teams in Estonia. Her first task is to give a routine talk …
Continue readingAfter The Flood – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Sophie Rundle
After The Flood is a new ITV drama which sees… a lot of rain pelting down, which means they must be filming in Manchester. Actually, this broadcast is surprisingly good timing, since in a number …
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