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Louis Theroux‘s latest documentary, Drinking to Oblivion, sets out its stall quite simply for what is a very complex subject, often with no clear answers. He talks to a handful of patients who have checked …
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Flowers Episodes 1 and 2 – The DVDfever Review
Flowers is the surname for the family who get their money’s worth out of the word “dysfunctional”. Deborah (Olivia Colman) and Maurice (Julian Barratt) are a couple at the end of their tether, where things …
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I Want My Wife Back Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
I Want My Wife Back is what Ben Miller‘s character, Murray, is after since, up until a certain point, he’s the only one unaware of any problems with his marrage as he’s too wrapped up …
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Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Peter Kay – he hasn’t got an original thought in his head, he repeats old jokes on new tours, and he craps on people he’s worked with from a great height by taking the credit …
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Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show is fronted by a man who’s like the Duracell Bunny on acid, delivering tame material to a huge audience but by jumping around like Tigger with ants in his pants, or …
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Scott and Bailey Series 5 – The DVDfever Review
Scott and Bailey is a drama I’d never seen before, but I get that the two leads – Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones), now an acting Detective Inspector, and Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp) – have a …
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Trapped Season 1 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Trapped is about people who are trapped physically, such as the ocean liner that can’t get out of the ice – and is retained by the police even when it can, the oncoming snowstorm that’ll …
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Sex Box Series 2 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Sex Box shows us a box. But no sex. So, we’re seeing the wrong thing out of the two. It’s the titilating programme without any tits (other than one of the presenters) where they have …
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Brian Pern: The Complete Series 1-3 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Brian Pern is the prog-rock brainchild of Rhys Thomas OBE and The Fast Show‘s Simon Day, and this boxset takes in all three series – The Life of Rock, A Life in Rock and 45 …
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Marcella Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella opens with a shot of the lead character, played by Anna Friel, in the bath, bruised and bloodied, the bathroom looking slightly cleaner than that in The Young Ones. However, this is no dream …
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