The Delivery Man had a fair bit to live up to, following on from the first new episode of Newzoids, and ITV’s track record of sitcoms shows that for every The Job Lot, there are …
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Newzoids Series 1 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Newzoids sounded like a disaster on paper, but was a pleasant surprise by comparison. Anyone who was around in the ’80s will remember Spitting Image, where the politicians and celebs of the day were lampooned …
Continue readingCode of a Killer Part 2 – The DVDfever Review
Code of a Killer Part 2 concluded the story about how DNA evidence was first used to identify and convict the murderer of teenagers Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth. Alec Jeffreys (John Simm), fearing his …
Continue readingFortitude Episode 12 – The DVDfever Review
Fortitude Episode 12 signals the end of ‘Eldorado In The Arctic‘ – bad acting, random accents and disjointed storylines. Yes, it’s the 1992 soap all over again! Vincent’s still trapped inside with Dr Allerdyce and …
Continue readingThe Trial of Elizabeth Gadge – Inside No.9 Series 2 Episode 3 – The DVDfever Review
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge is the third episode of series 2 of Inside No.9, and showed us a peek into the (made-up) world of Witchfinder Generals, those two holding court being Mr Warren (Reece …
Continue readingCode of a Killer Part 1 – The DVDfever Review
Code of a Killer told the first part of a story about the murder of young teenager Lynda Mann, on November 21st 1983, whose body was found on park grounds the morning after she went …
Continue readingFortitude Episode 11 – The DVDfever Review
Fortitude Episode 11 means we’re at the penultimate episode of one of the biggest disappointments in television history, so that’s something to be thankful for, at least. Well, Dan did have a change of heart …
Continue readingThunderbirds Are Go – Ring Of Fire – Series 1 Episodes 1 and 2 – The DVDfever Review
Thunderbirds Are Go is yet another reboot for the series which once started with marionette puppets, back in the mid-60s and now, inevitably, relies solely on CGI, and while it contains a new version of …
Continue readingThe 12 Days Of Christine – Inside No.9 Series 2 Episode 2 – The DVDfever Review
The 12 Days Of Christine, the second episode of series 2 of Inside No.9, starred Sheridan Smith in the titular role as a woman living in an apartment which was in severe need of updating …
Continue readingThe Ark – The DVDfever Review
The Ark – characters talkling in broad Mancunian accents – led by David Threlfall, children defying their parents and gallivanting the night away, and the whole thing filmed in a 2.35:1 cinemascope-style widescreen ratio to …
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