The Durrells is a new six-part ITV drama based on Gerald Durrell‘s Corfu Trilogy, mixing light family-friendly drama with a hint of comedy, with Keeley Hawes‘ matriarch Louisa, frustrated at her lot. She’s a widow …
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Can’t Touch This Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Can’t Touch This is Wipeout-Lite mixed with Ninja Warrior. I enjoyed Wipeout back in the day, or Total Wipeout as the BBC called it, but its main problem was that the obstacle course rarely changed. …
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Line Of Duty Series 3 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Line Of Duty Series 3 begins with Operation Damson, and a dawn raid on a man who is expected to be armed and extremely dangerous, possibly on his way to carry out a gangland execution. …
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The A Word Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The A Word centres on Joe Hughes, a five-year-old boy who, with the assistance from specialists, we can see will be diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and this drama shows that for his …
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@Elevenish Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
@Elevenish is a new attempt to make a successor to the long-dead Channel 4 series The 11 O’Clock Show. The name stems from the fact that it’s broadcast around… yes, 11pm. The first episode started …
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Thirteen Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Thirteen is the first drama commissioned for BBC3 as an online-only channel, yet like all of its new programmes they’re clearly contractually obliged to air on normal TV as well, so basically they’re getting a …
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Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Series 4 Episode 1: Wealth – The DVDfever Review
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle is rather like Luther – it comes round every 2-3 years and is to the TV schedules what oxygen is to our bodies – an essential requirement. Often, the programme is …
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The Night Manager – The DVDfever Review – Tom Hiddleston
The Night Manager is the first John Le Carré novel to become a TV series in more than 20 years, following 1991’s TV movie, A Murder of Quality, starring Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland and Glenda …
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One Child Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
One Child is part of BBC’s China Season and the title is also the policy within China of one child per household. That policy plays a part in this, but it doesn’t dominate the proceedings, …
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The Rack Pack – BBC iPlayer Exclusive – The DVDfever Review
The Rack Pack is a new BBC film, and the first produced exclusively for BBC iPlayer, which concentrates on the rise and fall of Alex Higgins, World Snooker Champion for 1972 and 1982, as well …
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