Ludwig – aka John Taylor (David Mitchell – Migration 3D), is an introvert who does all kinds of puzzles, crosswords, logic puzzles, sudoku et al. Yep, a massive nerd. He’s basically Peep Show‘s Mark Corrigan …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE PENGUIN on HBO/Sky Atlantic!
The Penguin is the long-awaited spin-off from 2022’s unimaginitively-titled The Batman, opening with the news that a number of explosions have taken place, killing many people near Gotham’s seawall, thus affecting only its poorest neighbourhood, …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of NIGHTSLEEPER on BBC1!
Nightsleeper initially looks a bit like Apple TV’s Hijack, but on a plane. That series was pretty daft and I parachuted out after a couple of episodes. Can this one improve upon that? The Ipcress …
Continue readingThe Teacher Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – Kara Tointon
The Teacher Series 2 – or Teacher 2: Electric Boogaloo, as I might call it – is a separate story from Sheridan Smith’s situation in 2022, which concluded in the most ridiculous and cliched manner …
Continue readingThe Tower Series 3 – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Gemma Whelan
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 …
Continue readingThe Perfect Couple – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Nicole Kidman
The Perfect Couple centres around a posh toffs’ forthcoming wedding between Amelia (Eve Hewson – Bad Sisters) and Benji (Billy Howle – Chloe), the premise centres around the fact that someone spoils it by turning …
Continue readingKaos – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Jeff Goldblum
Kaos is a weird new Netflix comedy/drama, which begins with an intro from Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), introducing Zeus, King of the Gods, played by Jeff Goldblum, painting him in a smug light. We’re told that …
Continue readingPlatform 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 readingDating Naked – The DVDfever Preview – Paramount+ – Rylan Clark
Dating Naked picks up where Channel 4’s Naked Attraction left off – watching random members of the public get their dangly bits out for all to see. Well, C4’s show was rumoured to have been …
Continue readingWe Might Regret This – The DVDfever Review – BBC1 – Kyla Harris, Darren Boyd
We Might Regret This mixes age-gap drama with a disability factor, as Abe (Darren Boyd – The Salisbury Poisonings) has left his wife, Jane (Sally Phillips – Queenie), to live with Canadian girlfriend Freya (Kyla …
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