Legend of the Sea Devils is the Easter 2022 Special for the current Doctor Who incumbent, Jodie Whittaker, and since the writers Ella Road and Chris Chibnall threw ‘swashbuckling’ into the description, they clearly think …
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The Thief His Wife and the Canoe – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Eddie Marsan
The Thief His Wife and the Canoe does rather seem an odd situation to make a TV series out of, but then I remember it happening at the time, and rather than feel like a …
Continue readingOuter Range – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Josh Brolin
Outer Range sees Josh Brolin (Deadpool 2) as the hot-headed, and bizarrely named ranch owner Royal Abbott, but then after “Gurney Halleck” in Dune, nothing is off limits. He plays a grandfather, even though the …
Continue readingCompulsion – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – Leanne Best
Compulsion is a new four-part drama for Channel 5. Yes, the second in two weeks – they don’t normally come this thick and fast! Unless they want to rid our minds of that ridiculous finale …
Continue readingThe 1% Club – The DVDfever Review – ITV gameshow – Lee Mack
The 1% Club is apparently the top-most percentile for all the brainboxes out there, so who’s in it? Well, before I explain the game, the first question asked – just to give a flavour of …
Continue readingHard Cell – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Catherine Tate
Hard Cell: While Catherine Tate’s The Nan Movie clutters up UK cinemas, she brings a new comedy to Netflix with this new six-part sitcom. You might get the feeling I’m not a big fan of …
Continue readingJimmy Savile: A British Horror Story – The DVDfever Review – Netflix documentary
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is a Limited Series split into two parts, and opening with clips of Jim’ll Fix It, the show where that man would somehow arrange the wish of your dreams, …
Continue readingHullraisers – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Leah Brotherhead
Hullraisers is a new Channel 4 sitcom which begins with a young woman doing the early morning ‘Walk of Shame’ as she comes home from a night out, at a time when everyone’s long since …
Continue readingJulia – The DVDfever Review – Sarah Lancashire – Sky Atlantic / HBO Max
Julia… Julia Child… she became a famous chef, and when we first see her, she’s cooked a massive amount of food for a dinner party, making me wonder how she managed to keep it hot …
Continue readingDeadline – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – James D’Arcy
Deadline is another new four-part nightly drama for Channel 5. Journalist James Alden (James D’Arcy) is long past his best, but he has the exclusive chance to interview gold-digger and murder suspect Natalie Varga (Charlie …
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