Showtrial is another of those dramas billed as coming from the makers of Line of Duty – or, at least, the production company in this case. Vigil was the same. Thanks sank like a stone …
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Colin in Black and White – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Colin Kaepernick
Colin in Black and White looks at the life of American Football star Colin Kaepernick, who narrates the story of his life from growing up onwards, starting with wanting his hair in cornrows as a …
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The Outlaws – The DVDfever Review – Christopher Walken – BBC drama
The Outlaws is another drama pointlessly filmed in 2.39:1, rather than the 16:9 ratio for the screen on which we’re watching. First up, we meet Rani (Rhianne Barreto), a young woman who steals a jacket …
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The Long Call – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Ben Aldridge
The Long Call is a new four-part cop drama, over four nights, where the writer tries to differentiate slightly from the average cop drama by making the male lead gay, unless that has happened before …
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Invasion – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Shiori Kutsuna
Invasion begins with a strange shape appearing in the desert, with the opener being titled “Last Day”. Y’see, the aliens are coming to town, hence the title. Cue an explosion before long, because aliens don’t …
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The Trick – The DVDfever Review – Jason Watkins – BBC Drama
The Trick centres around Phil Jones (Jason Watkins – Line of Duty), who was the keynote speaker at COP15, aka the Climate Change Conference 2009, in London. It deals with the subject of “Climategate”, in …
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I Know What You Did Last Summer – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime
I Know What You Did Last Summer is the TV adaptation of a movie from over 20 years ago which wasn’t that brilliant in the first place. It begins with Lennon (a woman’s name? Seriously?), …
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My Name – The DVDfever Review – Netflix South Korean thriller – So-hee Han
My Name My Name centres around Jiwoo Yoon (So-hee Han), who’s clearly had to stay back a few years, because the actress is 26, yet the character is still a schoolgirl, and early on, we …
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The Madame Blanc Mysteries – The DVDfever Review – Sally Lindsay – Channel 5 drama
The Madame Blanc Mysteries centres around Jean White (Cold Call‘s Sally Lindsay, who also created and co-wrote this drama), whose husband, Rory, is driving his van in the South of France, but in a pre-credits …
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Complaints Welcome – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Tom Allen
Complaints Welcome is a new series that gets better as it goes on, so don’t panic immediately when you see loud, shouty prsenters walking around as if we’re trying to ring back Network 7 from …
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