The Responder Series 2 sees Martin Freeman (Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever) return as embittered first responder Chris Carson, almost two-and-a-half years after the first series, so it’s good that we have a recap at …
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A Man In Full – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Jeff Daniels
A Man In Full opens with a voiceover from the lead, Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels – The Martian), wondering if anyone will miss him when he’s gone, but while he’s alive, he’ll live with vigour, …
Continue readingDead Boy Detectives – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – The Sandman spin-off
Dead Boy Detectives takes place in the same universe as The Sandman, according to the premise, and that was a show I couldn’t get a handle upon, but I’ll give anything a try. We get …
Continue readingKnuckles – The DVDfever Review – Paramount+ – Idris Elba
Knuckles comes afer the two Sonic The Hedgehog movies, neither of which I’ve seen, but I’ve played the games enough times to get the idea what’s going on, but I figure the plot can’t exactly …
Continue readingRed Eye – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Jing Lusi
Red Eye refers to a type of plane journey, but almost starts with Richard Armitage, as Dr Matthew Nolan, having rather red eyes, as he causes consternation in Beijing, and then crashes is car in …
Continue readingMammoth – The DVDfever Review – Mike Bubbins, Sian Gibson
Mammoth takes us back to France, 1979, for an Austin Powers-type situation, where our lead, Tony Mammoth (Mike Bubbins), was cryogenically frozen in time, following an accident in a school skiing holiday, as he was …
Continue readingFallout – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell
Fallout is based on the videogame which I’ve barely played, apart from a few minutes, as it’s not usually quite my sort of thing, but maybe this series can swing me round to it? In …
Continue readingThe Cuckoo – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – Jill Halfpenny
The Cuckoo sees Jessica Haynes (Claire Goose) looking for a house guest, even though they’re clearly quite affluent. Well, they have bills aplenty, and nutty Sian Gregson (Jill Halfpenny – Inside No.9) comes a-knocking at …
Continue readingRipley – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Andrew Scott
Ripley… Tom Ripley. Yes, the character from The Talented Mr Ripley, the novel being written by Patricia Highsmith, but this time as an 8-part series, written and directed by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List). Opening in …
Continue readingSugar – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Colin Farrell
Sugar… ah, honey honey. No, there’s no time for a singalong, as Colin Farrell (The Banshees Of Inisherin) takes the lead in the first of two streaming dramas for 2024, as private eye John Sugar. …
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