The Generation Game was a ’70s and ’80s mainstay of Saturday night TV with Bruce Forsyth and, then, Larry Grayson, both of whom have since passed on. With the BBC scraping the barrel beyond recognition …
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Lee And Dean Episodes 1 and 2 – The DVDfever Review
Lee and Dean are childhood friends and cockney builders who prank each other for ‘bantz’ (i.e. banter) whilst doing occasional pieces-to-camera mixed in with the fly-on-the-wall-style comedy but, The Office this is not. Miles Chapman, …
Continue readingCome Home: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Christopher Eccleston
Come Home centres around the break-up of a family, the difference compared to most dramas being that it’s the woman who’s just walked out on everyone for reasons unknown to those left remaining in the …
Continue readingIn The Long Run – The DVDfever Review – Idris Elba
In The Long Run is a new comedy from Idris Elba which, in contrast to most new offerings on TV these days, and particularly those where all episodes are available to stream from day one, …
Continue readingKill All Others – Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Episode 10 – The DVDfever Review
Kill All Others is the final episode of Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams, although prior to being on Channel 4, all ten episodes have since aired on Amazon Prime where this became the seventh episode. …
Continue readingSafe and Sound – Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Episode 9 – The DVDfever Review
Safe and Sound is the ninth episode of Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams and begins in a world that’s a totalitarian state where there’s checkpoints everywhere you go, and the threat of terrorism is never …
Continue readingAutofac – Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Episode 8 – The DVDfever Review
Autofac is the eighth episode of Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams and begins with Emily Zabriskie (Juno Temple) heading for work at the titular company when a rocket blows up New York, and life will …
Continue readingSave Me: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Lennie James
Save Me centres around Nelly (Lennie James), rather a modern day Arthur Daley, doing a bit of wheeling and dealing here and there, rather than a proper job. He has principles to a degree, but …
Continue readingThe Father Thing – Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Episode 7 – The DVDfever Review
The Father Thing is – on Channel 4 at least, as the series returns after a four month gap, the seventh episode of Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams, although all ten episodes have since aired …
Continue readingMarcella Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella Series 2 begins with the discovery of the body of Leo, a 9-year-old boy, who was kept prisoner in a room almost four years ago, occasionally trying – and in a futile attempt – …
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