Trapped is about people who are trapped physically, such as the ocean liner that can’t get out of the ice – and is retained by the police even when it can, the oncoming snowstorm that’ll …
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Sex Box Series 2 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Sex Box shows us a box. But no sex. So, we’re seeing the wrong thing out of the two. It’s the titilating programme without any tits (other than one of the presenters) where they have …
Continue readingBrian Pern: The Complete Series 1-3 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Brian Pern is the prog-rock brainchild of Rhys Thomas OBE and The Fast Show‘s Simon Day, and this boxset takes in all three series – The Life of Rock, A Life in Rock and 45 …
Continue readingMarcella Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella opens with a shot of the lead character, played by Anna Friel, in the bath, bruised and bloodied, the bathroom looking slightly cleaner than that in The Young Ones. However, this is no dream …
Continue readingUndercover – The DVDfever Review – Adrian Lester, Sophie Okonedo
Undercover begins centred around Maya (Sophie Okonedo), a laywer who’s spent the last 20 years campaigning for Rudy Jones (Dennis Haysbert), a man imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. However, he’s jailed in …
Continue readingThe Durrells Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The Durrells is a new six-part ITV drama based on Gerald Durrell‘s Corfu Trilogy, mixing light family-friendly drama with a hint of comedy, with Keeley Hawes‘ matriarch Louisa, frustrated at her lot. She’s a widow …
Continue readingCan’t Touch This Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Can’t Touch This is Wipeout-Lite mixed with Ninja Warrior. I enjoyed Wipeout back in the day, or Total Wipeout as the BBC called it, but its main problem was that the obstacle course rarely changed. …
Continue readingLine Of Duty Series 3 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Line Of Duty Series 3 begins with Operation Damson, and a dawn raid on a man who is expected to be armed and extremely dangerous, possibly on his way to carry out a gangland execution. …
Continue readingThe A Word Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The A Word centres on Joe Hughes, a five-year-old boy who, with the assistance from specialists, we can see will be diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and this drama shows that for his …
Continue reading@Elevenish Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
@Elevenish is a new attempt to make a successor to the long-dead Channel 4 series The 11 O’Clock Show. The name stems from the fact that it’s broadcast around… yes, 11pm. The first episode started …
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