Fortitude Episode 4 begins by still treading water which it’s done for the majority of its existence so far, with DCI Morton (Stanley Tucci) going for a nosey around Charlie’s abode, not realising there’s a …
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Fortitude Episode 3 – The DVDfever Review
Fortitude Episode 3 begins with DCI Morton (Stanley Tucci) being introduced to Markus Huseklepp (Darren Boyd sporting a dodgy Norwegian accent) and his girlfriend Shirley Allerdyce (Pride‘s Jessica Gunning), with the former declaring, “you cannot …
Continue readingFortitude Episodes 1 and 2 – The DVDfever Review
Fortitude‘s overhyped first two episodes have left me feeling – Nordic noir? More like Nordic Meh! This one-off series (which, no doubt if ratings do well will get commissioned for another), is set in a …
Continue readingCucumber, Banana and Tofu – Series 1 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Cucumber, banana and tofu are the stages of male sexual arousal, and the first in a new series from Russell T Davies This first entry in the series, and the trilogy, concentrated on Henry (Vincent …
Continue readingCatastrophe – Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Catastrophe is a new six-part sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney. Sharon and Rob play… Sharon and Rob, and have a one-night stand after a chance meeting in a bar. It’s all very casual …
Continue readingCyberbully – The DVDfever Review – Maisie Williams Channel 4 drama
Cyberbully stars Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as 16-year-old Casey Jacobs, a girl who uses social networking aplenty – Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat… all that sort of thing. For some reason, her Spotify account is playing …
Continue readingLast Christmas – Doctor Who: Christmas Episode 2014 – The DVDfever Review
Last Christmas begins with perennial annoyance Nick Frost as Santa Claus/Father Christmas (his character is referred to as both, even though the credits only call him the former), when he’s spotted by Clara (Jenna Coleman). …
Continue readingBlack Mirror: White Christmas – The DVDfever Review
Black Mirror: White Christmas begins with Matt Trent (Jon Hamm, below) relating three stories to Joe (Rafe Spall, bottom pic) while Matt makes Christmas dinner, and Joe drinks himself into an early night. The first …
Continue readingThere Is No End – Intruders Series 1 Episode 8 – The DVDfever Review
There Is No End takes us into the final episode of Intruders, and back to Queens, New York, 23rd July 1931, the time of Bix Beiderbecke when he was at the height of his fame …
Continue readingThe Crossing Place – Intruders Series 1 Episode 7 – The DVDfever Review
The Crossing Place takes us into the penultimate episode of Intruders, and clearly the BBC have lost interest in this show by junking it to the weekend graveyard on BBC2, but I’m prepared to see …
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