Avoidance is a new drama on BBC1 starring the omnipresent Romesh Ranganathan as Romesh Ranganathan (Cinderella 2021). Okay, his character is called Jonathan, but in this, his partner, Claire (Jessica Knappett), is splitting up from …
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Borgen: Power and Glory – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Sidse Babett Knudsen
Borgen: Power and Glory is technically released as Season 4 of the original drama, Borgen, in Denmark, but for some reason, in the UK and via Netflix, we’re getting it with a new moniker. Many …
Continue readingWise Owl – Inside No.9 Series 7 Episode 6 – The DVDfever Review
Wise Owl is the sixth and final episode of Inside No.9 Series 7. This series finale opens with a ‘Charlie Says’-type animation, with a Wise Owl warning kids against danger. At first, it just seems …
Continue readingThe Midwich Cuckoos – The DVDfever Review – Sky Showcase – Keeley Hawes
The Midwich Cuckoos is an adaptation of the John Wyndham novel, and a situation where I never saw any other version which has gone before (and I haven’t read a novel since I left school). …
Continue readingBig Boys – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Jon Pointing, Dylan Llewellyn
Big Boys has a rather wordy opening scene (in fact, most of the episode), telling us how in September 2011, Jack’s (Dylan Llewellyn) Dad had died at the age of 56, and “he was the …
Continue readingA Random Act of Kindness – Inside No.9 Series 7 Episode 5 – The DVDfever Review
A Random Act of Kindness is the fifth episode of Inside No.9 Series 7. This episode starts with narration from Rudolph (Reece Shearsmith) giving us some seemingly innocuous information about Newton’s laws of motion, relating …
Continue readingKid/Nap – Inside No.9 Series 7 Episode 4 – The DVDfever Review
Kid/Nap is the fourth episode of Inside No.9 Series 7. It opens with Lara (Daisy Haggard) and Shane (Daniel Mays) living separate lives, with hers appearing considerably better off than his, but the opening scene …
Continue readingSpreadsheet – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Katherine Parkinson
Spreadsheet centres around Lauren (Katherine Parkinson – Hang Ups) who begins the first episode with what her male colleague, Alex (Rowan Witt), later refers to as ‘alfresco dining’. Our lead is constantly on dates… Well, …
Continue readingFloodlights – The DVDfever Review – BBC – Gerard Kearns, Jonas Armstrong
Floodlights centres around Andrew Woodward (Gerard Kearns, as an adult, but played by Max Fletcher in his younger years) who, as a young boy, was assaulted many times by football coach Barry Bennell (Jonas Armstrong), …
Continue readingNight Sky – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Sissy Spacek, JK Simmons
Night Sky has a bit of a bizarre premise which I didn’t actually look into before watching the opener, so it made for interesting viewing. Kicking off with a brief scene where, as teenagers, Irene …
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