Only Child is a forthcoming drama series on BBC1, starring Gregor Fisher. Synopsis: Bit-part actor and only child Richard travels back from London to his family home in the Highlands to visit his elderly father …
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Mulberry Close – Inside No.9 Series 9 Episode 3 – The DVDfever Review
Mulberry Close is the third episode of Inside No.9 Series 9. It’s the name of the street, and No.9 is where the CCTV is set up, with foxes irritating new owners Damon (Reece Shearsmith) and …
Continue readingThe Change – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Bridget Christie
The Change sees central character Linda (Bridget Christie) going through the menopause. She’s feeling the trappings of age as she turns 50, such as how everything she does with her kids seems to annoy them, …
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 readingMerrily Merrily – Inside No.9 Series 7 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Merrily Merrily is the first episode of Inside No.9 Series 7. It centres around three life long friends – Laurence (Reece Shearsmith), Callum (Mark Gatiss) and Darren (Steve Pemberton) – who knew each other from …
Continue readingDeath To 2020 – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Samuel L Jackson
Death To 2020 is less a new Black Mirror-style special for Netflix, and more akin to a Screenwipe special, but on a much larger budget than you’d get from the BBC. As such, those playing …
Continue readingTwo Weeks To Live – The DVDfever Review – Maisie Williams
Two Weeks To Live begins with Kim Stokes (Maisie Williams – Cyberbully, The New Mutants) way overpaying for her breakfast in a cafe, leading me to believe that while I know her character was raised …
Continue readingMan Down Series 3 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Man Down has returned for a third series and I thought it was a fourth, given (a) the length of time the programme has been around, and (b) so much is packed into each episode …
Continue readingCharlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe NOT in 94 seconds – DomSezXL video
Charlie Brooker, to me, was great in the days of Screenwipe and his videogame programmes, but I’ve thought that Weekly Wipe has got very long in the tooth, even moreso with series 2, and this …
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