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 …
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Death 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 readingThe Cockfields: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Joe Wilkinson
The Cockfields are a family headed by Sue (Sue Johnston) and Ray (Bobby Ball), respectively mother and stepfather to Simon (Joe Wilkinson, who also co-writes). The pair live on the Isle of Wight where Simon’s …
Continue readingCunk On Britain Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Cunk On Britain brings Diane Morgan‘s Philomena Cunk back to the small screen following her Worlds of Wonder segments on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, and the subsequent Cunk on Shakespeare. I really enjoyed all of …
Continue readingBAFTA 2017 Television nominations announced!
BAFTA 2017 Television nominations have been announced, and the awards will be broadcast on BBC1 on May 14th. Leading actor Adeel Akhtar – Murdered By My Father Babou Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy Robbie …
Continue readingMotherland – The DVDfever Review – BBC Sitcom pilot
Motherland is a sitcom pilot centred around middle-class motherhood. Personally, I’ve never sired a child and don’t intend to, so I won’t experience fatherhood, let alone motherhood, and I consider myself working class and not …
Continue readingWe The Jury – The DVDfever Review – BBC Sitcom pilot
We The Jury is a sitcom pilot which begins with the unlikely premise that William’s (Ed Easton) life long dream is to be a member of a jury (sorry, I should’ve prepared you earlier to …
Continue readingDavid Brent: Life On The Road – The DVDfever Cinema Review
David Brent: Life On The Road shows that when it comes to his character from The Office, Ricky Gervais is having the last laugh. And it’s on us. Gervais once used to make fresh, original …
Continue readingCunk On Shakespeare – The DVDfever Review
Cunk. Philomena Cunk. If anyone was going to make me sit up and pay attention to a documentary on Shakespeare, it was Ms Cunk. Portrayed brilliantly by Diane Morgan, Philomena Cunk is best known for …
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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