The Outrun is effectively a dramatised biography for novelist and co-screenwriter Amy Liptrot, and her yoyo-ing in and out of alcoholism in real life, such as showing Rona (Saoirse Ronan – See How They Run) …
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Trigger Point Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Vicky McClure
Trigger Point Series 2 sees Lana (Vicky McClure – Without Sin) returning to the fore after having spent six months training bomb disposal teams in Estonia. Her first task is to give a routine talk …
Continue readingBlue Lights – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Sian Brooke
Blue Lights centres around newbie cop PC Grace Ellis (Sian Brooke – No Return, Stephen), who’s just retrained after a long career in social service. Quite why she would is anyone’s guess, given that working …
Continue readingThe Tower – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Gemma Whelan
The Tower is Portland Tower, a residential building at which has been declared a critical incident. The opening episode is surprisingly gory upfront, because veteran cop Hadley Matthews (Nick Holder), and a 15-year-old girl called …
Continue readingHis Dark Materials – The DVDfever Review – James McAvoy
His Dark Materials is the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels which I have never read, nor did I see The Golden Compass, the 2007 movie made with the intention to kickstart a whole trilogy, but …
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