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The Dig begins in 1938, in Suffolk, where Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan, Collateral) had learned there were approximately 18 ancient burial mounds on the Sutton Hoo estate, near to her home, so she summons M …
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MotherFatherSon Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Richard Gere
MotherFatherSon – I was in two minds about this before it began. On the plus side, it has a fantastic cast. On the other hand, Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic …
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Bodyguard Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Richard Madden
Bodyguard begins with Afghanistan war veteran cop David Budd (Richard Madden) tries to play “spot the terrorist” on a train, and he quickly makes himself the ‘Liam Neeson’ of the piece. Before getting into more …
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The Witness For The Prosecution (2016) – The DVDfever Review – BBC Drama
The Witness For The Prosecution is one of many TV and film adaptions based on the original Agatha Christie short story, based in London, August 1923. Emily French (Kim Cattrall) is a wealthy woman with …
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Motherland – 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 …
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The Circuit – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 Pilot
The Circuit was a title that baffled me. Is that what dinner parties are referred to? Perhaps it’s when someone invites you to one, and so you have to reciprocate. New to the area, Nat …
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Cuffs Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Cuffs is, effectively, the BBC’s answer to the long-since-defunct The Bill. As it begins, PC Ryan Draper (Ashley Walters) is teamed up with rookie PC Jake Vickers (Jacob Ifan), and he has just 21 Seconds …
Continue readingUtopia: the mostly superb Channel 4 drama has been cancelled
Utopia was an amazing drama when it first starting, introducing the nation to the eerie question – “Where is Jessica Hyde?” – while damaging and scooping out one of Winston Winston’s eyes, then making you …
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