The Jetty is a four-part series starts on Monday, and presumably will be on iPlayer in full from day one, but as soon as I saw it listed on the BBC’s Youtube community tab with …
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The Sixth Commandment – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Timothy Spall
The Sixth Commandment opens with the text… “This is a true story. What follows is based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts, with some scenes created for dramatic purposes” I’d never heard of this …
Continue readingAround The World In 80 Days – The DVDfever Review – David Tennant – BBC drama
Around the World in 80 Days stars David Tennant as world explorer-to-be Phileas Fogg, and he’s offered a wager of £20,000, which is half his fortune, and the cash equivalent today being almost £2m. In …
Continue readingThe Accident – The DVDfever Review – Sarah Lancashire
The Accident begins with an unexpected – but amusing – scene as Polly Bevan (Sarah Lancashire – Kiri) finds 15-year-old daughter Leona (Jade Croot) in bed with a lad who’s far too old for her, …
Continue readingSecret Obsession – Trailer 1 – Brenda Song
Secret Obsession centres around Jennifer (Brenda Song), who’s had an accident and is recuperating from trauma, but she remains in danger as she returns to a life she doesn’t remember. Basically, the man who said …
Continue readingMotherFatherSon 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 …
Continue readingCurfew (2019) – The DVDfever Review – Sean Bean
Curfew is a new drama which felt from the trailer like it was being a remake of Death Race 2000, and it feels like so many people are driving trucks like Mick Jagger did in …
Continue readingEntebbe on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Entebbe is also known as 7 Days In Entebbe, since the film was given two titles due to events spending that amount of time in that Ugandan airport after terrorists hijack the Air France Flight …
Continue readingMarcella Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella Series 2 begins with the discovery of the body of Leo, a 9-year-old boy, who was kept prisoner in a room almost four years ago, occasionally trying – and in a futile attempt – …
Continue readingCuffs 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 …
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