Sherwood… no, it’s not another Robin Hood reboot, but actually a drama based on a true story about two killings in the Nottinghamshire mining community where the author grew up, but certain elements have been …
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Roadkill – The DVDfever Review – Hugh Laurie – BBC drama
Roadkill is a showcase for Hugh Laurie as long-in-the-tooth Tory (albeit, not stated as such) MP Peter Laurence, who states he comes from the same background as the people he represents, is also one of …
Continue readingDes – The DVDfever Review – David Tennant Dennis Nilsen drama
Des aka Dennis Nilsen (David Tennant – Staged, Deadwater Fell) – since the titular moniker is what he wants his friends to call him, is not a nice man. This review will keep anything potentially …
Continue readingDeath and Nightingales: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Jamie Dornan
Death and Nightingales is a new three-part drama, based on a novel, but adapted by the same team who brought us The Fall… which I’ve never seen, but they’ve also given us Jamie Dornan who …
Continue readingPatrick Melrose: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Melrose is a drama I went into knowing absolutely nothing about it, but it has been previewed for some time, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role. It’s based on the novels by Edward …
Continue readingPoldark Series 2 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Poldark is a drama for which I’d never previously seen an episode, either in this decade or from the ’70s, but felt I should give it a crack, and the second series opener begins with …
Continue readingStar Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens 3D IMAX – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – When this film blared out the famous John Williams theme and the initial elemnts of the story crawled up the screen in traditional style, I let out …
Continue readingThe Saboteurs on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Saboteurs tells the true story of the collaboration between Norway and England fighting to stop London being bombed off the planet by Germany during World War II. How will it be bombed? It’s all …
Continue readingWithnail and I: Limited Edition on Blu-ray/DVD dual-format – The DVDfever Review
Withnail and I is one of those films where everything comes together to make a pivotal point in the world’s film industry, which is so good that, had it not been invented, the world would’ve …
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