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Plodding On is the sixth and final episode of Inside No.9 Series 9, and the last EVER episode! Before this aired, I was hoping we’d finally get the Robin Askwith bus conductor episode which they …
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Tag: Rosie Cavaliero
The Power of Parker – The DVDfever Review – BBC comedy – Conleth Hill, Sian Gibson
The Power of Parker is set in Stockport, 1990, beginning with one of titular character’s terrible-looking TVs adverts for his electrical store, to mimic those of the era. As things begin, thankfully, it’s only a …
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Funny Woman – The DVDfever Review – Sky Showcase – Gemma Arterton
Funny Woman stars Gemma Arterton (Black Narcissus) as Barbara Parker, a young ’60s girl, working in a sweet-making factory, but aiming for the big lights, starting with being a glamour girl, and up for Miss …
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Mincemeat – On The Edge Series 3 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 drama
Mincemeat is the first episode of On The Edge Series 3, and begins with Jane (Aimee Lou Wood) in the supermarket with her mother, Carol (Rosie Cavaliero), who’s buying sausages and other meat products like …
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This Time With Alan Partridge Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Steve Coogan
This Time With Alan Partridge Series 2 reunites the awkward pairing of Steve Coogan‘s (The Trip To Greece) long-suffering – and for some people he interviews (along with his assistant, Lynn), insufferable – character, with …
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Black Narcissus – The DVDfever Review – Gemma Arterton – BBC drama
Black Narcissus is a new take on the 1947 movie, and novel by Rumer Godden and broadcasts over three nights on BBC1 this Christmas. I’ve never seen that film, nor read the book, but reading …
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Worzel Gummidge 2019 – The DVDfever Review – Mackenzie Crook
Worzel Gummidge 2019 brings the books of Barbara Euphan Todd back to the small screen once again, the premise beginning with kids Susan (India Brown) and John (Thierry Wickens) seeing a scarecrow moving in the …
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Gentleman Jack Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Suranne Jones
Gentleman Jack begins in 1832, and sees Suranne Jones (Save Me, Scott and Bailey, Doctor Foster) take the lead of landowner Anne Lister, who’s trying to transform her family estate, so it’s a bit like …
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Cleaning Up – The DVDfever Review – Sheridan Smith
Cleaning Up sees ITV kicking off the new drama year with the reliable Sheridan Smith as Sam, a single parter with a grumpy ex. She’s stuck in a horrible cleaning job with an over-demanding boss, …
Continue readingThe Children Act – Trailer 1 – Emma Thompson
The Children Act is a film that looks very well-intentioned, and with some great names in the cast, but it looks extremely dull. As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) flounders, eminent High Court judge …
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