The Castaways brings us Sheridan Smith (The Railway Children Return) and Celine Buckens (Showtrial) as sisters Lori, and Erin Holme, both intending on having a nice holiday away on a fancy beach in Fiji, although …
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The Girl Before – The DVDfever Review – Gugu Mbatha-Raw – BBC drama
The Girl Before begins with Emma (Jessica Plummer) moving into a minimalist house with Simon (Ben Hardy), but while the building would be Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs‘ wet dream, there’s a number of catches …
Continue readingShowtrial – The DVDfever Review – Celine Buckens – BBC drama
Showtrial is another of those dramas billed as coming from the makers of Line of Duty – or, at least, the production company in this case. Vigil was the same. Thanks sank like a stone …
Continue readingWolfe – The DVDfever Review – Sky Showcase – Babou Ceesay
Wolfe is a new drama, with a hint of dark humour, based around crime scene investigator and professor (where does he get the time for two demanding jobs?) Wolfe (Babou Ceesay – Free Fire), and …
Continue readingDark Angel Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama
Dark Angel headlines the fabulous Joanne Froggatt in a true story of Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton, in a two-part drama beginning at Durham jail (or gaol, as they called it back then), in March …
Continue readingNational Treasure – The DVDfever Review – Robbie Coltrane
National Treasure stars Robbie Coltrane as long-standing showbiz personality Paul Finchley, and he’s a perfect choice for this role, as he is, indeed, a national treasure. However, after many years in the public eye, it’s …
Continue readingThe Program on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Progman centres around investigative Sunday Times sports writer David Walsh (Chris O’Dowd) covering the Tour de France, getting suspicious about Lance Armstrong’s (Ben Foster) team because they’re winning tour after tour, but Armstrong can’t …
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