Drama DVD Reviews

• This Is England ‘86

  With This is England '86, British director Shane Meadows returns to his most satisfyingly realised set of characters.

   
• Rawhide: Season 1

  This seminal television Western was synonymous for two things: the rousing theme tune and a young actor called Clint Eastwood.

   
• Damages: Season 3

  The third season of US legal drama Damages distinguishes itself by shaking off the shackles of a difficult second year and pillaging recent financial front pages for many memorable moments.

   
• Trauma: Season 1

  New US medical series Trauma is a high concept, high octane blend of ER and Third Watch.

   
• Baywatch: Seasons 2 & 3

  The strains of one of the most famous theme tunes of all time ushers in the era of stuffed bikinis and the so-called life-saving techniques of the lifeguard boys and girls of Malibu beach.

   
• Albert's Memorial

  There’s rarely a more disheartening and phrase than ‘comedy drama’ - normally a cast iron guarantee that you’ll find neither.

   
• Our Friends In The North: The Complete Series

  One of the landmark shows of the 1990s, Our Friends In The North is a prime example of "they don't make 'em like they used to" television.

   
• Anna Karenina

  Opening on a bold close-up of Claire Bloom as Anna Karenina, this limited 1961 BBC retelling of Tolstoy's classic has one major draw.

   
• Small Island

  Andrea Levy's award-winning novel Small Island is perfect fodder for adaptation and thankfully this task is one that the BBC excels at. splitting the narrative over two episodes into a three hour epic.

   
• Psych: Season 2

  The American TV show Psych has somewhat fallen through the cracks of British programmers, incongruously popping up on BBC Two in the slot most usually associated with Tony Shalhoub's Monk.

   

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