Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dead Clever


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The result was keep. Consensus is sourcing present is sufficient. Star  Mississippi  23:25, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Dead Clever

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Film appears to fail WP:NFILM, as no sources cited, and no others found in a BEFORE. Donald D23  talk to me  21:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:39, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  Donald D23   talk to me  21:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  Donald D23   talk to me  21:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment Source now added. Pam  D  08:43, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That source is simply a database listing at BFI. Donald D23   talk to me  22:18, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment (It was a TV drama rather than a cinema release) If significant coverage is enough then keep as there was plenty of newspaper coverage when it was shown on ITV, but I don't think it won any awards or anything. The Times: preview (1-1-2007) "Sally Wainwright has set out to write an unashamedly entertaining yarn, driven along by ingenuity and a sense of fun", review (2-1-2007) "a horribly watchable piece of hokum, a sub-Life and Loves of a She-Devil drama of revenge by wronged wife. Searches on ProQuest: Dead clever return to TV: Northern Echo 28 Dec 2006; DEAD CLEVER Best of the festive TV NEW YEAR'S DAY, Daily Record Glasgow 23 Dec 2006; Your LIFE: WE LOVE TELLY! - DRAMA DEAD CLEVER The Daily Mirror; London (UK) [London (UK)]. 01 Jan 2007; Dead clever proves a bit of a dead loss The Press and Journal Dundee 06 Jan 2007; Back to black HELEN BAXENDALE REVEALS WHY A DARK COMEDY HAS ATTRACTED HER BACK TO TV DEAD CLEVER New Year's Day, ITV1, 9pm: Daily Post Liverpool etc. etc. 30 Dec 2006 Piecesofuk (talk) 17:36, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - whether it's a movie or not, it has some RS, and has multiple reviews in the mainstream press, sooo..... Deathlibrarian (talk) 02:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - enough coverage exists to keep. Caphadouk (talk) 18:09, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, as there are enough reviews to show notability.Jackattack1597 (talk) 20:31, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.