Deborah Ross

The acting is very Scooby-Doo: Blithe Spirit reviewed

Not even Judi Dench can save this adaptation

The realism of Scooby-Doo: Isla Fisher, Judi Dench and Dan Stevens in Blithe Spirit. Credit: © Blithe Spirit Productions 2019
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