The Singing Detective (1986)
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
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Episodes
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1. Skin1986-11-16 · 1h 10mPulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with the skin complaint psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future. His memories, his 1930s-style gumshoe ficti
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2. Heat1986-11-23 · 1h 10mDennis Potter's drama about a patient struggling to keep his sanity, with the help of his alter ego, the singing private eye. Marlow faces a talking cure with a psychologist.
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3. Lovely Days1986-11-30 · 1h 10mWhile in hospital with psoriasis, Marlow thinks back to the war when he was a little boy, and remembers seeing his mother having illicit sex in the Forest of Dean. His memories, hi
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4. Clues1986-12-07 · 1h 10mMarlow as a child visits London, but is not impressed. A film option on Marlow's novel thickens the plot. His memories, his 30s style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an a
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5. Pitter Patter1986-12-14 · 1h 10mMarlow is getting better and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place.
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6. Who Done It1986-12-21 · 1h 10mThe young Philip Marlow returns to the country railway station following his mother's death in London. Forty years on, Marlow the hospital patient still dreams about the homecoming
Cast
Michael GambonPhilip Marlow
Joanne WhalleyNurse Mills
David RyallMr Hall
Sharon D. ClarkeNight Nurse
Gerard HoranReginald
Ron CookFirst Mysterious ManGeorge RossiSecond Mysterious Man
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