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Series

The Singing Detective (1986)

IMDb8.570 min / episode1 seasonBBC One

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

Created by: Dennis Potter

Themes1940sdetectivefilm noirhallucinationhospitalminiseriesmusicalmystery writerpsychiatristsurreal

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Cast

Michael Gambon

Philip Marlow

Joanne Whalley

Nurse Mills

David Ryall

Mr Hall

Sharon D. Clarke

Night Nurse

Gerard Horan

Reginald

Ron Cook

First Mysterious Man

George Rossi

Second Mysterious Man

Patrick Malahide

Mark Binney / Raymond / Mark Finney

Leslie French

Mr Tomkey

Lyndon Davies

10-Year-Old Philip