The Singing Detective
1986•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•7.5•Ended
DramaMystery
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Creator
Dennis Potter
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
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
Episodes
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Disclaimer
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The Purge
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Sugar
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Endeavour
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