Michael Gambon
Philip Marlow
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- 1. Skin Nov 16, 1986
- A hospitalized writer's hallucinations cause his doctors to believe he is crazy.
- 2. Heat Nov 23, 1986
- After 10 or 11 weeks in the hospital, Marlow has a session with a psychiatrist, Dr. Gibbon, that does not go well. Gibbon believes that the root of Marlow's skin disorder is psychological and that he will not heal until he deals with his inner demons. Marlow recalls events, real or imagined, from his childhood growing up in a coal mining community. His father's singin... Read all
- 3. Lovely Days Nov 30, 1986
- Marlow recalls the last days of World War II and a train journey with his mother when they visited her family. He again recalls his mother going into the woods and having sex with a man they know, Raymond. When soldiers on the train try to get friendly with her, he lashes out. At the hospital, he has another session with the psychiatrist, Dr. Gibbon, who questions if ... Read all
The Singing Detective is a BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, starring Michael Gambon and directed by Jon Amiel. Its six episodes are "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It". The serial was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 in 1986 on Sunday nights from 16 November to 21 December, with ...
The Singing Detective: With Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall. Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Nov 14, 2003 · The Singing Detective: Directed by Keith Gordon. With Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam. From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.
The Singing Detective is a 2003 American musical crime comedy film directed by Keith Gordon and loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name, a work by British writer Dennis Potter. It stars Robert Downey Jr. and features a supporting cast that includes Katie Holmes , Adrien Brody , Robin Wright Penn , Mel Gibson , Jeremy Northam and Carla ...
The Singing Detective: the British masterpiece that changed TV forever. 3 October 2023. By Adam Scovell,Features correspondent. BBC. (Credit: BBC) The unconventional TV drama gave the great...
Home. Episodes. All. Available now (6) Next on (0) Who Done It. 6/6 Marlow still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow. Pitter Patter. 5/6 Marlow is getting better...
BBC One - The Singing Detective. The Singing Detective. Home. Episodes. Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music, about a pulp thriller writer whose memories, 1930s-style gumshoe...
