The Singing Detective

Name: The Singing Detective
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1986-11-16
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall, Sharon D. Clarke, Gerard Horan

ENDED1 Season6 Episodes★ 7.5

The Singing Detective is a drama and mystery series on BBC One that premiered in 1986, ending after 1 season and 6 episodes.

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NetworkBBC One

First AiredNov 16, 1986

Last AiredDec 21, 1986

GenreDrama, Mystery

Runtime70 min

Created ByDennis Potter

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionBBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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

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

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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

E1Skin

Nov 16, 198670m

Pulp 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 fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.

E2Heat

Nov 23, 198670m

Dennis 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.

E3Lovely Days

Nov 30, 198670m

While 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, his 30s style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.

E4Clues

Dec 7, 198670m

Marlow 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 altered reality.

E5Pitter Patter

Dec 14, 198670m

Marlow is getting better and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place.

E6Who Done It

Dec 21, 198670m

The 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 and the frightening figure of the scarecrow that now erupts into the ward.

About The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective is a drama, mystery series on BBC One. The show first aired on Nov 16, 1986 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. The Singing Detective has ended. It has a rating of 7.5/10 based on 46 votes. The cast includes Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall, Sharon D. Clarke, Gerard Horan. Created by Dennis Potter.