The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

ENDED1 Seasons6 Episodes7.5
NetworkBBC One
First AiredNov 16, 1986
Last AiredDec 21, 1986
Runtime70 min
Created ByDennis Potter

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

Cast

Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Philip Marlow
Joanne Whalley
Joanne Whalley
Nurse Mills
David Ryall
David Ryall
Mr Hall
Sharon D. Clarke
Sharon D. Clarke
Night Nurse
Gerard Horan
Gerard Horan
Reginald
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
First Mysterious Man
G
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.
Skin
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.
Heat
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.
Lovely Days
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.
Clues
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.
Pitter Patter
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.
Who Done It
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 after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.5/10 based on 41 votes. The cast includes Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall, Sharon D. Clarke, Gerard Horan. Created by Dennis Potter.

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