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1986 Certificate 15
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In this film noir spoof from Dennis Potter, mystery author Philip Marlow checks into the hospital with a bad skin condition, and his hallucinations project his psyche into his book's fictitious character, the "Singing Detective," and into his own boyhood memories. Featuring an award-winning performance from Michael Gambon as .. Read more

Starring Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Janet Suzman
Director Jon Amiel
Genres Drama, Television

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The Singing Detective

In this film noir spoof from Dennis Potter, mystery author Philip Marlow checks into the hospital with a bad skin condition, and his hallucinations project his psyche into his book's fictitious character, the "Singing Detective," and into his own boyhood memories. Featuring an award-winning performance from Michael Gambon as the bed-ridden crime-writer and Joanne Whalley as his beautiful and sensitive nurse, this is a masterpiece of TV drama, with impeccable attention to period detail and wonderful musical set-pieces.

Starring Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Janet Suzman
Director Jon Amiel
Studio BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time DVD: 6 hrs 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Television
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 08 Mar 2004
Production year: 1986
Format DVD

The Singing Detective (3 discs) (1986)

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  • 33 out of 36 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Disc 3: Value subtracted

    Dont' bother with disc 3. It's just an unimaginative selection of archive material wheeled out under the guise of 'value-added content'. Nice one, BBC Worldwide (the sales company appointed by the BBC).

      • A customer from UK
      • Posted 19 Apr 2004 14:59

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Going from strength to strength

    Disc 2 continues and improves on disc 1. To be able to write a story which includes so many layers of stories is brilliant.

      • Aileen Grist from Oldham, Manchester, UK
      • Posted 21 Dec 2004 17:56

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