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Series Name:   The Singing Detective
Format:TV Series
IMDB:IMDB Page
Years:1986
Country:  UK
Language:English
Genre:Crime, Fantasy, Music
Rating:10.0  Rate
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Community: 6 Have Seen, 1 Wishlist
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Selected CastMichael Gambon as Philip Marlow
 Patrick Malahide as Finney/Mark Binney/Raymond
 Joanne Whalley as Nurse Mills
 David Ryall as Mr. Hall
 Alison Steadman as Mrs. Marlow/Lili
 Janet Suzman as Nicola
 Imelda Staunton as Nurse White


Notes

Miniseries about an author who escapes into a fantasy world of detective noir and music as he suffers a crippling condition known as psoriatic arthritis (a condition series creator Dennis Potter also endured).

Remade in 2003 as an American film starring Robert Downey Jr. in Gambon's role.

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD Box Set

The Singing Detective - BBC - UK (2004)


Comments and Reviews
 
23skidoo
16th Sep 2015
 This show's been on my to-watch list for years and I've never seen the remake. Anyone seen both? How do they compare? I've heard mixed messages that the film might be better than the TV series, while I've seen the series itself called "best series ever" too.
 


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