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8.6

The Singing Detective

DramaMusicalMystery

Release

16 Nov 1986

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

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

Plot

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

Cast

Michael GambonPatrick MalahideJoanne Whalley

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 8.6/10

Miniseries

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

Air Date:17 Nov 1986
Available

Seasons

1 Seasons and a Special Season

Miniseries

Miniseries

Skin

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.

Runtime:1h 10m
Air Date:17 Nov 1986Available

Episodes of Miniseries

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1