The Singing Detective

7.5/ 10 46 votes 1986 70m / ep 36 popularity

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

Creator: Dennis Potter

Network: BBC One

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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

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George Rossi

Second Mysterious Man

Patrick Malahide

Mark Binney

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