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Season 1 – The Singing Detective

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Michael Gambon, Janet Suzman and Patrick Malahide star in a 1987 miniseries about a stricken writer's painful recovery.

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Camilla Long The Times (UK) 02/05/2024
It’s unsettling, delicious, provocative, weird — and hardly a sentence from most of the first half could be broadcast today. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
The Singing Detective — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Michael Gambon

Philip Marlow

Jim Carter

Mr Marlow

Lyndon Davies

Philip (aged 10)

Patrick Malahide

Mark Binney

Bill Paterson

Dr Gibbon

Alison Steadman

Mrs Marlow

Episodes

Episode 2 Aired Nov 23, 1986 Heat Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 30, 1986 Lovely Days Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 7, 1986 Clues Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 14, 1986 Pitter Patter Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 21, 1986 Who Done It Details

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The Singing Detective — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Jon Amiel
Executive Producer
Rick McCallum
Screenwriter
Dennis Potter
Network
BBC
Genre
Musical, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 23, 1986