The Singing Detective
Created by Dennis Potter
On BBC One
A hallucinatory, formally inventive miniseries that collapses the boundary between a bedridden man's inner life and the noir fantasies he inhabits, interrogating memory, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Essence
Ensemble
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
George Rossi
Second Mysterious Man
Patrick Malahide
Mark Binney / Raymond / Mark Finney
Leslie French
Mr Tomkey
Lyndon Davies
10-Year-Old Philip
Geff Francis
Porter
Jim Carter
Mr Marlow
Like The Singing Detective
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Singing Detective
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Singing Detective, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Singing Detective, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Singing Detective, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
