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The Singing Detective is a BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, which stars Michael Gambon and was directed by Jon Amiel. The six episodes were "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It".
Original Release
11/16/1986 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Gambon | Philip Marlow |
| Patrick Malahide | Mark Binney / Mark Finney / Raymond |
| Joanne Whalley | Nurse Mills |
| David Ryall | Mr. Hall |
| Gerard Horan | Reginald |
| Leslie French | Mr. Tomkey / Noddy Tomkey |
| Ron Cook | First Mysterious Man |
| George Rossi | Second Mysterious Man |
| Sharon D Clarke | Night Nurse |
| Lyndon Davies | Philip (aged 10) |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skin | Sunday, 16 November 1986 |
| 2 | Heat | Sunday, 23 November 1986 |
| 3 | Lovely Days | Sunday, 30 November 1986 |
| 4 | Clues | Sunday, 07 December 1986 |
| 5 | Pitter Patter | Sunday, 14 December 1986 |
| 6 | Who Done It | Sunday, 21 December 1986 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Gambon | Philip Marlow |
| Patrick Malahide | Mark Binney / Mark Finney / Raymond |
| Joanne Whalley | Nurse Mills |
| David Ryall | Mr. Hall |
| Gerard Horan | Reginald |
| Leslie French | Mr. Tomkey / Noddy Tomkey |
| Ron Cook | First Mysterious Man |
| George Rossi | Second Mysterious Man |
| Sharon D Clarke | Night Nurse |
| Lyndon Davies | Philip (aged 10) |
| Geff Francis | Porter |
| Janet Suzman | Nicola |
| Alison Steadman | Mrs. Marlow / Lili |
| Jim Carter | Mr. Marlow |
| Imelda Staunton | Staff Nurse White |
| Janet Henfrey | Schoolteacher |
| Bill Paterson | Dr. Gibbon |
| William Speakman | Mark Binney (aged 10) / Mark Binney |
| Simon Chandler | Dr. Finlay |
| Charles Simon | George Adams |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rick McCallum | Executive Producer |
| John Harris | Producer |
| Kenith Trodd | Producer |
