Dennis Potter
Director
The Singing Detective (1986)
Specials
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Released Nov. 16, 1986
Episode 70 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Musical, Mystery
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Production Companies: BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Points of View - The Singing Detective
Excerpts from 1986 BBC feedback programmes with viewers' comments on the Singing Detective episodes
Nov. 30, 1986, midnight
S0E2 - Close Up: Dennis Potter - Under the Skin
Reflecting on the life and work of Dennis Potter, the playwright and screenwriter, who drew on his own emotional fixations to invest his work with powerful themes and imagery.
Sept. 9, 1998, midnight
S0E3 - Arena: Denis Potter
1987 Arena episode excerpts relevant to the Singing Detective, where Alan Yentob interviews TV dramatist Dennis Potter about his work through the years
Jan. 17, 1987, midnight
S0E4 - Alison Steadman Remembers... The Singing Detective
Alison Steadman looks back at Dennis Potter’s The Singing Detective, hailed as one of the most important and influential TV dramas ever made, and once described by Stephen King as ‘television’s Citizen Kane’.
From memories of happy times working with leading man Michael Gambon, and the pride of being involved in a piece that got the whole nation talking, to the stresses of being caught up in the controversy surrounding her character’s notorious outdoor sex scene, Alison brings her unique perspective to a series she ranks amongst her favourites.
Nov. 30, 2022, midnight
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BBC One
70 min/ep
420 min
Nov. 16, 1986
Dec. 21, 1986, midnight
Ended
NR
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