Top billed cast

1. 

   Michael Gambon

   Philip Marlow

2. 

   Joanne Whalley

   Nurse Mills

3. 

   David Ryall

   Mr Hall

4. 

   Sharon D. Clarke

   Night Nurse

5. 

   Gerard Horan

   Reginald

6. 

   Ron Cook

   First Mysterious Man

7. 

   George Rossi

   Second Mysterious Man

8. 

   Patrick Malahide

   Mark Binney / Raymond

9. 

   Leslie French

   Mr Tomkey

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Season 1

1986 | 6 Episodes

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

Recommendations

1. Ratched76%
2. Before64%
3. The Crowded Room76%
4. The Doctor Blake Mysteries78%
5. River73%
6. The Purge69%
7. Wayward61%
8. Disclaimer74%
9. Harlan Coben's Lazarus62%
10. The Fall of the House of Usher75%
11. Devil in Ohio64%
12. Perry Mason72%
13. Sugar71%
14. HIS & HERS72%
15. Tell Me Lies76%
16. Monsieur Spade62%
17. Sherlock & Daughter66%
18. Murder in a Small Town69%
19. The Alienist75%
20. Missing You61%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Singing Detective

Keywords

• detective
• hallucination
• surreal
• musical
• film noir
• miniseries
• hospital
• psychiatrist
• mystery writer
• 1940s