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The Singing Detective
11:20 pm - 12:30 am Wednesday, October 21
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Season 1 · Episode 4
Nicola tells Philip a film company wants to adapt his book but he remains suspicious, wondering why they would go to her rather than approach him directly. Tormented by memories of his childhood, the hospitalised writer resolves to uncover the guilty party in fiction and reality - while in the story playing out in his head, the fictional Marlow is pursued by two mysterious men
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- Michael Gambon — Actor as Philip Marlow
- Janet Suzman — Actor as Nicola
- Patrick Malahide — Actor as Mark Binney/Raymond
- Alison Steadman — Actor as Mrs Marlow
- Joanne Whalley — Actor as Nurse Mills
- David Ryall — Actor as Mr Hall
- Gerard Horan — Actor as Reginald
- Leslie French — Actor as Mr Tomkey
- Jim Carter — Actor as Mr Marlow
- Wally Thomas — Actor as Grandad Baxter
- Lyndon Davies — Actor as Philip Marlow aged 10
- Charles Simon — Actor as George Adams
- Ron Cook — Actor as First mysterious man
- George Rossi — Actor as Second mysterious man
- Janet Henfrey — Actor as Schoolteacher
- Dennis Potter — Writer
- Jon Amiel — Director
- John Harris — Producer
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