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The Singing Detective

Musical fantasy based on Dennis Potter's screenplay. Plagued by paranoia and confined to a hospital bed with a terrible skin condition, cynical crime novelist Dan Dark imagines himself amongst murderers and molls as the hero of his own pulp fiction.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Apr 201300:10
BBC Two

Credits

Dan DarkRobert Downey Jr
Nicola/Nina/BlondeRobin Wright
Dr GibbonMel Gibson
Mark BinneyJeremy Northam
Nurse MillsKatie Holmes
First HoodAdrien Brody
Second HoodJon Polito
Betty Dark/HookerCarla Gugino
Skin SpecialistSaul Rubinek
Chief of StaffAlfre Woodard
DirectorKeith Gordon
WriterDennis Potter

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 Jan 200923:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Wed 7 Jan 200923:55
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Wed 8 Sep 201023:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Fri 16 Mar 201223:50
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Sat 20 Apr 201300:10
    BBC Two except Yorkshire