1 Season
6 Episode
The Singing Detective - Season 1 Episode 1 Skin
Pulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with the skin complaint psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future. His memories, his 1930s-style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.
- Year: 1986
- Country:
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: detective, hallucination, surreal, musical, film noir, miniseries, hospital, psychiatrist, mystery writer, 1940s
- Director: Dennis Potter
- Cast: Michael Gambon, Jim Carter, Patrick Malahide, Alison Steadman, Janet Suzman, Joanne Whalley