Singing Detective, The: V. 1 - Skin (1986)

Synopsis: In this film noir spoof produced by the BBC, mystery author Philip Marlow checks into the hospital with a bad skin condition, and his hallucinations project his psyche into his book's fictitious... In this film noir spoof produced by the BBC, mystery author Philip Marlow checks into the hospital with a bad skin condition, and his hallucinations project his psyche into his book's fictitious character, the "Singing Detective," and into his own boyhood memories. In this first episode, he becomes his own alter ego, a nightclub-crooning sleuth on the trail of a mysterious femme fatale. [More]

Starring: Michael Gambon

Starring: Michael Gambon

Director: Jon Amiel

Director: Jon Amiel
Producer: John Harris
Screenwriter: Dennis Potter

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