TV Series · 1986
The Singing Detective
70 min · Drama, Mystery · Ended
Composite
8.1
IMDb
8.5 / 10
5,152 votes
TMDB
7.6 / 10
43 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Trailer
Cast
Crew
Art
- Jim Clay Production Design
- Joanna Ball Title Designer
- Joanna Ball Graphic Designer
Camera
- Ken Westbury Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Hazel Pethig Costume Design
- Frances Hannon Makeup & Hair
Production
- Kenith Trodd Producer
- Michael Darbon Production Manager
- Rosemary Padvaiskas Production Manager
- Rick McCallum Executive Producer
- John Harris Producer
Seasons & episodes
Miniseries (1 ep)
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6. Who Done It
Dec 21, 1986 · 70 min
The young Philip Marlow returns to the country railway station following his mother's death in London. Forty years on, Marlow the hospital patient still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow that now erupts into the ward.
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