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First of seven documentaries on people and issues involved with the arts and popular culture.
Dennis Potter : Under the Skin
Known for courtingcontroversy with such plays as Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective and Blackeyes, Dennis Potter was regarded as one of the TV era's greatest dramatists.
Potterdrewon his own sexual and emotional fixations to invest his work with powerful themes and imagery. Given only three months to live at the age of 59, his life imitated art in his final works- Karaoke and Cold
Lazarus. Including various contributions and tributes from friends, colleagues and actors. DirectorJulian Birkett;
Serieseditor Michael Poole
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