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Night Waves

The Singing Detective

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Nov 2011, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 16^th Jun 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Dennis Potter's television series The Singing Detective. With Kenith Trodd, actor Bill Paterson, critic Anne Karpf and writer Mark Gatiss. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Kenith Trodd
Interviewed Guest:: Bill Paterson
Interviewed Guest:: Anne Karpf
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Gatiss

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Brand

Source: BBC Online

Unnatural Pursuits

Episode 2: I Don't Do Cuddles

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2009, 23:30 on BBC Four

A musical comic fantasy by Simon Gray. Despite his play's success, America starts to drive Hamish Partt crazy, and his personal demons threaten to take over. Show more

Contributors

Hamish Partt:: Alan Bates
Actor:: Tom Hickey
Actor:: Nigel Planer
Actor:: Richard Wilson
Actor:: Paul Guilfoyle
Actor:: Bob Balaban
Actor:: Paul Zimet
Actor:: Marty Cruickshank
Actor:: Amanda Boxer
Actor:: Lisa Orgolini
Actor:: Keith Szarabajka
Actor:: Rosie Kerslake
Actor:: Tom Beard
Actor:: Rachel Fielding
Actor:: Sarah Sutton
Actor:: Christine Moore
Actor:: Pavel Ash
Actor:: Seva Novgorodsev
Actor:: Deborah Rush
Actor:: John Mahoney
Actor:: Mary Ellen Ray
Actor:: David Healy
Actor:: Gina Torres
Actor:: Kerry Peers
Actor:: Jack Gilpen
Director:: Christopher Morahan
Producer:: Kenith Trodd

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Drama

Series

Unnatural Pursuits

Source: BBC Online

Play for Today

Series 5

Leeds - United!

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Oct 1974, 21:25 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Nov 2020, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Female workers at a textile factory clash with their own union in Colin Welland's story of a strike.

Contributors

Mollie:: Lynne Perrie
Maggie:: Elizabeth Spriggs
Harry Gridley:: Bert Gaunt
Joe Pike:: Stan Stennett
Sadie:: Lori Wells
Writer:: Colin Welland
Director:: Roy Battersby
Producer:: Kenith Trodd

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Series

Play for Today: Series 5

Source: BBC Online

Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 3^rd Jun 2024, 00:30 on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the first Play for Today, this film celebrates the acclaimed series of controversial single dramas broadcast on BBC One between 1970 and 1984. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Martina Laird
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Ansorge
Interviewed Guest:: Roy Battersby
Interviewed Guest:: Rachel Billington
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:: David Hare
Interviewed Guest:: Mike Leigh
Interviewed Guest:: Ken Loach
Interviewed Guest:: Kenith Trodd
Director:: John Wyver

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Formats

Documentaries

Source: BBC Online

Unnatural Pursuits

Episode 1: I'm the Author

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2009, 21:00 on BBC Four

Simon Gray's intriguing drama about the tribulations of a playwright. Hamish Partt, played by Alan Bates, pursues perfections in his work as his life becomes chaotic. Show more

Contributors

Hamish Partt:: Alan Bates
Actor:: Tom Hickey
Actor:: Nigel Planer
Actor:: Richard Wilson
Actor:: Paul Guilfoyle
Actor:: Bob Balaban
Actor:: Paul Zimet
Actor:: Marty Cruickshank
Actor:: Amanda Boxer
Actor:: Lisa Orgolini
Actor:: Keith Szarabajka
Actor:: Rosie Kerslake
Actor:: Tom Beard
Actor:: Rachel Fielding
Actor:: Sarah Sutton
Actor:: Christine Moore
Actor:: Pavel Ash
Actor:: Seva Novgorodsev
Director:: Christopher Morahan
Producer:: Kenith Trodd

Genres

Drama

Series

Unnatural Pursuits

Source: BBC Online

The Singing Detective

Episode 2: Heat

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Nov 1986, 21:10 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2023, 00:00 on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Dennis Potter's drama about a patient struggling to keep his sanity, with the help of his alter ego, the singing private eye. Marlow faces a talking cure with a psychologist. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:: Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:: Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:: Joanne Whalley
Staff Nurse White:: Imelda Staunton
Mr Tomkey:: Leslie French
Nicola:: Janet Suzman
Mrs Marlow:: Alison Steadman
Dr Gibbon:: Bill Paterson
Mr Hall:: David Ryall
Reginald:: Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:: Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:: Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:: George Rossi
Night Nurse:: Sharon D Clarke
Dr Finlay:: Simon Chandler
George Adams:: Charles Simon
Registrar:: Thomas Wheatley
Porter:: Geff Francis
Sister Malone:: Mary MacLeod
Schoolteacher:: Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):: Lyndon Davies
Grancher:: Richard Butler
Barman:: Trevor Cooper
Writer:: Dennis Potter
Director:: Jon Amiel
Producer:: John Harris
Producer:: Kenith Trodd

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Series

The Singing Detective

Source: BBC Online

The Singing Detective

Episode 3: Lovely Days

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 30^th Nov 1986, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2023, 01:10 on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Dennis Potter's drama serial with music. Marlow thinks back to the war when he was a little boy and remembers seeing his mother having illicit sex in the Forest of Dean. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:: Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:: Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:: Joanne Whalley
Staff Nurse White:: Imelda Staunton
Mr Tomkey:: Leslie French
Nicola:: Janet Suzman
Mrs Marlow/Lili:: Alison Steadman
Dr Gibbon:: Bill Paterson
Mr Hall:: David Ryall
Reginald:: Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:: Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:: Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:: George Rossi
Night Nurse:: Sharon D Clarke
Dr Finlay:: Simon Chandler
George Adams:: Charles Simon
Porter:: Geff Francis
Mary:: Angela Curran
Schoolteacher:: Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):: Lyndon Davies
Uncle John:: Ken Stott
Cloth Cap:: Trevor Cooper
Aunt Emily:: Jo Cameron Brown
Writer:: Dennis Potter
Director:: Jon Amiel
Producer:: Kenith Trodd

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Series

The Singing Detective

Source: BBC Online

The Singing Detective

Episode 5: Pitter Patter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Dec 1986, 21:25 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Dec 2023, 00:15 on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Dennis Potter's surreal drama with music. Marlow is getting better and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:: Michael Gambon
Binney/Finney/Raymond:: Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:: Joanne Whalley
Mr Tomkey:: Leslie French
Writer:: Dennis Potter
Director:: Jon Amiel
Producer:: Kenith Trodd
Nicola:: Janet Suzman
Mrs Marlow:: Alison Steadman
Mr Hall:: David Ryall
Reginald:: Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:: Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:: Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:: George Rossi
Staff Nurse White:: Imelda Staunton
Schoolteacher:: Janet Henfrey
Young Philip:: Lyndon Davies
Sonia:: Kate McKenzie
Dr Gibbon:: Bill Paterson
Dance hall drummer:: John Sheraton
Mark Binney:: William Speakman

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Series

The Singing Detective

Source: BBC Online

The Singing Detective

Episode 6: Who Done It

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Dec 1986, 21:10 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Dec 2023, 01:15 on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

In the final part of Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music, as fiction and fact fight for the same space, the plots and narratives head to their conclusions. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:: Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:: Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:: Joanne Whalley
Mr Tomkey:: Leslie French
Writer:: Dennis Potter
Director:: Jon Amiel
Producer:: Kenith Trodd
Nicola:: Janet Suzman
Mrs Marlow:: Alison Steadman
Mr Hall:: David Ryall
Reginald:: Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:: Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:: Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:: George Rossi
Staff Nurse White:: Imelda Staunton
Schoolteacher:: Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):: Lyndon Davies
Barbara:: Sam Bryant
Dr Gibbon:: Bill Paterson
Mark Binney (aged 10):: William Speakman
Night Nurse:: Sharon D Clarke
First Soldier:: Niven Boyd
Second Soldier:: David Thewlis
Physiotherapist:: Tricia George
Policeman:: Malcolm Storry
Porter:: Geff Francis

Genres

Series

The Singing Detective

Source: BBC Online

Screen One

Series 1

She's Been Away

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Oct 1989, 21:05 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Jun 2023, 22:10 on BBC Four HD

Drama about an unexpected pact that develops between two women, one of whom has been away in a 'home' since she was a rebellious girl half a century ago. Show more

Contributors

Lillian Huckle:: Peggy Ashcroft
Harriet Ambrose:: Geraldine James
Hugh Ambrose:: James Fox
Matilda:: Rachel Kempson
Dominic Ambrose:: Jackson Kyle
Young Lillian:: Rebecca Pidgeon
Gladys:: Rosalie Crutchley
George:: Hugh Lloyd
Mental Hospital Nurse:: Brid Brennan
Mental Hospital Doctor:: David Hargreaves
Harley Street Doctor:: Richard Haddon Haines
Young Cousin Edward:: Barnaby Holm
Young Lillian's Father:: Donald Douglas
Louise:: Robyn Moore
Movie Buff:: David Timson
City Friend at Party:: Malcolm Mudie
Traffic Warden:: Doyle Richmond
Supermarket Cashier:: Anne Haydn
Director:: Peter Hall
Producer:: Kenith Trodd
Writer:: Stephen Poliakoff

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Drama

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Series

Screen One: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

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