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| − | The Singing Detective was a noir-styled 1986 six-part BBC TV serial drama, written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon. Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his childhood and Chandleresque detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations, with himself in the title role. It won six BAFTAs and other awards.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090521/ Internet Movie Database] (Retrieved 15 February 2017)</ref> | + | The Singing Detective was a noir-styled 1986 six-part BBC TV serial drama, written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon. Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his wartime childhood in the Forest of Dean and Chandleresque detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations, with himself in the title role. It won six BAFTAs and other awards.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090521/ Internet Movie Database] (Retrieved 15 February 2017)</ref> |
Filming took place in March of that year of [[LMS Jinty 47383 | No (4)7383]] at [[Arley]]. | Filming took place in March of that year of [[LMS Jinty 47383 | No (4)7383]] at [[Arley]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 20 January 2019
The Singing Detective was a noir-styled 1986 six-part BBC TV serial drama, written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon. Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his wartime childhood in the Forest of DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 and Chandleresque detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations, with himself in the title role. It won six BAFTAs and other awards.[1]
Filming took place in March of that year of No (4)7383 at Arley.
See also
List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway
The Singing Detective Wikipedia page
The Singing Detective on Internet Movie Database
References
- ↑ Internet Movie Database (Retrieved 15 February 2017)
