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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 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>
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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 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]].
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==Filming on the SVR==
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8 days of filming took place in March of that year using [[LMS Jinty 47383 | LMS Jinty (4)7383]]. SVR News included a photograph of 7383 and 4 carriages standing at [[Arley]] taken during filming on Sunday 23 March<ref>SVR News 80, pp 10-11.</ref>.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]<br>
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[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Detective The Singing Detective Wikipedia page]<br>
 
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090521/ The Singing Detective on Internet Movie Database]
 
  
 
==References==
 
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==Links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Detective The Singing Detective Wikipedia page]
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090521/ The Singing Detective on Internet Movie Database]

Revision as of 17:07, 18 January 2020

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 on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

8 days of filming took place in March of that year using LMS Jinty (4)7383. SVRSevern Valley Railway News included a photograph of 7383 and 4 carriages standing at Arley taken during filming on Sunday 23 March[2].

See also

List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway

References

  1. Internet Movie Database (Retrieved 15 February 2017)
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 80, pp 10-11.

Links