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Heat: Directed by Jon Amiel. With Michael Gambon, Janet Suzman, Patrick Malahide, Alison Steadman. After 10 or 11 weeks in the hospital, Marlow has a session with a psychiatrist, Dr. Gibbon, that does not go well.
- (122)
- Drama, Musical, Mystery
- Jon Amiel
- 1986-11-23
2. Heat. Contains some sexual content. 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 ...
The Singing Detective: With Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall. Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
- (4.9K)
- 1986-11-16
- Drama, Musical, Mystery
- 70
Aired November 22, 1986 4:00 PM on BBC One. Runtime 1h 10m. Director Jon Amiel. Writer Dennis Potter. Country United Kingdom. Languages English. Genres Drama, Musical. 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.
- (9)
- Michael Gambon
- Jon Amiel
A patient struggles to keep his sanity while his alter ego, a private eye, keeps singing. 68 mins. 2. Heat. Marlow faces his personal misery of the talking cure with the psychologist. 69 mins. 3 ...
Nov 23, 1986 · Episode 2 of 6. 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 ...
As a result of constant pain, a fever caused by the condition and his refusal to take medication, Marlow falls into a fantasy world involving his Chandleresque novel The Singing Detective, an escapist and noir adventure about a detective (also named "Philip Marlow") who sings at a dance hall and takes the jobs refused by "the guys who don't sing". Marlow is "plot-dreaming", trying out various ...
