SummaryThe best-known work of celebrated TV dramatist Dennis Potter, The Singing Detective is actually the second of a trilogy of series by Potter using the device of lip-synching to well-known recordings of popular music. The first, set in the 1930s, was Pennies from Heaven (1978), the third, set during the 1956 Suez Crisis, was Lipstick on Your Collar... Read More
The Singing Detective
Season 1 Premiere:
Nov 16, 1986
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The most fantastic program I've seen in my 18 years as a TV critic. [21 Jan 1988]
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Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Initial Release Date:Nov 16, 1986
Number of seasons:1 Season
Awards
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Peabody Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
