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                        Episode 4 of 6
                    
                            
            Marlow as a child visits London, but is not impressed. A film option on Marlow's novel thickens the plot. His memories, his 30s style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.
Last on
            Wed 21 May 2025
            22:00
        
        
    Music Played
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    ![]()  Max Harris & His Novelty TrioPeg O' My Heart 
Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Philip Marlow | Michael Gambon | 
| Mark Binney | Patrick Malahide | 
| Nurse Mills | Joanne Whalley | 
| Mr Tomkey | Leslie French | 
| Writer | Dennis Potter | 
| Director | Jon Amiel | 
| Producer | John Harris | 
| 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 | 
| George Adams | Charles Simon | 
| Schoolteacher | Janet Henfrey | 
| Philip (aged 10) | Lyndon Davies | 
| Grandad Baxter | Wally Thomas | 
Broadcasts
- Sun 7 Dec 1986 21:05
- Wed 22 Jun 1988 21:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Mon 1 Aug 1994 22:15
- Tue 28 Dec 2004 23:05
- Thu 23 Feb 2012 22:00
- Wed 7 Dec 2022 22:00
- Thu 28 Dec 2023 02:15
- Wed 21 May 2025 22:00
 
                    