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                        The Singing Detective
Musical fantasy based on Dennis Potter's screenplay. Plagued by paranoia and confined to a hospital bed with a terrible skin condition, cynical crime novelist Dan Dark imagines himself amongst murderers and molls as the hero of his own pulp fiction.
Last on
            Sat 20 Apr 2013
            00:10
        
        
    Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Dan Dark | Robert Downey Jr | 
| Nicola/Nina/Blonde | Robin Wright | 
| Dr Gibbon | Mel Gibson | 
| Mark Binney | Jeremy Northam | 
| Nurse Mills | Katie Holmes | 
| First Hood | Adrien Brody | 
| Second Hood | Jon Polito | 
| Betty Dark/Hooker | Carla Gugino | 
| Skin Specialist | Saul Rubinek | 
| Chief of Staff | Alfre Woodard | 
| Director | Keith Gordon | 
| Writer | Dennis Potter | 
Broadcasts
- Tue 6 Jan 2009 23:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland
 - Wed 7 Jan 2009 23:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
 - Wed 8 Sep 2010 23:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland
 - Fri 16 Mar 2012 23:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Yorkshire
 - Sat 20 Apr 2013 00:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Yorkshire