Who wrote the TV series The Singing Detective
"throughout the series from 60 library tapes he had brought together. The following is a chronological soundtrack listing: ""The Singing Detective"" soundtrack was released on vinyl in two different forms: Later releases on CD are: The Singing Detective The Singing Detective is a BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, which stars Michael Gambon and was directed by Jon Amiel. The six episodes were ""Skin"", ""Heat"", ""Lovely Days"", ""Clues"", ""Pitter Patter"" and ""Who Done It"". The serial was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 in 1986 on Sunday nights from 16 November to 21 December with later PBS"
"Badi Uzzaman Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi (8 March 1939 – 14 June 2011), better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a Pakistani-British television and film actor. According to ""The Guardian"", Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1986 television series, ""The Singing Detective"", opposite actor Michael Gambon. He later appeared in numerous television roles during his career, often as a supporting character, including ""Torchwood"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Cracker"", ""The Bill"" and ""Casualty"". Uzzaman was born on 8 March 1939, in Phulpur, Azamgarh, British India. His father worked for the railway industry, so he"
"Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial ""Maigret"", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six ""Harry Potter"" films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards. He was knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and he"
"Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC TV serials ""Pennies from Heaven"" (1978), ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), and the television plays ""Blue Remembered Hills"" (1979) and ""Brimstone and Treacle"" (1976). His television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television. Born in Gloucestershire and graduating from Oxford University, Potter"
"(1983) led to him gaining an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, although it emerged as a shadow of Martin Cruz Smith's original novel. Potter's career in the early 1980s was spent as a screenwriter for the cinema. He returned to the BBC for a co-production with 20th Century Fox, writing the scripts for a widely praised but seldom-seen miniseries of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ""Tender Is the Night"" (1985) with Mary Steenburgen as Nicole Diver. ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), featuring Michael Gambon, used the dramatist's own problems with the skin disease psoriasis, for Potter an often debilitating condition"
"The Mermaids Singing The Mermaids Singing (1995) is a crime novel by Scottish author Val McDermid. The first featuring her recurring protagonist, Dr. Tony Hill, it was adapted into the pilot episode of ITV1's television series based on McDermid's work, ""Wire in the Blood"", starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris. The title is part of the fifth line from the poem ""Song"" by John Donne, that was referenced in a poem by T. S. Eliot, ""The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"". It was referenced in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. In the fictional English city"
"The Singing Cop (film) The Singing Cop is a 1938 British musical comedy spy drama, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring singer Keith Falkner and Chili Bouchier. The film was a quota quickie production, based on a short story by Kenneth Leslie-Smith. It is now classed as a lost film. A temperamental opera diva arouses official suspicion that she is a spy, secretly gathering classified information to pass to enemy agents. A policeman who happens to be a talented amateur singer is sent undercover to join the opera company and try to find out whether there is any substance"
"hardboiled private eye Mike Hammer was played with wry gusto by Stacy Keach in a series and several stand-alone television films (an unsuccessful revival followed in 1997–98). The British miniseries ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), written by Dennis Potter, tells the story of a mystery writer named Philip Marlow; widely considered one of the finest neo-noirs in any medium, some critics rank it among the greatest television productions of all time. The Coen brothers make reference to the noir tradition again with ""The Man Who Wasn't There"" (2001); a black-and-white crime melodrama set in 1949, it features a scene apparently staged"
"Professor Varney's machine, a kind of lie detector, will determine who is guilty as each man tells the story of how he came to know, hate, and kill the victim. Sing Sing Nights (film) Sing Sing Nights is a 1934 American film directed by Lewis D. Collins, based on the 1927 novel by American Author Harry Stephen Keeler (Hutchinson 1927, Dutton 1928, Ward & Lock 1929). Three men have been convicted of the same murder of the, admittedly, quite reprehensible Floyd Cooper, and sit on death row awaiting execution the following morning. However, only one bullet could have struck the"
"The Singing Cave (Leighton novel) The Singing Cave is a children's novel by Margaret Carver Leighton and illustrated by Manning de V. Lee. It was published in 1945 by Houghton Mifflin. It first appeared as a serial in the ""Christian Science Monitor"" in summer 1944. Southern California ranch boy Billy Deane dreads the arrival of Penny, a visitor from New York. Eventually, he befriends her, and they search for artifacts around the area with their Native American friend Felipe. They encounter smugglers and the mystery of the singing cave, and they discover rare artifacts. Eventually, they find the Singing Cave"
"proved influential within the television industry. The serial met with considerable critical praise in America. Steven Bochco has credited the serial as the chief inspiration for ""Cop Rock"" (1990), although unlike ""The Singing Detective"", Bochco's drama features specially recorded musical numbers rather than pre-existing work. The serial was adapted into a 2003 American film featuring Robert Downey, Jr. and Mel Gibson, with the locations changed to the United States. The British rock band Elbow took their name from a line in the series that declared elbow the ""loveliest word in the English language"". As well as its dark themes, the"
"the anonymous caller Angelica, a transgender woman who kills men that do not return her affections. When kidnapped, Tony figures out her weakness (her desire to be loved) and uses it to avoid being tortured and murdered. The Mermaids Singing The Mermaids Singing (1995) is a crime novel by Scottish author Val McDermid. The first featuring her recurring protagonist, Dr. Tony Hill, it was adapted into the pilot episode of ITV1's television series based on McDermid's work, ""Wire in the Blood"", starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris. The title is part of the fifth line from the poem ""Song"" by"
"Billy Goldenberg William Leon Goldenberg (born February 10, 1936, Brooklyn) is an American composer and songwriter, best-known for his work on television and film. Among his most noteworthy were his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on his telefilms (in particular, ""Night Gallery"" in 1969, and ""Duel"" in 1971) and his seven-episode contribution toward the ""NBC Mystery Movie"" detective series ""Columbo"". He composed the themes for several popular television programs, including ""Kojak"", ""Alias Smith and Jones"", ""Banacek"", ""Rhoda"" and ""Our House"". He composed the scores to countless films and TV movies including ""Fear No Evil"" (1969), ""Ritual of Evil"" (1970), ""The Grasshopper"""
"Jon Amiel Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948) is an English director who has worked in film and television in both the UK and the US. After receiving a BAFTA Award nomination for the BBC series ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), he went on to direct films, including ""Sommersby"" (1993), ""Copycat"" (1995), and ""Entrapment"" (1999). Amiel was born in London. He graduated from Cambridge University with an English literature degree and became involved with local theatre. After college, he went on to direct for the Royal Shakespeare Company. After having worked as a story editor for the BBC, he directed the"
"Dick DeBenedictis Richard “Dick” DeBenedictis (born January 23, 1937) is an American composer noted for composing music for television shows including ""Perry Mason"" and its movies from 1985 until 1993, ""Police Story"", ""Columbo"", ""Father Dowling Mysteries"", ""The Rockford Files"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""Phyllis"", and ""Matlock"", and its spin offs ""Jake and the Fatman"", and """". He is also best known for his production music that have been used in many shows, commercials, video games and films. DeBenedictis has been nominated ten times for an Emmy Award, most recently in 1996, for his compositions. After retiring from television composing, Richard has taught"
"Singing Detective"" and concerns a herbithologist who is unable to make love to his wife unless he imagines her as a prostitute. This was followed in 1987 by ""Blackeyes"": a study of a model whose abusive uncle, a writer, has stolen details of his niece's experiences in the glamour industry as the basis for his latest potboiler. To tie-in with the release of the MGM production of ""Pennies from Heaven"" in 1981, Potter wrote a novelisation of the screenplay. Potter turned down the option of writing a novelisation for the film version of ""Brimstone and Treacle"", allowing his daughter Sarah"
"Sing Sing Nights (film) Sing Sing Nights is a 1934 American film directed by Lewis D. Collins, based on the 1927 novel by American Author Harry Stephen Keeler (Hutchinson 1927, Dutton 1928, Ward & Lock 1929). Three men have been convicted of the same murder of the, admittedly, quite reprehensible Floyd Cooper, and sit on death row awaiting execution the following morning. However, only one bullet could have struck the victim first, so only one of the three men is actually guilty of murder, since ""the other two shot into a corpse,"" and so must be innocent; but which two?"
"20th-century drama. Marlow's hallucinations are not far from the Philip Marlowe in ""Murder, My Sweet"", the 1944 film adaptation of Raymond Chandler's ""Farewell, My Lovely"", with Dick Powell as Marlowe. Powell himself would later portray a ""singing detective"" on radio's ""Richard Diamond, Private Detective"", serenading his girlfriend, Helen Asher (Virginia Gregg), at the end of each episode. A reference is made in the last episode to a novel by Agatha Christie, ""The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"". This may be meant to suggest that Marlow is an unreliable narrator. Although ""The Singing Detective"" did not meet with spectacular viewing figures, it"
"several Master classes in Los Angeles and New York, including California Institute of the Arts, Pepperdine University, Pierce College, Ithaca College, and California Lutheran University. He is the father of Dean DeBenedictis, Brian DeBenedictis, Lara DeBenedictis, and Brent DeBenedictis. Dick DeBenedictis Richard “Dick” DeBenedictis (born January 23, 1937) is an American composer noted for composing music for television shows including ""Perry Mason"" and its movies from 1985 until 1993, ""Police Story"", ""Columbo"", ""Father Dowling Mysteries"", ""The Rockford Files"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""Phyllis"", and ""Matlock"", and its spin offs ""Jake and the Fatman"", and """". He is also best known for his"
"for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Notable roles after ""Edge of Darkness"" included ""On the Black Hill"" (1987), ""Slipstream"" (1989), ""Natural Lies"" (1992) and ""Jurassic Park"" (1993). He died in 1999. Joanne Whalley, who played Emma Craven, began acting during childhood, appearing in the long-running soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (1960–present) in 1976 at the age of 10. She had also appeared in supporting roles in several series including ""Juliet Bravo"" (1980–1985), ""Bergerac"" (1981–1991) and ""Reilly, Ace of Spies"" (1983). Following ""Edge of Darkness"", Whalley was cast in the equally well regarded BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), written by Dennis"
"programme again on 4 June 2006, and set a time in the Chevrolet Lacetti of 1:50.3, a significant improvement on his previous time of 1:55. He clipped his namesake corner the second time, and when asked why by Jeremy Clarkson, replied, ""I dunno — I just don't like it."" Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jules Maigret in the"
"to Die For"" series. It aired in 2007, 2008 and 2010. The main voice artist was Ray Shell. In 2011, Sallis' novel ""Drive"" was adapted by director Nicolas Winding Refn into a film of the same name starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. James Sallis James Sallis (born December 21, 1944) is an American crime writer, poet, critic, musicologist and musician, best known for his series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin and set in New Orleans, and for his 2005 novel ""Drive"", which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name. Sallis began writing science"
"Eddie Morton Edward Farren Morton (May 15, 1870 – April 11, 1938), usually credited as Eddie (or Ed) Morton, was an American singer and comedian who recorded during the ragtime era. Known as ""The Singing Cop"", he has been described as ""one of the most extraordinary performers of the early recording industry."" Eddie Morton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of actor C.H. Morton, who was in the original cast of ""The Black Crook"". From about 1898 until about 1905, he worked for the Philadelphia Police Department, leading to his later billing as ""The Singing Cop"". He then became"
"Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ""Make Room for Daddy"", ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", ""I Spy"", ""That Girl"" and ""The Mod Squad"". He is also remembered for co-writing and whistling ""The Fishin' Hole"", the melody of the main theme to ""The Andy Griffith Show""; writing the instrumental song ""Harlem Nocturne"" used as the theme to television's ""Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer""; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy ""Rango"". Born in Chicago, Illinois,"
"Robert Carli Robert Carli (born February 10, 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer and saxophonist. He is the composer of 11 seasons of ""Murdoch Mysteries"" (CBC), which airs in 120 countries and airs in the U.S. as ""The Artful Detective"" on the Ovation Network. Carli studied composition and saxophone performance at the University of Toronto, where his principal teachers were Gustav Ciamaga and Walter Buczynski and has since become a member of their faculty. Carli also studied saxophone with David Tanner and Pat LaBarbera. He has won five Gemini Awards (Canada), three Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Original"
"to the floor. Urth has demonstrated that Peyton had been off-planet very recently, despite his claim to the contrary, and had not yet readjusted to Earth's gravity. The killer is taken away to be psycho-probed. Urth requests a perfect bell as his fee. The Singing Bell ""The Singing Bell"" is a science fiction mystery short story by Isaac Asimov that first appeared in the January 1955 issue of ""The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"" and was reprinted in the 1968 collection ""Asimov's Mysteries"". ""The Singing Bell"" was the first of Asimov's Wendell Urth stories. Master criminal Louis Peyton spends"
"David Ryall David John Ryall (5 January 1935 – 25 December 2014) was an English stage, film and television character actor. He had leading roles in ""Lytton's Diary"" and ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's ""The Singing Detective"" and Andrew Davies's adaptation of ""To Play the King"". He also portrayed Billy Buzzle in the ITV sitcom ""Bless Me, Father"" and Frank in the BBC sitcom ""Outnumbered"". Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Ryall was educated at Shoreham and Wallington grammar schools. He received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1962, during which time he"
"Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, and former economist and reporter. As of March 2014, more than 3 million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages, selling 30 million copies worldwide. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, Nesbø is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 he released his first children's book, ""Doktor Proktors Prompepulver"" (English translation: ""Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder""). The 2011 film ""Headhunters"" is based on"
"son aged 15. She was married to musician Richard La Plante for 17 years, until their divorce in 1996. Lynda La Plante Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh; 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the ""Prime Suspect"" television crime series. Lynda La Plante was born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1943. Born and raised in Liverpool, La Plante trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After finishing her studies, using the stage name Lynda Marchal, she appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a variety of"
"Herschel Burke Gilbert Herschel Burke Gilbert (April 20, 1918 – June 8, 2003) was a prolific orchestrator, musical supervisor, and composer of film and television scores and theme songs, including ""The Rifleman"" (starring Chuck Connors), ""Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater"", and ""The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor"". Gilbert once estimated that his compositions had been used in at least three thousand individual episodes of various television series. Gilbert was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Samuel Gilbert and Bertha Shevinsky, both born in Russia. At the age of nine, he began studying the violin in Shorewood in Milwaukee County. By the time"
"nobody about it but his grandfather and Mr Allen, an amateur archaeologist. Pat and his friend Tom Joyce seek to solve the mystery. Declan Kiberd wrote, ""What Laura Ingalls Wilder did for children's literature in the US, she achieved in Ireland, imparting a sure historical sense in books such as ""The Singing Cave"". The Singing Cave (Dillon novel) The Singing Cave is a 1959 young adult novel by Irish writer Eilís Dillon, first published by Faber & Faber in the UK. It was published the following year in the US by Funk & Wagnalls, illustrated by Stan Campbell. Pat, a"
"The Singing Bell ""The Singing Bell"" is a science fiction mystery short story by Isaac Asimov that first appeared in the January 1955 issue of ""The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"" and was reprinted in the 1968 collection ""Asimov's Mysteries"". ""The Singing Bell"" was the first of Asimov's Wendell Urth stories. Master criminal Louis Peyton spends each August totally isolated on his Colorado ranch behind a powerful force-field. One August, Albert Cornwell takes him to the Moon to retrieve a cache of extremely valuable ""singing bells"" (lunar rocks which, when struck by the correct stroker, make an incredibly beautiful"
"The Singing Forest The Singing Forest is a 2003 American romantic fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Jorge Ameer and starring Jon Sherrin, Erin Leigh Price, and Craig Pinkston. Christopher is a widower, his wife of 22 years Savannah having recently died, and he begins drinking and becomes obsessed with the theory of past lives. Before long, he is convinced he is actually the reincarnation of a German resistance fighter (Jo) who was hanged by the Nazis for hiding Jews during The Holocaust. His situation becomes even more complex as his daughter Destiny's wedding approaches, and Christopher's sense of"