Gambon sings as ailing artist in TV classic.(Time Out!)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April, 2003 | by Tuckman, Jeff

Byline: Jeff Tuckman Daily Herald Correspondent The following video titles arrive at local stores this week: "The Singing Detective" (BBC Video, six-video set or three-disc DVD, $59.98) One of the groundbreaking television miniseries of all time, Dennis Potter's masterpiece explores the story of a mystery writer crippled with psoriatic arthritis in a British hospital.

The writer is plagued by hallucinations that interweave memories of his past with the murder mystery of his book "The Singing Detective," the story of a sleuth who sings with a 1940s big band when not on a case. Michael Gambon stars in this gripping mystery that is also a lavish musical, an intense psychological thriller and a warped romance. The DVD has many extras including an...

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