I watched all last night. Off of the BBC 4 broadcast. Weird stuff and surreal. You can see why Alan Ball said it influenced by it for 'Six Feet Under'.
Gambon was amazing in it. Joanne Whalley was great as well. She has done more recent stuff (44 inch chest). I remember her from 'Scandal' as well.
Janet Suzman, Imelda Stauton, Alison Steadman, Patrick Malhide and Jim Carter were great as well.
It was also well directed. Jon Amiel got a Hollywood carer after this(Copycat).
Incidentally the film version is being shown this Friday on BBC 2(23:50). I know it won't be as good, but Potter did write the script for it.
I still have to watch 'Pennies From Heaven'. Is that any good?
I would say(so far any way) that 'The Singing Detective' is Potter's best work.
I saw 'Blue Remembered Hills' ages ago on Channel 4(about 1991). That drama stayed with me every since. My second favourite Potter after 'The Singing Detective'.
Watched it myself and it was a reminder of a very different television age, can you imagine a writer (even a famous one) submitting scripts which vary in length as that's what the flow of the plot demands?
Six hours of jaunty melancholia much of it featuring a close ups of an unsightly skin condition would probably scupper the project anyway.
Watched it myself and it was a reminder of a very different television age, can you imagine a writer (even a famous one) submitting scripts which vary in length as that's what the flow of the plot demands?
Six hours of jaunty melancholia much of it featuring a close ups of an unsightly skin condition would probably scupper the project anyway.
Too right, most TV these days caters to the "Hard Of Thinking".I glad I'm old enough to remember great drama on TV by the likes, of Dennis Potter, Alan Bennett and Alan Bleasedale etc.
I watched all last night. Off of the BBC 4 broadcast. Weird stuff and surreal. You can see why Alan Ball said it influenced by it for 'Six Feet Under'.
Gambon was amazing in it. Joanne Whalley was great as well. She has done more recent stuff (44 inch chest). I remember her from 'Scandal' as well.
Janet Suzman, Imelda Stauton, Alison Steadman, Patrick Malhide and Jim Carter were great as well.
It was also well directed. Jon Amiel got a Hollywood carer after this(Copycat).
Incidentally the film version is being shown this Friday on BBC 2(23:50). I know it won't be as good, but Potter did write the script for it.
I still have to watch 'Pennies From Heaven'. Is that any good?
I would say(so far any way) that 'The Singing Detective' is Potter's best work.
I saw 'Blue Remembered Hills' ages ago on Channel 4(about 1991). That drama stayed with me every since. My second favourite Potter after 'The Singing Detective'.
Brilliant series, glad they're showing it again. I saw it years ago when I was young and I just got the dvd, but hopefully people who've never seen it will give it a try. I always remember the scene in the woods other fans of TSD will know what I mean
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They'd never make it now! Far too complex and slow and weird and the music has a point.
I couldn't agree more !
I was pleased to see how fresh it looked and the production values and acting remain as good as they were in 1986 !
My favourite drama of all time !
Gambon was amazing in it. Joanne Whalley was great as well. She has done more recent stuff (44 inch chest). I remember her from 'Scandal' as well.
Janet Suzman, Imelda Stauton, Alison Steadman, Patrick Malhide and Jim Carter were great as well.
It was also well directed. Jon Amiel got a Hollywood carer after this(Copycat).
Incidentally the film version is being shown this Friday on BBC 2(23:50). I know it won't be as good, but Potter did write the script for it.
I still have to watch 'Pennies From Heaven'. Is that any good?
I would say(so far any way) that 'The Singing Detective' is Potter's best work.
I saw 'Blue Remembered Hills' ages ago on Channel 4(about 1991). That drama stayed with me every since. My second favourite Potter after 'The Singing Detective'.
Everyone : "Them bones, them bones..."
Six hours of jaunty melancholia much of it featuring a close ups of an unsightly skin condition would probably scupper the project anyway.
Too right, most TV these days caters to the "Hard Of Thinking".I glad I'm old enough to remember great drama on TV by the likes, of Dennis Potter, Alan Bennett and Alan Bleasedale etc.
Pennies From Heaven is brilliant.
Don't miss it if you like Pennies From Heaven and the Singing Detective.
What's 'im a-doin' to our mam ?
That scene was imprinted on my memory:D