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Drama / Musical / Mystery / Thriller /
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| Awards: |
6 wins
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7 nominations more » |
| User Ratings: |
8.9
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FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
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FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
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| Summary: |
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations. more » |
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| | | | | | Series Cast Summary (31 of 35) (View more cast) | Episode Count | Year Range | STARmeter™ | 
| Michael Gambon ... Philip Marlow | 6 | (1986) | 620 | 
| Patrick Malahide ... Mark Binney / ... | 6 | (1986) | 10,722 | 
| Joanne Whalley ... Nurse Mills | 6 | (1986) | 2,242 |  | David Ryall ... Mr. Hall | 6 | (1986) | 15,925 |  | Gerard Horan ... Reginald | 6 | (1986) | 32,952 |  | Leslie French ... Mr. Tomkey / ... | 6 | (1986) | 88,508 |  | Ron Cook ... First Mysterious Man | 6 | (1986) | 16,884 | 
| George Rossi ... Second Mysterious Man | 6 | (1986) | 58,479 |  | Sharon D. Clarke ... Night Nurse | 6 | (1986) | 71,463 |  | Lyndon Davies ... Philip (aged 10) | 6 | (1986) | 74,065 |  | Geff Francis ... Porter | 6 | (1986) | 78,030 |  | Janet Suzman ... Nicola | 5 | (1986) | 15,681 |  | Alison Steadman ... Mrs. Marlow / ... | 5 | (1986) | 9,167 |  | Jim Carter ... Mr. Marlow | 5 | (1986) | 8,061 | 
| Imelda Staunton ... Staff Nurse White | 5 | (1986) | 2,186 |  | Janet Henfrey ... Schoolteacher | 5 | (1986) | 25,108 |  | Bill Paterson ... Dr. Gibbon | 4 | (1986) | 9,319 |  | William Speakman ... Mark Binney (aged 10) / ... | 4 | (1986) | 395,283 |  | Wally Thomas ... Grandad Baxter | 3 | (1986) | 223,121 |  | Charles Simon ... George Adams | 3 | (1986) | 122,129 |  | Kate McKenzie ... Sonia | 3 | (1986) | 121,029 |  | Trevor Cooper ... Barman / ... | 3 | (1986) | 69,452 |  | Charon Bourke ... Amanda | 2 | (1986) | 187,218 |  | Simon Chandler ... Dr. Finlay | 2 | (1986) | 29,710 |  | Mary MacLeod ... Sister Malone | 2 | (1986) | 57,471 |  | Thomas Wheatley ... Registrar | 2 | (1986) | 44,528 |  | Ken Stott ... Uncle John | 2 | (1986) | 10,109 | 
| Jo Cameron Brown ... Aunt Emily | 2 | (1986) | 125,880 |  | Niven Boyd ... First Soldier | 2 | (1986) | 149,957 |  | Angela Curran ... Mary | 2 | (1986) | 61,885 | 
| David Thewlis ... Second Soldier | 2 | (1986) | 1,200 | View more cast |
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