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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
(2,074 votes) more »
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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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