Alison Steadman looks back at Dennis Potter’s The Singing Detective, hailed as one of the most important and influential TV dramas ever made, and once described by Stephen King as ‘television’s Citizen Kane’. From memories of happy times working with leading man Michael Gambon, and the pride of being involved in a piece that got the whole nation talking, to the stresses of being caught up in the controversy surrounding her character’s notorious outdoor sex scene, Alison brings her unique perspective to a series she ranks amongst her favourites.
Michael Gambon
Philip Marlow
Jim Carter
Mr. Marlow
Patrick Malahide
Mark Binney
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Marlow
Janet Suzman
Nicola
Joanne Whalley
Nurse Mills
Imelda Staunton
Staff Nurse White
David Ryall
Mr. Hall
Ron Cook
First Mysterious Man
Janet Henfrey
Schoolteacher
Simon Chandler
Dr. Finlay
David Thewlis
Second Soldier