Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg
Pulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with the skin complaint psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future. His memories, his 1930s-style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.
Michael Gambon
Philip Marlow
Joanne Whalley
Nurse Mills
David Ryall
Mr Hall
Sharon D. Clarke
Night Nurse
Gerard Horan
Reginald
Ron Cook
First Mysterious Man
George Rossi
Second Mysterious Man
Dennis Potter
Writer
Jon Amiel
Director
Sue Wyatt
Editor
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"Skin" is episode 1 of The Singing Detective season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 203 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Jon Amiel and written by Dennis Potter, it aired on November 16, 1986.
