false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186213062m/1640049.jpg 1640049 1 Novelist Stephen King described <I>The Singing Detective </I>as "the <I>Citizen Kane </I>of the mini-series." Its innovative techniques and multi-layered narrative structure make it a truly remarkable piece of storytelling that has become internationally influential. Written by Dennis Potter (<I>Pennies from Heaven</I>) and directed by Jon Amiel, it is a landmark piece of television drama that will forever set the benchmark upon which other programs are judged. Controversial, challenging, innovative, and consistently moving, it is television at its very finest and most memorable. In this comprehensive study, Glen Creeber dissects the serial's sometimes bewildering array of themes and techniques. It draws on new and previous research, bringing together a wide range of debates and issues in a lively and entertaining manner. 1634374 13 3 2007 The Singing Detective (Bfi TV Classics) total:1|3:1| 1 3 1 1 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:20:19 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:27:09 -0700 2009 http://inputs.wordpress.com

Television doesn’t always age well, but Dennis Potter’s The Singing Detective more than twenty years later is still just as riveting and confronting. I saw the series when it originally aired in 1986 and was completely fasc...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1640049