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Dennis Potter's drama about a patient struggling to keep his sanity, with the help of his alter ego, the singing private eye. Marlow faces a talking cure with a psychologist.
Marlow faces his personal misery of the talking cure with the psychologist who wants to help him with his psychosomatic psoriasis and has actually read Marlow's novel. Nicola, an ambitious and demanding actress, appears in Marlow's hospital ward just as he is thinking about her. Marlow is suspicious of his former wife, and his wretched state exposes his vulnerability. Only the fact that his imagination is running riot keeps him occupied.
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01:07Max Harris & His Novelty Trio
Peg O' My Heart
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Philip Marlow | Michael Gambon |
| Mark Binney | Patrick Malahide |
| Nurse Mills | Joanne Whalley |
| Staff Nurse White | Imelda Staunton |
| Mr Tomkey | Leslie French |
| Nicola | Janet Suzman |
| Mrs Marlow | Alison Steadman |
| Dr Gibbon | Bill Paterson |
| Mr Hall | David Ryall |
| Reginald | Gerard Horan |
| Mr Marlow | Jim Carter |
| First Mysterious Man | Ron Cook |
| Second Mysterious Man | George Rossi |
| Night Nurse | Sharon D Clarke |
| Dr Finlay | Simon Chandler |
| George Adams | Charles Simon |
| Registrar | Thomas Wheatley |
| Porter | Geff Francis |
| Sister Malone | Mary MacLeod |
| Schoolteacher | Janet Henfrey |
| Philip (aged 10) | Lyndon Davies |
| Grancher | Richard Butler |
| Barman | Trevor Cooper |
| Writer | Dennis Potter |
| Director | Jon Amiel |
| Producer | John Harris |
| Producer | Kenith Trodd |
