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Karaoke

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19961996
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
575
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POPULARITY
21,913
4,095
Karaoke (1996)
Drama
Daniel Feeld is a screenwriter with pains in his gut and a new screenplay called "Karaoke", about a girl named Sandra who works in a seedy Karaoke bar and is murdered by a lowlife named Arth... Read allDaniel Feeld is a screenwriter with pains in his gut and a new screenplay called "Karaoke", about a girl named Sandra who works in a seedy Karaoke bar and is murdered by a lowlife named Arthur "Pig" Mallion. But whenever Daniel looks around, real people seem to be speaking his di... Read allDaniel Feeld is a screenwriter with pains in his gut and a new screenplay called "Karaoke", about a girl named Sandra who works in a seedy Karaoke bar and is murdered by a lowlife named Arthur "Pig" Mallion. But whenever Daniel looks around, real people seem to be speaking his dialogue in real situations that mirror the script, including a beautiful young girl named S... Read all
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
575
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,913
4,095
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    • Stars
      • Albert Finney
      • Roy Hudd
      • Richard E. Grant
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    • Stars
      • Albert Finney
      • Roy Hudd
      • Richard E. Grant
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Albert Finney
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    • Daniel Feeld
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Roy Hudd
    Roy Hudd
    • Ben Baglin
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Nick Balmer
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Keeley Hawes
    Keeley Hawes
    • Linda Langer
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Hywel Bennett
    Hywel Bennett
    • Arthur 'Pig' Mallion
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Saffron Burrows
    Saffron Burrows
    • Sandra Sollars
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Simon Donald
    Simon Donald
    • Ian
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Neil Stuke
    Neil Stuke
    • Peter (Movie)
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Anna Griffiths
    4 episodes4 eps • 1996
    Ian McDiarmid
    Ian McDiarmid
    • Oliver Morse
    3 episodes3 eps • 1996
    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
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    3 episodes3 eps • 1996
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Waiter (Movie)
    3 episodes3 eps • 1996
    Arturo Venegas
    • Luigi
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Alison Steadman
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    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Kate O'Toole
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    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Stephen Boxer
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    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
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    • Trivia
      Ewan McGregor: The passer-by whom Daniel Feeld overhears quoting lines from his script is an un-credited McGregor who had appeared in another Dennis Potter play, Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), 5 years earlier.
    • Quotes

      Daniel Feeld: It's the feeling that everything, so to say, out there has been prearranged, and all you have is a sliver of stage to act on. I don't know what to call it.

      Anna Griffiths: Paranoia?

      Daniel Feeld: Ha! I've always wanted to be an artsy fartsy arsehole, Anna. That's why I subscribe to that wonderful magazine, what's it called? Sight and Sound!

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    9/10
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    This was my first experience of Dennis Potter. Subsequently I find he used similar themes in other works, notably the Singing Detective. Though that work is terrific, I find Karaoke and its sequel Cold Lazarus to be the total package. I am yet to see anything on the small screen which comes close to them. The incomparable Albert Finney leading a strong supporting cast, tight direction and a fascinating story. The characters are so believable, and ironically (as Potter was dying when he wrote this) they are mostly likable despite their many flaws. It is hard to find anyone likable in the Singing Detective My only question is why has the Beeb Beeb Ceeb not released this on DVD?
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    • Release date
      • June 2, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Whistling Gypsy Production
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      1 hour 3 minutes
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      • Color

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