3. Lovely Days (1986)
While in hospital with psoriasis, Marlow thinks back to the war when he was a little boy, and remembers seeing his mother having illicit sex in the Forest of Dean. His memories, his 30s style gumshoe fiction and his disease weave him an altered reality.
Release date: 1986-11-30
User rating:
9 / 10
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Season number: 1
Episode number: 3
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director: Jon Amiel
Writer: Dennis Potter
Cast
Michael Gambon
as Philip Marlow
Jim Carter
as Mr. Marlow
Patrick Malahide
as Mark Binney
Alison Steadman
as Mrs. Marlow
Janet Suzman
as Nicola
Joanne Whalley
as Nurse Mills
Imelda Staunton
as Staff Nurse White
David Ryall
as Mr. Hall
Ron Cook
as First Mysterious Man
Janet Henfrey
as Schoolteacher
Simon Chandler
as Dr. Finlay
David Thewlis
as Second Soldier
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George Rossi - Second Mysterious Man, Richard Pescud - Consultant