The film of the week this time is THE SINGING DETECTIVE.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090521/

Okay this is technically a tv mini series, but it also happens to be an amazing one so I still want to mention it. The Singing Detective is pretty much the best mini series I have ever seen. Heck it is better than most regular TV series. It stars the great Michael Gambon as a mystery writer who can barely move from his hospital bed because of a crippling condition. He spends large parts of his day retreating into his imagination where he relives his stories in his mind. He also flashes back to his tormented childhood during World War 2. It is very involving and surreal story with one of the greatest acting performances from Gambon that you will ever see. They did a remake with Robert Downey Jr that was nowhere near as good as this.

If you want a story with a lot of depth and great characters then I highly recommend this. The series is about 5 hours long but every minute is brilliant. It's the kind of show that they don't make much anymore. Especially in the UK where TV drama is mostly pretty predictable. Oh did I mention it is also a bit of a musical? Those parts are actually some of the most entertaining in the series. Especially when a group of doctors break into song at one point. It's a truly amazing series. Have I praised it enough yet? I just want to make sure.