Karaoke (TV series)
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Karaoke is a 1996 British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying from cancer of the pancreas.[3][4]
Karaoke | |
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Created by | Dennis Potter |
Directed by | Renny Rye |
Starring | Albert Finney |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 Channel 4 |
Release | 28 April (1996-04-28)[1] ā 19 May 1996 (1996-05-19)[2] |
It forms the first half of a pair with the serial Cold Lazarus. The two plays were filmed as a single production by the same team; both were directed by Renny Rye.[5] The series was said to be inspired by Potter's working relationship with Louise Germaine.[6]
The plays were a co-production between the BBC and rival broadcaster Channel 4, a unique arrangement Potter had expressly requested before his death. The show was first aired on BBC1 on Sunday evenings, with a repeat on Channel 4 the following day.
The series stars Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Hywel Bennett, Roy Hudd and Julie Christie and features Saffron Burrows and Keeley Hawes in two early screen appearances.