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Series

Karaoke

199653m / ep★ 6.8

Drama

Screenwriter Daniel Feeld experiences bizarre coincidences as his screenplay—about a karaoke bar, an employee named Sandra, and her murder by Arthur 'Pig' Mallion—seems to mirror reality, with a karaoke bar, an employee named Sandra, and a shady owner named Mallion.

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S1 · 4 ep

Screenwriter Daniel Feeld experiences bizarre coincidences as his screenplay—about a karaoke bar, an employee named Sandra, and her murder by Arthur 'Pig' Mallion—seems to mirror reality, with a karaoke bar, an employee named Sandra, and a shady owner named Mallion.

  1. 1Tuesday28 Apr 1996 · 53mDaniel Feeld is a television writer whose latest work, 'Karaoke', is in production. He's in endless conflict with ambitious director Nick Balmer, who continues to try and change his script. Feeld is also undergoing medical tests in hospital after recently feeling ill. One day, he becomes disturbed when he overhears a passing couple voicing lines from his script, a murder thriller. Later, at dinner with a friend, he spots a girl at a table with a man seemingly repeating a scene from his work. His unsettled feelings intensify when he learns that the girl is called Sandra, just like his character, as in his work, she ends up murdered.
  2. 2Wednesday5 May 1996 · 53mFeeld is now in hospital, having collapsed at Arthur 'Pig' Mallion's Karaoke strip club after following Sandra there. His consultant sends him for tests, warning that it could be serious. While there, he receives an unexpected visit from Sandra, and tries to explain to her about his work and his premonitions in his script. Meanwhile, it becomes obvious to his work colleagues that Balmer is infatuated with Linda Langer, the actress playing Sandra. Balmer and Linda are in fact having an affair, and when he tries phoning her, little does he realise that Mallion is listening in!
  3. 3Thursday12 May 1996 · 53mFeeld leaves hospital, doped up on morphine to deal with the pain while he awaits the results. He is startled to learn that he has a character called Arthur Mallion in his script. Disturbed by his meeting with Sandra and the discovery of a gun in her bag, Feeld uses it to find out her address, but is shocked when he comes face to face with Sandra's mother. It is there that he learns what Sandra is plotting. Meanwhile, Linda tells Balmer that her flat has been bugged and shows him a threatening blackmail note, confirming Balmer's suspicions.
  4. 4Friday19 May 1996 · 53mBalmer realises he's being followed by two men in a car, henchmen sent by Mallion, determined to protect his interests Feeld learns his fate, and summons his agent Ben Baglin to draw up a new Will, listing Sandra as a beneficiary and ordering certain stipulations. Feeld must now make a momentous decision to change the course of events.

Details

Created by
Dennis Potter
First aired
28 Apr 1996
Last aired
19 May 1996
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
BBC One
Episodes
4
Votes
25 on TMDB

Cast

  • Albert FinneyDaniel Feeld
  • Saffron BurrowsSandra Sollars
  • Hywel BennettArthur 'Pig' Mallion
  • Roy HuddBen Baglin
  • Richard E. GrantNick Balmer
  • Anna ChancellorAnna Griffiths
  • Keeley HawesLinda Langer
  • SSimon DonaldIan
  • Neil StukePeter (Movie)

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