Karaoke (1996)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A dying television writer struggles with his final work. His own story mingles with the lives of characters he has created.
melancholicreflectiveslow-burndreamlikedarkly comicintrospectiveunsettlingquietly tense
What happens
Karaoke is a 1996 British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying from pancreatic cancer. 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. The series was said to be inspired by Potter's working relationship with Louise Germaine. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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