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Karaoke

TV·1996–1996·1 season, 4 episodes·BBC One·Drama·53m·Created by Dennis Potter

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Albert FinneyAlbert FinneyDaniel FeeldSaffron BurrowsSaffron BurrowsSandra SollarsHywel BennettHywel BennettArthur 'Pig' MallionRoy HuddRoy HuddBen BaglinRichard E. GrantRichard E. GrantNick BalmerAnna ChancellorAnna ChancellorAnna GriffithsKeeley HawesKeeley HawesLinda Langer
Simon Donald
Simon DonaldIan

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Karaoke S01E01TuesdayApril 28, 1996—Daniel Feeld is a television writer whose latest work, 'Karaoke', is in production. He's in endless conflict with ambitious director Nick Ba
  2. S01E02Karaoke S01E02WednesdayMay 5, 1996—Feeld is now in hospital, having collapsed at Arthur 'Pig' Mallion's Karaoke strip club after following Sandra there. His consultant sends h
  3. S01E03Karaoke S01E03ThursdayMay 12, 1996—Feeld 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 charact
  4. S01E04Karaoke S01E04FridayMay 19, 1996—Balmer realises he's being followed by two men in a car, henchmen sent by Mallion, determined to protect his interests Feeld learns his fat

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