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Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music. Pulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future.

Documentaries was broadcast on BBC4 at Wednesday 14 October 2026, 22:15. This episode was initially placed on Tuesday 1 August 2023.

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Documentaries

Documentaries is a documentary on BBC4. As a crime writer's body deteriorates, his imagination takes him on a surreal journey blurring reality and fiction. Dennis Potter's groundbreaking drama starring Michael Gambon. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 195 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2026.

Last broadcast:14/10/2026 at 23:25Genres: Documentaries

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