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* CreatorChosenCasting: Director Jon Amiel insisted on casting Creator/MichaelGambon as Phillip Marlowe.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Director Jon Amiel insisted on casting Creator/MichaelGambon as Phillip Marlowe.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: Director Jon Amiel insisted on casting Creator/MichaelGambon as Phillip Marlowe.
* StarMakingRole: The series made Creator/MichaelGambon a household name.
* StarMakingRole: The series made Creator/MichaelGambon a household name.
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** The scene where a delusional old patient climbs into bed with Philip Marlow (Sir Michael Gambon), thinking that he is his wife, actually happened for real to Dennis Potter during one of his innumerable stays in the hospital.
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** The scene where a delusional old patient climbs into bed with Philip Marlow (Sir Michael Gambon), , thinking that he is his wife, actually happened for real to Dennis Potter during one of his innumerable stays in the hospital.
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** Dennis Potter originally wanted the period material to be filmed in black and white but budgetary constraints ruled against that.
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** Creator/PeggyAshcroft was originally offered the role of the schoolteacher.
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** Often debated as to how close Philip Marlow (a writer who suffers from crippling psoriasis) is to his creator, Dennis Potter (a writer who suffered from crippling psoriasis). Dennis Potter denied any resemblance, saying he just used psoriasis because he [[WriteWhatYouKnow didn't have to research the condition]].
** The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the series was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
** Often debated as to how close Philip Marlow (a writer who suffers from crippling psoriasis) is to his creator, Dennis Potter (a writer who suffered from crippling psoriasis). Dennis Potter denied any resemblance, saying he just used psoriasis because he [[WriteWhatYouKnow didn't have to research the condition]].
** The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the series was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
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**Often debated Like Philip Marlow, Creator/DennisPotter suffered from psoriatic arthopathy, a condition that attacks the skin and joints. As gruesome as to how close the condition is as depicted here, the production actually downplayed it for, in reality, it can be much worse with bleeding skin and pustulent sores.
** The scene where a delusional old patient climbs into bed with Philip Marlow(a writer who suffers from crippling psoriasis) (Sir Michael Gambon), thinking that he is to his creator, wife, actually happened for real to Dennis Potter (a writer who suffered from crippling psoriasis). Dennis Potter denied any resemblance, saying he just used psoriasis because he [[WriteWhatYouKnow didn't have to research during one of his innumerable stays in the condition]].
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the series was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the series was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
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!!The mini-series
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Dennis Potter originally wanted the period material to be filmed in black and white but budgetary constraints ruled against that.
** Potter originally planned to drop the noir thriller aspect of the plot after the first episode as he felt that it wouldn't hold the audience's attention.
* WorkingTitle: ''Smoke Rings''.
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** Dennis Potter originally wanted the period material to be filmed in black and white but budgetary constraints ruled against that.
** Potter originally planned to drop the noir thriller aspect of the plot after the first episode as he felt that it wouldn't hold the audience's attention.
* WorkingTitle: ''Smoke Rings''.
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!!The film
* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $8 million. Box office, $337,173. The film suffered from brutal critical reviews and an extremely limited release of '''46 theaters'''.
* CreatorKiller: Director Keith Gordon retreated to television after this fiasco.
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: At one stage, Creator/DavidCronenberg was going to make this into a horror film starring Creator/AlPacino.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The screenplay had been circulating in Hollywood for many years as Potter was enthusiastic about a film version. Creator/RobertAltman was at one time attached to direct with Creator/DustinHoffman in the lead, but financing proved difficult and the production was shelved.
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** The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the programme series was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: That's [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Albus Dumbledore]] being bullied by [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Dolores Umbridge]]!
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* HeyItsThatGuy: That's [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Albus Dumbledore]] being bullied by [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Dolores Umbridge]]!Umbridge]]!
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** Often debated as to how close Philip Marlow (a writer who suffers from crippling psoriasis) is to his creator Dennis Potter (a writer who suffered from crippling psoriasis). Dennis Potter denied any resemblance saying he just used psoriasis as he [[WriteWhatYouKnow didn't have to research the condition]].
** The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the programme was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
* WriteWhoYouKnow:
** Often debated as to how close Philip Marlow (a writer who suffers from crippling psoriasis) is to his creator Dennis Potter (a writer who suffered from crippling psoriasis). Dennis Potter denied any resemblance saying he just used psoriasis as he [[WriteWhatYouKnow didn't have to research the condition]].
** The notorious {{Moral Guardian|s}} Mary Whitehouse assumed that the programme was largely autobiographical and claimed in a radio interview that Potter had been mentally scarred as a child by seeing his mother [[spoiler:having adulterous sex]], as the young Marlow does. Potter's mother sued for libel and won.
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