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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 164160" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I don't know a lot about it, but I do remember seeing the TV series "The Singing Detective" by Dennis Potter. It was autobiographical about Potter's experience with psoriasis (including the arthritis as well as other nasty problems). The TV series starred Michael Gambon, who took over the role of Dumbledore in "Harry Potter" (no relation) after the death of Richard Harris.</p><p></p><p>"The Singing Detective" was very surreal with odd musical interludes. The main character, a writer of detective fiction, was hospitalised with a combination of fever, infection, severe inflammation/psoriasis and arthritis and unable to care for himself at all. He kept hallucinating in ways which had various people in the hospital break into song (usually well-known songs from the hit parade of the 1930s, the period in which his detective stories were set) with the characters miming to the songs and doing a combined song/dance act. A group of surgeons dancing to "Dem Bones" was amusing.</p><p></p><p>In between, we saw the detective story (starring the main character, now perfectly well) being played out.</p><p></p><p>Dennis Potter's style (especially "Singing Detective") has been copied/spoofed by a number of TV shows over the years, including "Chicago Hope" where the musical episode revolved around one of the doctors hallucinating because he had a brain tumour - and the visiting neurosurgeon who was removing the tumour was a Dr Denise Potter. That's one for the trivia buffs.</p><p></p><p>So if this is the official diagnosis for you, then you're in fascinating company. You might be able to still get the series on DVD.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 164160, member: 1991"] I don't know a lot about it, but I do remember seeing the TV series "The Singing Detective" by Dennis Potter. It was autobiographical about Potter's experience with psoriasis (including the arthritis as well as other nasty problems). The TV series starred Michael Gambon, who took over the role of Dumbledore in "Harry Potter" (no relation) after the death of Richard Harris. "The Singing Detective" was very surreal with odd musical interludes. The main character, a writer of detective fiction, was hospitalised with a combination of fever, infection, severe inflammation/psoriasis and arthritis and unable to care for himself at all. He kept hallucinating in ways which had various people in the hospital break into song (usually well-known songs from the hit parade of the 1930s, the period in which his detective stories were set) with the characters miming to the songs and doing a combined song/dance act. A group of surgeons dancing to "Dem Bones" was amusing. In between, we saw the detective story (starring the main character, now perfectly well) being played out. Dennis Potter's style (especially "Singing Detective") has been copied/spoofed by a number of TV shows over the years, including "Chicago Hope" where the musical episode revolved around one of the doctors hallucinating because he had a brain tumour - and the visiting neurosurgeon who was removing the tumour was a Dr Denise Potter. That's one for the trivia buffs. So if this is the official diagnosis for you, then you're in fascinating company. You might be able to still get the series on DVD. Marg [/QUOTE]
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