
Discovering Dennis Potter was like discovering TV all over again. The BBC Pennies from Heaven ? Tragedy of the highest order; fantasy out of touch with reality yet yearning for the deepest of things. The Singing Detective? The possibility of healing in the deepest darkest pit of the spirit.Not only does this 3 disc set contain 3 previously unavailable BBC Made for TV films (Blade on the Feather, Rain on the Roof and Cream in My Coffee) but it also contains the entirety of the famous Dennis Potter: The Last Interview in which Potter, who by know realized he was dying, sips a cocktail of drugs to dull the pain while he answers questions about his life and work. These three works starring incredible actors like Donald Pleasance, Denholm Elliot, Tom Conti, are no less powerful than the above. Potter was known for going into the sort of territory that gave his broadcast bosses fits. Yet few writers have plumbed dysfunctional sexuality and wounded psyche as effectively in any medium.

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