Potter, Dennis

Pennies from heaven by Dennis Potter( visu )
37 editions published between 1978 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 841 libraries worldwide
Dennis Potter's masterpiece mini-series follows the adventures, mishaps, and yearnings of a traveling song sheet peddler on a tight commission as he tries to make dreams fit the promises of the lyrics he carries

The singing detective by Dennis Potter( Book )
27 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 758 libraries worldwide
The narrative counterpoints life in a hospital ward of a writer crippled by a horrific skin disease with the plot of his atmosperic thriller to the point where fantasy and reality seem to change places

The singing detective by Jon Amiel( visu )
54 editions published between 1946 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 704 libraries worldwide
The hallucinations of a mystery writer stricken with a crippling skin disorder interweave memories of his past with a plot casting him in the role of a suave sleuth who croons with a big band

Gorky Park by Michael Apted( visu )
30 editions published between 1983 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 537 libraries worldwide
When three murder victims are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, their faces and fingertips removed, detective Arkady Renko is determined to identify the bodies and find the killer. But as a picture of the victims takes shape, the clues point toward involvement not only of the KGB but also of the woman he loves, Irina

Blackeyes by Dennis Potter( Book )
28 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in 6 languages and held by 437 libraries worldwide
It has been twenty years since Maurice James Kingsley has produced a novel. His niece Jessica cannot share in his triumph, as he has written her story, for she is Blackeyes, the model heroine of his book. Then her body is found drowned in Kensington Gardens

Waiting for the boat : on Television by Dennis Potter( Book )
14 editions published between 1984 and 1990 in English and held by 408 libraries worldwide

The mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy( visu )
28 editions published between 1977 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 367 libraries worldwide
Alan Bates stars as the tormented Michael Henchard in this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge'. One day, in a destitute and drunken state, Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a sailor at a county fair. Haunted by the memory of this betrayal, the itinerant farmhand decides to change his ways and in the process becomes a respectable, prosperous man. Twenty years later, his wife and daughter reappear on his doorstep, offering Henchard the choice of redemption or a further descent into the web of deceit and betrayal

Ticket to ride by Dennis Potter( Book )
17 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in 4 languages and held by 360 libraries worldwide
Een man lijdend aan geheugenverlies en een vrouw op zoek naar haar echtgenoot komen in een doolhof van angst, verwarring en obsessie terecht

Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter( Book )
23 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in English and held by 339 libraries worldwide
TV-serie i 6 avsnitt x 1 tim., 20 min

Brimstone and treacle by Dennis Potter( Book )
15 editions published between 1978 and 1983 in English and held by 325 libraries worldwide
A clever, disturbing and highly controversial play about the intrusion of a slick, satanic young man into the lives of a humdum couple whose only deviation from the appalling norm is that they ahve an attractive only daughter who has been reduced to a vegetable after a car accident