The unconventional TV drama gave the great actor Michael Gambon ... all aided by the optimistic presence of Nurse Mills (Joanne Whalley) who looks after Marlowe's health in spite of his consistent ...

open image in gallery The sleuth hurts: Michael Gambon as Philip E Marlow and Joanne Whalley as Nurse Mills in 'The Singing Detective' from 1986 (BBC) Following the death of Richard Harris in 2002 ...

Joanne Whalley was just 21 years old when she set Britain’s pulses racing as Nurse Mills in The Singing Detective. But while her co-star Michael Gambon found global fame with Harry Potter ...