| MICHAELGAMBON | On TV, who starred in The Singing Detective? (7,6) |
| ELBOW | The most sensuous word in the English language, according to Philip Marlow in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective |
| ROBINHOOD | On TV, who was "feared by the bad, loved by the good"? (5,4) |
| POTTER | Name for an artisan who makes hand-thrown ceramics; or, the dramatist who wrote The Singing Detective (6) |
| GAMBON | Sir Michael -, actor whose roles have included Philip Marlow in Dennis Potter's drama The Singing Detective and Albus Dumbledore in some of the Harry Potter films (6) |
| MELGIBSON | Dr Gibbon in the 2003 movie, The Singing Detective (3,6) |
| HACKER | PM on TV who bypasses security measures? |
| PEBBLES | On TV, who is Fred and Wilma Flintstone's daughter? (7) |
| ANCHOR | Person on TV who fronts a news bulletin or discussion programme (6) |
| DENNISPOTTER | Writer of the TV dramas Pennies From Heaven and The Singing Detective (6,6) |
| DENNIS | Forename of the dramatist whose works including Blue Remembered Hills and The Singing Detective are set in his native Forest of Dean (6) |
| YOGIBEAR | On television, who has a sidekick named Boo-Boo? (4,4) |
| MICHAEL | BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner for The Singing Detective, Wives and Daughters Longitude and Perfect Strangers (7,6) |
| MARTIN | On television, who plays Dr John Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes? (6,7) |
| FREEMAN | On television, who plays Dr John Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes? (6,7) |
| JIMJEFFORDS | Vermont senator (1989-2007) who was the tenor in the Singing Senators; their gigs included a 1995 performance of "Elvira" at the Kennedy Center |
| PINKERTON | The Singing Detective? |
| PSORIASIS | Skin disease from which Dennis Potter famously suffered, inspiring his serial The Singing Detective (9) |
| LOURAWLS | Frank Sinatra said he had "the silkiest chops in the singing game" |
| LOTT | Trent who was a baritone in the Singing Senators |
