The Last Detective

2003
5.0
1 review
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Series 1 episodes (4)

1 Pilot)
7/02/03
Season-only
Davies is assigned a “crap job,” but discovers clues to an unsolved missing persons case from 1982. He takes the initiative to try solving the older case while simultaneously working on his actual assigned case.
2 Dangerous by Moonlight
14/02/03
Season-only
Thanks to Mod, Davies is stuck investigating the disappearance of a dance club regular’s husband. The problem is that the woman doesn’t seem all too concerned about her missing husband.
3 Tricia
21/02/03
Season-only
Dangerous takes on two cases shunned by the rest of the department. In one, a lady is sure that her neighbor has killed his wife. In the other, a demanding female robbery victim seems to become enamored with Davies.
4 Lofty
28/02/03
Season-only
When Davies’ homeless pal turns up dead in a canal, he decides to take on the case.

About this show

Detective Constable “Dangerous” Davies is gentle and decent. Bumbling but dedicated, he’s always the last detective assigned to major cases. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small) stars in this witty British series based on Leslie Thomas’s novels.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
1 review
Anne
1 December 2016
One of my all time favourites. A little different from the usual British crime shows. Great storylines and characters, poignant. Highly recommend every episode.