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.