The Last Detective

"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.

Genre: Crime, Drama,

Actor:

Creator: Richard Harris, Leslie Thomas,

Country: United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 4

Episode: N/A

Duration: 90 minutes

Release: 2003-02-07

Rating: 7.5

Season 1 - The Last Detective
2003-02-07
A disrespected but decent British detective unravels a cold case about a missing seventeen year old girl while trying to deal with the breakup of his marriage.
2003-02-14
An older woman whose philandering husband has disappeared seems unduly unconcerned about his circumstances.
2003-02-21
Davies is assigned to look after the victim of a vicious burglary, who believes the police aren't paying her enough attention. It soon becomes clear that she has a secret agenda, as Davies finds himself subject to the attentions of an obsessive woman.
2003-02-28
Davies unravels the true identity of an old tramp found drowned in a canal.

Season 2 - The Last Detective
2004-02-13
Davies is called in to investigate the suspicious death of wealthy artist Maurice Leyman, found dead after a fire in the studio in the garden of his luxury home. His wife is rather calm about the whole thing and has a dodgy alibi, but Dangerous is reluctant to point the finger at her.
2004-02-20
Davies makes a gruesome discovery when he is called in to settle a dispute between neighbours over a leylandii hedge. The hapless detective is then called away to deal with a suspected suicide.
2004-02-27
Davies decides to toughen up after falling victim to a cruel practical joke by colleagues Barrett and Pimlott. He is then dispatched to investigate the death of a medical researcher. It looks like suicide, but Davies is convinced it's murder.
2004-03-05
Dangerous Davies is on the trail of the killer of an Albanian refugee, and his search leads him to a dating agency – where one of the clients is someone he knows only too well.

Season 3 - The Last Detective
2005-05-29
Dangerous investigates when a man is found dead after a college reunion party. The prime suspect is a reformed drug addict with no alibi for the time of death.
2005-06-05
The body of a murdered ex-soldier is found dumped on a rubbish heap. Davies has to find the killer, but struggles to break down the fierce loyalties of the victim's artillery regiment.
2005-06-12
Davies uncovers a tragic tale of revenge, spurned talent and faded glory when he investigates the suspicious death of a faded, hard-drinking former rock star Teddy O'Connor, lead singer with 1970s Glam Rock boy band The Overnite Sensations.
2005-06-19
Davies investigates the spectacular death of stock car driver Geoff Fallon, and discovers that the motive may lie closer to home than he cares to admit.

Season 4 - The Last Detective
2007-05-03
Jimmy 'the Gem' Vincent is murdered within 24 hours of his release from prison. Do his unpublished memoirs reveal the identity of his killer?
2007-05-10
A recluse is found dead at home, and foul play is suspected. A cache of film reels leads to the solution of two murders.
2007-05-17
A veteran comedian dies on stage. Davies investigates the world of show business jealousies.
2007-05-24
Davies uncovers the secret life of a chauffeur, found stabbed in the neck with a broken champagne bottle.
2007-05-31
Members of a secretive gentlemen's club are dying in mysterious circumstances.