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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)

TV Movie  -  120 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Family
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When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15 year old cold case.

Director:

Val Guest

Writers:

Leslie Thomas (novel), Val Guest (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernard Cribbins Bernard Cribbins ...
Bill Maynard Bill Maynard ...
Joss Ackland ...
Bernard Lee ...
Sergeant Ben
Frank Windsor Frank Windsor ...
Fred Fennell
John Leyton ...
Dave Boot
Maureen Lipman Maureen Lipman ...
Ena Lind
Cindy O'Callaghan Cindy O'Callaghan ...
Derek Bond Derek Bond ...
Det. Supt. Carter
Patsy Rowlands Patsy Rowlands ...
Madame Tarantella
Colin Baker Colin Baker ...
Avril Angers Avril Angers ...
Ken Jones Ken Jones ...
Jeremy Sinden Jeremy Sinden ...
Det. Sgt. Green
Peter Bland Peter Bland ...
George Tilth
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Storyline

Det. Const. "Dangerous" Davies is not known for his finesse, but often finds himself on the receiving end of violence in various forms. Only thrown into cases where others fear to tread, or to shake up the natives with his bumbling, he is given a mission to find and flush out a local criminal recently returned from abroad, possibly for "a big job". In his research he inadvertently stumbles upon a 15 year-old case, long considered cold, of the disappearance a young girl. His compassion for the missing girl and her parents draws him into an obsession with solving the case, which ultimately results in unexpected repercussions. Written by Raj Rijhwani  

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Comedy | Crime | Family

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

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Trivia

Last film Of Avril Angers. See more »

Quotes

Madame Tarantella: [about her romance with Fennell] I couldn't see a future for us then.
Dangerous Davies: If you couldn't, who could?
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Crazy Credits

Initial caption in opening credits: "This is the story of a man who became
deeply concerned with the unsolved murder of a young girl. He was a born
stumbler, but patient and very dogged...". See more »

Connections

Remade as "The Last Detective" (2003) See more »