An older woman whose philandering husband has disappeared seems unduly unconcerned about his circumstances.
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.
Brought to the station after nicking some sweets, a waifish Eastern European girl refuses to give even her name. What starts out as a simple case of shoplifting turns into apparent murder, however, ...
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Title: The Last Detective (2003–2007)
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| Peter Davison | ... | DC Davies / ... 17 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
| Sean Hughes | ... | Mod / ... 17 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
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Rob Spendlove | ... | DI Aspinall 17 episodes, 2003-2007 |
| Charles De'Ath | ... | DS Pimlott 17 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
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Billy Geraghty | ... | DC Barrett / ... 17 episodes, 2003-2007 |
| Emma Amos | ... | Julie Davies 16 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
| Vineeta Rishi | ... | WPC Kapoor 14 episodes, 2003-2007 | |
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Elizabeth Bennett | ... | Mrs. Dorothy Fulljames / ... 10 episodes, 2003-2007 |
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Colin MacLachlan | ... | Sergeant Stone / ... 10 episodes, 2003-2005 |
| Michele Austin | ... | WPC Cheryl 9 episodes, 2003-2005 | |
He's gentle, old-fashioned, and decent; nice even when he's drunk. But these qualities only earn Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies the scorn of his fellow detectives in a small London police station. His boss tells him straight out that he's the last detective he would assign to a major crime-solving mission. Unlucky in love, rumpled, and accident prone, Dangerous muddles on and, with the help of his eccentric friend Mod, he proves the merits of his dogged, unglamorous method. He likes being a detective and, occasionally, he gets to do some good. Written by Bye
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Having now watched all 4 seasons on DVD, I can also wish there was more to see. The acting is superb throughout, and the situations are a mix of amusing and true crime.
I found Dangerous' wife to be a truly irritating character in a bad way, the kind of woman who gives marriage a bad name. Luckily by the end of the series she had become tolerable.
On the other hand, Mod is irritating in a good way. He's the kind of guy I couldn't stand in real life for 10 minutes, but on the screen he's the perfect foil.
Given Dangerous' successes, it's hard to understand Aspinall continuing to treat him n the same way, esp. after Davies saves his career a couple of times.
Vineeta Rishii as the Anglo-Indian policewoman is great in a supporting role.