The Last Detective

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The Last Detective is a British crime drama television series based on Leslie Thomas’s novels, following the understated and often underestimated Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies as he solves cases in London.

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The Last Detective canonical 5
The Last Detective (2002 pilot) 1

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instanceOf British crime drama television series
television series
adaptationOf Dangerous Davies novels
basedOn novels by Leslie Thomas
broadcastFormat serial drama
broadcastOn ITV1
linked to: ITV
character Detective Inspector Aspinall
Detective Sergeant Pimlott
Julie Davies
Mod Lewis
‘Dangerous’ Davies
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdForTelevisionBy ITV Studios
distribution ITV Studios Global Entertainment
linked to: ITV Studios
episodeRuntime approximately 70–90 minutes
filmingLocation London
linked to: London, England
firstAired 2003
format live-action television
genre crime drama
police procedural
hasLiterarySourceAuthor Leslie Thomas
hasPilotEpisode The Last Detective (2002 pilot)
linked to: The Last Detective
hasPoliceForceDepicted Metropolitan Police Service
lastAired 2007
leadActor Peter Davison
leadCharacterNickname Dangerous
leadCharacterRank Detective Constable
mainCharacter ‘Dangerous’ Davies
narrativeFocus character-driven investigations
numberOfEpisodes 17
numberOfSeries 4
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs ITV drama series
originalNetwork ITV
pilotAired 2002
portrays Emma Amos as Julie Davies
Peter Davison as ‘Dangerous’ Davies
linked to: Peter Davison

Rob Spendlove as Detective Inspector Aspinall
Sean Hughes as Mod Lewis
productionCompany Granada Television
protagonistOccupation Detective Constable
settingLocation London
linked to: London, England
stars Emma Amos
Peter Davison
Rob Spendlove
Sean Hughes
targetAudience adult viewers
theme underestimated detective solving cases
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary London (early 2000s)

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Dominique Caine notableWork The Last Detective
Simon May wroteMusicFor The Last Detective
Anne Reid notableWork The Last Detective
Peter Davison appearedIn The Last Detective
Nick Hurran directed The Last Detective
The Last Detective hasPilotEpisode The Last Detective (2002 pilot)
linked to: The Last Detective