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"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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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"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.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Nick HurranWritten by Richard HarrisGuest stars Leslie Schofield, Kenneth MacDonald, Rupert Farley, David Troughton, Joanne Froggatt, Rachel Davies, Ingrid Lacey, Ian Targett
Episode 2
An older woman whose philandering husband has disappeared seems unduly unconcerned about his circumstances.
Directed by Douglas MackinnonWritten by Richard HarrisGuest stars Philip Whitchurch, Siân Phillips, Julia McKenzie, Elizabeth Bennett, Anthony O'Donnell, Michele Austin, Colin MacLachlan, Alison Garland
Episode 3
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.
Where to watch The Last DetectiveEpisode 4
Davies unravels the true identity of an old tramp found drowned in a canal.
Directed by Matthew EvansWritten by Leslie ThomasGuest stars Peter Copley, Norman Wisdom, Michele Austin, Colin MacLachlan, Peter Gordon, Elizabeth Bennett, Robert Perkins, Susan Tracy
Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
Peter DavisonDetective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies
Sean HughesMod Lewis
Rob SpendloveDI Aspinall
Emma AmosJulie Davies
Charles De'AthDS Pimlott
Billy GeraghtyDC Darren Barrett
Vineeta RishiWPC Kapoor (uncredited)
Peter CopleyColonel Colin Ingate
ITV1United Kingdom
