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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
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.
Guest stars Anita Dobson, Karl Howman, Allan Corduner
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Moira ArmstrongWritten by Russell LewisGuest stars Donald Sumpter, Lynda Bellingham, Michael Attwell, Jerome Willis
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Gavin MillarWritten by Michael AitkensGuest stars Michael Maloney, Susan Wooldridge
Episode 4
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.
Directed by David TuckerGuest stars Trevor Laird, Debra Stephenson, Yasmin Paige
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
