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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British crime drama television series
television series
adaptationOf Dangerous Davies novels
basedOn novels by Leslie Thomas
broadcastFormat serial drama
broadcastOn ITV1 NERFINISHED
character Detective Inspector Aspinall NERFINISHED
Detective Sergeant Pimlott NERFINISHED
Julie Davies NERFINISHED
Mod Lewis NERFINISHED
‘Dangerous’ Davies NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdForTelevisionBy ITV Studios NERFINISHED
distribution ITV Studios Global Entertainment NERFINISHED
episodeRuntime approximately 70–90 minutes
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
firstAired 2003
format live-action television
genre crime drama
police procedural
hasLiterarySourceAuthor Leslie Thomas NERFINISHED
hasPilotEpisode The Last Detective (2002 pilot) NERFINISHED
hasPoliceForceDepicted Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED
lastAired 2007
leadActor Peter Davison NERFINISHED
leadCharacterNickname Dangerous
leadCharacterRank Detective Constable
mainCharacter ‘Dangerous’ Davies NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus character-driven investigations
numberOfEpisodes 17
numberOfSeries 4
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs ITV drama series
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
pilotAired 2002
portrays Emma Amos as Julie Davies NERFINISHED
Peter Davison as ‘Dangerous’ Davies NERFINISHED
Rob Spendlove as Detective Inspector Aspinall NERFINISHED
Sean Hughes as Mod Lewis NERFINISHED
productionCompany Granada Television NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation Detective Constable
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
stars Emma Amos NERFINISHED
Peter Davison NERFINISHED
Rob Spendlove NERFINISHED
Sean Hughes NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult viewers
theme underestimated detective solving cases
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary London (early 2000s)

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