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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Detective canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10796268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Detective Context triple: [Dominique Caine, notableWork, The Last Detective]
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A.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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B.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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C.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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D.
The Investigators
"The Investigators" is an American television crime drama series from the early 1960s starring James Franciscus as a private insurance investigator solving complex cases.
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E.
The Last Witness
The Last Witness is a film featuring British actress Saskia Reeves in a significant role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Detective Target entity description: 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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A.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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B.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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C.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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D.
The Investigators
"The Investigators" is an American television crime drama series from the early 1960s starring James Franciscus as a private insurance investigator solving complex cases.
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E.
The Last Witness
The Last Witness is a film featuring British actress Saskia Reeves in a significant role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British crime drama television series
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Dangerous Davies novels ⓘ |
| basedOn | novels by Leslie Thomas ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial drama ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Detective Inspector Aspinall
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
London
|
| firstAired | 2003 ⓘ |
| format | live-action television ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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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
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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
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surface form:
London
|
| stars |
Emma Amos
NERFINISHED
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Peter Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Spendlove NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme | underestimated detective solving cases ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary London (early 2000s) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Detective Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.