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
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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
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| 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
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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
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| stars |
Emma Amos
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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) ⓘ |
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