The Last Detective - Series 4
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Actor: Peter DavisonAudio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 342 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
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Movie Review: A very satisfying series ...
Summary: 5 Stars
Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies, played with brilliant understatement by Peter Davison, is perhaps the british equivalent of Americas' "Columbo". Not really respected by most, particularly his colleagues, but a downright effective detective. "Always gets his man" as it were. I suppose Davies' biggest problem, at least as relates to workplace advancement and marital harmony, is his innate kindness. He is very thoughtful,compassionate and tolerant towards all, perhaps too much so. His impatient and frankly unfaithful wife (who doesn't deserve him),finds him lacking in the excitement department. His quirky old chum Mod, although charming,takes Davies for granted. Davies' often boorish police colleagues mistake his quiet demeanor for lack of skill. It is refreshing to see such a laid-back yet successful (at least in terms of solving cases)law enforcement officer. An enormously unique and satisfying series.
Summary of The Last Detective - Series 4
Britain's most bumbling but beloved detectiveThings are looking up for Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies (Peter Davison, Doctor Who, At Home with the Braithwaites). Sure, he still gets the least promising cases in the Willesden constabulary. And he still gets little more than mockery from his colleagues. But his wife Julie (Emma Amos) has taken him back - even though she has to share a house with his quirky, freeloading chum, Mod (Sean Hughes, The Commitments). These five full-length mysteries feature first-rate guest stars, including Kenneth Cranham (Rome), Roger Daltrey (McVicar), and Leslie Phillips (Chancer). Each one rewards you with the gentle humor and captivating intrigue that you've come to expect from North London's most doggedly unglamorous detective.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE interview with Peter Davison, Leslie Thomas bio and booklist, and cast filmographies.
It's hard to imagine a more put-upon cop than Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies, who was given that nickname by mocking colleagues. But as played with heart and sly wit by Peter Davison, Dangerous has a knack for solving impossible crimes and piecing together connections where others have long since given up. The Last Detective is one of England's most popular crime series, and that's saying something in a country proud of its Marples and Poirots. And much of the series' pleasure comes from Davison's performance, as well as the series' clever writing and humor. This boxed set--featuring five full-length feature episodes and loads of extras--finds things looking up, ever so slightly, for Davies, whose long-suffering wife, Julie, has taken him back (though slacker pal Mod, the hilariously understated Sean Hughes, is still hanging about). In "Once Upon a Time on the Westway," Dangerous investigates a brazen diamond heist that takes place on the day a mob boss is released from prison. And this don has decided to tell all in a memoir being shopped around London--naming all sorts of names. The cast is fabulous, including The Who's Roger Daltrey as a limping consigliore reminiscent of Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. The viewer is struck by how civilized even British crime is, as Dangerous takes mobsters out for a pint to chat them up about the crime. The respect that the bad guys have for Dangerous is just further proof that Davies' reputation, and watchability, are no fluke. Another round, boys. --A.T. Hurley
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