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
DVD Reviews of The Last Detective - Series 4
DVD 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.
DVD Review: The Last Detective series 4
Summary: 4 Stars
an extremely satisfying series. Peter Davison has really made the role his own and the viewer is constantly pulling for him. The difference between his mild manner ("Dangerous's" default mode) and his intense, you've-pushed-me too-far attitude is striking and worth the wait. I hope the series goes on.DVD Review: good work
Summary: 5 Stars
I have follower Mr Davison for years. His acting is very good. Have all of Campion, have all 4 of this one. Very good murderer with Mrs. Bradley. DVD Review: He Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Last Detective, Series 4"is another in the hit British television mystery series, now becoming available in the United States for the first time. This production was made by Granada for the United Kingdom's Independent Television (ITV). It debuted in the U.K. in February 2003, and offers a light-hearted blend of mystery and comedy similar to that of "Poirot,""Blue Murders," and "Rosemary and Thyme." It's based on the "Dangerous Davies" novels of Leslie Thomas. This release consists of a two-volume boxed set including five all-new, full-length police procedurals, but, unfortunately, does not come equipped with subtitles, so good luck with the North London accents.
Peter Davison (Tristan, in "All Creatures Great and Small") stars as Detective Constable (only a constable: quite a disgrace!!) in the totally unimportant, totally out of the way North London precinct of Willesden. He's the last detective his boss would ever willingly assign to a case, and he gets the least promising ones, but he generally does get his man - or woman, as the case may be. He's a rumpled, galumphing sort, of average looks and seemingly average brain, but he loves his job, and is good at it. In series 4, his luck has taken a turn for the better: his wife Julie (Emma Amos) has taken him back, though she finds she has to share her house with Mod, his freeloading,quirkster chum (Sean Hughes, "The Commitments.") Hughes brings a lot to his part; it must be said, just as his character brings a lot to the mix: he's much more than just a sounding board.
Episode 1, "Once Upon a Time on the Westway." Jimmy (the Gentleman) Vincent, former major crime boss, gets out of jail, and seems to be involved in a daring diamond heist on the same day. He is soon, however, found floating dead in his pool. This episode co-stars Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, in a sizable part, with which he does well. It's full of charm, and paints a lovely, nostalgic, I'm afraid, picture of the London underworld, as it was supposed to be before Jamaican posses, Chinese tongs, and Russian Maffias.
Episode 2, "Dangerous Liaisons." The two-week old corpse of reclusive former architect Dominic Sylvester is found, and everyone but Davies assumes it's just business as usual; until, that is, Davies finds a homemade snuff film among the family movies. Hywel Bennett co-stars here, looking, oh well, nothing like his once-upon a time pretty boy self.
Episode 3, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden." Bunny Hopper, half of the once almost famous comedy team Bunny & Jules, literally dies onstage in a bingo hall, and what a way to go. But the postmortem says he'd been poisoned, and, as it soon becomes clear that, true to his nickname, Bunny had led a very busy love life, Davies has plenty of interviewing to do.
Episode 4, "The Man from Montevideo." Limo owner Tony Hill is dispatched by being slashed with a broken champagne bottle, an unfortunate end for an ex-pat just back from Uruguay to try to rebuild an English life. Davies soon finds there's a little matter of a missing two million English pounds in the dead man's past.
Episode 5, "Dead Peasant's Society." The finding of the body of a man dead behind the wheel of his car, on a soccer pitch, brings Davies to the Lodge of Divine Serenity, a secret, exclusive, all-male society. Here he finds Leslie Phillips ("Chancer,") doing his best to impersonate a toff.
Davies, as played by Davison, is a character that's easy to take, and so is his series. He doesn't aim to set the world on fire; neither does the series. But the time sure passes pleasantly.
DVD Review: Great series
Summary: 5 Stars
You really should start with Series 1 to get the full flavor of the character. However, as with all of the British detective series, the acting, character development, dialogue and plots are great. His side kick is somewhat annoying at times but as I said if you start at the beginning, even he is likable. Generally speaking there is nothing on US television to compare with the British series.
Description 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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