The Last Detective Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The Last Detective: Season 4 (2007)

• Season 4 Episode 5: Dead Peasant's Society

  Businessman Daniel Boden is found stabbed to death at the wheel of his Land Rover, and Dangerous discovers he was caught up in a lucrative insurance scam set up by a secret gentleman's club. There are no forensic clues in the vehicle, so the only lead is a phone number Boden called shortly before he died. Last in series of the police drama, starring Peter Davison

• Season 4 Episode 4: The Man From Montevideo

  A chauffeur is found dead in a stretch limousine, stabbed in the neck with a broken champagne bottle. Dangerous investigates, and begins to uncover a link between the case and a London cabbie who disappeared to Montevideo after finding £2million in the back of his taxi 10 years previously. Drama, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

• Season 4 Episode 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden

  Dangerous suspects foul play when a veteran comedian drops dead on stage after taking a gulp of red wine - and the case gets messier when two women accuse each other of murdering the man they both claim to love. Investigations reveal the entertainer was something of a womaniser - so the team trawls through his little black book to uncover clues. Peter Davison stars

• Season 4 Episode 2: Dangerous Liaisons

  The team are called in to investigate the death of a man who'd been living a hermit-like existence for years, although Dangerous soon deduces he can't have been living alone. The post mortem confirms he was killed, but the case soon takes a horrifying turn when a search of the victim's home reveals an old movie showing a child's murder. Meanwhile, Mod's new job as a children's entertainer leads to an unexpected meeting with a potential love interest. Jeff Rawle, Celia Imrie and Hywel Bennett guest star

• Season 4 Episode 1: Once Upon a Time on the Westway

  New series of the police drama, with Peter Davison. The team struggle to name a suspect when recently released criminal Jimmy Vincent is murdered as he prepares to publish his explosive memoirs. Before long, they learn the gun used to kill the ex-con was also used in a heist bearing all the hallmarks of one of his trademark crimes. The Who singer Roger Daltrey guest stars

The Last Detective: Season 3 (2006)

• Season 3 Episode 4: Willesden Confidential

  Dangerous Davies investigates the death of stock-car driver Geoff Fallon during a world championship race, discovering a father and son could hold the perfect motive for the man's murder. Meanwhile, Aspinall's return to the bottle threatens his promotion hopes. Last in series of the detective drama, guest starring Aiden Gillen, Michelle Collins, Jamie Foreman and Kevin Doyle, alongside Peter Davison and Rob Spendlove

• Season 3 Episode 3: Three Steps to Hendon

  Investigating the death of washed-up Seventies singer Teddy O'Connor plunges Dangerous Davies in to the world of rock 'n' roll, where he discovers bitter band rivalry and management disputes could provide a motive for murder. Meanwhile, Aspinall is devastated to learn he's being taken advantage of at work and finds himself returning to old habits. Drama, guest starring Tony Slattery, Philip Middlemiss, Nigel Planer, Lia Williams, Tim Healy and Ian McNeice, with Peter Davison and Rob Spendlove

• Season 3 Episode 2: Towpaths of Glory

  Dangerous Davies has a difficult task on his hands when he investigates the murder of ex-soldier Frank Moore. With members of the dead man's artillery regiment unwilling to break confidences and offer any information, the eccentric detective struggles to gather enough evidence to solve the case. Police drama, guest starring Lindsey Coulson, Hugo Speer and Charles Dale, with Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

• Season 3 Episode 1: Friends Reunited

  Peter Davison returns for a new series as eccentric policeman 'Dangerous Davies'. A former student is found dead after a college reunion, and investigations reveal bitter rivalry and a long-kept secret could provide a motive for murder. But with DI Aspinall issuing a 24-hour deadline to solve the case, and Davies struggling to find time to rekindle the romance with estranged wife Julie, the pressure is on. Detective drama, guest starring Stephen Tompkinson, Niamh Cusack, Steve Pemberton and Gina Bellman

The Last Detective: Season 2 (2004)

• Season 2 Episode 4: Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts

  The oddball cop finds his car has been clamped while he's engaged in official duties and even Mod can't spare his blushes when word gets back to the station. Meanwhile, the murder of an Albanian refugee leads him to a dating agency where he's shocked to learn his colleague Ray Aspinall is on the books and knew the victim well - along with several other dedicated admirers. Unable to pin the crime on agency boss Gavin Barnwell, Dangerous relies once more on Mod to provide the vital clue and nail the killer. Last in the drama series, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hghes

• Season 2 Episode 3: Benefit to Mankind

  Mod inspires the oddball copper to undergo assertiveness training after his colleagues subject him to another humiliating practical joke and even Julie is impressed when he turns up demanding visiting rights to their dog. Meanwhile, the death of one medical researcher and the disappearance of a second under mysterious circumstances reveal the stakes are high in the pharmaceutical world when a fortune-making drug to treat Alzheimer's disease is rumoured to be nearing the end of clinical trials. Drama, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Long Bank Holiday

  Mod stands in the local election and soon clashes with the Iron Lady of Willesden, councillor Marjorie Balsam, who proves to have more than her fair share of sleaze to hide. Meanwhile, Dangerous is called out to settle a routine dispute over a leylandii hedge that escalates when the taunts turn racist and human remains start turning up in one householder's vegetable patch. An apparent suicide on the railway tracks and reports of schoolgirls surreptitiously visiting the local pharmacist ensure that the oddball detective has a full and satisfying Bank Holiday shift. Lynda Bellingham guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 1: Christine

  Eccentric copper Dangerous Davies investigates the mysterious killing of a wealthy painter following a fire in his locked studio. The victim's wife falls under suspicion when it is discovered he suffered a fatal blow to the head before the blaze, and hidden tensions within the family emerge as details of his former life in the Caribbean come to light. The chief suspect turns out to have a less-than-impressive track record for deceiving rich men and the evidence begins to mount, but it is left to Davies' friend and temporary flatmate Mod Lewis to explain how the fire was started. Drama, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

The Last Detective: Season 1 (2003)

• Season 1 Episode 4: Lofty

  Davies is saddened by the death of a harmless local tramp known for his penchant for collecting waste paper in a pram. The detective's instincts, along with the intervention of social services officer Jemma Duval, lead him to pursue the case, uncovering a wartime mystery along the way. Norman Wisdom stars alongside Peter Davison and Sean Hughes. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 3: Tricia

  Excessive flushing sounds convince an elderly woman that her neighbour has killed his wife and is disposing of her body parts via the toilet. Naturally, Davies is sent to investigate, and it isn't long before the detective has gained a broken nose and an obsessive stalker. Meanwhile, Mod lands a job in the mobile catering industry. Detective drama, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

• Season 1 Episode 2: Dangerous by Moonlight

  The case of missing husband Vernon Dulciman leads 'Dangerous Davies' and his unlikely friend Mod onto the dance floor. As the clues pile up, it becomes obvious that Vernon's wife knows more about the whereabouts of her absent spouse than she's willing to admit - and the discovery that he ran a soft porn business sheds further light on the mystery. Detective drama, starring Peter Davison and Sean Hughes

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Comedy drama series from A Touch of Frost writer Richard Harris. Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies is an obstinate traditionalist used to being given bottom-of-the-pile jobs at his north London station until a routine inquiry offers him a lead in a 20-year-old unsolved murder case. Enlisting the help of his eccentric drinking buddy Mod Lewis, the mild-mannered detective sets out to prove himself to his colleagues. Peter Davison and Sean Hughes star

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Last Detective

  Dangerous is assigned to look after the victim of a vicious burglary, who believes the police aren't paying her enough attention - and it soon becomes clear the woman has a secret agenda. Peter Davidson stars