The Last Detective - Series 2 (2003)

good work

Keep on putting Mr. Davison's work on dvd. The scripting template is a perfect match for him. His partner and dawg are perfect. August 16, 2008

Good mysteries and good characters = great series

My only complaint is that each season is only four episodes long! In season two we get further into Davies's personal life. In the case of a lot of mystery shows I'd say this would take away from it, but this show has always seemed more about Davies than the mysteries. He's such an interesting, loveable character (c'mon, don't you just want to feed him tea and cookies?) that the mysteries take a back seat. This isn't to say they aren't good - they are well-paced and would work even without such a good cast - but they just can't compare with the characters.

Even the side characters (his landlady, his best friend, his dog) are just so unique and interesting, though not in a completely unbelievable, over-the-top way. The only character I want to dislike is his wife, and somehow I can't even manage that. You just know there's a lot of storyline left unsaid, and it's going to keep me coming back for more. July 7, 2008

Campion Gets Dangerous

Peter Davison, who starred as the elegantly proper Campion in an earlier detectives series does a complete 180 to play Detective Davies. Dangerous Davies is a nickname applied to this ill dressed character who does not command the respect of his coworkers. "Dangerous" manages to solve all the cases with out getting any of the credit. He does not so much suffer from a lack of self esteem as he simply doesnt care about the glory. He does care about his estranged wife and his dog and his quirky friend 'Mod".
Another one of those series where the characters feel like old friends.You can watch this with your family, very clean cut! Not as gritty as say Cracker, or Wire in the Blood and not as dated as The British RM April 9, 2008

The last Detective Series 2

True to the characters in the books! Very well adapted. Dangerous is everyman - charming, misunderstood, conscientious, unambitious and hard working - all in one package. Mod is his perfect foil - the Greek chorus supplying clarity. February 25, 2008

The Last Detective--series 2

Quirky and enjoyable. Peter Davison's Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies is a decent man with human foibles, the last detective to whom his boss would ever give an important case. The wife he loves has left him, "still looking for the glass slipper." His colleagues treat him as a joke, but he solves mysteries they overlook. July 4, 2007

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