This article is about the television series. For the unrelated Peter Lovesey novel, see The Last Detective (book). For the unrelated Robert Crais novel, see The Last Detective (novel).
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The Last Detective
Genre
Crime drama Comedy drama
Created by
Leslie Thomas
Written by
Richard Harris
Starring
Peter Davison Sean Hughes Emma Amos Rob Spendlove Charles De'Ath Vineeta Rishi Elizabeth Bennett
Composers
Rupert Gregson-Williams Alastair King
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
4
No. of episodes
17 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Michelle Buck Tim Vaughan Damien Timmer Aviyan Bahri
Producers
Nick Hurran Robbie Sandison Deirdre Keir
Running time
90 minutes (Series 1—3) 120 minutes (Series 4)
Production companies
Meridian Broadcasting Granada Productions (2003–2005) ITV Productions (2007)
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
7 February 2003 (2003-02-07) – 31 May 2007 (2007-05-31)
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The Last Detective is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable "Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangerous Davies" series of novels written by Leslie Thomas, and was filmed in the north London suburbs of Willesden, Neasden and Harlesden.
The first series aired in 2003, with three more series following it. The first, second and third series all consist of four 70-minute episodes (90-minutes with advertisements). The fourth series is slightly longer, encompassing five episodes in the series. After a total of seventeen episodes, production company Meridian Broadcasting (later Granada Productions), who produced the programme, stated that the series had been axed due to falling viewing figures, and that the fourth series would be the last.
The Granada series was not the first time that the title character had appeared on television. He previously appeared in a TV movie, first broadcast on 4 January 1981, starring Bernard Cribbins.
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