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The Best Episodes of The Last Detective

"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination...

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  1. Background image for Pilot - Dangerous Davies
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Pilot - Dangerous Davies

    S1:E1

    A disrespected but decent British detective unravels a cold case about a missing seventeen year old girl while trying to deal with the breakup of his marriage.

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  2. Background image for Once Upon A Time On The Westway
    7.8/10(152 votes)

    #2 - Once Upon A Time On The Westway

    S4:E1

    Jimmy 'the Gem' Vincent is murdered within 24 hours of his release from prison. Do his unpublished memoirs reveal the identity of his killer?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Man From Montevideo
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #3 - The Man From Montevideo

    S4:E4

    Davies uncovers the secret life of a chauffeur, found stabbed in the neck with a broken champagne bottle.

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    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Dead Peasants' Society
    7.8/10(123 votes)

    #4 - Dead Peasants' Society

    S4:E5

    Members of a secretive gentlemen's club are dying in mysterious circumstances.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Dangerous' Liaisons
    7.7/10(144 votes)

    #5 - Dangerous' Liaisons

    S4:E2

    A recluse is found dead at home, and foul play is suspected. A cache of film reels leads to the solution of two murders.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
    7.5/10(128 votes)

    #6 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden

    S4:E3

    A veteran comedian dies on stage. Davies investigates the world of show business jealousies.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Moonlight
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Moonlight

    S1:E2

    An older woman whose philandering husband has disappeared seems unduly unconcerned about his circumstances.

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  9. Background image for Tricia
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    #8 - Tricia

    S1:E3

    Davies is assigned to look after the victim of a vicious burglary, who believes the police aren't paying her enough attention. It soon becomes clear that she has a secret agenda, as Davies finds himself subject to the attentions of an obsessive woman.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Lofty
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    #9 - Lofty

    S1:E4

    Davies unravels the true identity of an old tramp found drowned in a canal.

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  11. Background image for Christine
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    #10 - Christine

    S2:E1

    Davies is called in to investigate the suspicious death of wealthy artist Maurice Leyman, found dead after a fire in the studio in the garden of his luxury home. His wife is rather calm about the whole thing and has a dodgy alibi, but Dangerous is reluctant to point the finger at her.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Long Bank Holiday
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    #11 - The Long Bank Holiday

    S2:E2

    Davies makes a gruesome discovery when he is called in to settle a dispute between neighbours over a leylandii hedge. The hapless detective is then called away to deal with a suspected suicide.

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  13. Background image for Benefit to Mankind
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    #12 - Benefit to Mankind

    S2:E3

    Davies decides to toughen up after falling victim to a cruel practical joke by colleagues Barrett and Pimlott. He is then dispatched to investigate the death of a medical researcher. It looks like suicide, but Davies is convinced it's murder.

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  14. Background image for Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts
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    #13 - Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts

    S2:E4

    Dangerous Davies is on the trail of the killer of an Albanian refugee, and his search leads him to a dating agency – where one of the clients is someone he knows only too well.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Friends Reunited
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    #14 - Friends Reunited

    S3:E1

    Dangerous investigates when a man is found dead after a college reunion party. The prime suspect is a reformed drug addict with no alibi for the time of death.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Towpaths Of Glory
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    #15 - Towpaths Of Glory

    S3:E2

    The body of a murdered ex-soldier is found dumped on a rubbish heap. Davies has to find the killer, but struggles to break down the fierce loyalties of the victim's artillery regiment.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Three Steps To Hendon
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    #16 - Three Steps To Hendon

    S3:E3

    Davies uncovers a tragic tale of revenge, spurned talent and faded glory when he investigates the suspicious death of a faded, hard-drinking former rock star Teddy O'Connor, lead singer with 1970s Glam Rock boy band The Overnite Sensations.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Willesden Confidential
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    #17 - Willesden Confidential

    S3:E4

    Davies investigates the spectacular death of stock car driver Geoff Fallon, and discovers that the motive may lie closer to home than he cares to admit.

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    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot - Dangerous Davies" is the best rated episode of "The Last Detective". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Nick Hurran and written by Richard Harris, it aired on 2/7/2003. This episode scored 2.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Once Upon A Time On The Westway".