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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

6.2(10)19812h 0m2

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • london, england
  • based on novel or book
  • police

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Behind the camera

Director

Val Guest

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TV4 Jan 1981

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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective was released on 4 January 1981.

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  • D

    dennyjt

    7/20/2022

    5/10

    Accident-prone cop Cribbins is assigned to find a long-time criminal thought to have returned to the neighborhood. His investigations lead him to looking into a disappearance of a teenage girl 15 years before that has never properly pursued. He uncovers the true story, despite being beaten repeatedly by a host of hoodlums. Detailed story offers funnyman Cribbins a rare and mostly straight leading role. Lipman scores …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/1/2023

    7/10

    Though it does have the odd comedic line or two, this is the only time I recall Bernard Cribbins ever trying to tackle something that required him to speak the word "pants" in anything like a sexual context. He plays a detective constable who is assigned a tough criminal case but soon finds himself embroiled in a fifteen year old cold one involving the disappearance of a young girl. His nickname is "Dangerous" and he…

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