"The Last Detective The Last Detective is a British TV 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 gentle but engrossing nature of the series was in stark contrast to other hard-hitting police dramas of the time, but this appeared to be a winning formula, becoming a surprise rating success. The first series aired in"
"Peter Davison Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; 13 April 1951) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's ""All Creatures Great and Small"" stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms ""Holding the Fort"" and ""Sink or Swim"", the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in ""Doctor Who"", Dr. Stephen Daker in ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" and Albert Campion in ""Campion"". He also played David Braithwaite in ""At Home with the Braithwaites"", ""Dangerous"" Davies in ""The Last Detective"" and Henry Sharpe"
"be directed by Michael Winner. It was not until 2000 that Davison returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in ""At Home with the Braithwaites"". During convention appearances in 2013, Davison cited this as his favourite among the roles he has played. Also in 2000, he appeared in the recurring role of Inspector Christmas in several episodes of Diana Rigg's ""Mrs Bradley Mysteries"". The first episode, ""Death at the Opera"", saw Davison appear with his future son-in-law (and future Doctor Who actor), David Tennant. He starred as Dangerous Davies in the television series ""The Last Detective"" (2003–2007) and"
"previously appeared in a TV movie, first broadcast on 4 January 1981, starring Bernard Cribbins. The series follows Detective Constable ""Dangerous"" Davies. Davies discovered a crime committed by a fellow officer at the opening of the series, and is treated as a pariah by his colleagues as a consequence. Moreover, he is committed to his work and is staunchly humane, leading to a view of his being soft by colleagues, and a degree of grudging respect from local criminals. Recurring themes include Davies solving the apparently minor crimes he is given, often resolving more complex and associated crimes (historical or"
"was created by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove for their production company, Cosgrove Hall Films. Danger Mouse was based on Patrick McGoohan's lead role in ""Danger Man"". The series was intended to have a more serious tone as seen in the pilot episode but Mike Harding gave Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall the idea to make the series silly. Mike said: ""The characters had got stuck in reality and were doing James Bond type things rooted in the solid real world. I argued that once you invented a Mouse Secret Agent then all of creation and a good chunk of"
"""Look-in"" was Danger Mouse, an unlikely children's cartoon hero based - loosely - on the Patrick McGoohan TV series ""Danger Man"", created in cartoon mouse form by Cosgrove Hall and voiced on TV by David Jason. Ranson says that he ""did enjoy it at the time,"" and was awarded not only the ""Good Grief Oh Crikey"" Award from Cosgrove Hall (""The award is a painted model of Dangermouse in heroic pose with a nervous Penfold peering from behind him""), but also received an award from the Society of Strip Illustration for his work on the strip. Ranson wryly notes that"
"confined temporarily to a wheelchair. In his later appearances he has been portrayed by Peter Davison from 2003 to 2007. Much of the appeal of the books and TV series lies in the comical interactions between Davies and the other characters. His kindly manner enables him to gain the confidence of witnesses and suspects, many of whom reveal their eccentricities to him. Other humour comes from his friendship with Mod, and from his relationship with his estranged wife Doris (Julie in the TV series). This production is available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK. The ITV drama series aired"
"Danger Mouse (1981 TV series) Danger Mouse is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. It featured the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent. The show was a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the ""Danger Man"" series and James Bond. The show originally ran from 28 September 1981 to 19 March 1992 on the ITV network. A reboot of the original series, under the same name, began airing in September 2015 on CBBC. The series also spawned a spin-off show, ""Count Duckula"", which aired between 1988 and 1993. Danger Mouse"
"Gerry Davis (screenwriter) Gerry Davis (23 February 1930 – 31 August 1991) was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas ""Coronation Street"" and ""United!"". From 1966 until the following year Davis was the story editor of the popular BBC science-fiction series ""Doctor Who"", for which he created the character Jamie McCrimmon and co-created the popular cybernetic monsters known as the Cybermen, who continue to make appearances in the show, having been revived in the new run. His fellow co-creator of these creatures was the programme's unofficial scientific"
"Dangerous Game (1987 film) Dangerous Game is a 1987 Australian slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins. Jack Hayward (Marcus Graham) is a computer hacker who breaks into a department store at night with his friends for thrills, but are then locked in by a former cop turned security guard named Patrick Murphy (Steven Grives), who had been suspended from his previous job by Jack and his friends. This cat-and-mouse game becomes a fight for survival when Tony (John Polson) is murdered by Murphy and his friends are next. The set built by Igor Nay was one of the largest ever"
"mentioned in the episode ""Bad Wolf"" (2005)—in his script for the 2005 Christmas Special ""The Christmas Invasion"", both as a motif of the series similar to the ""Bad Wolf"" motif in series 1, and as a lead-in to the ""Torchwood"" spin-off series Davies was planning for BBC Three. Torchwood was conceived by Davies as a ruthless but professional organisation helmed by a ""soulless"" woman based on someone Davies had met. He originally based the Torchwood seen in the ""Doctor Who"" series 2 episodes ""Army of Ghosts"" and ""Doomsday"" (both aired 2006) over a rift in Cardiff introduced in ""The Unquiet"
"a feature-length episode of the American show ""Magnum, P.I."" (""Deja Vu""), set in the UK. Davison played Dr Stephen Daker, the central character in ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" (1986–88). Written by Andrew Davies, it concerns a university's health centre; Daker is the centre's only effective physician. The black comedy-drama ran for two series and had a sequel with ""A Very Polish Practice"" in 1992, a television film largely set in a post-communist Polish hospital. In 1986 he appeared as Lance Fortescue in an episode of the BBC's ""Miss Marple"" (""A Pocketful of Rye""). Davison reprised his role as Tristan Farnon"
"""The Queen"", a docudrama on Channel 4. In November 2010, it was announced that Davison would be joining the regular cast of the UK version of """" as Henry Sharpe, the Director of the London Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Davison's appeared from the beginning of the series' fifth season, alongside fellow ""Doctor Who"" actress Freema Agyeman. He appeared in an episode of the police comedy-drama ""New Tricks"" in 2011, and in 2013 he played divorcee Michael in the comedy series ""Pat and Cabbage"", as well as appearing in an episode of the ITV detective series ""Lewis"". Davison had been lined"
"adviser Dr. Kit Pedler. Following their work on ""Doctor Who"" the pair teamed up in 1970 to create the science-fiction programme ""Doomwatch"". ""Doomwatch"" ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972 and spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, a subsequent cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5. Davis briefly returned to writing ""Doctor Who"" in 1975, penning the original script for ""Revenge of the Cybermen"", though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by then script-editor Robert Holmes. Davis also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books' Doctor Who imprint. With"
"David Davies (actor, born 1906) David Lewis Davies (3 April 1906 – June 1974), was a Welsh stage and film actor. At 6' 4"" he was often cast as a heavy, police officer or in a military or authoritarian role, such as Mr. Arrow, the first mate and enforcer outwitted by Long John Silver in Disney's 1950 ""Treasure Island"". Davies appeared mainly in British film and television programmes, and was in demand for films set in Wales, such as ""The Three Weird Sisters"" (1948), ""The Last Days of Dolwyn"" (1949), ""Tiger Bay"" (1959) and ""Only Two Can Play"" (1962). Davies"
"the first episode of the second series of the BBC Radio 4 science fiction comedy series ""Nebulous"", broadcast in April 2006, In 2008 he voiced Simon Draycott in the radio adaptation of ""The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul"", and between 2012 and 2013 he played Richard Lyons in the BBC Radio 2 comedy ""Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully"". Since 1999, he has reprised his role as the Fifth Doctor in numerous ""Doctor Who"" audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. Davison has also worked on the stage. In 1984, he appeared in Neil Simon's ""Barefoot in the Park"""
"Hubert Henry Davies Hubert Henry Davies (17 March 1869 – 17 August 1917) was a leading British playwright and dramatist of the early twentieth century, following in the tradition of Arthur Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones, but influenced profoundly by Thomas William Robertson. He was born in Woodley, Cheshire and spent some time as a journalist in San Francisco. He began his career in New York with ""The Weldons"" (1899) and on his return to Britain collaborated successfully with the actor-manager Charles Wyndham to produce four West End productions including ""Cousin Kate"" (Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1903) and ""Mrs. Gorringe's"
"Danger Mouse (2015 TV series) Danger Mouse is a British animated television series, serving as a updated version of the 1981 series with the same name. The series is produced by FremantleMedia with the animation provided by Irish studio Boulder Media. The series premiered on CBBC on 28 September 2015, more than 20 years after the end of the show’s original run. The series revolves around Danger Mouse, the ""world's greatest secret agent"", and his hamster sidekick Penfold, who protect the world from a variety of dangers. With help from his boss Colonel K and the genius scientist Professor Squawkencluck,"
"firmly established in the British public's mind. Peter Davison was chosen due to his critically acclaimed role as Tristan Farnon in the BBC series ""All Creatures Great and Small"" which had ""Doctor Who"" producer John Nathan-Turner as line producer. The Fifth Doctor's era was notable for a ""back to the basics"" attitude, in which ""silly"" humour (and, to an extent, horror) was kept to a minimum, and more scientific accuracy was encouraged by the producer, John Nathan-Turner. It was, at times, a darker and grittier series, in part for seeing the death of one of his companions, Adric. It was"
"DVD in March 2010. The Chelsea Murders The Chelsea Murders (known in the USA as Murder Games) is a thriller by Lionel Davidson. The book won the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award. Someone is killing residents of the hip bohemian London neighborhood of Chelsea, home to literary giants of the past like Virginia Woolf. What thread connects them in someone's mad mind? The only clue is a fragment of film, which accidentally caught images of the murderer, dressed in an outlandish costume and mask. An adaptation of the novel was 1981 directed from Derek Bennett as a Television film"
"Danger Man Danger Man (titled Secret Agent in the United States, and Destination Danger and John Drake in other non-UK markets) is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. ""Danger Man"" was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. The idea for ""Danger Man"" originated with Ralph Smart, an associate of Lew Grade, the head of ITC Entertainment. Grade was looking for formats that could be exported. Ian Fleming was"
"Dangerous Mission Dangerous Mission is a 1954 Technicolor film noir thriller film starring Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, Vincent Price, and William Bendix. The movie was produced by Irwin Allen, directed by Louis King, and released by RKO Pictures. It is remembered today largely for its use of 3-D film technology. After a young woman, Louise Graham, witnesses the murder of a crime boss, she flees the city, deciding to hide out in Glacier National Park. She is followed by two men, Matt Hallett and Paul Adams, one of whom is a federal agent, who had sworn to protect her and"
"Andrews and broadcast on ITV, imagines a modern-day woman who is transported to the world of ""Pride and Prejudice"", her favourite novel. The series was generally well received by critics. From 2008 to 2010, Mison had roles in three successful British TV series. In 2008, he appeared in season 11 of ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", the 70-episode television adaptation of Agatha Christie's stories and novels featuring the detective Hercule Poirot. Mison played David Baker, a character described as a ""peacock"", in ""Third Girl."" The following year, Mison appeared in ""Lewis"", the ITV-produced detective drama (broadcast as ""Inspector Lewis"" on PBS). Mison"
"Gareth Davies (director) Gareth Davies is a British television director and actor. Davies began his career as an actor with stage roles at the Royal Court Theatre in London and a recurring role in the early BBC soap opera ""Compact"". It is though as a television director where Davies made his greatest impact. He directed several of television dramatist Dennis Potter's earliest plays, such as The Nigel Barton Plays (1965), ""Moonlight on the Highway"", and ""Son of Man"" (both 1969). Davies other work included serial adaptations of literary classics, such as Balzac's ""Cousin Bette"" (1971), ""Tom Brown's Schooldays"" (also 1971),"
"1974 aged 68. David Davies (actor, born 1906) David Lewis Davies (3 April 1906 – June 1974), was a Welsh stage and film actor. At 6' 4"" he was often cast as a heavy, police officer or in a military or authoritarian role, such as Mr. Arrow, the first mate and enforcer outwitted by Long John Silver in Disney's 1950 ""Treasure Island"". Davies appeared mainly in British film and television programmes, and was in demand for films set in Wales, such as ""The Three Weird Sisters"" (1948), ""The Last Days of Dolwyn"" (1949), ""Tiger Bay"" (1959) and ""Only Two Can"
"early Saturday evening timeslot. Davies was also approached by the BBC to produce several spin-off series, eventually creating two: ""Torchwood"" and ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". In October 2005, BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy invited Davies to create a post-watershed ""Doctor Who"" spin-off in the wake of the parent series' popularity. ""Torchwood""—named after an anagrammatic title ruse used to prevent leaks of ""Doctor Who's"" first series—incorporated elements from an abandoned Davies project titled ""Excalibur"" and featured the pansexual 51st century time-traveler Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and a team of alien hunters in Cardiff. The show began production in April 2006 and"
"Dangerous Lady Dangerous Lady was a four-part British mini-series TV drama, which aired on ITV and was based on Martina Cole's first published novel of the same name. The series premièred in 1995 and starred Sheila Hancock, Jason Isaacs, Susan Lynch and Owen Teale. Each episode lasted 60 minutes and was a Warner Sisters production for the ITV network. The story of a family of West End gangsters of Irish descent in 1960s post-war London, and the secret love affair between Maura, who rises to become one of the leading gangsters of her day, and Terry Patterson, a policeman. The"
"the concepts of psychic powers and world domination. While he was writing ""Dark Season"" and ""Century Falls"", Davies sought freelance projects elsewhere, including three scripts for the BBC children's comedy ""ChuckleVision"". One venture in 1991 led him to Granada Television, where he edited scripts for the ITV children's medical drama ""Children's Ward"" under the supervision of eventual ""Coronation Street"" producer Tony Wood and his former boss Ed Pugh. By 1992, he had been promoted to producer and oversaw an increase in discussion of larger contemporary issues. In 1993, he wrote a script featuring a teenage boy who had been infected"
"show ""Why Don't You?"". He had gained some television writing experience scripting the comedy dubbed version of ""The Flashing Blade"" for the Saturday morning children's programme ""On the Waterfront"" in 1989 and the children's sketch show ""Breakfast Serials"" the following year, but his real ambition was to write television drama. To this end, he wrote an on-spec script for the first episode of ""Dark Season"" – originally titled ""The Adventuresome Three"" – and used the BBC's internal mail system to send it directly to the Head of Children's Programmes, Anna Home. Impressed with the script, Home asked Davies to write"
"Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–12). He also starred as David in the thriller film ""The Guest"" (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film """" (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama ""Marshall"" (2017), and Charles Dickens in the biographical drama ""The Man Who Invented Christmas"" (2017). Since 2017, he has starred as David Haller in the FX"
"designer of magic tricks, played by comedian Alan Davies. As of 2016, thirty-two episodes have been produced across five short-run series and six specials. The slow rate of production is partly due to Renwick's writing of the episodes, which he describes as being a painstaking process in which the intricacies of the plots take several months to work out. He has also written for 'straight' television drama, contributing episodes to ITV's famous adaptations of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries, starring David Suchet. Renwick's fondness for rationalist murder mysteries with supernatural overtones, later developed fully in Jonathan Creek is evident in"
"also by Renwick, was for Whoopi Goldberg and would have included Alan Davies. Jonathan Creek Jonathan Creek is a British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the title character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solving seemingly supernatural mysteries through his talent for logical deduction and his understanding of illusions. The series ran semi-regularly from 1997 to 2004, broadcasting for four series and two Christmas specials, initially co-starring Caroline Quentin as Creek's collaborator, writer Maddy Magellan. After Quentin's departure in 2001, Julia"
"David Tennant as the younger version. Rose Byrne, Rupert Penry-Jones, Matt Lucas, Shaun Parkes, Nina Sosanya and Laura Fraser are also featured. Comedians Matt Lucas, Mark Heap, Simon Day and Matthew Holness make cameo appearances. The series was originally commissioned from Davies by Executive Producer Julie Gardner when she was working at Granada-owned London Weekend Television. However, after Gardner moved on to become Head of Drama at BBC Wales in 2003, she commissioned Davies to write the drama for the BBC instead, as part of the deal that also saw him installed as the chief writer and Executive Producer of"