The Last Detective (2003)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

"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 have won him legions of loyal fans.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (2,561 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.82 avg 4 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 78 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	331
2	Moonlight	7.8	222
3	Tricia	7.6	184
4	Lofty	7.9	199

Season 2 (2004)

7.75 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 69 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Christine	7.7	184
2	The Long Bank Holiday	7.7	181
3	Benefit to Mankind	7.7	167
4	Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts	7.9	165

Season 3 (2005)

7.65 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 69 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Friends Reunited	7.6	176
2	Towpaths of Glory	7.7	162
3	Three Steps to Hendon	7.6	155
4	Willesden Confidential	7.7	149

Season 4 (2007)

7.78 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 71 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Once Upon a Time on the Westway	7.8	174
2	Dangerous Liaisons	7.8	162
3	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden	7.6	145
4	The Man from Montevideo	7.9	150
5	The Dead Peasants Society	7.8	140