"Dangerfield" (1995) TV series 1995-1999

Creator:

Don Shaw
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

27 January 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

The life and times of a small-town family practitioner and police surgeon.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Family Relationships | Doctor

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Roderick Smith	...	Sgt Keith Lardner (56 episodes, 1995-1999)
Bill Wallis	...	Dr. Nick MacKenzie (40 episodes, 1995-1998)
Nadim Sawalha	...	Dr. Shaaban Hamada (40 episodes, 1995-1998)
Nicola Cowper	...	D.S. Helen Diamond / ... (39 episodes, 1996-1999)
Nigel Le Vaillant	...	Dr. Paul Dangerfield (37 episodes, 1995-1997)
Marcia Warren	...	Angela Wakefield / ... (29 episodes, 1996-1998)
Eleanor Martin	...	WPC Georgie Cudworth / ... (27 episodes, 1995-1997)
Nigel Havers	...	Dr. Jonathan Paige (26 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jane Gurnett	...	DI Gillian Cramer (24 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Directed by
Lawrence Gordon Clark		(8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jim Goddard		(5 episodes, 1996)
Rob Walker		(5 episodes, 1996)
Jim Shields		(5 episodes, 1998-1999)
Richard Holthouse		(4 episodes, 1995)
Ken Hannam		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Robert Knights		(3 episodes, 1995)
Diana Patrick		(3 episodes, 1995)
Jan Sargent		(3 episodes, 1995)
Brett Fallis		(3 episodes, 1999)
Kim Flitcroft		(3 episodes, 1999)
Delyth Thomas		(3 episodes, 1999)
Brian Farnham		(2 episodes, 1995)
Graham Moore		(2 episodes, 1995)
Jo Johnson		(2 episodes, 1997)
Simon Meyers		(2 episodes, 1997)
Tim Holloway		(2 episodes, 1998)
Sharon Miller		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Writing credits
Don Shaw		(12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Peter Palliser		(5 episodes, 1998-1999)
Peter Hammond		(4 episodes, 1996)
Tony McHale		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Roy MacGregor		(3 episodes, 1995)
Nick McCarty		(2 episodes, 1995)
Timothy Prager		(2 episodes, 1995)
Amanda Coe		(2 episodes, 1997)
Michael Jenner		(2 episodes, 1997)
Matthew Bardsley		(2 episodes, 1998)
Lynne Dallow		(2 episodes, 1999)
Stuart Morris		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Produced by
Beverley Dartnall	....	producer / associate producer (39 episodes, 1996-1999)
Adrian Bate	....	producer (18 episodes, 1995)
Chris Parr	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 1995)
Lee Morris	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Thea Harvey	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 1995)
Richard Langridge	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 1999)
Julian Murphy	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 1997)
Martin Page	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 1997)
Tony Virgo	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 1996)
Peter Wolfes	....	producer (9 episodes, 1996)
Julia Ouston	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 1998)
Michael Darbon	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1999)

Series Original Music by
Ray Russell		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
John Kenway		(26 episodes, 1996-1998)
Ken Brinsley		(18 episodes, 1995)
Peter Fearon		(6 episodes, 1999)
Bill Broomfield		(3 episodes, 1999)
Peter Morgan		(3 episodes, 1999)

Series Film Editing by
Christopher Rowlands		(20 episodes, 1995-1999)
Mike Bloore		(10 episodes, 1995-1999)
Beverley Mills		(8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dawn Mears		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ian Collins		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Roger Wilson		(3 episodes, 1995)
Charles White		(2 episodes, 1995)
Mike Mulliner		(2 episodes, 1997)
John Rosser		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Casting by
Suzanne Crowley		(1 episode, 1995)
Gilly Poole		(1 episode, 1995)
Jackie Hare		(unknown episodes, 1997)

Series Production Design by
Amanda Atkinson		(20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mark Hudson		(10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nigel Jones		(10 episodes, 1998-1999)
John Ellis		(9 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Plush		(3 episodes, 1995)
Martin Boddison		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Art Direction by
Mark Hudson		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Duncan Howell		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Paul Higton		(48 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jeremy Turner		(8 episodes, 1996)

Series Makeup Department
Helen Smith	....	makeup designer / makeup assistant (38 episodes, 1995-1999)
Sarah Johnson	....	makeup assistant (30 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jane Oakley	....	makeup assistant / makeup designer (26 episodes, 1996-1999)
Vicky Newman	....	makeup designer / makeup assistant (14 episodes, 1996-1997)
Alison Elliott	....	assistant makeup artist / makeup designer (10 episodes, 1995)
Sue O'Neill	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 1995)
Kathy Kneller	....	makeup assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Meg Speirs	....	makeup assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Sheila Werry	....	makeup designer (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Management
Midge Ferguson	....	unit manager (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Christopher Rowlands	....	post-production supervisor (23 episodes, 1995-1999)
Lee Morris	....	production manager (10 episodes, 1997)
Monica Heath	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1995)
Alastair Duncan	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1998)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Hartley	....	first assistant director (25 episodes, 1995-1999)
Martin Tweddell	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sasha Mann	....	third assistant director (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Peter Eryl Lloyd	....	second assistant director (15 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeanette Sheppard	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (12 episodes, 1995-1997)
Alastair Duncan	....	first assistant director (11 episodes, 1995-1999)
Amin Hassan	....	third assistant director (10 episodes, 1997)
Ian Barber	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Sam Hill	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jill Riley	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1998)
Will Trotter	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1997)
Nina Hobson	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1999)
Mike Hobson	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1995)
Henry Forsyth	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 1999)
Gareth Williams	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1995)
Lee Morris	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1996)
Melanie Panario	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Art Department
Leanda Bowden-Smith	....	properties buyer (1 episode, 1995)
Tony Fisher	....	graphic designer (1 episode, 1995)
John Plush	....	design assistant (1 episode, 1995)
Ann Denning	....	properties buyer (unknown episodes)
William G. Fawcett	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Pete Montgomery	....	properties (unknown episodes)
Andrew Turley	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dave Baumber	....	sound recordist / sound / ... (37 episodes, 1995-1999)
David Mason	....	dubbing mixer (36 episodes, 1996-1999)
Sue Middlewick	....	dubbing editor (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Colin Chapman	....	dubbing editor / supervising sound editor / ... (18 episodes, 1995)
Trudy Ashmore	....	dubbing editor (14 episodes, 1995-1999)
Nicola Evans	....	dubbing editor (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Peter Knowles	....	film sound recordist / sound recordist (10 episodes, 1997)
James Hey	....	dubbing editor (9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Richard Reynolds	....	sound recordist (8 episodes, 1996)
Kate Davis	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1999)
Roger Slater	....	sound recordist / sound (4 episodes, 1995)
Neil Roberts	....	assistant dubbing editor (3 episodes, 1998)
Tim Partridge	....	boom operator (unknown episodes, 1997)
Rob Leveritt	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Colin Gorry	....	visual effects / visual effects designer (7 episodes, 1996-1999)

Series Stunts
Nick Powell	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (9 episodes, 1997-1999)
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator / stunt arranger (5 episodes, 1995-1998)
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 1999)
Marc Boyle	....	stunt coordinator / stunt arranger (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1995)
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1995)
Dave Holland	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1996-1999)
Frank Henson	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1996)
Roy Alon	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1997)
Mark Henson	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 1997)
Joss Gower	....	stunt double / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1998)
Peter Brayham	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1999)
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Lightening	....	clapper loader (12 episodes, 1999)
Rob Southam	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1999)
Steve Griffiths	....	electrician (unknown episodes, 1997)
Gordon Waters	....	best boy (unknown episodes, 1997)
Adam Coles	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Adam Dale	....	aerial camera operator (unknown episodes)
Catherine Frift	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Paul Jarvis	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Brendan Judge	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Joe Judge	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Derek McCulloch	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Dave Staton	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
William Tracey	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lesley Thomas	....	assistant costume designer (10 episodes, 1997)
Jane Stuart Brown	....	costume assistant / costume design assistant (3 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Editorial Department
Jim Gregory	....	telecine operator (32 episodes, 1996-1999)
Neil Roberts	....	assistant editor / assistant film editor (30 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jo Garner	....	post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 1997)
Kate Davis	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 1998)
Neil Turner	....	telecine operator (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Music Department
Nigel Hess	....	composer: original title music (1 episode, 1995)
Simon Chamberlain	....	music re-arranger: title music (unknown episodes)
Ray Russell	....	music re-arranger: title music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Dean Ward	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jane Barton	....	continuity / production assistant (26 episodes, 1995-1999)
Peter Eryl Lloyd	....	script editor / assistant script editor (25 episodes, 1997-1999)
Bob Jacobs	....	location manager (23 episodes, 1995-1999)
Bobbie Chapman	....	production coordinator (20 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jo Mainwaring	....	production secretary (20 episodes, 1997-1999)
Mike Hobson	....	location manager (14 episodes, 1996-1999)
David Lardner	....	location manager (12 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alix Brennan	....	script editor (12 episodes, 1999)
Nick Pitt	....	script editor (9 episodes, 1995)
Tilly Black	....	script editor (8 episodes, 1996)
Johnny Capps	....	script editor (8 episodes, 1997)
Andrew Clifford	....	script editor (8 episodes, 1997)
Clare Alan	....	script editor (8 episodes, 1998)
Jo Garner	....	continuity / production assistant (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lisa Brooks	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1995)
Chorley Bunce	....	caterer (6 episodes, 1995)
Thea Harvey	....	production associate (6 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Mackie	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1995)
Will Trotter	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1995)
Sam Hill	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1996)
Gill Humpherston	....	continuity (6 episodes, 1998)
Lee Morris	....	location manager (5 episodes, 1995)
Nell Denton	....	script editor (3 episodes, 1995)
Caroline Houghton	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1995)
Mary Haddow	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Ian Barber	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1996)
Mandie Weaver	....	assistant production accountant (unknown episodes, 1997)
Tony Bayliss	....	police advisor (unknown episodes)
John Brown	....	production operative supervisor (unknown episodes)
Dr. Hugh de la Haye Davies	....	medical advisor (unknown episodes)
Susan Dunn	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Peter Green	....	medical advisor (unknown episodes)
Amin Hassan	....	production runner (unknown episodes)
Julia Jones	....	finance assistant (unknown episodes)
Gill Raddings	....	animal handler (unknown episodes)
Bob Scott	....	police advisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound re-recording
• Compuhire  computer playback
• Lee Lighting  lighting

Runtime:

50 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Castle Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Danger, danger, high...(ly boring after first two series!)

Ah Dangerfield. That name takes me back. Before I even start it is worth pointing out that this program should really be considered as two. There are the first two series and then the rest of it. The rest of it is nothing special. I watched little of the later series and recall even less. If every there was an advert for quitting whilst you're ahead or trying to keep you're assembled cast together Dangerfield is it. The cast changed, the car changed, the quality changed, hell in the end even the lead changed, Dangerfield without a Dangerfield?

But, and it's a big but, there were the first two series. These were a totally different kettle of fish. Maybe it is nostalgia clouding my memory but I can't help remembering them fondly. A good cast and enthralling stories, all set against (what seemed to me as) the ever golden Warwickshire countryside in summer, it's enough to make you want to become a GP.

Essentially three things spring to mind when I think of the name Dangerfield. The first is fond memories of summers in my youth (I was born and bred not far form Dangerfield country) and the second is a question, why didn't the BBC persist in dragging it out for so long? (I know money and ratings). Finally there is the third, Nigel Hess' theme music which, for better or worse, will stay with me always.