THE LAST DETECTIVE is a British police drama that manages to combine gritty drama with a surprisingly deft comedic touch. Peter Davison is known derogatorily as Dangerous Davies, a detective who is purposively undangerous in intent but the vagaries of each episode seem determined to entrap him in unwanted peril. In "Tricia" the third episode of the series, we already have the essentials, DC Davies is low man on the police totem pole. His boss refuses to give him any case other than the worst ones, none wanted by Davies' peers. Tricia (Eleanor David) was robbed in her flat by two intruders whom she cannot identify as they pushed her face down on her floor and kept her there. She goes to the police who quickly decide that her case is unsolvable. Guess who gets this loser? Davies does who tries hard to be kind and understanding to one who has been victimized twice, once by the perps and again by what she sees as an uncaring constabulary. The tone of the episode begins lightly but by the second half, it switches to a jarring suspense caused by a more than slightly crazed paranoid who brings to mind Glen Close from FATAL ATTRACTION. The viewer easily sympathizes with DC Davies as he seeks only to maintain his own equilibrium in a job that demands disequilibrium from all officers concerned. THE LAST DETECTIVE promises to be eminently watchable.
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ygwerin11 August 2022
Miss Tricia Lloyd calls in at the Nick to make a complaint about a sexual attack, but comes away feeling totally aggrieved at their response, such that she is convinced that they are not taking her seriously and are trying to fob her off.
Which in actuality is fair comment as all every member of the detective team, can find to say about it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the attack, instead they persist in whinging on about her 'attitude'.
Such that D. I. Aspinall is more than happy to lumbar D. C. Davies with investigating the matter, to the tune of even passing on his mobile number for her to be able to keep in touch with him.
Dangerous Davies is more than a soft touch where his ex spouse Julie is concerned, she seems to know exactly which buttons of his to push to get him to jump to her tune, part of their divorce agreement concerns their dog which they take joint responsibility for.
All to often it gets used as a bargaining chip generally only involving dog walking duties, but when it causes property damage its invariably Dangerous's responsibilities to settle the bill, unless of course he can manage to turn his hands to some DIY.
Which in actuality is fair comment as all every member of the detective team, can find to say about it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the attack, instead they persist in whinging on about her 'attitude'.
Such that D. I. Aspinall is more than happy to lumbar D. C. Davies with investigating the matter, to the tune of even passing on his mobile number for her to be able to keep in touch with him.
Dangerous Davies is more than a soft touch where his ex spouse Julie is concerned, she seems to know exactly which buttons of his to push to get him to jump to her tune, part of their divorce agreement concerns their dog which they take joint responsibility for.
All to often it gets used as a bargaining chip generally only involving dog walking duties, but when it causes property damage its invariably Dangerous's responsibilities to settle the bill, unless of course he can manage to turn his hands to some DIY.
Tricia
Prismark1026 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Tricia is a woman whose house has been burgled.
She cannot identify the robbers and the police seem uncaring.
Tricia believes that she has been victimised twice.
Dangerous Davies gets the job and Tricia feels happy that at least there is someone who cares for her.
The other cases Davies looks at is only there to provide the quirky humour. Anna Wing more famous as Lou Beale in Eastenders plays an elderly woman who believes that her neighbour is a murderer.
It pads out the main story. It is obvious that Tricia is bipolar or just plain schizophrenic. Maybe DS Pimlott would have been better off watching his back rather than being busy planning his next prank on Davies.
She cannot identify the robbers and the police seem uncaring.
Tricia believes that she has been victimised twice.
Dangerous Davies gets the job and Tricia feels happy that at least there is someone who cares for her.
The other cases Davies looks at is only there to provide the quirky humour. Anna Wing more famous as Lou Beale in Eastenders plays an elderly woman who believes that her neighbour is a murderer.
It pads out the main story. It is obvious that Tricia is bipolar or just plain schizophrenic. Maybe DS Pimlott would have been better off watching his back rather than being busy planning his next prank on Davies.
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