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The Last Detective: Series 1.


The Last Detective: Series 1

Acorn Media Group

801 Roeder Road, Suite 700, Silver Spring, MD 20910

1569388687 $39.99 www.acornmedia.com

Detective Constable 'Dangerous Davies' is a gentle, old-fashion, decent, conscientious, caring, and persevering per·se·vere  
intr.v. per·se·vered, per·se·ver·ing, per·se·veres
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
 London police The term London Police could refer to one of several separate police forces:
  • City of London Police - The police force for the City of London.
  • Metropolitan Police Service - The police force for the rest of Greater London.
 officer who is ridiculed and disrespected by his fellow officers, his boss, and his ex-wife. His nickname of 'Dangerous' is a derisive de·ri·sive  
adj.
Mocking; jeering.



de·risive·ly adv.

de·ri
 reference to his being viewed as not dangerous at all, rather inept, and the very last detective on the force to be given an assignment of any importance. But when Dangerous Davies stumbles across an 20 year old disappearance, he doggedly tracks it down assisted only by an eccentric friend. The end result is the uncovering of an old murder and an unexpected plot twist that is the essence of a great British mystery! Based upon a novel by Leslie Thomas, "The Last Detective" is superbly produced, with first class acting, and meticulous attention to detail that hallmarks a witty, character-enriched, two-disc, four episode mini-series that has a total running time 312 minutes. The DVD format See VOB and DVD.  is enhanced with the inclusion of a Leslie Thomas biography and book list, a photo gallery, and cast filmographies making it very strongly recommended for personal and community library DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 collections.
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