A lottery win, a locked room, and one very crispy corpse — cozy crime at its most chaotic.
Dangerous investigates the arson murder of a former lotto winner who is burned to death while drunk in a locked room.
Acting
Peter Davison's world-weary charm carries every scene.
Writing
Wry British humor cuts through the grim setup.
Director
Ferdinand Fairfax
Peter Davison
Dangerous Davies
Sean Hughes
Mod Lewis
Rob Spendlove
Ray Aspinall
Charles De'Ath
Phillip Pimlott
Tony Maudsley
Billy Muldoon
Billy Geraghty
Darren Barrett
Allan Corduner
Maurice Leyman
Elizabeth Bennett
Dorothy Fulljames
Ian Midlane
Fire Officer
Susan Vidler
Christine Leyman
Nicholas Woodeson
Gerald Leyman
Anita Dobson
Ruth Leyman
Karl Howman
Keith Telfer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie was the final outing for 'The Last Detective' after the series ended — a farewell that barely anyone noticed.
The 'lotto lout' archetype was peak mid-2000s British tabloid obsession, making this weirdly of its moment.
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