The Last Detective – Series Four (Acorn Media)
Picture:
C Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: B+
Based on
the Dangerous Davies novel series by author Leslie Thomas, I found The Last Detective to be a damn
enjoyable television experience. It’s a
great blend of a British cop show, British comedy, and drama (a more
international art form) that provides a consistently enjoyable seventy minute
self-contained story. The show follows
Detective Constable “Dangerous” Davies, a cop regarded as mostly laughable by
his colleagues and he is, providing quite a few memorable moments at his
expense.
Being
that I’ve picked up this show at Season
4/Series Four, I can’t comment
on the previous three seasons, but starting up now didn’t hurt my enjoyment at
all. However, as far as I can tell, this
doesn’t necessarily pick up where anything left off. The show takes some interesting stylistic
techniques, reminiscent of C.S.I., particularly
in flashback sequences that help the story unfold. Ultimately, there’s nothing all that innovative
about the show, but still blends in well with the rest of the cop shows out
there.
The
series is presented in a 1.78 X 1 anamorphically enhanced widescreen format,
but never is able to shake the look of British television, something I’ve never
been able to get into myself as its look and feel reminds me of 1970’s
porno. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo sound
is fine, no real complaints, but was nothing stellar either. The disc is lacking in extras, containing
only cast filmographies, a biography of Leslie Thomas, and an interview with
star Peter Davison.
For its
premium price, I’m not sure this series would really be worth it, but if you
can find it used for a decent price, I’d recommend it. Future seasons are something I wouldn’t mind watching,
that’s for certain. For previous
coverage of the show, try these links:
One
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/3463/The+Last+Detective+-+Series+One
Two
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4346/The+Last+Detective+-+Series+2
Three
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5202/The+Last+Detective+–+Series+3
- Jordan Paley
