Apr 10th  
Dangerous Davies* 
sub-title: The Last Detective   
(GB TVM 1980)
ITC/Maidenhead. 120m.

An injury-prone North London detective is given a routine case to seek out a local crime boss to help Special Branch, but becomes more interested in a missing girl among one of the victims.
Downbeat comedy detective story with the funny moments very watered down (as is some of the violence), generally competently handled with a good world-weary ensemble.

w: Val Guest, Leslie Thomas, from his novel
p: Greg Smith
d: Val Guest
s: Bernard Cribbins, Bill Maynard, Joss Ackland, Bernard Lee, John Leyton, Maureen Lipman, Frank Windsor, Colin Baker, Cindy O'Callaghan, Pam St. Clement
ph: Frank Watts
m: Ed Welch

 DANGEROUS DAVIES. Bernard Cribbins was always a pleasant comedic presence but never quite leading man material, but entered into the spirit of this sombre comedy detective story, with other veterans such as Bernard Lee in his last screen role - appropriately, as a police desk sergeant