The last detective. Series 4
(DVD)

Title from disc labels.

Inspired by the novels of Leslie Thomas.

Originally broadcast on television in 2006.

Special features: Interview with Peter Davison; Leslie Thomas bio and booklist; cast filmographies.

Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Emma Amos, Kenneth Cranham, Roger Daltrey, Leslie Phillips.

Disc one: After a daring diamond heist, all fingers point to crime boss Jimmy Vincent, released from prison on the very day of the robbery. When teenagers find the two-week-old corpse of Dominic Sylvester, everyone in the Willesden constabulary dismisses it as the lonely death of a reclusive old man - everyone, that is, except Davies. Bunny Hopper is half of the almost-famous comedy team Bunny & Jules, dies onstage in a bingo hall, the apparent victim of poison.

Disc two: Someone dispatched limo owner Tony Hill by slashing him with a jagged champagne bottle, a tragic end for the former ex-pat recently back from Uruguay to rebuild his life. A dead man found behind the wheel of his car on a soccer pitch leads Davies to the Lodge of Divine Serenity, an exclusive all-male organization with a secret membership list.

Disc three: An undervalued detective is assigned to investigate the recent death of a police officer, but as the case progresses, he finds himself re-opening a seemingly cold case - that of an adolescent girl who went missing 15 years earlier.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.