Season 6 • Episode 12
LatestDr Jonathan Paige and DI Gillian Cramer celebrate their last nights of freedom before the wedding. But when a boy is found tied up in the nearby woods, Paige notices a face from the past and remembers an unsolved case involving a child strangler.
Dangerfield is a British drama series about a small town doctor / police surgeon, which ran for 6 series, between 1995 and 1999. Originally Nigel Le Vaillant played the central role, but this character later left the series, the focus switching to his replacement, played by Nigel Havers. The BBC decided to end the series in November 1999 when Nigel Havers announced his decision to quit. The BBC felt viewers would not find the series credible if the main character was changed for a second time. The show like a number of other BBC dramas of the 1980s and 1990s also featured a number of borderline fantasy episodes. These included "Tricks", "Angel" and "Haunted". The TV trailers for Dangerfield were heavily parodied by The Fast Show in which the character was called Monkfish and would appear as a tough uncompromising Doctor, Policeman, vet and even as an interior designer with titles mixed in with other BBC shows of the time.
Acting
Nigel Havers' effortless midlife charm offensive.
Writing
Fantasy episodes that dared to get weird.
Creator
Don Shaw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Fast Show's 'Monkfish' parody became more famous than the actual series, cementing Dangerfield's place in British comedy lore.
Idris Elba appeared in early episodes as Matt Gregory long before his Hollywood breakthrough—making this a secret Elba deep cut.
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