The Last Detective - Season 2 - Eps 3: Benefit to Mankind
Davies decides to toughen up after falling victim to a cruel practical joke by colleagues Barrett and Pimlott. He is then dispatched to investigate the death of a medical researcher. It looks like suicide, but Davies is convinced it's murder.
About The Last Detective

Title: The Last Detective
First Air Date: 2003-02-07
Last Air Date: 2007-05-31
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 8 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 17
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Meridan Productions, United Productions
Synopsis
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Cast

Peter Davison
Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies

Sean Hughes
Mod Lewis

Rob Spendlove
DI Aspinall

Vineeta Rishi
WPC Kapoor

Emma Amos
Julie Davies

Charles De'Ath
DS Pimlott

Billy Geraghty
DC Darren Barrett