Dangerfield (1995)

Synopsis

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.

Series Information

Created By

Don Shaw

First Aired

1995

Last Aired

1999

Seasons

6

Episodes

62

Episode Length

60 min

Genre

Crime, Drama

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended

Rating

7.0 / 10 (2 votes)

Top Cast

Nigel Havers

Dr. Jonathan Paige

Nicola Cowper

D.S. Helen Diamond

Idris Elba

Matt Gregory

Jane Gurnett

D.I. Gillian Cramer

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Roderick Smith

Sgt Keith Lardner

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