Dangerfield - Season 2 - Eps 1: Down by the Riverside

Name: Eps 1: Down by the Riverside
Released: 1995-09-22
Rating: 3.0

1995-09-22 • 60 min • ⭐ 6/10

Love is the drug for dashing doctor and police surgeon Paul Dangerfield. Now he's almost come to terms with his wife Celia's death in a road crash, romance finally looks set to blossom with fellow GP Joanna Stevens, although Paul is still unsure of his feelings. When the body of a naked woman is found by a canal, Paul Dangerfield and new forensic expert Terri Morgan collaborate to find out her identity and how she died. However, there is a slight discrepancy between medic and police when Paul insists that the woman had a faint pulse but WPC Cudworth said she was already dead when they arrived on the scene. DI Jackson, eager to avert potential criticism from his team, asks Paul to heed caution before he submits his report. Meanwhile, at the Wickton Road Health Centre, Paul's colleague Joanna Stevens needs a little of his bedside manner when he has to help convince her elderly father Harry to go into sheltered accommodation upon his release from hospital. Alison is preparing to leave a

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About Dangerfield

Title: Dangerfield

First Air Date: 1995-01-27

Last Air Date: 1999-11-19

Status: Ended

Rating: 6/10 (from 1 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 62

Network: BBC One

Genres: Crime, Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

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.