The Last Detective: The Long Bank Holiday
12:00 am - 01:35 am, Saturday, June 20 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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The Long Bank Holiday
Season 2, Episode 2
Mod stands in the local election and soon clashes with councillor Marjorie Balsam, who proves to have more than her fair share of sleaze to hide. Meanwhile, Dangerous is called out to settle a routine dispute over a leylandii hedge that escalates when the taunts turn racist and human remains start turning up in one householder's vegetable patch. An apparent suicide on the railway tracks and reports of schoolgirls surreptitiously visiting the local pharmacist ensure that the oddball detective has a full and satisfying Bank Holiday shift. Lynda Bellingham guest stars
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Cast & Crew
Peter Davison
(Actor)
.. DC `Dangerous" Davies
Sean Hughes
(Actor)
.. Mod Lewis
Emma Amos
(Actor)
.. Julie Davies
Lynda Bellingham
(Actor)
.. Councillor Marjorie Balsam
Billy Geraghty
(Actor)
.. DC Darren Barrett
Charlie De'Ath
(Actor)
.. DS Steve Pimlott
Rob Spendlove
(Actor)
.. DI Ray Aspinall
Tracy-Ann Oberman
(Actor)
.. Mandy Thursday
Ken Drury
(Actor)
.. Mr Benson
Bhasker Patel
(Actor)
.. Mr Lal
Donald Sumpter
(Actor)
.. Alfie Clemens
Michael N Harbour
(Actor)
.. Dennis Moorcroft
Russell Lewis
(Writer)
Deirdre Keir
(Producer)
Michele Buck
(Executive producer)
Tim Vaughan
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Peter Davison
(Actor)
.. DC `Dangerous" Davies
Born:
April 13, 1951
in
Streatham, London
Best Known For:
Being the fifth Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born Peter Moffett on April 13, 1951, in Streatham, south London. He moved with his three sisters to Surrey when his parents, Sheila and Claude, bought a village store. He had an undistinguished time at Winston Churchill School, but he did enjoy music and drama. After leaving with three O-levels, he considered teaching, but entered the Central School of Speech and Drama after catching the acting bug through amateur performances. To avoid confusion with director Peter Moffatt, he changed his surname to Davison.
Career:
Davison's first professional role was in Love's Labour's Lost at Nottingham Playhouse in 1972 and his TV debut came in a 1975 episode of The Tomorrow People. A lean spell followed (during which he spent 18 months working in a tax office in Twickenham), but his big break came in 1978 when he landed the role of Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. In 1981, he took over from Tom Baker as the fifth Doctor Who, but quit three years later for fear of being typecast. Other career highlights include A Very Peculiar Practice, Campion, At Home with the Braithwaites, The Last Detective, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Distant Shores and Law & Order: UK. Throughout 2010, he starred in the West End production of Legally Blonde, and directed and wrote a spoof documentary called The Five(ish) Doctors to tie in with Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013.
Quote:
'You don't ever decide you're old - at least I haven't yet. I'm still quite surprised if I get dragged for a night out somewhere why I'm yawning by half-past-11.'
Trivia:
He composed the theme tunes for Button Moon and Mixed Blessings. His actress daughter, Georgia Moffett, is married to David Tennant.
Sean Hughes
(Actor)
.. Mod Lewis
Born:
November 19, 1965
in
London
Best Known For:
His award-winning stand-up comedy and earlier role as a team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Early-life:
Born John Hughes in London on November 19, 1965, to a working-class Catholic family. He moved with his parents and two brothers to Dublin, where he grew up. He changed schools several times and found it difficult to form solid friendships and became a victim of bullying - a situation he has written about and discussed on numerous occasions. Returning to London as a teenager, he set his sights on a job at the Comedy Store and began working as a stand-up comedian. In 1990 he became the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Perrier Award for Comedy.
Career:
The show A One Night Stand with Sean Hughes toured the UK and Australia, as well as performances in Los Angeles, Montreal and Toronto. In 1991 he made a brief but memorable appearance in Alan Parker's acclaimed movie The Commitments as a record label executive, before writing and appearing in the aptly titled Sean's Show for Channel 4 a year later. Other TV programmes followed, including Sean's Shorts, but it was his six-year stint as a team captain on the irreverent music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks that made him a household name. His dramatic acting has included roles in Murder Most Horrid, Gormenghast, Girl on a Cycle, The Last Detective, Coronation Street, Agatha Christie's Marple, and Round Ireland with a Fridge.
Quote:
When a 2004 performance was poorly attended, he said: 'Never mind the show, let's go to the pub,' before taking the audience for a pint.
Trivia:
He has also written successful novels, prose and poetry.
Emma Amos
(Actor)
.. Julie Davies
Lynda Bellingham
(Actor)
.. Councillor Marjorie Balsam
Born:
May 31, 1948
in
Montreal, Canada
Best Known For:
Those stock cube adverts.
Early-life:
Lynda was born in Montreal, Canada, on May 31, 1948, and moved around a lot as a child due to her father's job as a pilot. The family eventually settled on a farm near Aylesbury. Her first ambition was to be a showjumper, but she had to give it up due to hayfever. Her parents were not happy about her decision to become an actress, which was inspired by appearing in various school productions. Lynda enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1969.
Career:
TV roles came in the early 1970s, in shows such as The Sweeney, Within These Walls and Z Cars. Her first regular part was in General Hospital. Bellingham appeared in Confessions of a Driving Instructor (her debut film), The Fuzz and Mackenzie, while maintaining a stage career, but became famous thanks to a series of stock cube adverts, and capitalised on her mumsie image by playing Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small. She went on to star in the likes of Second Thoughts, Faith in the Future, Martin Chuzzlewit, My Uncle Silas, At Home with the Braithwaites, Odd Socks, The All Star Comedy Show and The Bill. She starred alongside Liza Tarbuck in Bonkers and appeared as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. After losing a battle with colorectal cancer, Bellingham died on October 19th, 2014, at the age of 66.
Quote:
'The decision to give up chemo was a huge relief because I took back some control of myself.'
Trivia:
Bellingham supported a number of cancer charities.
Billy Geraghty
(Actor)
.. DC Darren Barrett
Charlie De'Ath
(Actor)
.. DS Steve Pimlott
Rob Spendlove
(Actor)
.. DI Ray Aspinall
Tracy-Ann Oberman
(Actor)
.. Mandy Thursday
Ken Drury
(Actor)
.. Mr Benson
Bhasker Patel
(Actor)
.. Mr Lal
Born:
February 07, 1956
in
Kampala, Uganda
Best Known For:
Playing Rishi Sharma in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Bhasker was born in Kampala, Uganda, on February 7, 1956. He attended two drama schools but dropped out of both when he landed professional acting roles. He made his TV debut in 1981 BBC Play for Today drama The Garland.
Career:
As a highly successful jobbing actor, his acting CV is bursting with guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Crown Court, Boon, Between the Lines, Birds of a Feather, Only Fools and Horses, My Family, The Last Detective and Doctor Who. His film credits include Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), My Beautiful Launderette (1985), Being Human (1994) and Kidulthood (2006). Since 2011, he has played Rishi Sharma in Emmerdale.
Quote:
'A good script sinks in easily as it is written for that character and their dilemmas and wants.'
Trivia:
In-between acting work, Patel has worked as a teaching assistant.
Donald Sumpter
(Actor)
.. Alfie Clemens
Michael N Harbour
(Actor)
.. Dennis Moorcroft
Russell Lewis
(Writer)
Deirdre Keir
(Producer)
Michele Buck
(Executive producer)
Tim Vaughan
(Executive producer)
