Dangerfield (TV series)
| Dangerfield | |
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| Genre |
Medical drama police procedural |
| Starring | Nigel Le Vaillant Nigel Havers Nadim Sawalha Bill Wallis Amanda Redman Fiona Victory George Irving Michael Melia Jane Gurnett Nicola Cowper Julian Kay Lisa Faulkner Tamzin Malleson Sean Maguire Tim Vincent Marcia Warren |
| Theme music composer |
Nigel Hess Simon Chamberlain Ray Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Chris Parr Tony Virgo Julian Murphy Julia Ouston Richard Langridge |
| Producer(s) | Adrian Bate Peter Wolfes Beverley Dartnall |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC Pebble Mill Productions BBC Birmingham |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format |
14:9 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 27 January 1995 – 19 November 1999 |
Dangerfield is a British drama series which focuses on the activities of small town doctor and police surgeon Paul Dangerfield, played by Nigel Le Vaillant. Six series of the programme were produced, broadcasting from 27 January 1995 until 19 November 1999.
After Le Vaillant left the role in 1997, Dr. Jonathan Paige, played by Nigel Havers, became the new central character, after previously appearing in the final two episodes of Le Vaillant's tenure. The BBC decided to end the series in November 1999 when 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.
The show was mainly filmed in Warwick, Warwickshire, with some scenes being filmed in neighbouring Leamington Spa.
This was the first series to feature Nigel Havers as the primary character, Dr. Jonathan Paige. Jane Gurnett was similarly introduced as the new main investigating officer in the series, D.I. Gillian Kramer. Many of the cast from the two previous series were retained; with the exception of Michael Melia, Tim Vincent, Tamzin Malleson and Fiona Victory. This series was broadcast at 9:35pm on Fridays. Viewing figures for this series was strong enough for a sixth series to be commissioned.
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