When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.

Bernard Cribbins
as Dangerous Davies

Bill Maynard
as Mod Lewis

Joss Ackland
as Chief Insp. Yardbird

Bernard Lee
as Sgt. Ben

John Leyton
as Dave Boot

Maureen Lipman
as Ena Lind

Patsy Rowlands
as Madame Tarantella

Colin Baker
as William Lind

David Auker
as Tarquin

Marianne Stone
as Venus
dennyjt
Accident-prone cop Cribbins is assigned to find a long-time criminal thought to have returned to the neighborhood. His investigations lead him to looking into a disappearance of a teenage girl 15 years before that has never properly pursued. He uncovers the true story, despite being beaten repeatedl...
CinemaSerf
Though it does have the odd comedic line or two, this is the only time I recall Bernard Cribbins ever trying to tackle something that required him to speak the word "pants" in anything like a sexual context. He plays a detective constable who is assigned a tough criminal case but soon finds himself ...