Dangerfield: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 (the eponymous Paul Dangerfield), 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.

Series details

• Title: Dangerfield
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1995-01-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-11-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8474
• IMDb ID: tt0122339
• TVDB ID: 77233

Cast and credited roles

• Lisa Faulkner — Alison Dangerfield
• Bill Wallis — Dr. Nick MacKenzie
• Nadim Sawalha — Dr. Shaaban Hamada
• Sean Maguire — Marty Dangerfield (1995)
• Nigel Le Vaillant — Dr. Paul Dangerfield (1995-1997)
• Amanda Redman — Dr. Joanna Stevens (1995)
• Roderick Smith — Sgt Keith Lardner
• Tim Vincent — Marty Dangerfield (1996-1997)
• Nigel Havers — Dr. Jonathan Paige (1997-1999)
• Nicola Cowper — DS Helen Diamond (1996-1999)
• Idris Elba — Matt Gregory (1999)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-01-27; final listed air date 1995-03-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-09-22; final listed air date 1995-12-15; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-09-06; final listed air date 1996-11-15; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-09-05; final listed air date 1997-11-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-09-11; final listed air date 1998-12-04; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 1999-09-03; final listed air date 1999-11-19; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dangerfield on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.