The medical drama Dangerfield followed the busy life of a police surgeon, initially focusing on Paul Dangerfield, a widower balancing his career with raising a teenage son and daughter. Following the departure of lead actor Nigel Le Vaillant in 1997, Nigel Havers stepped into the spotlight as the single Dr. Jonathan Paige.
Although Le Vaillant was a major TV star when the show debuted, the series faced its fair share of critical backlash, largely because it tried to appeal to every possible audience; it was often joked that the only thing the character didn’t do was treat sick animals! As the years went by, the show leaned further into soap-opera-style storylines and de-emphasized the gritty police work, a shift that many felt ultimately hurt the series' atmosphere.
Production Details
UK / BBC1 / 66x50 minute episode / 1995-99 Six seasons
Created by: Don Shaw
Writer(s): Barbara Cox, Keith Temple, Colin Wyatt
Music: Nigel Hess
Script Editor: Barbara Mackie (Seasons 1-2)
Medical Advisor: M.H. Bletcher
Executive Producer: Chris Parr
Main Cast
Nigel Le Vaillant as Paul Dangerfield (1995-1997)
Amanda Redman as Joanna Stevens (Seasons 1-2)
Lisa Faulkner as Alison Dangerfield (1995-96)
Tamzin Malleson as Alison Dangerfield (1997)
Sean McGuire as Marty Dangerfield (1995-1996)
Tim Vincent as Marty Dangerfield (1997)
Nadim Sawalha as Shaban Hamada
Nigel Havers as Dr Jonathan Paige
Kim Vithani as Kate Durrani
George Irving as D.I. Ken Jackson
Katy Murphy as Terri Murphy
Roderick Smith as Sgt Lardner
Jacquetta May as Liz Moss
Marcia Warren as Angela Wakefield
Nicolas Cowper as DS Helen Diamond
Jane Gurnett as D.I. Gillian Cramer