Law & Order: UK

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"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

Law & Order: UK is a British television drama based on the original Law & Order from Executive Producer Dick Wolf, - each episode is based on an original script from that show with suitable changes for the English legal system, for example, the lack of felony murder and on occasion more major changes to the storyline. The "Law" is the fictional 'Central London Police' (although dialogue frequently refers to the Metropolitan Police) and the "Order" is the Crown Prosecution Service.

The series airs on ITV and is produced by the independent production company Kudos. So far, fifty-three episodes have been aired, with the final episode of Series 8 aired on June 11, 2014.

On June 4, 2014, ITV announced that the show would be "rested" after Bradley Walsh chose to leave the show and "Repeat to Fade" would be the final episode for the "foreseeable future".

Cast[]

Police Characters[]

The following characters are the police who investigate crime.

Actor	Character	Series
Bradley Walsh	Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks	Series 1-8
Jamie Bamber	Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin	Series 1-5
Harriet Walter	Detective Inspector Natalie Chandler	Series 1-6
Paul Nicholls	Detective Sergeant Sam Casey	Series 6-7
Ben Bailey-Smith	Detective Sergeant Joe Hawkins	Series 8
Paterson Joseph	Detective Inspector Wes Layton	Series 7-8
Sharon Small	Detective Inspector Elisabeth Flynn	Series 8

Crown Prosecution Characters[]

The following characters are the Crown Prosecutor's who prosecute the offenders.

Actor	Character	Series
Ben Daniels	Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel	Series 1-4
Freema Agyeman	Junior Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips	Series 1-6
Bill Paterson	Director of Crown Prosecution Service George Castle	Series 1-4
Dominic Rowan	Senior Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne	Series 5-8
Peter Davison	Director of London Crown Prosecution Service Henry Sharpe	Series 5-8
Georgia Taylor	Junior Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker	Series 7-8

Episodes[]

Series 1 (7 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
1.01 (#1)	Care	"Cradle to Grave" (2.18)	February 23, 2009
1.02 (#2)	Unloved	"Born Bad" (4.09)	March 2, 2009
1.03 (#3)	Vice	"Working Mom" (7.14)	March 9, 2009
1.04 (#4)	Unsafe	"American Dream" (4.08)	March 16, 2009
1.05 (#5)	Buried	"In Memory Of..." (2.07)	March 23, 2009
1.06 (#6)	Paradise	"Heaven" (2.10)	March 30, 2009
1.07 (#7)	Alesha	"Helpless" (3.06)	April 6, 2009

Series 2 (6 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
2.01 (#8)	Samaritan	"Manhood" (3.21)	January 11, 2010
2.02 (#9)	Hidden	"Bitter Fruit" (6.01)	January 18, 2010
2.03 (#10)	Community Service	"Volunteers" (4.02)	January 25, 2010
2.04 (#11)	Sacrifice	"Sonata for Solo Organ" (1.21)	February 1, 2010
2.05 (#12)	Love and Loss	"Consultation" (3.10)	February 8, 2010
2.06 (#13)	Honour Bound	"Corruption" (7.05)	February 15, 2010

Series 3 (7 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
3.01 (#14)	Broken	"Killerz" (10.02)	September 9, 2010
3.02 (#15)	Hounded	"Mad Dog" (7.18)	September 16, 2010
3.03 (#16)	Defence	"Pro Se" (6.21)	September 23, 2010
3.04 (#17)	Confession	"Bad Faith" (5.20)	September 30, 2010
3.05 (#18)	Survivor	"Punk" (9.08)	October 7, 2010
3.06 (#19)	Masquerade	"Good Girl" (7.03)	October 14, 2010
3.07 (#20)	Anonymous	"Stalker" (8.18)	October 21, 2010

Series 4 (6 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
4.01 (#21)	Help	"We Like Mike" (7.20)	March 7, 2011
4.02 (#22)	Denial	"DNR" (10.03)	March 14, 2011
4.03 (#23)	ID	"Promises to Keep" (3.14)	March 21, 2011
4.04 (#24)	Duty of Care	"Endurance" (11.01)	March 28, 2011
4.05 (#25)	Shaken	"Homesick" (6.22)	April 4, 2011
4.06 (#26)	Skeletons	"Trophy" (6.12)	April 11, 2011

Series 5 (6 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
5.01 (#27)	The Wrong Man	"Prescription for Death" (1.01)	July 10, 2011
5.02 (#28)	Safe	"Precious" (5.07)	July 17, 2011
5.03 (#29)	Crush	"Humiliation" (6.07)	July 24, 2011
5.04 (#30)	Tick Tock	"Hot Pursuit" (6.05)	July 31, 2011
5.05 (#31)	Intent	"Privileged" (5.18)	August 7, 2011
5.06 (#32)	Deal	"Slave" (6.19)	August 14, 2011

Series 6 (7 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
6.01 (#33)	Survivor's Guilt	"Suicide Box" (13.16)	January 6, 2012
6.02 (#34)	Immune	"Double Down" (7.19)	January 13, 2012
6.03 (#35)	Haunted	"Ghosts" (16.03)	January 20, 2012
6.04 (#36)	Trial	"Double Blind" (7.06)	January 27, 2012
6.05 (#37)	Line Up	"Performance" (5.14)	February 3, 2012
6.06 (#38)	Dawn Till Dusk	"Mayhem" (4.17)	February 10, 2012
6.07 (#39)	Fault Lines	"Just a Girl in the World" (20.02)	February 17, 2012

Series 7 (6 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
7.01 (#40)	Tracks	"Locomotion" (15.24)	July 14, 2013
7.02 (#41)	Tremors	"Aftershock" (6.23)	July 21, 2013
7.03 (#42)	Paternal	"Deadbeat" (7.07)	July 28, 2013
7.04 (#42)	Fatherly Love	"Family Values" (5.04)	August 4, 2013
7.05 (#44)	Mortal	"Golden Years" (4.11)	August 11, 2013
7.06 (#45)	Dependent	"Phobia" (11.13)	August 18, 2013

Series 8 (8 episodes)[]

Episode #	Title	L&O equivalent	Airdate
8.01 (#46)	Flaw	"Refuge Part 1" (9.23)	March 12, 2014
8.02 (#47)	Safe from Harm	"Betrayal" (18.11)	March 19, 2014
8.03 (#48)	I Predict A Riot	"Ramparts" (9.11)	March 26, 2014
8.04 (#49)	Pride	"Identity" (14.06)	April 2, 2014
8.05 (#50)	Customs	"Ritual" (8.10)	April 9, 2014
8.06 (#51)	Bad Romance	"Denial" (8.02)	April 16, 2014
8.07 (#52)	Hard Stop	"Criminal Law" (16.09)	April 23, 2014
8.08 (#53)	Repeat to Fade	"Marathon" (10.06)	June 11, 2014

Series[]

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	Series premiere	Series finale
1	7	February 23, 2009	April 6, 2009
2	6	January 11, 2010	February 15, 2010
3	7	September 9, 2010	October 21, 2010
4	6	March 7, 2011	April 11, 2011
5	6	July 10, 2011	August 14, 2011
6	7	January 13, 2012	February 17, 2012
7	6	July 14, 2013	August 18, 2013
8	8	March 12, 2014	June 11, 2014