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Law & Order: UK

2009TV-148 seasons7.0 / 10

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Care

48m8.5 / 10

A body is found at a London hospital, but can the police and the Crown Prosecutors bring the person responsible to justice?

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Directed by Omar MadhaWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Rupert Farley, Patrick Malahide, Lorraine Ashbourne, Gillian McCutcheon, Babou Ceesay

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Episode 2

Unloved

48m7.5 / 10

When a teenager is murdered, the alleged killer's defence barrister has an audacious plan up her sleeve.

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Written by Terry CafollaGuest stars Nicola Stephenson, Dervla Kirwan, Cyril Nri, Rebekah Staton, Babatunde Aléshé, Richard Wisker, Joanna Hole

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Episode 3

Vice

48m4.5 / 10

When a former vice cop is discovered beaten to death in an underpass, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin find their investigation going in unexpected directions.

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Written by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Sean Blowers, Juliet Aubrey, Sean Pertwee, Lesley Manville, Joanna Cassidy, Deborah Cornelius, Jessica Gunning, Gemma Dyllen

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Episode 4

Unsafe

48m7.5 / 10

A convicted murderer who has been studying law inside is given the chance to appeal and chooses to represent himself in court against James Steel - his former prosecutor.

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Directed by Andy GoddardWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Iain Glen, Paul Darrow, Bryony Afferson, Amber Agar

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Episode 5

Buried

48m9.0 / 10

The 20-year-old unsolved death of a young boy leads to the discovery of repressed memories, and a risky case for James and Alesha.

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Written by Catherine TregennaGuest stars Anthony Higgins, Colin Salmon, Matthew White, Gillian McCutcheon, Christopher Fairbank, Keith Barron, Holly Aird, Jessica Gunning

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Episode 6

Paradise

48m8.0 / 10

Was the arson attack on a Turkish club claiming 17 lives racially motivated - or something even more sinister? James Steel and Alesha Phllips struggle to build the case.

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Written by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Frances Barber, Nabil Elouahabi, Joanna McCallum, Souad Faress, Jessica Gunning, Charles Kay, Jack Gordon

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Episode 7

Alesha

48m7.5 / 10finale

With scant evidence James Steel and Alesha Phillips find themselves up against a tenacious barrister defending an eminent doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient.

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Guest stars Kim Vithana, Ania Sowinski, Lesley Manville, Derek Riddell

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about Law & Order: UK

Cast

Bradley WalshRonnie Brooks
Jamie BamberMatt Devlin
Harriet WalterNatalie Chandler
Ben DanielsJames Steel
Freema AgyemanAlesha Phillips
Bill PatersonGeorge Castle
Dominic RowanJake Thorne
Peter DavisonHenry Sharpe

Credits

Written by
Emilia di Girolamo, Chris Chibnall, Terry Cafolla, Dick Wolf, Catherine Tregenna, Richard Stokes, Nicholas Hicks-Beach, Chris Chibnall, Noel Farragher

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
53
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • Wolf EntertainmentUnited States
  • KudosUnited Kingdom
  • Universal TelevisionUnited States
  • Shine Group

Themes

criminal investigationlawyerlondon, england