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Season 1 – Law & Order: UK

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Law & Order: UK Feb 2009 Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
In a rare switch for programming usually adapted from one side of the Atlantic to the other, the U.K. is the recipient this time around. Dick Wolf's long-running U.S. police procedural drama gets a British tweak, as the action shifts from New York to London. Despite the change of scenery, the show's fundamental setup remains comfortably the same: the police investigate a crime in the first half, and the prosecutors go after the offenders in the second half. The only major differences are the accents and white wigs.
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Law & Order: UK — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

A British twist on the venerable police procedural, Law & Order: UK loses nothing in translation -- it's well-written, crisply acted, and consistently satisfying.

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Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2010
The tone works, the scripts exude vitality. Go to Full Review Troy Patterson Slate Oct 3, 2010
The writing is as crisp as Brooks' perfect raincoat, and the partners share a father-son chemistry unseen elsewhere in the franchise. Go to Full Review Randee Dawn The Hollywood Reporter Oct 3, 2010
It's a bloody good translation. Go to Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago Jul 2, 2018
Law & Order: UK continues to be one of the more satisfying spin-offs the franchise has spawned. Go to Full Review Tom Conroy Media Life Oct 8, 2010
The show retains its source's appeal and should attract longtime fans who might enjoy a rerun with new flavor, as well as nonfans who prefer their mysteries with British accents and vocabulary. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 3, 2010
Aside from a few head-scratcher terms, lawyers and judges wearing white wigs while in court and occasionally impenetrable accents, Law & Order: UK should be remarkably familiar to fans of the original series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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K F @RT29864102 May 21, 2026 The show itself is great a cavalcade of BAFTA royalty. But... the theme music is absolutely horrendous. It sounds as if it's meant for a low budget 90s military drama or an bad action scifi. See more Read all reviews
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Dick Wolf

Creator

Freema Agyeman

Actor

Bradley Walsh

Actor

Jamie Bamber

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Harriet Walter

Actor

Ben Daniels

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 23, 2009 Care When the evacuation of a London hospital leads to the discovery of a tragic death, Ronnie Brooks and Matt Devlin must investigate. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 2, 2009 Unloved When a boy is found kicked to death at Euston rail station, Brooks and Devlin discover that the boy's mother is a reformed drug addict. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 9, 2009 Vice When former vice cop Frank McCallum is discovered beaten to death in an underpass, Ronnie Brooks and Matt Devlin find their investigation going in unexpected directions. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 16, 2009 Unsafe Ronnie and Matt reopen an old murder case after a body in a shallow grave is discovered. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 23, 2009 Buried The remains of an 8-year-old boy are uncovered, 25 years after he was reported missing; Brooks and Devlin re-interview the man arrested during the original enquiry. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 30, 2009 Paradise Ronnie Brooks and Matt Devlin are under pressure to discover who was behind an arson attack on a Turkish club. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 6, 2009 Alesha Brooks and Devlin investigate allegations of sexual assault made against a Harley Street gynecologist. Details

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Season Info

Creator
Dick Wolf
Executive Producer
Jane Featherstone, Dick Wolf, Andrew Woodhead
Network
ITV
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 23, 2009
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