Law & Order: UK - Episode Guide - TV.com Law & Order: UK 6/11/14 6.3 Still reeling from the shocking death of one of their team, Ronnie and Joe have a new case to deal with when an innocent young mother is stabbed to death in a busy London market place. Under pressure from all sides to solve the case and make Londoners feel safe again, Ronnie and Joe struggle to gather enough evidence to charge the youth they believe is responsible - Bobbi Washington. When Bobbi inadvertently confesses to Ronnie, they think they have got him bang to rights - but with Bobbi's confession uncorroborated by anyone else, both Ronnie's honesty and his future as a detective are in doubt.moreless 4/23/14 0.0 Crime drama series. When a spate of shootings claims one of Ronnie and Joe's own colleagues, the pair are left with little time to grieve - they must catch the killer before he or she moves on to the next person on the hit list. The next likely victim seems to be Henry Sharpe, head of the Crown Prosecution Service, but gradually the link between all the targets becomes clear.

The connection is Mark Glendon, who has been in prison after being convicted of the murder of his wife four years previously. Although Glendon is still in custody, his case has been reopened for a retrial. The police face an uphill struggle to find any leads implicating Glendon in the shootings. With the new trial already underway, the race is on to catch the killer before the jury deliver their verdict. With Bradley Walsh, Ben Bailey-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor, Peter Davison.moreless 4/16/14 9.0 A blood-stained hotel room and a stolen credit card lead Ronnie and Joe to Charles Hutton, a wealthy member of the upper classes who dotes on his wife Camille and daughter Georgia. It is hard to work out what crime has been committed, but Ronnie and Joe have enough evidence to suggest that Georgia gave birth in the hotel room. There is no trace of a baby and it proves difficult for Jake and Kate to mount a prosecution case against Georgia and her boyfriend. To make matters worse, the defence counsel turns out to be an old opponent of Jake's, Maitland Cosby.

As the evidence against the young couple stacks up, how far is Georgia's father prepared to go to protect her?moreless 4/9/14 9.0 When the body of an elderly woman is discovered at the foot of a well-known suicide leap, Ronnie detects foul play. The dead woman, Ranya Habib, had no apparent reason for killing herself and the finger of suspicion points at Dr Yafeu Elsayed, recently arrived in the UK to visit her. Ronnie wonders if there might be a terrorist connection, but with no evidence attention turns to Ranya's family - her son Tariq and his wife Safia. Even after the detectives obtain a confession to Ranya's murder, Joe is baffled as to the motive and the whole matter seems to be shrouded in a conspiracy of silence. Then as a shocking revelation comes to light, Joe and Kate join forces.

It is a move which sees Kate about to jeopardise her entire career as she leaves Jake to prosecute the case on his own.moreless 4/2/14 9.0 Ronnie and Joe are on the hunt for the killer of a seemingly innocent family man when the investigation leads them to Ronnie's old boss, ex-DI Natalie Chandler. The former detective inspector's father is a man in his 70s called Eddie Stewart and he is the prime suspect. Ronnie has a tough time telling Natalie that her father stands accused of murder. No-one can understand why Eddie would commit such a crime, least of all his own daughter. Jake and Kate try to be sympathetic, but explain that there is nothing they can do unless Eddie agrees to cooperate - a man has died and someone has to take responsibility. Natalie persuades Ronnie that he must go above and beyond the call of duty to try and find the real killer - a move that gets him into trouble with an increasingly frustrated Wes. Just how far is Ronnie prepared to go to help his old friend?moreless 3/26/14 9.0 Crime drama series. Ronnie and Joe come across a skeleton in a car boot at the bottom of the Thames.

It turns out that the dead man was Taylor Kane, a black undercover police officer who went missing at the time of the Brixton riots in the 1980s. Unsettling evidence comes to light as Ronnie, Joe and Wes begin to raise issues and ask questions which the police would rather forget - and Wes gets an unexpected visit from the Commissioner. In court, Jake takes up the prosecution case as Philip Nevins appears for the defendant, DS Darren Grady. Accusations are thrown and the trial hits the headlines. Wes, Ronnie and Joe are drawn deeper and deeper into a case which sees the law itself in the witness box. Then Kane's sister Nikki comes knocking at their door. It is time to choose sides as friendships and loyalties are tested and careers are put on the line in the interests of justice.moreless 3/19/14 9.0 Crime drama series about the two vital parts of the criminal justice system - the police who investigate crime and the Crown Prosecution Service who bring the offenders to trial. When Ronnie and Joe investigate the fatal stabbing of Dr Philip Gardner, a psychiatrist with a caseload of violent adolescent patients, their first instinct is to question the young people he was treating.

Then evidence suggests that he may have been having an affair with one of them, and they begin to suspect the doctor's wife Alison. Although initially she denies killing her husband, Alison changes her defence as the case stacks up against her. Pleading that she was not in her right mind and lost control at the time of the stabbing, she makes a persuasive case. Her case is in fact so persuasive that Kate begins to question whether Alison should be on trial for murder at all, but Jake is determined to see justice done. Thanks to some last minute detective work, the team are finally able to uncover the truth.moreless ITV to rest Law & Order: UK as Bradley Walsh quits ITV to rest Law & Order: UK as Bradley Walsh quits The crime drama is not expected to return in the foreseeable future.

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"Ronnie Brooks is one of my best friends," he said. "It's been an absolute pleasure to inhabit Ronnie's Mac for as long as I have. Eight series is a wonderful achievement for everyone involved in the production. "This has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. I hope one day to revisit him, but for now I'd like the opportunity to pursue other drama projects which ITV are developing." © ITV Law & Order: UK was originally due to conclude its eighth series on April 30, but episode 'Repeat to Fade' was pulled from the schedules due to similarities between the episode's plot and the real-life stabbing of a schoolteacher. The de facto series finale will now air on Wednesday, June 11 at 9pm on ITV. Law & Order: UK (Series) - TV Tropes Bea McArdle, who had a relationship with Steel . James: "I know her. She's up to something.

That defense is way too simple." George: "Just because you two used to do the headboard shuffle doesn't mean you have any insight into how she runs her defenses these days." Phyllis Gladstone, a virtual Straw Feminist who uses nearly every anti-male Double Standard trope in defending her female clients. Then she defends Alesha's rapist and still tries to spin this as an example of championing women's rights, claiming that she's doing it on behalf of the real victims whom Alesha is supposedly mocking with her False Rape Accusation . Miriam Pescatore Taken Up to Eleven by Dominic Peck in "Duty of Care." A sexist, ill-read buffoon of a lawyer, it quickly becomes clear that all he cares about is some sort of victory rather than the best interests of his client. It says a lot that the Crown Prosecutors care more about his client's well-being than he does. And Starring : Bill Paterson, head lawyer, gets the "And". Bradley Walsh now goes before the "Law". Berserk Button : Ronnie, for Matt. He freaks out if Ronnie's threatened.

He has a very similar reaction (along with the rest of the team) to anything happening to Alesha. Oddly enough, in her case, his Berserk Button is just as evident in his visible struggle to NOT freak out. And understandably, given both his explicit and implicit backstory, Matt's third Berserk Button is abused children. "I been that kid, Ronnie." And as tragically seen in "Deals" and "Survivor's Guilt", Matt, for Ronnie. (from "Confession": "God forbid Matty here got himself shot, I'd be out there straight away trying to find out who did it and string him up myself.") DI Natalie Chandler doesn't tolerate screw-ups from her detectives—or anyone else criticizing them. Do not taunt Joe Hawkins about his light skin and apparently biracial heritage. The Jerkass suspect who called him a "mongrel" learned this the hard way. Birth/Death Juxtaposition : At the end of "Deal", Ronnie gushes to Matt about the birth of his grandson and the possibility of reconciling with his daughter. Minutes later, Matt is shot. Similarly, DI Wes Leyton celebrates his birthday in "Hard Stop"... and is shot and killed after leaving the party.

Bittersweet Ending : To basically every episode, considering that legal victory as come at a great cost and that the victim in question can never be brought back: From the very first episode when those responsible for the death of an infant are convicted. George notes, "It's over, James", who sadly responds, "For us", as he watches the child's grief stricken mother and aunt walk away. "Survivor's Guilt"— Matt's killer is caught, confesses, pleads guilty, and even sincerely apologizes for his actions. But as stated above, none of this can bring Matt back. The final episode. The bad guy has been caught and justice will be done for the victim. But Ronnie's either being forced to resign or take on a sinecure-type position and either way, his reputation as a detective might be forever—and unfairly—tainted. Blood from the Mouth : Matt, in the episode "Deals." Bolivian Army Ending : "Repeat To Fade". Will Ronnie accept the new position he's been offered, despite knowing full well—and being offended by—its Kicked Upstairs status? Or will he resign/retire outright?

The episode ends with neither question answered, but with Bradley Walsh leaving the show, it would have had to be one or the other... except that the show has ended as well, meaning that we'll never know. Bookends : At the beginning of " Survivor's Guilt", Ronnie confides in his AA group that Matt was always the one to stop him drinking whenever the temptation got too strong. At the episode's end, it's his new partner Sam who takes a glass of whiskey away from him, effectively cementing his place as Matt's replacement. Brick Joke : A very sad version. Halfway through the episode "Survivor's Guilt", Ronnie is seen playing with Matt's cat at the latter's now-deserted apartment. In a deleted scene from the ending, he's seen walking off with it. Britain Is Only London : Despite the "UK" present in its title, the show is only set in London (and originally had the working title of Law and Order: London). That said, the filming locations clearly encompass all of the city, rather than merely the central London seen in most examples of this tropes.

British Brevity : Each season has been only 6 or 7 episodes long, and this itself has resulted from a season of only 13 episodes that were split in half in order to align with British viewing habits. The American producers were frustrated by the length they had to work with: only 13 episodes per season. The UK producers were also frustrated by the length they had to work with: a grueling 13 whole episodes per season!. Also averted in that the show lasted for 8 series, which included a landmark 50th episode, something very rare in British television. Bunny-Ears Lawyer : Defense counsel Jason Peters, an obsessive-compulsive germophobe who's never lost a case. Call Back : Everyone's uncomfortable reaction to a killer's claims of acting in self-defense after the victim drugged and raped her indicates that they're all still processing what happened to Alesha—James outright asks her if she handle working on the case, given the eerie similarity of their stories. The mention that Ronnie's grandson is named Matthew. Given that he was born the day Matt was killed, it's obvious that he was named after him . It's as close as possible to a mention of him since his death.

Ronnie's knowledge of French enables him to speak with a witness in the first episode... and to a witness in a recent one. It even doubles as a Bilingual Backfire , as aside from the fact that Ronnie can speak French, it turns out that the man can understand English after all. Ronnie's demeanor at the beginning of "Hard Stop" echoes that in "Survivor's Guilt". The scenes are even filmed similarly—shadowy, flashing police lights, etc. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome : Sam disappeared between Series 7 and 8, with no explanation as to why. Crossover : Averted. Despite starring or guest appearances on nearly every other Law & Order series—one of the creators joked that it's a contractual obligation for Richard Belzer to appear in all of them— John Munch never turned up. It's hard to believe that the London setting was too out of the way for the New York based Special Victims Unit and Major Case Squad , seeing as how he was able to appear in the French spinoff.

Darker and Edgier : Occasionally, the show will take a Mothership script and give it a darker, less-sympathetic spin: "Defence" - The defendant in "Pro Se" was portrayed far more sympathetically; less trying to duck the consequences of his actions as clinging to a chance to do what he was trained to do and angry at the mental disease that led him to those acts. The defendant in "Defence" showed an utter lack of remorse for any of his actions and treated the whole thing like he'd smashed someone's window. "Safe" - in the original ("Angel"), the defendant was a disturbed woman who killed her infant daughter because she believed she'd be better off dead and in heaven than with her. In "Safe", the mother was a self-centered dullard who let her boyfriend abuse her son and killed him rather than let Child Services take the child (or hand him over to his biological father). "Confession". The Pedophile Priest in the original episode "Bad Faith" was a pathetic loser who did nothing but make excuses for his behavior and try to blame everyone else for his actions.

His counterpart in "Confession" was even worse—a menacing figure who alternated between showing absolutely no remorse for his crimes or smugly denying them outright and 25 years later was still trying to intimidate his former, now adult victims into keeping quiet. Because of the UK's stricter gun control laws, most of the murders committed by firearm in the US version are now beatings or stabbings. When you consider the amount of strength and rage it takes to beat someone to death, it becomes this trope. "Anonymous" - In "Stalker", the original episode, Jack is very reluctant to eviscerate Curtis regarding errors made during the investigation and as such, only briefly criticizes him when he's testifying. He sincerely apologizes afterwards and Curtis accepts, knowing that it was necessary to win the case, then quickly reconciles with Lennie, whose attempts to cover up said errors caused the whole mess. In "Anonymous", Ronnie does the same thing, but to a far greater degree, resulting in Matt looking dishonest and incompetent and thoroughly humiliated in court by James, who shows not a trace of guilt or remorse for it.

As well, Matt is genuinely angry with Ronnie—his refusal to sit with him in court is a notable complete opposite of previous courtroom scenes—and rebuffs his apologies. The episode ends with them still estranged. Dirty Cop : DS McFadden in "Buried", who was so convinced that All Gays Are Pedophiles that he relentlessly interrogated—to the point of police brutality—the gay neighbor of a missing boy. 20-something years later, when the boy's remains are found, he is still convinced that the man was responsible and it's heavily implied that the real killer could have been caught from the beginning had it not been for his narrow-minded focus on the wrong person. The victim in "Vice"—a retired cop—turns out to have been an Asshole Victim —he was blackmailing his killer for sex in exchange for not arresting her nor revealing her secret life as a prostitute. It's implied that he'd done this to other women. "Samaritan": The homophobic cop who did nothing to help his dying colleague because he disapproved of his sexual orientation. "Honor Bound": Jimmy Valentine, who is revealed to have been working for a local drug dealer, going so far as to steal evidence and murder a potential witness on his orders.

Adding insult to injury, when he's arrested, he tries to implicate Ronnie as payback. In "Tremors", the killer is a prison guard whose mother was killed on the train. He's far more sympathetic and less corrupt than the other examples listed, but his actions are still a major breach of his duty Dude, Not Funny! : An in-universe version when Brooks and Devlin interrogate a man about the murder of a boy who lived in his apartment building. The man had been the prime suspect 20-something years earlier when the boy disappeared and is clearly still bitter about the bigotry and homophobia he dealt with. As such, he sarcastically confesses to having killed the child, to which a thoroughly unamused Matt replies, "That's not funny, Mr. Connor." Expy : You can clearly see the similarities between these characters and the ones from the American series. Brooks is clearly Lennie Briscoe, but less snarky. Also, Devlin is obviously Mike Logan Natalie is easily Anita Van Buren. George (and now Henry)= Adam Schiff. James Steel was not-quite-as-obviously Ben Stone (with Jack McCoy's personal life).

And in comes Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan), who is far closer to Jack McCoy, love life intact. There is only one thing to take from this: British prosecutors have fantastic love lives. Kate Barker's defense attorney tactics seem very reminiscent of Serena Southerlyn. Even some of the minor characters get this. Phyllis Gladstone=Danielle Melnick, and a shrink the team often consults with is clearly based on Elizabeth Olivet. Sam Casey and Joe Hawkins are both quite similar to Ed Green. Subverted with the killer is "Vice", who was being blackmailed for sex by the victim, but her claims that she killed him in self-defense when he tried to rape her outright prove untrue. Alesha is accused of making this by her assailant's defense lawyer. The killer in "Masquerade" claims the victim drugged and assaulted her (with a story that bears an eerie similarity to Alesha's) and that she killed him in self-defense. It turns out she was in a panic over his insistence on telling her parents about their relationship and concocted the story to avoid her bigoted father's wrath.

Gone Horribly Right : In "Unwanted", as in the original episode it was based on, The lawyer's 'Genetic predisposition toward violence' claim made the defendant believe he was cursed to never escape his DNA, and he asked to be permanently incarcerated. As well as Alesha's attempt to catch her perverted doctor in the act by returning to him for a follow-up visit—only for him to go so far as to rape her. As awful as this is, it still sets in motion a chain of events that gets him locked up. Good Cop/Bad Cop : Ronnie and Matt would often alternate these roles, sometimes in the very course of an interrogation, with varying versions of each, depending on what kind of person they were dealing with. Sam took the latter role firmly, but Ronnie and Joe alternated much like Ronnie and Matt did. Some episodes even have them playing both roles—they're both very gentle and supportive of a young suspect in "Vice", and in "Samaritan", Ronnie grills a police officer suspected of leaving his colleague to die while Matt, who believes the man to be innocent, sits silently, leading the suspect (and the audience) to believe he'll be playing "Good Cop".

Until Matt opens his mouth and surprises him (and the audience) by proceeding to interrogate him much in the same manner that Ronnie was. It turns out that thanks to some offscreen investigating that shows discrepancies in the man's story, Matt is now just as suspicious as Ronnie. Junior Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips, played by Freema "Even The Girls Want Her" Agyeman Her replacement, Kate Barker, played by Georgia Taylor. James Steel, Jacob Thorne, and a handful of the defense attorneys easily count as well. Matt and Alesha, separately, in "Alesha".

Matt again in "Confession" Poor Ronnie is clearly in the throes of this throughout "Survivor's Guilt", especially in the beginning, as evidenced by his stunned, shell-shocked expression and demeanor and his feeble, futile attempts to react like a police officer—"I was first on the scene"—rather than someone who just watched his partner/friend/surrogate son get shot and in all likelihood, die right in front of him and is just utterly bewildered as to how one of the best days of his life (only minutes earlier he was gushing about the birth of his grandson) has turned into one of the worst, not to mention how he ended up having such a hellish experience AGAIN (he already lost a partner to violence). He has another one when DI Wes Leyton is similarly gunned down Sam deals with this throughout "Tracks" and "Tremors", started when he's unable to save a young victim of the train crash. Heroic Sacrifice : Matt protecting Alesha and the young witness in their case from a hail of gunfire, taking two bullets that would otherwise have struck them. In the following episode, Ronnie expresses remorse that he himself was not able to do this for Matt.

Hoist by His Own Petard : When Ronnie confronts his corrupt ex-partner, the Genre Savvy man searches him and destroys the wire that he finds. After taking the pack of cigarettes Ronnie offers him, he confesses, at which point Ronnie reveals that there's another microphone in the pack. The Pedophile Priest in "Confession" shows up at the station to intimidate Matt... ends up making him even angrier and more determined to testify and send him to jail. Honor Before Reason : In "Samaritan" Ronnie insists on investigating the report that a police officer did nothing to aide his dying colleague, despite Matt's angry, steadfast refusal to believe it. The feelings are reversed in the aptly titled "Honor Bound", where it's Matt who insists on investigating an officer's murky account of a shooting, while Ronnie refuses to believe that his friend could be corrupt. In each case, with the evidence mounting, each man reluctantly concedes that the other is right and follows protocol. In "Tremors", Ronnie questioning Sam as if he's a suspect. The latter is infuriated, but Ronnie presses on, knowing that he has to rule him out.

Hope Spot : there are occasions where the CPS look almost certain to gain a conviction but fall short (for example, "Alesha"). Some episodes zig-zag the trope to get Justice by Other Legal Means (e.g. "Alesha", "Love and Loss"). "Broken" inverts it when the CPS are trying to get a ten-year-old girl for manslaughter by diminished responsibility, but the press latch onto the case and demand a murder conviction, which happens instead, and "Deal" subverts it when the bad guy is convicted. All that's left to do is for Matt and Alesha to escort the young witness responsible into juvenile hall. But just then, a car pulls up... Immediate Sequel : "Survivor's Guilt" and "Tremors" begin very soon after the events of their proceeding episodes. I Never Said It Was Poison : During the prosecution of an accused rapist/murderer, the key witness is a young woman who had noticed him lurking about the apartment building where the crime took place (and may very well have been the intended victim had she not evaded him).

The man angrily denies having been at the building or ever seeing the girl before, calling her a liar and referring to her many tattoos before covering his mouth in horror as he realizes his mistake—although the young woman's arms were indeed covered with tattoos, she was wearing a jacket. The only way he could have known about her tattoos was if he had seen her previously. Ironic Echo : After raping Alesha, her assailant Dr. Merrick tauntingly asks her, "Didn't that feel good?" The rest of the team hears this while reviewing the tape of her attack. Later, as Matt and Ronnie arrest Merrick, he complains, "You're hurting me!" as Matt handcuffs him. To which Matt snarls, "Yes, I know. Didn't that feel good?" In the same episode, Merrick's attorney goes on a tear about how women who lie about rape (as she incorrectly thinks Alesha is doing) make things harder for the real victims. In the episode "Masquerade", Alesha herself says this when she realizes that the young woman they're prosecuting is lying about having acted in self-defense after being assaulted.

Also from "Masquerade", Alesha blasts a reporter for printing a police report that makes their victim look like a sexual predator (thus lending credence to the defense's claims of self-defense), insinuating the journalist should be more sensitive to the victim since they're both minorities. He in turn blasts her for trying to play the race card to suggest that he have sympathy for a rapist. Yet in the episodes "Survivor" and "Survivor's Guilt", she's infuriated when the others suggest that she be more sympathetic to the respective defendants because of their similar backgrounds. Ironic Echo Cut : In the episode "Vice", a car thief has the misfortune of being arrested for breaking into car that just happens to have a dead body in it. Perp: I didn't do it! I didn't do it! (cut to next morning) It's Personal : "Vice": The victim turns out to have been a former police officer. "Alesha": Infuriated at what's happened to her, the group basically pulls out all the stops to bring her rapist to justice.

Ronnie:" I ain't having some ponced-up Harley Street doctor thinking he can get away with this." "Samaritan": Not only is the victim a cop, so is the person indirectly responsible for his death (he didn't shoot him, but refused to help him). "Confession" "Survivor's Guilt" Technically, in "Tremors", as Sam is seriously considered a suspect throughout most of the episode, and the actual killer turns out to be one of the prison guards In "Hard Stop". DI Wes Leyton is killed in the episode's opening and Henry Sharpe is a target of the same killer Justice by Other Legal Means : Lampshaded, and carried out, in Season 2. Subverted in Season 1, when Alesha's rapist is acquitted of the charges regarding her, but they are able to nail him for assaulting other women. Kicked Upstairs : The job Ronnie's offered during "Repeat To Fade". It's an attempt to quell the public and professional furor over a possible error he made in the investigation.

Though the position sounds cushy—more senior, better salary and hours—he realizes that he'd be doing nothing more than sitting behind a desk and is hurt and offended that this is the thanks he gets after decades of dedicated service, as well as by the strong implication that his skills as a detective are no longer trusted. Lighter and Softer : Many of the UK scripts have been altered to be less cynical or have more sympathetic defendants. The bored housewife prostitute from "Working Mom" became a housewife who turned to prostitution to save her business and marriage in "Vice". The gang of cops who set up a gay officer in "Manhood" became a single homophobic cop who was intentionally slow to help in "Samaritan". The unrepentant serial rapist of 12 women from "Mad Dog" became the victim of dreadful childhood abuse who essentially inevitably became a rapist himself and seemed horrified by his actions in "Hounded". There is also the boy in "Born Bad" is given a ray of hope in "Unloved" when he agrees to Steel's suggestion to see a psychologist while in prison despite believing that he is genetically disposed to violent crime.

The killers in "Good Girl" and "Masquerade" were both lying about acting in self-defense following a rape. But whereas the killer in "Good Girl" was upset because her boyfriend was breaking up with her (he was fed up with her concealing their interracial relationship), the killer in "Masquerade" was panicked because her similarly-fed up lover insisted that she tell her parents about them and was threatening to do so himself. In "Bad Faith", it's established that Mike Logan was molested at least once by his local priest. In "Confession", it is left ambiguous as to whether Matt suffered the same fate—he spends the entire episode denying it outright, before finally admitting to Ronnie that his memories are unclear and that in truth, he genuinely doesn't know if anything happened. For some, that might make it an example of the other trope—is the mostly happy-go-lucky Matt actually a Stepford Smiler in complete denial of the horrible things that happened to him? The Asshole Victims tend to be watered down as well: The victim in "Humiliation" was a drug-addicted streetwalker who was blackmailing a customer eventually arrested for her murder.

In "Crush", she's an immigrant who resorted to working for an escort service in order to make ends meet and was hoping that her life would turn out like the plot of Pretty Woman . Some episodes even combine these tropes: "Survivor": In the original "Punked", a woman was given an unduly harsh sentence for a minor drug crime that she may even have been innocent of and Abby is completely unsympathetic to her situation. In "Survivor", the woman was undeniably guilty of drug trafficking and received the standard sentence, yet refuses to take any responsibility for her actions and insists on blaming Alesha—who is portrayed as merely doing her job—for what happened to her and rebuffs her attempts to help. "Survivor's Guilt": In the original ("Suicide Box") the perp was a young boy lashing out at the police for botching, then burying, his brother's murder. There, not only did circumstances pile up to increase the sympathy factor, the cop he shot was an unknown character who survived with just an injured arm. The perp in "Guilt" was an adult actively gunning for cops and his victim was a beloved character who perished.

But many of the same mitigating factors were ported over from "Suicide Box" (The missing body, the botched investigation) along with the alleged killer being strongly implied to be lying about the murder for street cred. London Gangster : Don Marsh, several drug lords, etc. London Town : Despite being suffixed with "UK", it takes place solely in London. The working title of the series was Law and Order: London. Long-Runner Cast Turnover : Series 5 began with 1/3rd of the original cast gone, Series 6 with 1/2, and as of Series 7 (by British standards, the show has been on a very long time), Bradley Walsh was the only original cast member remaining—and he won't be back for Series 9, if there is one. Manly Tears : Matt struggles to hold these back while talking to Alesha after she's raped, but lets loose with them at the end of "Confession". Ronnie also struggles to hold them back throughout "Survivor's Guilt". The closest he comes to losing it is when his voice breaks while describing Matt as "like... my son". And Sam sheds plenty during "Tracks" and "Tremors".

Misplaced Retribution : Matt is gunned down by a young man seeking revenge against the police for bungling the investigation into his brother's murder, a screw-up he believes was racially motivated. But rather than one of the cops who did botch the investigation, or the actual killer himself, he shoots someone who wasn't a racist, had nothing to do with the investigation in question, and if anything would have done everything possible to solve the case, claiming "all cops are the same", essentially displaying the same prejudice he accused the police of . It also doesn't help that whatever satisfaction he may have gotten is fleeting—he can't bring his brother back, his mother now has to contend with losing both of her sons, and he gets to spend the rest of his life knowing the pain and misery he caused Matt's loved ones. Missing White Woman Syndrome : The killer in "Masquerade" claims to have acted in self-defense after the victim raped her. George shrewdly notes that public sympathy will be skewed in her favor, given that she's a pretty blonde girl while the murder victim is a Pakistani boy.

Murder by Inaction : In the episode "Samaritan", based on the original Law & Order episode "Manhood"note Which had more or less the same plot, but involved a gang of officers instead of just one., a homophobic policeman is discovered to have essentially killed his (gay) colleague by not getting him any help when he was shot (the courtroom section of the episode is mostly based around proving he was there and deliberately didn't do anything). Not His Sled : A nearly Recycled Script (even admitted so in the credits) had a major shift from the original story in the second half, when something that was a civil matter in New York was a criminal matter in London. Not Proven : "Samaritan" ends this way. Not So Different : Alesha and the defendant in "Survivor". Interestingly they already have similar backgrounds, having grown up poor in a council estate in Hackney. When James points out that their paths in life could have easily been reversed, with the defendant being the CP and Alesha being the one in jail for drug-dealing, Alesha vehemently denies this, pointing out that she worked hard in school and at three jobs and that the defendant could have easily done the same.

Ultimately, however, both women became victims of rape and blame themselves for actions that put them into dangerous situations. Old Cop, Young Cop : Ronnie and Matt (then Sam, now Joe). What's more, the first two really do develop a father/son bond, to the point where Ronnie outright says "he was like my son" when pleading with the mother of Matt's killer to convince her son to confess, no doubt because of their mutually troubled pasts—Ronnie was an alcoholic who neglected his daughters while it's heavily implied that Matt was physically abused by his father/stepfather. One of Our Own : "Vice", "Alesha", "Samaritan", "Confession", "Survivor's Guilt", "Tremors", "Hard Stop". Pedophile Priest : Father Nugent in "Confession". Zig-zags between a screed against the Catholic Church as a whole and a portrayal of the Church as well-intentioned-but-legally-wrong. Not coincidentally aired less than a fortnight after the Pope's state visit to Britain. Playing Gertrude : Martin Jarvis plays Natalie Chandler's father, but he's only nine years Harriet Walter's senior.

Ripped from the Headlines : As with all Law & Order series, but the third season opener, "Broken" (much like the original Law & Order episode that it was based on) is a particularly blatant replica of both the Jamie Bulger case, right down to the infamous CCTV footage of the killers leading the little boy away, and the Mary Bell case from the 60ï¿½s, right down to the way the girl mutilated her victim (including carving her initial into him), the heavy implication that she was psychologically damaged from years of witnessing her mother's work as a prostitute and may very well have been molested by her mother's clients, and the 13 year old sidekick that ended up not going to prison. However, there was one major difference. In Real Life the victims familyï¿½s were unhappy with the little sociopath's light sentence for cold blooded murder and her accomplice got off completely. On the show though the victimï¿½s mother argued that her sonï¿½s murderess should not be punished and just needed rehabilitation and acted like her sentence (the same as the real Mary Bell) was too harsh.

Needless to say the victimsï¿½ families were not happy with the change. Sarcastic Confession : The husband of the victim in "Denial" is outraged when he realizes that he's a suspect and proceeds to suggest that maybe their doorman did it because he wasn't given a tip. Sure enough, it's soon revealed that he arranged the hit on his wife. Setting Update : Aside from the transfer to the UK, the dialogue from the much older episodes of the original series often needed to be upgraded to reflect modern times—technology, cultural references, etc. For example, in "Helpless", the rape victim recorded her assault on a tape recorder, while in "Alesha", she used a camera. Shout-Out : Chandler has a TARDIS on her desk. ( Or maybe she just likes old fashioned Police Call Boxes? Nah, I don't believe it either.) There's also the murder victim in "Masquerade", named... Archie. Survivor Guilt : Matt is clearly struggling with this in "Confession", blasting himself for failing to protect his friend from from the priest who abused him when they were children and for failing to realize that his friend was suicidal.

The very title and theme of the episode dealing with Matt's death. In the opening sequence, Ronnie is seen talking with his AA group, lamenting the fact that he was not able to get to Matt in time to push him out of the way and possibly even take the bullet for him. Then, in a conversation with Alesha, he bemoans the fact that unlike him, Matt never had a chance to experience marriage and fatherhood. Later, when talking with his killer, he goes even further. When he correctly deduces that the young man is so grief-stricken over his brother's death and loved him so much that he would take his place in order to bring him back, it's painfully obvious that he's voicing his own feelings about Matt. This is sadly evidenced by Matt's killer himself, as his actions stemmed from his desperation to alleviate his grief and anger over his brother's own murder. Surprisingly Sudden Death : The uber-grim episode "Deal" appears to be ending on a high note—Ronnie's daughter just had a baby boy, the murderous drug dealer has been convicted and Matt and Alesha are escorting the chief witness to juvenile detention, praising him for his courageous testimony.

But out of nowhere, shots ring out, and Matt is fatally injured protecting Alesha and the kid. Even knowing that this would be Jamie Bamber 's last episode doesn't make those final minutes any less shocking. Similarly, in "Hard Stop", DI Wes Leyton celebrates his birthday with his fellow officers and is leaving to enjoy a celebratory dinner with his wife when he is abruptly gunned down, all within the first few minutes of the episode. Taking the Bullet : Matt for Alesha and the young witness in their case. In the next episode, Ronnie expresses remorse that he wasn't able to get to Matt in time to do this for him. That One Case : A few of the characters have had this (James, Ronnie, Wes). Unlike most examples, the case in question has been solved and put to rest, only for new evidence to surface years later indicating that the person convicted may be innocent. The gangster Don Marsh expresses his contempt for the law in many ways, including addressing DS Brooks by his Christian name. Brooks will have none of it, insisting: Brooks: That's "Detective Sergeant Brooks" to you.

Ronnie gets a similar moment on Matt's behalf when Dirty Cop Jimmy Valentine indicates similar contempt for him: Valentine: "This boy of yours, Devlin—" Brooks: DS Devlin, you mean? And he ain't my "boy". In yet another scene, he and Matt interrogate another cop whom they suspect of being on the take. When she expresses reluctance about testifying against Valentine, he very pointedly refers to her by her "Detective Sergeant" title to remind her of her duty. Phyllis Gladstone refers to Alesha as Jacob's assistant and insinuates that it's only a matter of time before she's sleeping with him. Alesha doesn't appreciate either implication: Gladstone: You'll fall for him eventually. All his assistants do. Alesha: When I see his "assistant", I'll be sure to warn her. Too Happy to Live : Subverted. Ronnie gushes to Matt about the birth of his grandson and the possibility of reconciling with his estranged daughter. Minutes later. . .Matt is shot. Bradley Walsh | Law and Order | Fandom powered by Wikia Bradley Walsh plays Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK .

Bradley Walsh Official website has details of each and every episode currently filmed. Walsh is best known for playing Danny Baldwin in the Granada/ITV TV soap opera Coronation Street. He started playing this role in 2004 , and was written out of the serial in 2006 at his own request. In addition to his L&O role, he currently hosts the British version of game show The Chase. To play the role of the ex-alcoholic DS, Walsh put on 30 pounds of weight, reasoning that Brooks had swapped an alcohol addiction for a sugar one. In the current (Season 8) arrangement of the opening credits, he comes before the "Law" caption. Law & Order: UK (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error UK version of the long-running U.S. TV drama that tells the stories of two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. From point of view of the Los Angeles police detectives who investigate crimes and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. Stars: Corey Stoll, Rachel Ticotin, Alfred Molina The series shows the workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment and continuing through the lawyers process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses and defendants for trial. Stars: Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, Kirk Acevedo Follows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points, the police investigation and the prosecution in court. Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina The third "Law and Order" series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view. Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan Single mother DCI Janine Lewis struggles with the problems of bringing up four children while leading her team of detectives in solving high-profile murders.

Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran Scott & Bailey (TV Series 2011) Crime | Drama Two female detectives, one motherly, the other emotionally immature, have varying levels of success applying their eccentric outlooks on life to their police cases and private lives. Stars: Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Tony Mooney Inspector George Gently (TV Series 2007) Crime | Drama | Mystery With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases. Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working...

See full summary » Director: Tinge Krishnan Becoming Human (TV Series 2011) Comedy | Drama | Fantasy Following events that unfold in the third series of Being Human, vampire Adam (Craig Roberts; Young Dracula) is at college trying to get himself back on the straight and narrow. It's here ... See full summary » Stars: Craig Roberts, Leila Mimmack, Josh Brown Edit Storyline A half crime Drama/half legal procedure focusing on the Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D) Detectives who investigate murders involving the people on the streets of London and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the defendants in court. The police half focuses on the exciting case load of London Metropolitan Murder Investigation Unit (M.I.U) made up of dedicated officers including recovering alcoholic Senior Detective Sergeant (D.S) Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh), who substitutes booze with food, he is a cop from the East End with a tough past and a big heart. His partner is Junior Detective Sergeant (D.S) Joe Hawkins (Ben Bailey-Smith), a young officer who has come straight from child protection to the murder squad.

Their boss DI Wes Leyton (Paterson Joseph) has been through it all and knows the only way to change things is from the inside. Once our police heroes start pounding the streets in the pursuit of their prime suspect by piecing together the clues of each and every ... Written by DanDud88 6 October 2010 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Law & Order: London See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Adapting this American series for the UK meant several problems as the legal systems of the US and the UK are very different in rules and procedures. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is not the same as a District Attorneys in the US and does not have the same powers and procedures, nor is it subject to the political influences as a DA who also has to face public election. The CPS does not engage in plea-bargaining ( legally binding agreements for lesser charges, immunity or sentences) with the defense in return for cooperation or a guilty plea, or an agreed minimum sentence, as these are strictly in the hands of the judge in the UK legal system. Although they can make recommendations to the judge, however the judge does not have to follow them.

Additionally the CPS lawyers themselves do not personally prosecute the case in court, this is done by hired barrister's nor do they carry out their own further investigations into a case. The decision to prosecute or not is based solely on the evidence the police put forward and if there is a reasonable likelihood of a conviction. See more » Goofs The scene cards at the start of the trial sequences say "Crown v. xyz". In England prosecutions are in the name of the Queen and are annotated "R v XYZ" See more » Quotes Narrator : 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. (United States) – See all my reviews As an American I've been a fan of the original since it's beginnings. As soon as I had access to watch the British version I watched seasons 1 and 2 back to back. My first impression was one of admiration for the casting. Frankly I'm not so bothered that the characters are based on like types of the original. What did unnerve me was how poorly the show seemed to be written in comparison. It's really neither compelling or entertaining.

I'm not a police officer or a lawyer but I've seen my share of shows centered around such characters. The writing of L&O UK seems almost embarrassingly simplistic and predictable. As well, does the prosecutor (who should be one of the show's champions) ever give the audience the satisfaction of winning a good case... other than the ones he probably shouldn't win? It's almost laughable and the show seems oddly negative and depressing in that respect. My other half lost interest in the 2nd season, and now only sticks a head in the room to giggle and ask if Steele has actually won a decent case yet. Perhaps it is true to English law, but if so I'd hate to live in a society where the only "victims" that seem to get justice are the criminals that claim to have been "victimized". One of the things that's always made the original L&O great is that Jack is not only dogged and highly principled, he is brilliant! The character James Steel has the first two qualities but is sorely lacking in the third. Frankly I'm amazed that he still has a job. I'll continue to watch for a while with hope that the writing will improve.

If not perhaps I'll just stick with the original going forward. 3 of 5 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes ITV Law & Order UK 2013 Published: Mon 01 Jul 2013 The information contained herein is embargoed from press use, commercial and non-commercial reproduction and sharing - in the public domain - until Tuesday 9 July 2013. Series overview: Georgia Taylor and Paterson Joseph join the cast of ITV's highly successful drama Law & Order: UK for series seven with dramatic storylines including a devastating train crash, kidnap and child grooming. Taylor (Casualty, Lewis, Coronation Street) is defence barrister turned Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker fresh from the more lucrative side of the courtroom. She may not look like the average prosecutor but Kate is straight-talking, charming and likeable and very used to getting her own way. She is headstrong, experienced and not a fan of hierarchies; the perfect combination to infuriate her new associate Chief Prosecutor Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan). Also joining the critically acclaimed cast is Paterson Joseph (The Hollow Crown, Hustle, Peep Show).

DI Wes Leyton has been in the force since the age of 18. He's been through it all and knows the only way to change things is from the inside. Newly appointed as DI, Wes is frustrated by the amount of time spent dealing with budget issues and filling in forms but he is determined to make a good job of it and get results. Wes and Ronnie (DS Ronnie Brooks played by Bradley Walsh) go way back and although they weren't best mates they share a similar outlook on life. But his partner DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) isn't so sure of his new boss… Peter Davison returns as respected Director of the Crown Prosecution Service, Henry Sharpe for series seven which sees the law and order teams facing the darker side of humanity. The first two episodes will be a compelling two-part story written by Emilia di Girolamo (Law & Order: UK, The Poison Tree) with the second episode exploring ‘a day in the life’ of the characters. A suicidal man drives his car across a railway crossing causing the train to crash and killing 15 people.

The investigation takes on several twists as the teams pursue the case with vigour and a determination to uncover the truth as the future of their colleague DS Sam Casey hangs in the balance. An array of guest stars including Amanda Mealing, Patrick Baladi, Jan Francis, Ramon Tikaram, Ian Bleasdale, Daniel Casey, Terri Dwyer and Glynis Barber join the cast for this six-part series. A suicidal man drives his car across a railway causing the train to crash and killing 15 people, but he survives. Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne (Dominic Rowan) pursues the culprit, Finn Tyler (Aidan McArdle) with vigour whilst the man’s defence barrister (Kate Barker played by Georgia Taylor) tries to prove his vulnerability and mental illness. Just as the case finishes, his boss, CPS Director Henry Sharpe (Peter Davison), springs one more surprise on Jake…Kate is Alesha’s replacement. Another new face is DI Wes Leyton (Paterson Joseph).

He’s an old colleague of Ronnie’s (Bradley Walsh) and is covering for DI Chandler when Tyler is found dead in his cell at court and the last person seen entering the cell was DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls)… Law & Order: UK S8 ITV Law & Order: UK will be back with a bang on ITV – literally. Dependable Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) already has a huge criminal case underway, when a lorry crash reveals a new murder. And, the identity of this body has been deliberately hidden. It’s not the best time for a detective to have to train a new colleague – in particular a young officer who has come straight from child protection to the murder squad. But DS Joe Hawkins (Ben Bailey Smith) soon proves his worth and a successful new partnership is built. ITV is happy to see the return of the rest of the Series 7 Law & Order:UK cast in the new series. This is series eight of ITV's highly successful drama Law & Order: UK. It is a spin off from the massively successful Dick Wolf US drama, which was the first US show to be adapted to British television in 2009.

Series seven, 2013, won its time slot for every episode reaching an average audience of 5.4 million viewers and a share of 21.3%. Ben Bailey Smith joins the cast as DS Brook’s new partner, Joe. Smith is well known on the comedy circuit as rapper and stand up, Doc Brown. But since moving into acting, he’s been a big success in Hunted and Midsomer Murders. Bradley Walsh was nominated for the National Television Awards TV Detective of the Year and is hugely popular as wry, loveable, worldly-wise DS Brooks. Bradley explains: "I’m thrilled to have been in that category. Olivia Colman, Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch; what great company. It’s great to be shortlisted with those guys, especially when the awards are voted for by the British public. Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor and Paterson Joseph also return in the new episodes. Both Georgia (Casualty, Lewis, Coronation Street) and Paterson (Babylon, The Hollow Crown, Hustle, Peep Show) joined the cast last series.

Paterson Joseph plays DI Wes Leyton, who has been in the force since the age of 18 and shares with Ronnie an innate understanding of life on the London streets. Georgia Taylor is straight talking Crown Prosecutor Kate Passionate and stubborn, Barker resigns from a murder prosecution because she believes the young woman in the dock was acting “in defence of another” – her young daughter. Jake Thorne (Dominic Rowan) always prosecutes with a clear sense of right and wrong. His trickiest case this series is a teenager who looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. But what Jake has to remember is that this is a defendant charged with killing her own baby. Peter Davison returns as respected Director of the Crown Prosecution Service, Henry Sharpe – and this series, his life is threatened by a killer with a grudge.

He also has to stand by while his juniors successfully campaign for a trial without a jury – throwing away “800 years of constitutional law.” An array of guest stars including Helen Baxendale, Hattie Morahan, Joseph Millson, the late Roger Lloyd Pack, Colin Salmon, Roy Hudd, Christopher Fulford, Haydn Gwynne and Harriet Walter join the cast for this season. Highlights of the new series include the death of a psychiatrist who specialises in violent juveniles and a hotel-room killing with plenty of blood, but without a body. DS Ronnie Brooks, (Walsh), will meet his match in a drug dealer who repeatedly beats the justice system and in I Predict a Riot, he’ll be investigating other senior police colleagues after the skeleton of a black undercover copper is found in the boot of a car. The series is produced by Jane Dauncey. The executive producers are Alison Jackson and Jane Featherstone for Kudos and Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of Law & Order, for Wolf Films. It is a Kudos/Wolf Films/NBC Universal Production. Law & Order:UK has a unique premise.

The show opens at the scene of the crime, follows the investigation and trial all the way through to a verdict – which isn’t always what the audience will be expecting.

Question: Who plays DS Ronnie Brooks in the TV series Law & Order: UK?
Answer: Bradley Walsh