Law and Order UK - Season 1 DVD (2009)

Law and Order UK - Season 1 details

Format:	15 DVD
Starring:	Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Freema Agyeman, Bill Paterson, Ben Daniels, Harriet Walter
Directors:	Omar Madha, Andy Goddard
Genres:	Drama, Television - American, Medical Drama/Comedy, Series/Miniseries
Studio:	UNIVERSAL PICTURES

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Law and Order UK - Season 1	15 Feature

DVD Information

Rental release:	07 Sep 2009
Main languages:	English

Write your own review

Most helpful review Law and Order UK - Season 1

very enjoyable............

By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 26 Sep 2009

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide

[Highly rated reviewer]

I really enjoyed this series. Law and Order Uk is a spin off of the American version of Law And Order.

The show is frequently shot on-location around London, including some footage taken in the Old Bailey which is the Central Criminal Court in the UK on Sundays.

The cast are fantastic consisting of:

Bradley Walsh plays DS Ronnie Brooks, the lead Police Officer.

Jamie Bamber plays DS Matt Devlin, Ronnie Brooks' less wise and more impulsive partner, friend, and surrogate son.

Harriet Walter plays DI Natalie Chandler, Ronnie Brooks and Matt Devlin's boss - her job is to push her detectives, making sure they stay within the lines of propriety and to play devil's advocate to their investigations.

Ben Daniels plays London prosecutor James Steel.

Freema Agyeman plays Alesha Phillips, James Steel's assistant.

Bill Paterson plays George Castle, the head of the CPS for London.

The episodes are:

Care - After Dionne Farrah (Venetia Campbell) leaves her dead nine-month old son at a local hospital, Brooks & Devlin discover that the boy was poisoned by the gas heater in his flat.

Unloved - Brooks and Devlin are emotionally affected by the case of an unidentifiable 13-year-old boy who was kicked to death at Euston Station.

Vice - The murder of an ex-vice cop in Paddington leads Brooks and Devlin to investigate both the victim's boss (Sean Pertwee) and a children's clothing store in Barnes (run by Juliet Aubrey and Deborah Cornelius), only to discover that it is a front for a escort girl service.

Unsafe - The unearthing of a shallow grave aside the Thames forces Brooks and Devlin to reopen a contentious murder case that Steel himself prosecuted eight years prior. As a result, it would appear that Luke Slade (Iain Glen), convicted of the murder of his business partner, is the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Buried - The remains of an eight-year-old boy, later identified as Tommy Keegan, are uncovered, twenty-five years after he was reported missing.

Paradise - When an arson attack on a Turkish club claims 17 lives, Brooks and Devlin are under pressure to discover just who was behind it. What was first thought of as a racist attack soons turns out to be a lot more complicated and is not helped when a suspect's human rights gets in the way of obtaining crucial evidence.

Alesha - Phillips accuses respected gynaecologist Dr. Alec Merrick of sexually assaulting her during a routine examination, but Brooks, Devlin and Chandler struggle to find any firm evidence and the team becomes divided.

Samaritan - When a police constable, Nick Bentley, is shot by drug dealers while on foot patrol it seems like a pretty straightforward case. Brooks and Devlin eventually locate a witness who identifies one of the parties to the drug transaction and he finally tells the police what really happened.

Hidden - Devlin and Brooks investigate the murder of a young girl, 10 year-old Jodie Gaines, who was kidnapped some two weeks before and has now been located, dead, in a rubbish bin.

Community Service - The police investigate an attack on a homeless bipolar man who is found severely beaten in a neighborhood park.

Sacrifice - When a man is found lying on the ground with a kidney surgically removed, Brooks and Devlin have a case that they believed fell more into the category of urban myth than real-life crime. They quickly focus on finding the intended recipient of the stolen organ.

Love And Loss - When 18 year-old Debbie Powell dies from a heroin overdose just as she returns to the UK from a holiday in Thailand, the police learn that she was a drug mule with over 70 condoms of the drug in her stomach. With the dead girl far from being the usual drug mule the police try to understand why a young woman from a reasonably well-off family would get involved in drug smuggling.

and Honour Bound - When an undercover drug buy goes wrong, DS Ronnie Brooks finds himself in a very difficult spot. Brooks and DS Jimmy Valentine are posing as drug dealers when Valentine shoots the dealer claiming the man pulled a gun on him.

Well worth watching !!!!
- Was this review helpful to you?
- (13) Yes |
- No (0)
Report this review

All reviews

(3)

Sort by:

Law & Order UK series 1

By a customer , 06 Jul 2012

Nothing wrong with the acting when the actors get the chance to be 'in character'. I found the series disappointing because of the stilted dialogue, the script ridden with cliches and dire direction. I haven't seen the US version so can't compare, but in my view the UK version suffers from too-fast scene switching which doesn't allow the story to develop with the tension it merits. The actors were better than the script they were given and I liked Jamie Bamber in particular. The series had potential which for me wasn't realised.
- Was this review helpful to you?
- (0) Yes |
- No (1)
Report this review
Great series, love it. Dodgy theme tune though!

By RockyCox (21 reviews) , 12 Nov 2011

This is a great series. I didn't expect to take Bradley Walsh as serious as I did. I've always liked him but didn't know he was a good actor, he does a great job in this. I've now purchased the first four series. The only thing I'd change is the theme tune, for a gritty drama the music is a bit wet, too much trumpet! Like something you'd hear on Last of the summer wine.
- Was this review helpful to you?
- (1) Yes |
- No (0)
Report this review
very enjoyable............

By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 26 Sep 2009

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide

I really enjoyed this series. Law and Order Uk is a spin off of the American version of Law And Order.

The show is frequently shot on-location around London, including some footage taken in the Old Bailey which is the Central Criminal Court in the UK on Sundays.

The cast are fantastic consisting of:

Bradley Walsh plays DS Ronnie Brooks, the lead Police Officer.

Jamie Bamber plays DS Matt Devlin, Ronnie Brooks' less wise and more impulsive partner, friend, and surrogate son.

Harriet Walter plays DI Natalie Chandler, Ronnie Brooks and Matt Devlin's boss - her job is to push her detectives, making sure they stay within the lines of propriety and to play devil's advocate to their investigations.

Ben Daniels plays London prosecutor James Steel.

Freema Agyeman plays Alesha Phillips, James Steel's assistant.

Bill Paterson plays George Castle, the head of the CPS for London.

The episodes are:

Care - After Dionne Farrah (Venetia Campbell) leaves her dead nine-month old son at a local hospital, Brooks & Devlin discover that the boy was poisoned by the gas heater in his flat.

Unloved - Brooks and Devlin are emotionally affected by the case of an unidentifiable 13-year-old boy who was kicked to death at Euston Station.

Vice - The murder of an ex-vice cop in Paddington leads Brooks and Devlin to investigate both the victim's boss (Sean Pertwee) and a children's clothing store in Barnes (run by Juliet Aubrey and Deborah Cornelius), only to discover that it is a front for a escort girl service.

Unsafe - The unearthing of a shallow grave aside the Thames forces Brooks and Devlin to reopen a contentious murder case that Steel himself prosecuted eight years prior. As a result, it would appear that Luke Slade (Iain Glen), convicted of the murder of his business partner, is the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Buried - The remains of an eight-year-old boy, later identified as Tommy Keegan, are uncovered, twenty-five years after he was reported missing.

Paradise - When an arson attack on a Turkish club claims 17 lives, Brooks and Devlin are under pressure to discover just who was behind it. What was first thought of as a racist attack soons turns out to be a lot more complicated and is not helped when a suspect's human rights gets in the way of obtaining crucial evidence.

Alesha - Phillips accuses respected gynaecologist Dr. Alec Merrick of sexually assaulting her during a routine examination, but Brooks, Devlin and Chandler struggle to find any firm evidence and the team becomes divided.

Samaritan - When a police constable, Nick Bentley, is shot by drug dealers while on foot patrol it seems like a pretty straightforward case. Brooks and Devlin eventually locate a witness who identifies one of the parties to the drug transaction and he finally tells the police what really happened.

Hidden - Devlin and Brooks investigate the murder of a young girl, 10 year-old Jodie Gaines, who was kidnapped some two weeks before and has now been located, dead, in a rubbish bin.

Community Service - The police investigate an attack on a homeless bipolar man who is found severely beaten in a neighborhood park.

Sacrifice - When a man is found lying on the ground with a kidney surgically removed, Brooks and Devlin have a case that they believed fell more into the category of urban myth than real-life crime. They quickly focus on finding the intended recipient of the stolen organ.

Love And Loss - When 18 year-old Debbie Powell dies from a heroin overdose just as she returns to the UK from a holiday in Thailand, the police learn that she was a drug mule with over 70 condoms of the drug in her stomach. With the dead girl far from being the usual drug mule the police try to understand why a young woman from a reasonably well-off family would get involved in drug smuggling.

and Honour Bound - When an undercover drug buy goes wrong, DS Ronnie Brooks finds himself in a very difficult spot. Brooks and DS Jimmy Valentine are posing as drug dealers when Valentine shoots the dealer claiming the man pulled a gun on him.

Well worth watching !!!!
- Was this review helpful to you?
- (13) Yes |
- No (0)
Report this review