Law & Order: UK Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - CareWhen the evacuation of a central London hospital leads to the discovery of a tragic death, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) investigate. The trail leads them to Kings Cross, where the redevelopment and gentrification of the area is affecting a number of local residents. But has this led someone to commit murder? Could the seemingly vulnerable single mother Dionne Farrah (Venetia Campbell) or her sister Leona be involved? Are caretaker Daniel Matoukou (Babou Ceesay) or local resident Mike Turner (Tony Maudsley) connected to events surrounding the death? And how has the case affected landlady Maureen Walters (Lorraine Ashbourne)? As DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter) pressurises Matt and Ronnie to untangle the case, a disturbing pattern emerges... When a suspect is arrested, Crown Prosecutors James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) face an uphill struggle convincing the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, London, George Castle (Bill Paterson) that their case is strong enough. Complicating matters further is their sharp-suited, mercury-minded opponent Robert Ridley QC (Patrick Malahide). Devious and without the burden of principles, Ridley uses every trick in the book to get his client off. With an Old Bailey trial on the verge of collapse, and pressure increasing from their boss, James and Alesha must team up with Matt and Ronnie to gain enough evidence, get the better of Robert Ridley QC and convict the person responsible for this emotionally-charged death.
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Episode 2 - UnlovedWhen a 13-year-old boy is found kicked to death at Euston Station, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) have nothing to go on. Frustrated when they can’t find any leads - not even his parents - they turn to DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter). Her press conference identifies the victim as Danny Jackson. Matt and Ronnie discover Danny’s mother, Mandy (Nicola Stephenson), is an ex junkie whose boyfriend Stevie is suspected of physically abusing Danny. As the case begins to affect Matt and Ronnie emotionally, suspicions fall on Danny’s foster home, run by Phoebe Baxter (Joanna Hole). But who is responsible for Danny’s death, the parents who abandoned him, a foster mother who gave him too much freedom or the friends who were last to see him? Crown Prosecutors James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) face Beatrice McArdle (Dervla Kirwan) an old flame from James’ defence days. She believes James is prosecuting the wrong person. James’ suspicions of this simplistic defence prove to be well founded - Beatrice is stalling for time to gather evidence for an audacious defence strategy, that the accused was genetically predisposed towards murder; a defence that would change the whole nature of the British legal system.
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Episode 3 - ViceThe body of ex-Vice cop, Frank McCallum, is found beaten to death in an underpass in Paddington. The murder has all the symptoms of a prostitute killing, but DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) soon realise they have to broaden their search. Their investigation forces them to look deeper into Frank McCallum’s life - could his boss, Josh Pritchard (Sean Pertwee), know more about Frank’s death than he’s letting on. And what secrets is Frank’s wife, Annie, hiding? As forensic clues provide surprises, the trail leads the police to a respectable children’s clothes shop in Barnes, run by Emma Sandbrook (Juliet Aubrey) and Kate Barton (Deborah Cornelius). As the police struggle to piece together the events surrounding Frank McCallum’s murder, who can they believe? Crown Prosecutors James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) of the CPS find themselves in a battle with formidable defence barrister, Phyllis Gladstone (Lesley Manville), an old foil of their boss, George Castle (Bill Paterson). But when the accused claim they acted in self-defence against Frank McCallum, James and Alesha are left questioning the dead man’s character. Did Frank McCallum instigate the attack which cost him his life, or is the defendant attempting to preserve their own fate by slurring a man now unable to defend himself? What really happened that night? James and Alesha face a struggle to deliver justice for Frank McCallum’s widow as they fight to establish the truth.
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Episode 4 - UnsafeIn episode four when a metal-detecting pensioner unearths a shallow grave by the side of the Thames, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) are forced to reopen a contentious murder case. Their investigations into the case of Luke Slade (Iain Glen) threaten to unravel a conviction made by James Steel eight years ago. After Luke Slade (Iain Glen) is given leave to appeal, Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) must revisit his past and one of his first cases for the CPS. But when Luke Slade represents himself in court, the case becomes more than a legal appeal - it soon becomes a personal vendetta between Slade and Steel. Luke Slade has been studying law during his time in prison - and he’s determined not to lose to James again. As Slade begins to get the better of James in court, Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) and Director of CPS, London, George Castle (Bill Paterson) begin to question whether James was overzealous in his initial prosecution. And when the prosecution case comes under threat, personal and professional loyalties are tested to the limit. Is Luke Slade guilty of murder? And why is he taking so much pleasure from this legal game of cat and mouse? James’ career is on the line - and the murders are not yet over...
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Episode 5 - BuriedWhen the bones of 8-year-old Tommy Keegan are discovered in the communal basement of a house in Ladbroke Grove, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh), DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) and DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter) have a twenty five year old cold case on their hands. Tommy’s mother’s grief and the shoddiness of the previous investigation drives the team to bring Tommy’s killer to justice. But the only people who seem to know anything about the case are the man originally arrested for Tommy’s disappearance Ed Connor (Anthony Higgins), and Julia Mortimer (Holly Aird), Tommy’s best friend, but both are reluctant to help the new investigation. When Julia is persuaded to take part in EMDR therapy to revisit her memory of the night Tommy went missing, a terrible secret is revealed. Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) and Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) proceed to build a case against the better judgement of George Castle (Bill Paterson) who is sure the jury will be highly sceptical about the recovered memory and what it has uncovered. Julia’s parents, Vernon (Keith Barron) and Catherine (Margot Leicester) warn James that this is an opportunistic vendetta on Julia’s part, but James is convinced about what she saw that night. James sets out to prove the case against all odds, compelling barrister Doug Greer (Colin Salmon) that Julia’s telling the truth.
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Episode 6 - ParadiseWhen a Turkish social club on the Edgware Road is burned to the ground in an horrific arson attack, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh), DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) and DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter) are embroiled in a major investigation into seventeen deaths. Fears of a racist attack or hate crime drive the investigation, but with a trail incorporating false identities and a devious method of fire-setting, the team soon discover the truth is even more complex. Can the police and legal teams work together in the face of opposition from respected barrister St John Artemis (Charles Kay) to remove a key piece of evidence from a suspect’s leg? And will that evidence lead them any closer to the person responsible? Even when the police find and arrest the arsonist, the case is far from over. Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) question whether the arsonist was working alone, or on the orders of someone else. As George Castle (Bill Paterson) pressures them to deliver results, James finds himself confronting one of his oldest friends. Could Faruk Osman (Selva Raslingham) be involved in a conspiracy to burn members of his own community? As he faces down opposition barrister Michaela Herman (Frances Barber), is James willing to risk a valued friendship in order to gain justice for the dead?
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Episode 7 - AleshaWhen Harley Street gynaecologist, Dr Alec Merrick, (Derek Riddell) is accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients during a routine examination, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh), DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) and DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter) are brought in to investigate. But how can they find enough evidence when it’s just one person’s word against another, and one party is an eminent doctor? Matt and Ronnie bring the case to Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) and they find themselves grappling with the grey areas of sexual assault charges. But when they begin to feel, along with George Castle (Bill Paterson), Director of the CPS, London, that they can get no further with this case, Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) refuses to accept his orders. As our team splinter, they find themselves up against unstoppable defence barrister Phyllis Gladstone (Lesley Manville), and with a thin case and a dangerous level of emotional involvement, they must battle it out in court. But who will the jury believe?
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Episode 8 - SamaritanA tragic communication error between police officers leaves young PC Nick Bentley caught in the cross-fire of armed drug-dealers with no back-up. DC Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DC Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) investigate, following the lead of the drug gang to small-time dealer, Theo Carson. Theo’s story, however, shakes the officers and their boss, DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter). He claims a second police officer, Ray Griffin (Jamie Foreman) was standing nearby, doing nothing, whilst his partner bled to death. A partner who was gay. Could Theo be telling the truth? Could there be any connection to an extreme religious group within the force which seems to discriminate against homosexuals? James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) of the CPS feel the case has to be pursued. Director of the CPS, George Castle (Bill Paterson), thinks otherwise. To pursue such a case would be institutional suicide, damaging the delicate relationship they have with the uniformed police beyond repair. How far should they go to hold one person accountable for a drop in the standards of public office? How far will the force close ranks to protect their own? Will it be enough to shift the foundations of the CPS’ "rock solid case?"
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Episode 9 - HiddenWhen the body of missing ten year old, Jodie Gaines, is found dumped in a skip in Euston, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) are faced with two suspects, the cabbie who swears he dropped Jodie at her guitar lesson and the guitar teacher who vouches she never arrived. Determined to deliver justice to Jodie’s grieving parents, they follow the scientific evidence and a third suspect with no prior connection to Jodie comes to light. Which of the three men is lying? Did Jodie’s killer snatch her at random? Or is there a more sinister reason behind the schoolgirl’s kidnap? When events take a shocking and unexpected twist, the case is turned upside down. Who is responsible for Jodie's death? Will the truth ever come out? With two crimes to contend with, Crown Prosecutors James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) of the CPS have wildly differing opinions on what course to take. As they struggle with their consciences, they're faced with the toughest choices of their careers.
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Episode 10 - Community ServiceWhen a homeless man is found beaten nearly to death in the park at the centre of a well-kept square, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh), DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) and DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter) investigate. The victim, Roland Kirk (Sean Harris), is bi-polar, lives in a van on the square and is known to the authorities. As our cops dig deeper, they discover Kirk tormented the residents to the extent that they were desperate to get rid of him. Everyone has a motive but no one is talking. Are they all protecting the perpetrator? Is it the local courier? The angry restaurant owner? Or respectable architect, Harry Morgan (Kevin McNally) whose son has turned against him and allied himself with Kirk. When one man is charged with GBH he pleads self-defence - he was defending himself and his neighbours from the local ‘nutter’. Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) is determined to prove that this was a premeditated attack but Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) and George Castle (Bill Patterson) know that the jury’s sympathy will lie with the law-abiding defendant rather than the antisocial Kirk. If the ‘good-guy’ neighbour is found not guilty, the jury will have given the nod to vigilantism in all its primal brutality and undermine the very system of Law and Order itself.
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Episode 11 - SacrificeDS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) are called to investigate an unusual crime. Darren McKenzie has been attacked and had his kidney surgically removed. The team are horrified to learn that the stolen organ has been trafficked into the NHS and it has been transplanted into Joanna Woodleigh - a very wealthy patient. With the case handed over to the CPS, a conflict of interests is soon apparent and Crown Prosecutor James Steel (Ben Daniels) finds himself in charge of the CPS as George Castle (Bill Patterson) steps down from his post. When George dons his defence wig one final time and goes up against James and Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) in court, the crux of the case is very clear, what would you sacrifice, what line would you cross to help someone you loved?
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Episode 12 - Love and LossWhen DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) are called to the death of a drug mule, they are surprised to discover she is a middle class white girl. Debbie Powell’s parents are heartbroken. She was about to go to university. She worked hard at Gilmore’s - a family friend’s shop. She wanted for nothing. So why did she do it? Matt and Ronnie soon unearth Debbie’s secret life. A mysterious boyfriend that nobody ever met. A teacher she met on Sundays. Rumours of an active sex life at work. And a coke dealer, Gerry Craig, who has done a runner. As Matt and Ronnie close in on their suspect, they are shocked to learn that Debbie’s motivation was love. Debbie’s death hits home for George Castle (Bill Patterson). As the father of a daughter, he pressures Crown Prosecutors James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) to bring all charges possible against the defendant. Not an easy case given that are no witnesses, all the evidence is circumstantial, and James’ opponent is the brilliant but eccentric Jason Peter’s (Eddie Marsan). Alesha’s perseverance tracks down the only witness who can testify about the drugs run. But when this witness retracts his statement, the case falls apart and the defendant is found not guilty. How can James keep his promise to the Powells and find justice for the death of their daughter?
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Episode 13 - Honour BoundDS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) agrees to help his old friend and partner DS Jimmy Valentine (Robert Glenister) in an undercover drug sting. But a gun is pulled and someone ends up dead. What appears to be a tragic mistake is investigated by internal affairs and DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) who fears Jimmy is not all he seems. As they push for the truth the spotlight turns on Ronnie and, in particular, his dark past as a functioning alcoholic when a ten year old drug case was left with no witnesses and a large quantity of missing heroin. The evidence is stacking up against the police and James Steel (Ben Daniels) and Alesha Phillips (Freema Agyeman) of the CPS battle Valentine’s barrister, Evelyn Wyndham (Anna Chacellor) to bring enough evidence to court. The jigsaw piece that will win it for them is Ronnie. But he refuses to testify. Is there something suspect in Ronnie’s past that will end his career now? Can the CPS find any other way of proving their case or in court will it be Valentine’s day?
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