When a London hospital is evacuated it leads to the discovery of a tragic death. DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin are assigned to the case and it leads them to the Kings Cross area of London.
When a teenager is brutally murdered Brooks and Devlin investigate.
Frank McCallum who worked as a former vice policeman is found beaten to death in an underpass. DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin investigate his death. Crown Prosecutors James Steel and Alesha Phillips are surprised when the accused insists that they acted in self defense.
Brooks and Devlin reopen an old murder case. The re- investigation allows Luke Slade leave from prison to appeal his conviction eight years previously. Slade represents himself in court and goes head to head with James Steele who originally got him convicted.
Tommy Keegan's skeleton is found in a basement. The team reinvestigate his disappearance and requestion the man who was questioned when he first disappeared. They also question Tommy's best friend from the time Julia hoping she might remember something. The Crown Prosecuting team find themselves with a difficult case to deal with.
Brooks and Delvin attempt to find out who is responsible for an arson attack on a Turkish club in which seventeen people died. After the attacker is finally apprehended James Steel and Alesha Phillips finds it hard to come up with a solid case. James finds himself in a difficult situation with an old friend.
The team investigate after gynaecologist Dr Alec Merrick is accused by a parent of sexually assaulting them. James Steel and Alesha Phillips go head to head with Phyllis Gladstone when the case heads to court.
After an lone officer on foot patrol is killed by drug dealers, a suspect has some startling information. Brooks and Devlin investigate if back up was slow because the officer was gay.
The body of a young girl in a dumpster turns out to be a missing person for the past week, and the detectives trace her last steps to find a suspect. But there is more to this case than they originally thought.
The butler did it.
No, it was not the butler, but who of the residents did beat the homeless man near to death in this middle class neighborhood?
A wealthy business man is prosecuted in the case of a man whose kidney was removed.
Can George successfully defend his old friend?
A young girl comes back from a vacation, and dies at the airport. Can Devlin and Brooks find out what happened and who is responsible?
Devlin digs deeper into a drug shooting, and Brooks lands in a spot of trouble.
The terrifying CCTV image of a toddler being led to his death haunts this episode of Law & Order UK which deals with the difficult and morally complex issue of children who kill. As a society, we are very unforgiving of child killers but if the killers themselves are only children, it begs the question - who really is responsible for the crime? With two children in the frame, each blaming the other, can forensic evidence prove who is guilty of strangling little Conor to death? In an emotionally gut wrenching episode, George defies his superiors and instead takes instruction from the victim’s mother who has a surprising point of view on the crime. Can the justice system, and ultimately the government, afford to be lenient?
When the body of a 16 year old girl is found dead in her home in the middle of the afternoon, the investigating police cannot be sure a crime was even committed. With no forensic evidence and nothing to suggest the victim didn’t die of natural causes, Matt and Ronnie question why they have been called out in the first place. However, the mother’s victim believes she was raped because she never slept naked. On further investigation, an unlikely murder weapon is uncovered and a likely suspect - someone with whom Crown Prosecutor James Steel has a history. Determined the accused is guilty, James pursues him with every power available. Like a man possessed, he pushes the boundaries of the law to the legal limit. Is our hero persecuting an innocent man or justified in his convictions?
When three people are brutally murdered in a shop in central London and a fourth left for dead, Matt and Ronnie are up against the clock to find the killer who they fear could strike again at any moment. The nature of the attack was frenzied and brutal with the killer using a bayonet to slay his victims. With this information and a photofit, Matt and Ronnie are quickly must identify the killer before they strike again. James assumes a straightforward case ahead of him. However, things take an unexpected turn when he learns that the defendant has brilliant legal support. With the case for defence looking very strong, James’ only hope is to convince a deluded defendant to accept responsibility for his crimes.
This week’s case hits close to home for DS Matt Devlin when investigating the death of a police officer, and his best friend, PS Pete Garvey. Devlin and Garvey had known each other since childhood and when Matt discovers Pete had recently been in contact with their childhood parish priest Jonathan Nugent, his suspicions are alerted as Pete claimed to have been sexually abused by him as a child. With nothing but suspicions and unfounded rumours to go on, a murder charge cannot be brought against Nugent. Now a married man with a family of his own, can Matt really be sure they’ve got the right man? James and Alesha take an unusual approach in order to bring a charge - any charge - against the accused in a desperate attempt to get the case home.
Survivor begins with the investigation into the murder of Prison Officer Charlie Tyner who is found shot dead on a council estate in Hackney. It soon comes to light that, rather than being the good clean officer of Her Majesty’s Prison Service we first believe him to be, Charlie Tyner is corrupt and taking advantage of his position in prison in a number of ways. There are plenty of prisoners inside with reason enough to want to kill Charlie but, being in prison, they have solid alibis so who killed Charlie and why? Crown Prosecutors James Steel and Alesha Phillips find themselves at odds with their boss, George Castle, who is keen to bring to justice the killer of a prison officer. James and Alesha can’t help but feel Tyner’s abuse should be brought into consideration when charging the accused. And they have their eye on a much greater prize - a career criminal connected to Tyner who has evaded the justice system for too long. Can James and Alesha convince the key witness to give evidence against a man she claims to love?
The mystery surrounding the stabbing of student, Archie Rahman, has our cops chasing their tails when the only clue they have to go on is a library book checked out on the day of his murder. Two students connected to the book have given an alibi for each other but one of them is lying and it’s down to our cops to find out which one. When the perpetrator eventually confesses and claims to have acted in self-defence, Alesha is forced to face past demons. It’s a delicate balancing act for James who is tasked not only with prosecuting the offender but also with defending a dead victim. Unless the truth of what happened that day is uncovered, a murderer could walk free or an innocent victim be wrongly convicted.
For two years, Stephanie Blake has been stalked by a man who calls himself ‘Giovanni’. She knows nothing about him but he knows everything about her right down to the finest details of what she keeps in her bathroom cabinet. Over time, his e-mails and calls have become more intimidating but without an actual physical threat against her, there is very little the police can do for Stephanie. After initial investigations lead nowhere, the police are forced to abandon the case. Then something happens which shakes our police heroes to their very core. What should be a straightforward prosecution becomes complicated when a key piece of evidence is excluded. Up against Defence Barrister Evelyn Wyndham, James has his work cut out for him. When one of the cops becomes a key witness for the prosecution, the question arises of whether his motivation is genuine or borne out of guilt. Will he perjure himself in order to get the right result?
The murder of has-been footballer, Robbie Nichols, on the street one evening at first looks like a random robbery gone wrong but when the prime suspect becomes the star witness, it becomes clear that our heroes have only scratched the surface of a greater crime ring.
Love, betrayal and assisted suicide are the themes of this episode where a high court judge is shot in what looks like a car robbery gone wrong. Critically injured but not killed, Judge Callaghan soon learns that a hitman was hired to kill her but can she cope with the truth of who wants her dead?
The brutal and cold blooded murder of a pregnant doctor in the car park of the hospital where she works leads our heroes to places they never could have imagined. What initially seems like a crime of passion soon unravels into a conspiracy involving senior government officials. Risking their careers, James and Alesha must get to the bottom of this case before another life is destroyed.
The death of a teenage boy with severe disabilities and learning difficulties who was taunted and bullied by youths in his area for years feels like an open and shut case for the prosecution. Complications develop when James and Alesha find themselves up against a ‘win-at-all-costs’ defence lawyer whose outrageous ego threatens the fair outcome of the trial.
The unfolding tragedy of this story takes us on unexpected twists and turns as what initially looks like the cot death of 6 month old Alex Raines is later diagnosed as shaken baby syndrome. With several suspects and little more than a process of elimination to go on, James and Alesha must navigate their way through the family wreckage Alex’s death has left behind.
The series finale of this year’s Law & Order UK is a whirlwind of action as our team pursue a serial killer across London and Crown Prosecutor, James Steel, finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Defending himself against an allegation of perverting the course of justice, Steel battles for his career and his freedom.
Brought into A&E with flu-like symptoms and leaving in a body bag, Suzanne Morton’s death is treated as suspicious by DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin as they investigate a hospital department which has had three such untimely deaths within six months. With an extremely busy A&E ward the night Suzanne died, can our heroes find the killer before the killer finds their next victim? Senior Crown Prosecutor, Jake Thorne is pulled in opposite directions when the chief suspect in the case claims to have been framed for the murder by others within his department. With a conspiracy of silence permeating the hospital staff, it’s clear that there’s more to this case than meets the eye and only by penetrating the web of professional loyalties can the truth emerge.
When two year old Ryan Stark goes missing from a high street merry-go-round, his distraught mother, Kayla reports him kidnapped and a massive police hunt is launched to find the missing toddler. In spite of public appeals and additional police manpower, the search throws up more questions than answers. The legal case uncovers a history of dealings with the social services before Ryan went missing, something which alerts our heroes to the possibility that his mother isn’t being entirely truthful. With more than one suspect and little physical evidence, will Ryan’s family ever learn the truth of what happened to their baby boy?
Lying in a pool of blood, call girl Katka Cizek, seems to have only one admirer capable of her murder. A man with her on the night, a man without an alibi, a man with everything to lose were his secret obsession for her revealed. A seemingly cut and dry case, Alesha, given the reins to lead the cross-examination, begins to suspect someone has reason to frame the accused. Dogged in her pursuit of the truth, she unearths a betrayal of such enormity proving there are no winners in this case.
A night club peppered with bullets. Two victims bleeding out on the floor. The start of a deadly gun rampage through the streets of London. With the media swarming all over the case and a hostage to find, DS Matt Davlin and DS Ronnie Brooks are up against the clock as they try to track down the Bonnie and Clyde duo wreaking havoc on the city streets. Capture is far from closure when defence barrister, Phyllis Gladstone, takes the case on, arguing that one of the pair was more innocent victim than violent killer. Did the defendant act out of fear - beaten and bullied into submission by her partner-in-crime, too terrified to escape and alert the police? With two sides to every story, the team are under pressure to make sure someone is held responsible for a murderous spree that cost five lives.
Stabbed to death while they slept, the killings of David and Elaine Lerner prove a mystery to DS Matt Devlin and DS Ronnie Brooks. Universally loved, there’s not a single lead that points to grievances held or enemies made. The previous owner of the house soon emerges as a much more likely target for attack - Camilla Mallon, a banker embroiled in a hedge fund scandal. Could the brutal murders be a case of mistaken identity? As our Crown Prosecutors navigate this seemingly senseless crime, Jake’s old mentor, Margaret Rumsfield argues the accused should face only manslaughter charges. Without motive, without intent, can our heroes make a murder charge stick?
When mother and carer Lia Brown is killed by a stray bullet, the team struggle to understand the involvement of 12-year-old Kaden Blake in the shooting. Kaden is caught up in the local gang culture, and keeping silent is his only protection. DS Matt Devlin is drawn to this damaged boy, saddened to see a life so doomed by circumstance and furious that local dealer and gang leader Mark Ellis remains untouchable by the law. Matt forces the hands of the crown prosecutors to move Ellis into the frame for Lia's death. Despite the gang culture of intimidation and silence, Kaden finds the courage to speak out - but in doing so, he sets in motion a shattering chain of events.
A drive-by shooting outside the Old Bailey leaves one police officer dead and another wounded in what appears to be a targeted attack on a witness in an attempted murder trial. However, Ronnie and the team are surprised to learn the gunman was specifically targeting police officers, believing his family victims of a police cover-up. The defense team argues their client has been subjected to racism by the police. Can Jake and Alesha convince the jury that the defendant ought to be tried as a murderer and not a victim?
A bungled robbery leads to an innocent hero being shot dead and a hostage with a potentially life threatening medical condition being seized by two armed gunmen. It's up to Ronnie and Sam to beat the clock and find the hostage in just ten hours.
When a petty criminal makes a deathbed confession to the murder of a teenage girl, Ronnie is left shaken to the core as he is forced to reopen a case he thought he had put to bed fourteen years ago.
The murder of an elderly janitor in his home is carried out with such precision and planning that the only evidence the killer leaves is designed to lead the detectives around in circles.
A murder investigation is launched when a concerned citizen alerts the police to a shocking video that is spreading like wildfire on the web, in which a teenage girl is attacked and shot.
Over the course of one long day, the team works on three separate cases, including tracking a serial killer, intervening in a family dispute turned murderous, and disproving an accusation of police intimidation. Will all of the team make it through with their careers intact?
The frenzied stabbing of a police forensic lab technician unsettles the team in a way they never expected when Detective Sam Casey falls for the killer's next intended victim.