The original cast of Law & Order: UK (left to right): Bill Paterson, Ben Daniels, Jamie Bamber, Freema Agyeman, Harriet Walter and Bradley Walsh. Photo credit: Courtesy of NBCUniversal. Law & Order: UK was first conceived in 2000 by franchise creator Dick Wolf; At the time, however, no network was willing to host a pilot for the series. Wolf managed to recruit screenwriter Chris Chibnall, who had previously worked on the British productions Torchwood, Life on Mars and Born and Brown, for a series of 13 adaptations of the original Law & Order series.[6] Wolf then asked Chibnall to review the Bible Law & Order, a book published in the United States that contains a collection of summaries for each episode. Chibnall selected 13 episodes that could be adapted for British television, watched the originals on DVD and then wrote the adaptations to meet the contractual requirements of production company Kudos and build the series` reputation as a successful storytelling. Subsequently, the series was picked up by ITV. However, one of the episodes that Chibnall adapted had to be cancelled due to incompatibility with English law, which led to the adaptation of another episode. Wolf then drew producer Richard Stokes to the series, but he explained that a 13-part series would take too long to air on British television, so he split the 13 scripts into two separate series. However, Wolf disagreed, saying that this would not be a problem, as each series in the United States contains 22 episodes per series. Wolf pushed ITV for more episodes per series, but his attempt failed. Each of the 13 scripts was updated to be timely, and although the difficulties of adapting the scripts for the English legal system exceeded the production team`s expectations, Stokes felt that audiences familiar with both shows would appreciate them for their prices. Other series have continued to adapt scripts from the original Law & Order series.

Many familiar features from the original Law & Order series were carried over into the adaptation, including the style of the opening music, black-and-white intertitles, Wolf`s signature “clanking cell door” sound, and hand-held camera work. Stokes later praised the Kudo`s method of making guerrilla films on the streets of London. Wolf later described the biggest difference between the two shows as wigs, saying, “The law is not that different and, you know, murder is murder. [8] [9] Originally ordered as a single season of thirteen episodes, episodes 1-7 aired in 2009 and episodes 8-13 in 2010. A second series of thirteen episodes was ordered in 2010, with episodes 1-7 airing in 2010 and episodes 8-13 in 2011. A third season of thirteen episodes was ordered in October 2010, with episodes 1 to 6 airing in 2011 and episodes 7 to 13 in 2012. In August 2012, ITV ordered a fourth season consisting of six episodes. The series also airs in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and New Zealand. [32] On 28. In June 2013, Bradley Walsh confirmed on This Morning that an eighth season had been ordered and would begin filming in October 2013. ITV later confirmed that Law & Order: UK would return in 2014 with an eight-part series and that Ben Bailey Smith was cast as DS Joe Hawkins, replacing Paul Nicholls as DS Sam Casey.

The series aired in the UK on 12 March 2014. [13] No date has been announced for BBC America to broadcast this series as US season 5. The following season aired in July 2011 and Jamie Bamber left the third season. Dominic Rowan and Peter Davison joined the main cast, replacing Daniels and Paterson. The next seven episodes aired in September 2011 in the United States and January 2012 in the United Kingdom, starring Paul Nicholls as Sergeant Sam Casey. Jamie Bamber made his last anonymous appearance in the seventh episode of the series, both in flashback and in the photo. It was later announced, with the order for a fourth season, that Harriet Walter and Freema Agyeman would leave the screen; This was the last season in which they were seen as part of the regular cast. The departures of Walter and Agyeman meant that Bradley Walsh was the only remaining cast member to appear in the first episode. A six-episode fourth season aired on July 14, 2013, after being filmed in November 2012. The fifth season, which aired eighteen months after the third season, won its slot for all six episodes.[14] Georgia Taylor and Paterson Joseph joined the main cast, while Paul Nicholls left during the final episode of the series.[15] 28. In June 2013, Bradley Walsh confirmed on This Morning that a fifth season had been ordered and would begin filming in October 2013.

ITV later confirmed that Law & Order: UK would return in 2014 with an eight-part series and that Ben Bailey Smith was cast as DS Joe Hawkins, replacing Paul Nicholls as DS Sam Casey. [15] The series aired in the UK on March 12, 2014. Father Joseph left the main cast in the penultimate episode of the series and was replaced by Sharon Small as Inspector Elizabeth Flynn.[15] Former cast member Harriet Walter returned for a one-episode appearance. Walsh, a member of the original cast, left the cast ahead of a possible sixth season, though ITV`s decision to pause the series after the season five finale makes Walsh`s departure a contentious issue, and as such, he remains the only actor to appear throughout the series. In Canada, City began airing the series on June 11, 2009,[26] and in Australia, Network Ten began airing the series in August 2009. [27] [28] It was then moved to 13th Street, where the fifth season premiered on February 4, 2015. Supergirl`s Mehcad Brooks was cast in season 22 of NBC`s legal drama Law & Order. Filming for the first season of Law & Order: UK began in January 2008,[19] and once completed, ITV cuts were a problem for actor Jamie Bamber, who said in an interview with Metro: “I think it`s going to [come back], but I don`t know, because as you know, there are cuts at ITV. However, ITV ordered thirteen more episodes and filming began in the third quarter of 2009.[20] [21] These episodes were then broadcast from September 9, 2010. [22] For the Law part of the series, frequent filming takes place in London, while for the Order part, filming takes place on Sundays outside the Old Bailey.