Subject: Law and Order London [Print This Page] Author: spratt89 Time: 12-7-2008 23:24 Subject: Law and Order London
Bamber Lands Lead In Law + Order: London
Battlestar Galactica star Jamie Bamber has returned to his native Britain to star in the latest Law + Order spin-off.
The California-based actor, who was born in London, will front Law + Order: London - the popular detective series' first international show.
Bamber tells the Los Angeles Times, "We're using stories that were scripts in the original U.S. series, adapting them pretty heavily, transposing them to London backgrounds and to the British police and legal system, which is different.
"Bones of plots have been cherry-picked from the episodes." Author: bala Time: 12-8-2008 12:16 Subject: Reply 1#1 spratt89's post
i don't know how it will work in the UK? Author: waterlilybarb Time: 12-8-2008 12:38 Subject: Reply 2#2 bala's post
I'm not sure either, but it sounds like the main thing will be the same kind of format. The first half of the show dealing with the police side of the case and the second half with the judicial side. I think there will definitely be an audience for it.Author: bala Time: 12-8-2008 12:41 Subject: Reply 3#3 waterlilybarb's post
the problem is that unless they get British writers it won't work-there no point in American writer and have set in UK?. Author: waterlilybarb Time: 12-8-2008 12:49 Subject: Reply 4#4 bala's post
I imagine there will be British writers on the staff. Even if there are some American writers, they will have to do their homework to learn about the British legal system, and also how to write the way Brits talk. The franchise is well respected, so I'm sure they have taken all of those things (as well as any others) into consideration. :) Author: spratt89 Time: 12-8-2008 16:18
i just hope it is half as good as the US ones and i will be happy Author: bala Time: 12-15-2008 05:53
For those who haven't seen Law & Order before, could you explain the setup?
"It'sa show that's distinctly split into two halves. The first half is apolice procedural and the second takes you to the courtroom. Eachepisode starts with a crime that's usually a murder, then the policeinvestigates for two acts, usually ending in an arrest. The second twoacts are the court proceedings, where our hero prosecutor tries to geta conviction against the person responsible."
For the first series of the British version you're reusing scripts from the original US show, aren't you?
"We'readapting them. To be honest we're probably adapting them more than weoriginally thought, because to make them contemporary and to make themBritish actually took more [work] than we anticipated. Which is goodfor the audience who know both shows, and good for us to make them feelmore distinctive."
What was the thinking behind using non-original scripts?
"Ithink it was partly contractual with [format owner] Dick WolfProductions, but also the fact that we know those stories worked.They're great stories - but the changes we needed to make with thesecond halves to make them work with the British legal system resultsin disctinctive stories."
From the US show you have over 18 years' worth of stories to choose from. How did you decide which to use?
"There is a Law & Orderbible that has every episode listed in it, with a paragraph for eachsaying what the story is. Showrunner and lead writer Chris Chibnallwent through as many of them as he possibly could, got the DVDs,watched them, and then made the choice as to which ones would make verygood British television. He picked 15 or 16 stories and we chose ourfavourite 13. One of them we had to replace because when we looked atthe adaptations on the legal side it didn't quite work."
If you get a second series do you think you will still use the US scripts for inspiration?
"That'sa tricky question. If we get a second series we'll be very happy and Ithink at that point we'll start making those kind of decisions."
How involved has Dick Wolf, the creator, been with the British version?
"DickWolf signed off on all the casting for the main parts. He's been sentall the scripts, which fortunately he loved. He could have very easilyraised his eyebrows about how they've been adapted to the Britishsystem. In the last few weeks we've been sending him over the firstload of episodes too."
And what has Chris Chibnall brought to the table as showrunner?
"Well I've worked with Chris for the last couple of years on Torchwood, so I know him very well. He's a brilliant writer, with a great history in shows like Torchwood, Life On Mars and Born and Bred,but he's also been gaining a fantastic experience in production. As aresult we have a really great creative partnership. He's got a veryclear idea about how the brand works and I think he's a great voice forthis show on British television."
Your commission is 13episodes, which is quite long for this kind of British drama. Whatchallenges has that presented production-wise?
"The onlyreal challenge is everybody pacing it so they don't fall over abouthalfway through. It's completely achievable, so it's about going inwith the mindset of knowing it can be done rather than thinking 'we'reused to doing four-parters and six-parters, so how the hell are wegoing to do 13?' That is my biggest challenge - to make sure everybodykeeps moving forward and all our deadlines keep getting hit."
Who's on the cast?
"BradleyWalsh is our lead cop, DI Ronnie Brooks, who's got a murky past - he'san ex-alcoholic, but now he's found an inner peace. He's almost a sortof Obi-Wan Kenobi figure! His partner is DS Matt Devlin, played byJamie Bamber, who's a little less wise and more willing to go for thejugular. Their boss is DI Natalie Chandler, played by Harriet Walter, afantastically experienced stage actress. She's there to make sure theystay in line, don't cut corners and also to challenge them. Almost toplay devil's advocate and push the characters to make sure they'regetting the right information.
"In the second half, on the legalside, we've James Steel (Ben Daniels), the lead London prosecutor. He'sthe absolute moral centre of the show. His assistant is AleshaPhillips, played by Freema Agyeman. She's basically a brilliant youngbarrister who James has taken on as a mentor. Finally, their boss isplayed by Bill Paterson, a character called George Castle who's thehead of the crown prosecution service for London."
With Bradley Walsh as lead, is it a straight role for him?
"It'sabsolutely a straight role. I think people will be really, reallypleasantly delighted and surprised with his performance. He's a reallyterrific actor and a smart guy. I think a lot of people will haveexactly that same question you just asked - it's a role I can't waitfor people to see."
Law & Order: UK airs on ITV1 from Spring 2009. Author: spratt89 Time: 12-16-2008 03:07
i do hope this turns out good but i just get a bad feeling about it Author: spratt89 Time: 2-22-2009 14:30
It starts tomorrow on ITV1, looking forward to it. Author: bala Time: 2-23-2009 07:28 Subject: Reply 9#9 spratt89's post
yes i'm little bit surprised it starts so soon i'm going watch it Author: spratt89 Time: 2-23-2009 14:03 Subject: Episode 1 CARE
This was a very good episode, I thought the storyline itself was very good and the actors were just great, I think the actors work quite well together, back to the episode, the death of a baby because of landlords was very good, It was kind of a risky episode to start off with but it turned out very well in the end, the whole courtroom was good, I liked the part when the case got kicked out because of the translator for the French caretaker changing words he said, But I loved the whole set up on the environmental officer to arrest him and get him to tell the police who had bribed him, overall a very good start and it will be interesting what ratings this show gets. Author: bala Time: 2-23-2009 23:12 Subject: Reply 11#11 spratt89's post
Wow you just beat me to this comment well like you it did have the law and order feel and actors did a good job but i wasn't expecting the case to be thrown out because of the translation but they still manages to get the guy. i have to admit it had all the elements of law & order but it was strange seeing Jamie Bamber and hearing a British accent it makes it look different from BSG role. i have to admit having the commercial break help to focus on the story-line Author: bala Time: 2-24-2009 05:05
ITV1's new crime drama Law & Order: UK made a reasonable start last night, overnight ratings figures suggest.
The series - an adaptation of the long-running US show starring Bradley Walsh - drew a strong 6.37m (26.3%) in the 9pm slot. The audience was down on the impressive 7.55m (30%) for Whitechapel in the same slot last Monday, however.
Law & Order's closest rival was BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? with 5.65m (23.3%) in the hour.
Season three of Heroes resumed on BBC Two with 2.22m (9%), then BBC Three's transmission of the next episode took 782k (6.4%) at 10.30pm.
Over on Five at 9pm, sci-fi action thriller The 6th Day averaged 878k (4.7%), while Channel 4 had 930k (3.9%) for The Real Casino Boy, a documentary focusing on the crimes of millionaire John Aspinall.
Also at 9pm, Sky1's screening of cult show 24 - now in its seventh season - took an increased 494k (2.3%), drawing closer to a Gavin & Stacey repeat on BBC Three with 513k (2.3%) over 30 minutes. Author: spratt89 Time: 3-24-2009 08:03
Well the show is still going quite strong and I think the show is very good Author: codebreaker Time: 10-17-2009 01:08 Subject: Reply 13#13 bala's post
Did you know after the 7 UK episodes that this is now shown in Canada and episodes 8 & 9 are available online Author: spratt89 Time: 10-17-2009 01:46
according to TV.com there have been 13 episodes aired Author: codebreaker Time: 10-17-2009 01:48 Subject: Reply 16#16 spratt89's post
Do you know were they have been aired because i have seen the 7 aired in the UK and i am downloading the 2 i found online Author: spratt89 Time: 10-17-2009 02:43
they were not aired in the UK so I have no Idea where they were aired which I find strange Author: codebreaker Time: 10-17-2009 14:17 Subject: Reply 18#18 spratt89's post
Episodes 8 & 9 have the Citytv logo Author: codebreaker Time: 11-21-2009 06:17 Subject: Reply 18#18 spratt89's post
I have come across another four episodes so season one is up to 13 episodes now Author: codebreaker Time: 1-12-2010 12:49 Subject: Law & Order UK
I just watched the latest episode and it is a repeat of the missing episodes from the first season which aired in Canada last year Author: spratt89 Time: 1-12-2010 13:50
Season 2: Episode 1
was that the cop one and I thought it was a pretty good episode, I thought the cop was lucky to get off after letting his partner die Author: codebreaker Time: 1-12-2010 14:00 Subject: Reply 22#22 spratt89's post
Yes he was very lucky it was a shame the video evidence was not aloud Author: codebreaker Time: 9-10-2010 08:43 Subject: 3x01 Broken
Wow what a store line when the terrifying CCTV image of a toddler being led to his death and the complex issue of children who kill, but the mother abandoning her daughter so she could get a fix and also having clients in the next room was diabolical Author: codebreaker Time: 9-17-2010 11:31 Subject: 3x02 Hounded
Another good episode when a serial rapist is released from prison on early parole, Steel suspects the parolee when the body of a young girl is found in her home and goes after him with a vengeance but after getting away with it he then went after his girlfriend's daughter so she finished him off Author: codebreaker Time: 9-27-2010 01:34 Subject: 3x03 Defence
Another great episode after three people are murdered and one person left for dead in a London shop the killer decides to defend himself considering his illness was impressive but getting his sister to give evidence was a great way to get him to change his plea Author: codebreaker Time: 10-6-2010 14:19 Subject: 3x04 Confession
Interesting episode with them investigating the death of a police officer but finding out that the police first on the seen took the gun because it was suicide didn't help but finding out why he did it was sad Author: codebreaker Time: 10-13-2010 22:48 Subject: 3x05 Survivor
Good episode with the investigation into the murder of Prison Officer which turns out to be a hit organised by a woman prisoner he had rapped after he threatened her daughter Author: codebreaker Time: 10-21-2010 14:48 Subject: 3x06 Masquerade
Interesting case when Archie is stabbed and after Sally lied several times she eventually confesses and claims to have acted in self-defence, Alesha is forced to face past demons and is convinced that she was lying and all because her father was a racist Author: codebreaker Time: 10-21-2010 16:21 Subject: 3x07 Anonymous
Good episode when after they thought Stephanie had lied about falling down the stairs and blaming it on the man who had stalked her for two years but tragically she was murdered but after the right verdict lets hope Matt and Ronnie get past their differences Author: codebreaker Time: 11-26-2010 10:26 Subject: 4x01 - ID
Joe Nash / Billy Wells pleading not guilt after he confessed and a deal was arranged shocked everyone but it turned out he was confessing to his first murder which he served his time and who would of thought it was his probation officer killed his girlfriend, tragically Billy died awaiting his release Author: codebreaker Time: 11-26-2010 11:02 Subject: 4x02 Denial
What a turn of events when Judge Callaghan's husband was planning their retirement until she changed her mind and he decided to try and have her killed instead but she won't have a bad word said against him Author: codebreaker Time: 11-26-2010 11:50 Subject: 4x03 Shaken
Sad case when the death of 6 month old Alex Raines is diagnosed as shaken baby syndrome and the most likely suspect are the childminder and her boyfriend who unfortunately died while on remand after he was found innocent but after a second post mortem it turns out to be a combination of accident Author: codebreaker Time: 11-26-2010 12:40 Subject: 4x04 Duty of Care
Another sad case when the death of a teenage boy with severe learning difficulties which feels like an open and shut case but James and Alesha find themselves up against a ‘win-at-all-costs’ defence lawyer whose outrageous ego threatens the fair outcome of the trial Author: codebreaker Time: 12-10-2010 07:28 Subject: 4x05 Help
What a nasty piece of work Don Marsh was having the witness intimidated along with his girlfriend but fair play to Mike Jones who risked everything to give evidence Author: codebreaker Time: 12-15-2010 00:28 Subject: 4x06 Skeletons
Great season finale when James Steel, finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Defending himself against an allegation of perverting the course of justice after a serial killer is wrongfully imprisoned Author: codebreaker Time: 7-10-2011 01:47 Subject: Season 5
Who would of thought this would survive this long with season 5 starting tonight Author: codebreaker Time: 7-10-2011 12:59 Subject: 5x01 The Wrong Man
Suzanne Morton’s death was tragic considering she was brought into A&E with flu-like symptoms and leaves in a body bag and the cover up that followed was diabolical Author: codebreaker Time: 7-18-2011 04:12 Subject: 5x02 Safe
I had a feeling from the start that Ryan wasn't on the merry-go-round but what a tragedy when the body was found in her boyfriend airing cupboard and you have to feel sorry for the boys father who was trying to get custody, Kayla killing her son all because he might go into care was horrific Author: codebreaker Time: 7-25-2011 04:56 Subject: 5x03 Crush
Interesting case when Gavin was found guilty but Alesha is not convinced after his wife's evidence was the deciding factor and after more investigation it was the wife who killed her and framed him for giving her a sexual disease that was given to her son because she was pregnant Author: codebreaker Time: 8-5-2011 06:46 Subject: 5x04 Tick Tock
I liked the way they tricked Joane to reveal she worked in the club six years ago and was responsible for all killing by Andy who she then killed herself, so the guilty verdict was great Author: codebreaker Time: 8-16-2011 01:10 Subject: 5x05 Intent
The couple stabbed to death while they slept was tragic but trying to prove Lucas killed them while he was blind drunk and cant remember was hard and they were killed in his old house Author: codebreaker Time: 8-16-2011 02:14 Subject: 5x06 Deal (1)
Chayse was lucky the gun jammed but not so lucky for Lia Brown who was killed by the stray bullet that was meant for him and what a waist of space Kaden mother was by selling his service to Ellis in return for drugs and what a cliffhanger with Matt getting shot saving Kaden outside the court Author: codebreaker Time: 10-8-2011 08:21 Subject: 6x01 Survivor’s Guilt (2)
It looks like this has moved over to America for its first airing and with the US showing these as a 13 episode season were the UK splits it into two seasons it might get confusing
After Matt's murder outside the Old Bailey I'm not surprised that Ronnie wanted in on the case but his actions putting the case in jeopardy was predictable but sad to learn that Matt died for what a coroner had done on another case Author: codebreaker Time: 10-19-2011 06:29 Subject: 6x02 Immune
What a great episode, who would of thought that an immune deal would almost let a killer get away with murder but the way they got the conviction was impressive and almost illegal Author: codebreaker Time: 10-19-2011 07:48 Subject: 6x03 Haunted
Interesting episode with the deathbed confession to the murder of a teenage girl that Ronnie investigated fourteen years ago were the girls father was found guilty and what a tragic life the girls parents had after they lost their daughter but the right result 14 years was nice Author: codebreaker Time: 10-26-2011 13:42 Subject: 6x04 Trial
What a strange confession for the murder of the janitor in his home but from the look of it he only confessed out of the blue to get it thrown out of court and finding out he was on a clinical trial for schizophrenia but was actually dying from a brain tumor was sad Author: codebreaker Time: 10-30-2011 22:31 Subject: 6x05 Lineup
Another good episode when they start a murder investigation a shocking video that is spreading like wildfire on the web were a teenage girl is attacked and shot but their face when they identified the girl and knocked her door for her to open was priceless and they were lucky to get the rape conviction thank to one of them having a conscience Author: codebreaker Time: 11-8-2011 17:46 Subject: 6x06 Dawn Till Dusk
What a strange suspect that was almost charged for a murder he didn't commit all because he would give an alibi for his where about when the circumstantial evidence was stacked against him Author: codebreaker Time: 11-16-2011 01:54 Subject: 6x07 Fault Lines
As soon as the witness, Lucy held Sam's hand in the ID parade i know it would get thrown out in court and getting personally involved was against police protocol but who would of thought she would go from being the witness to being the killer because she was a scam artist that got caught Author: codebreaker Time: 7-4-2013 07:58
The train crash killing 13 people rising to 16 if you count unborn babies was tragic especially as if the boy had been found earlier he may have survived but the owner of the car's reaction to the tragedy was diabolical and even more tragic the suicidal man driving the car across the railway survived, I cant believe he got diminished responsibility and I hope Sam wasn't responsible for his suicide in the cell Author: codebreaker Time: 7-22-2013 11:46 Subject: 7x02 Tremors
Sam being suspended over the death of Finn was understandable as it looked like he was the last one to see him from the CCTV and Kate answering Jake's phone was a bad decision but Billy trying to kill himself was predictable Author: codebreaker Time: 7-30-2013 01:05 Subject: 7x03 Paternal
The man who was found shot dead was interesting as he was lying to his girlfriend about his line of work and he also owed his ex-wife thousands of pounds in unpaid child support for their son who was dying of leukaemia, the kids grandfather pleading he wasn't there until they found the gun with his print on and then he claimed it self defence was barbaric Author: codebreaker Time: 8-6-2013 02:19 Subject: 7x04 Fatherly Love
After finding Charlotte's abandoned car on the bridge you would of initially thought suicide and I cant believe they didn't check that her ex-husband Richard had been arrested for assault but Holly being in a relationship with her mothers' new husband, Sean does make them both look guilty and with both of them saying the other was obsessed with the other made it more difficult Author: codebreaker Time: 8-12-2013 13:38 Subject: 7x05 Mortal
Connie’s instructions not to feed her grandmother did look like she was trying to starve her to death but trying to prove it wasn't going to be easy and Connie saying her grandmother wanted to die was a surprising turn of events Author: codebreaker Time: 8-19-2013 06:57 Subject: 7x06 Dependant
Ruth and Neil her former boyfriend both being charged with murder after the gay father was found beaten to death and his adopted son being take by it's biological parents was interesting as Neil was the only one who could get the baby back but trying to frame Neil was clever as he had been arrested in the past for his temper Author: codebreaker Time: 2-24-2014 13:27
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[ Last edited by codebreaker at 6-12-2014 22:22 ] Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 02:02 Subject: 8x01 Flaw
No wonder he drove off from the police stop with him having the jeweller Harry dead with no hands or teeth in the boot but being killed in a RTA made the investigation a little harder until the found out his with had received the hands to intimidate her as a jury member and Joe getting the traumatised kid to talk was great Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 02:33 Subject: 8x02 Safe from Harm
Asking Anna to slow down while she was running away was amusing but the psychiatrist who treated teenagers and children being murdered was interesting as it looked like he was abusing those children he was supposed to be helping Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 03:05 Subject: 8x03 I Predict a Riot
Finding a skeleton in the car boot at the bottom of the Thames was a surprise as they were looking for a rucksack and discovering it was a 25 year cover up by police was disturbing as the family had been campaigning all those years for answers Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 04:52 Subject: 8x04 Pride
The victim being found by his wife was tragic as the kids were about to have a party so I couldn't imagine she was involved but the investigation leading them to Ronnie's old boss ex-DI Natalie Chandler was interesting as he killed him for stealing his ID and the loss of his home Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 06:04 Subject: 8x05 Customs
The elderly woman being killed was sad at first but the fact she was concluding with her son to have the daughter genitals mutilated I'm not surprised his wife killed her to save their daughter and the fact the wife had been mutilated as a child tragic Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 06:35 Subject: 8x06 Bad Romance
The blood-stained hotel room did look like a crime scene but the stolen credit card at first did lead Ronnie and Joe to believe a young woman gave birth there, trying to say it was a miscarriage was clever and the evidence suggesting it was at leased 7 months was surprising but getting away with the babies death was a little predictable Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 10:10 Subject: 8x07 Hard Stop
Wes's wife was lucky she wasn't killed when the gunman killed him sitting next to her but with a second shooting of a police officer it wasn't looking good and a third killing all being linked to one case was frightening for the others involved in the case,the son getting caught trying to kill another was great and the fact he was willing to spend life in prison so his father could walk free was a waste of time as his father was killed after being found not guilt Author: codebreaker Time: 6-13-2014 10:47 Subject: 8x08 Repeat to Fade
The innocent young mother being stabbed to death in a busy market place was tragic as she also left a six year old son behind and the 15 year old suspect running rings around the police was frustrating
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