Law & Order: UK is the latest member of the Law & Order franchise,
one of the most successful brands in American primetime television.
[2] To summarise the premise of Law & Order: UK, its variation on the
famous Law & Order opening statement is:
“ In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by
two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate
crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. These are
their stories. ”
Law & Order: UK is based in London and duplicates the episode format of
the original series. The first half focuses on the perpetration of a crime
and the related police investigation typically culminating in an arrest,
while the second half follows the legal and court proceedings in an effort
to convict the suspect.[5] The show dwells little on the characters'
back-stories or social lives, focusing mainly on their lives at work.[6]
