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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: UK

Every episode of Law & Order: UK ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Law & Order: UK!

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Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.

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#1 - Deal
S5:E68/14/2011
The team investigate, when mother and carer Lia Brown is killed by a stray bullet,what the involvement is of 12-year-old Kaden Blake in her death. Kaden is caught up in the local gang culture, so 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.
Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
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Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
9.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Buried
S1:E53/23/2009
The 20-year-old unsolved death of a young boy leads to the discovery of repressed memories, and a risky case for James and Alesha.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Catherine Tregenna
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Writer:Catherine Tregenna
9.0/10(1 votes)
#3 - Masquerade
S3:E610/14/2010
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Richard Stokes
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Writer:Richard Stokes
9.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - Anonymous
S3:E710/21/2010
For two years, Stephanie Blake (Michelle Bonnard) 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 (Anna Chancellor), 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?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.5/10(4 votes)
#5 - Care
S1:E12/23/2009
A body is found at a London hospital, but can the police and the Crown Prosecutors bring the person responsible to justice?
Director:Omar Madha
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Omar Madha
Writer:Unknown
8.5/10(2 votes)
#6 - Help
S4:E13/7/2011
The police investigate the murder of a former professional footballer, Robert Nichols, who is found lying beside his car bludgeoned to death. He was on his way to meet his sister and was apparently replacing a flat tire when the attack occurred. The only thing taken was his very expensive watch. They manage to trace a passerby, Mike Jones, who initially denies having seen anything but eventually admits he was helping Nichols fix his flat. The police are naturally suspicious and believe Jones may have been the perpetrator. In checking into Nichols's background however, they learn he was a big-time gambler and owed well-known mobster Don Marsh a quarter of a million pounds. Jones obviously has good reason to lie since he saw who killed Nichols but the mobster has made it clear that his life is in danger if he testifies.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Dick Wolf, Terry Cafolla
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Writers:Dick Wolf, Terry Cafolla

The 20 WORST Episodes of Law & Order: UK

8.0/10(2 votes)
#7 - Paradise
S1:E63/30/2009
Was the arson attack on a Turkish club claiming 17 lives racially motivated - or something even more sinister? James Steel and Alesha Phllips struggle to build the case.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Chris Chibnall
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Writer:Chris Chibnall
8.0/10(2 votes)
#8 - Samaritan
S2:E11/11/2010
A police officer is killed in a shoot out with a drug dealer. Based on the testimony of another dealer, Brooks and Devlin must determine whether back up was slow to arrive and left the officer to die because he was gay.
Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Chris Chibnall
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Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Chris Chibnall
8.0/10(1 votes)
#9 - Community Service
S2:E31/25/2010
A homeless man is found beaten and unconscious in a park. Because he is bipolar his testimony is disjointed and make him unable to identify his attacked. A neighbourhood resident is charged with the premeditated attack.
Director:Ken Grieve
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ken Grieve
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#10 - Sacrifice
S2:E42/1/2010
A man found in a park, with his kidney stolen. It seems a respected doctor is involved. George Castle defends a friend in the case.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Terry Cafolla
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Writer:Terry Cafolla
8.0/10(1 votes)
#11 - Defence
S3:E39/23/2010
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#12 - Confession
S3:E49/30/2010
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 (Matthew Marsh), 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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Terry Cafolla
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Writer:Terry Cafolla
8.0/10(1 votes)
#13 - Denial
S4:E23/14/2011
A judge is badly injured when she is shot during what appears to be a car robbery. The investigation reveals that a hitman had been hired to kill her.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#14 - Shaken
S4:E54/4/2011
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
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Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
8.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - Skeletons
S4:E64/11/2011
DS Devlin and DS Brooks investigate the murder of a 13 year-old boy boy, Sean Monroe, the son of a fellow police officer who was killed and put down a storm drain. A note found on the body points to the work of Andrew Dillon, who was sentenced for an earlier racial murder and is serving his sentence. The racial motivation for the killing seems confirmed when a second boy, Dev Desai, is found strangled with the same note in his pocket. However, their investigation leads to a security guard, Marcus Wright, who admits to having encounters with both boys at the shops where he works. He says the boys deaths were God's will and he was simply doing God's work. If Wright is to be believed, it means that Dillon was wrongfully convicted. The case becomes personal when James Steel is accused of having purposely buried a witness statement that would have likely exonerated Dillon. He finds himself in dock but the judge allows him to conduct his own defense.
Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Dick Wolf
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Writer:Dick Wolf
8.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - Tracks
S7:E17/14/2013
A suicidal man kills several people when he causes a catastrophic train crash, and Sam struggles to cope after one of the young victims dies in his arms.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - Customs
S8:E54/9/2014
The body of elderly businesswoman Ranya Habib is found at a suicide spot but foul play is suspected after a neighbour tells Ronnie he heard her arguing with somebody.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.7/10(3 votes)
#18 - Hidden
S2:E21/18/2010
Devlin and Brooks investigate the case of a 10 year-old girl, Jodie Gaines, who was kidnapped, and then found two weeks later dead, in a rubbish bin. A suspect is found but all is not as it seems.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
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Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
7.5/10(2 votes)
#19 - Unloved
S1:E23/2/2009
When a teenager is murdered, the alleged killer's defence barrister has an audacious plan up her sleeve.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Terry Cafolla
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Writer:Terry Cafolla
7.5/10(2 votes)
#20 - Unsafe
S1:E43/16/2009
A convicted murderer who has been studying law inside is given the chance to appeal and chooses to represent himself in court against James Steel - his former prosecutor.
Director:Andy Goddard
Writer:Chris Chibnall
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Writer:Chris Chibnall
7.5/10(2 votes)
#21 - Alesha
S1:E74/6/2009
With scant evidence James Steel and Alesha Phillips find themselves up against a tenacious barrister defending an eminent doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.3/10(3 votes)
#22 - Love And Loss
S2:E52/8/2010
When a teenage girl dies of a heroin overdose. Devlin and Brooks must find out how and why she came to be a drug mule.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Terry Cafolla
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Writer:Terry Cafolla
7.3/10(3 votes)
#23 - Duty of Care
S4:E43/28/2011
The police investigate a suspicious fire that resulted in the death of 13 year-old Ian Parnell. His mother Megan managed to escape but the pathologist confirms that Ian died of smoke inhalation. The boy was severely disabled and unable to care for himself. They follow several false leads including an absent father who is behind on his support payments and a couple of neighborhood lads who were known to have harassed the dead boy. In the end, the evidence points to the mother. In court James and Alesha come up against a barrister who refuses all reasonable offers to settle the case. His disdain for his client leads him to mount a series of increasingly ridiculous defenses. When the truth finally emerges, the Crown prosecutors face a moral dilemma.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Dick Wolf
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Writer:Dick Wolf
7.0/10(2 votes)
#24 - Hounded
S3:E29/16/2010
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?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Catherine Tregenna
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Writer:Catherine Tregenna
7.0/10(2 votes)
#25 - ID
S4:E33/21/2011
The case starts with the murder of a doctor in the car park of the hospital where she works. 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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Emilia di Girolamo
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Writer:Emilia di Girolamo

Best Episodes Summary

"Deal" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: UK". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Andy Goddard and written by Emilia di Girolamo, it aired on 8/14/2011. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Buried".