Law & Order (1978)

Directed by

Les Blair

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1978 British series tells four interconnected crime stories. Each story is shown from a different viewpoint: a detective, a criminal, a lawyer, and a prisoner. The series depicts a corrupt police force and legal system.

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What happens

Law & Order (often referred to as Law and Order) is a British television crime drama series, comprising four connected plays written by G. F. Newman and directed by Les Blair, which was first broadcast on 6 April 1978 on BBC Two. Each of the four stories within the series is told from a different perspective, including that of the Detective, the Villain, the Brief and the Prisoner. The series was highly controversial upon its release due to its depiction of a corrupt British police force and legal system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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