Law and Order
Reviewer: Tom Leins
Issue 103 May 2008
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Review: Law and Order (not to be confused with the long-running American cop franchise of the same name) was a series of four 1978 television plays produced by Tony Garnett (the man behind everything from Cathy Come Home to ‘This Life’). Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the criminal justice system, presenting an investigation from the perspectives of the police force, the criminal, the solicitor and the prison system. The show caused a huge controversy with its uncompromising approach towards police and judicial corruption and perhaps as a result it has been unseen since its initial transmission. With a cast full of would-be ‘Eastenders’ stars (Pete Beale, Jim Branning, Charlie Slater), plenty of bent coppers, dodgy ‘grasses’ and a finely-tuned sense of righteous indignation, Law and Order is a fascinating TV time capsule.
FILM: 6 EXTRAS: 5
DVD Info:
Certificate: 15
Starring: John Bardon, P.H. Moriarty
Directed By: Les Blair, 1978
Distributor: 2entertain
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Visuals: 4:3 Fullscreen
Running Time: 320mins
Price: £19.99
