Law & Order (British TV series)

Law & Order
Genre
Created byG. F. Newman
Directed byLes Blair
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerTony Garnett
CinematographyJohn Else
EditorDon Fairservice
Running time80 minutes
Production companyBBC Worldwide
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release6 April (1978-04-06) 
27 April 1978 (1978-04-27)

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.