Premise
"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 a British adaptation of the US-Law & Order franchise, one of the most successful brands in American primetime television. 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. The show dwells little on the characters' back-stories or social lives, focusing mainly on their lives at work.
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