SCOTS STAR: Bill Paterson in Law & Order
Those who fretted it wouldn’t appear should fret not - the new series of Law & Order: UK will soon be showing on STV.
Delayed because of scheduling reasons, the cream of British acting talent are back together for the third series, starting on Wednesday September 22 at 9pm.
A hit with viewers, the programme covers the sort of diverse storylines that were tackled in the original hit US series but all with a distinctly British perspective.
Now the teams are back to solve more perplexing crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. Ex-Corrie star is Bradley Walsh is DS Ronnie Brooks, a real East End, copper’s copper, friend and partner to the charming DS Matt Devlin, Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, Ultimate Force), whose approach to policing is part seduction part force. Both report to DI Natalie Chandler (Harriet Walter, Broken Lines, Atonement) a working mum who would back them to the hilt.
Meanwhile, the CPS team comprises Ben Daniels (The Passion, Cutting It) as dedicated Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel, a man on a mission for justice; Freema Agyeman (Dr Who, Torchwood) as hard working, strong-willed young prosecutor Alesha Phillips; and Scots acting star Bill Paterson (Criminal Justice, Sea of Souls) as their respected boss CPS director George Castle, a man trying to balance his ideals with the bigger picture.
The new cases faced by the teams are even more compelling and shocking then those featured in previous series. They include: a toddler being led to his death, a 16-year old-girl found dead in her home in the middle of the afternoon, a prison officer shot dead on a council estate, a mysterious killer using a bayonet to slay his victims, the stabbing of a student and the murder case of DS Matt Devlin’s best friend.
Guest stars across the new series include: Rupert Graves, Deborah Findlay, Kevin Doyle, Rocky Marshall, Patrick Malahide, Ruth Gemmell, Matthew Marsh, Celyn Jones, Wunmi Mosaku, and Robbie Gee.
- Law & Order: UK appears on STV, starting on Wednesday September 22 at 9pm, and will also be available afterwards on the STV Player.
