Law and Disorder (TV series)
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{{Infobox television
| image = Law and Disorder (TV series).jpg
| caption =
| genre = Sitcom
| camera =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = Penelope Keith
Simon Williams
Charles Kay
Eamon Boland
John Junkin
Emma Davies
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| producer = John Howard Davies
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{start date|1994|1|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1994|2|21|df=y}}
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
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Law and Disorder is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1994. Starring Penelope Keith, it was written by Alex Shearer, who had also written No Job for a Lady, in which Keith also appears. It was directed and produced by John Howard Davies. Law and Disorder was made for the ITV network by Thames Television and Central Television.
Cast
- Penelope Keith — Philippa Troy
- Simon Williams — Gerald Triggs
- Charles Kay — Judge Wallace
- Eamon Boland — Arthur Bryant
- John Junkin — Steven
- Emma Davies — Susan
Plot
The main character in Law and Disorder was Philippa Troy, a widowed acid-tongued barrister, who used a no-nonsense, and sometimes illegal, approach to winning cases. She always won, often beating Gerald Triggs. Troy also wrote a series of children's books called Prickly Peter, and drove an open-top sports car. Other characters were her solicitor Arthur Bryant, clerk Steven, her junior Susan and the Judge.
Episodes
- "What Goes Up" (17 January 1994)
- "One for the Album" (24 January 1994)
- "A Night to Remember" (31 January 1994)
- "A Slip of the Pen" (7 February 1994)
- "The Cannibal" (14 February 1994)
- "Safe as Houses" (21 February 1994)
DVD releases
The complete series of Law and Disorder was released on 5 May 2014 by Network.
References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/disorder/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for Law and Disorder]
External links
- {{IMDb title|0108834|Law and Disorder}}
Category:1990s British sitcoms
Category:1994 British television series debuts
Category:1994 British television series endings
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)