Law and Disorder (TV series)
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, which Keith appears in. It was directed and produced by John Howard Davies. Law and Disorder was made for the ITV network by Thames Television and Central Television.
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Penelope Keith Simon Williams Charles Kay Eamon Boland John Junkin Emma Davies |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Howard Davies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 17 January – 21 February 1994 |
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
- British TV Comedy Guide for Law and Disorder