Law & Order is a series of four British television plays written by G. F. Newman and directed by Les Blair. It was first transmitted in 1978 on BBC2.
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Episode 1
A Detective's Tale
A play about the law: those who keep it, those who break it and those who live off it. A Detective's Tale tells the detective's view of a crime. Detective Inspector Fred Pyle is determined to get a result following a bungled raid on a supermarket - even to the extent of 'fitting-up' someone, if it is in Pyle's interest to do so.
Episode 2
A Villain's Tale
Jack Lynn is arrested in connection with the armed robbery. Pyle is determined to get the evidence he needs to secure a conviction.
Episode 3
A Brief's Tale
Solicitor Alex Gladwell, brought in to represent Jack Lynn, will use any means to get his client off.
Episode 4
A Prisoner's Tale
Lynn is sent down, but rehabilitation is not on the agenda.
Derek Martin
Fred Pyall
Peter Dean
Jack Lynn
Ken Campbell
Alex Gladwell
Deirdre Costello
Cathy Lynn
Billy Cornelius
Eric Lethridge
Alan Ford
Clifford Harding
Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 970 x 90
2026 · ★ 6.7
2018 · ★ 6.5
2022 · ★ 6.1
1972 · ★ 6.9
2022 · ★ 7.3
2024 · ★ 7.0
2022 · ★ 6.9
2025 · ★ 7.1
1981 · ★ 7.6
2021 · ★ 6.3
1999 · ★ 7.6
1983 · ★ 6.2
2025 · ★ 6.3
2022 · ★ 7.0
2016 · ★ 7.6
2016 · ★ 6.5
2026 · ★ 6.3
2023 · ★ 5.9
2023 · ★ 6.5
1979 · ★ 6.8