Product Details

• Actors: Bradley Walsh, Ben Daniels
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003XN69UG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,100 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/26/2010

Customer Reviews

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82 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How About Them Wigs?, April 5, 2010

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Kevin L. Nenstiel "omnivore" (Kearney, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law & Order UK: Season One (DVD)

Chris Chibnall chose thirteen of the best American Law & Order episodes, rewrote them for the peculiarities of British justice, and entrusted them to some of Britain's best actors and directors. The result is this taut procedural that will engage British mystery addicts, devotees of the original series, and fans of the grim and gritty. Every episode starts strong, hits hard, and keeps the energy going all the way.

If you know Law & Order, little in this series will really break new ground. What's new is the particular range inherent to British law culture and acting. The performers bring a wide-eyed energy that would look weird in an American police procedural. Yet for this ensemble playing these stories, it's just right. And what a great ensemble too, unifying the best in sci-fi, comedy, and theatre, in a realistic, straight-laced, camera-friendly production.

And how about them wigs on the lawyers? The conventions of British crown justice may take many Americans by surprise. They still wear formal robes, place far less trust in circumstantial evidence, and if anything are even harsher on witnesses than American lawyers would even dream. It's still based on the same system of common law, but in some ways, it's a whole different world.

One word of warning to Americans: unlike the BBC, which limits itself to pretty conventional accents, this ITV production uses the full range of accents you'll encounter in London today. This can make listening to dialog pretty taxing if you're unaccustomed to the phonological structure. Even this Anglophile had to rely on the subtitles to find my way through the working-class accents. Consider yourself warned.

As of this writing, the producers of this series make it available at only one U.S. retailer, and it isn't this one. That's a shame, because it's both eminently watchable and ripe for an untapped market. I unreservedly recommend this series to all fans of crime drama, British TV and culture, and anyone who likes a good cop show. It's that good.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good--bring on season 2 !, September 5, 2010

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Bryan Lambert "50kmwalk" (West Coast,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law & Order UK: Season One (DVD)

I'm a big fan of the whole range of Law & Order Shows and this UK version is a terrific addition to the franchise. Some say that Dick Wolfe series are "too simple" or "dumbed down" for Americans because we have such short attention spans and his shows always have a beginning, middle and an end within the 48 min episode--but I don't agree. Lots of great shows have full season story arcs (The Wire, Murder One)and I enjoy them, but Wolfe does this "complete meal" format better than anyone I think. Here you get a British version of L&O with 6 very strong main characters. Ben Daniels in particular is terrific as the tough, intense, ethical Crown Prosecuter. You'll probably recognise one of the Detectives Jamie Bambier, from Battle Star Galactica and he is great as the younger half of the lead investigators. What I liked about the stories was that the police department and courts work differently enough in the UK versus the US that the topics and procedures seemed fresh. Add to that bringing the British flair for drama to the stories touching on race, terrorism, abuse, corruption, and you have great British show in a very comfortable format Americans are familiar and comfortable with. I will definitely purchase season 2 when it gets to the US.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show If Yu Like Law And Order., August 13, 2010

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D. Moore "Dano" (US of A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law & Order UK: Season One (DVD)

Got this at Target a time back. Great Show!. If you like Law and Order. Then you need this aso.. Hope they put out the rest of them...And soon...