Law and Disorder (TV series)
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| Law and Disorder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Penelope Keith Simon Williams Charles Kay Eamon Boland John Junkin Emma Davies |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 17 January – 21 February 1994 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
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 Central and Thames Television.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
- Penelope Keith — Philippa Troy
- Simon Williams — Gerald Triggs
- Charles Kay — Judge Wallace
- Eamon Boland — Arthur Bryant
- John Junkin — Steven
- Emma Davies — Susan
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- British TV Comedy Guide for Law and Disorder
