I'm a huge Law & Order fan, and as such, I am quite jealous of the Brits today. Not only are they getting their very own Law & Order, called Law & Order: UK, but Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber is set to star. Bamber, who just ended his role as Apollo on the Sci Fi Network series, is playing one of the main detectives, along with fellow Englander, Bradley Walsh.According to Bamber, L&O's UK edition is just like the American version, but will be about "London judiciary and London cops. It's got the same premise as the original American Law & Order, same everything, just with a UK production company and UK actors."
The series is slated to begin production in August and will air on the UK channel ITV. There's no word as to whether or not it will jump the pond and be available to American audiences, but I'd definitely be interested to see how this long-running series translates overseas.
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7-21-2008 @ 6:09PM
StillBash said...
Funny. As if it couldn't have been called Law & Order London or something like that. They have to make it about the whole United Kingdom including Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Sounds ridiculous. I bet my fat ass they will stay put in London.
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7-21-2008 @ 9:32PM
Gordon Werner said...
I hope NBC decides to air this show ... would love to see how things work on the other side of the pond.
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7-21-2008 @ 9:47PM
nattyff said...
i would see anything that has jaime bamber in it!!!
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7-22-2008 @ 2:19PM
edgore said...
Please, please, please let there be powdered wigs.
7-22-2008 @ 8:50AM
Joe said...
Ireland is not in the UK!
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7-22-2008 @ 12:36PM
Barrowman said...
I'm sure the poster was referring to Northern Ireland, we get his drift though.
7-22-2008 @ 10:35AM
eric f. said...
I hope it makes it to US tv. it sounds like a refreshing change to the entirely NYC based franchise.
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7-22-2008 @ 2:04PM
rosay said...
Actually Jamie calls it Law & Order London in this clip over at E!
http://uk.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=8f2a2a77-7e26-423c-8a38-fe5daf537d95
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