Law & Order: UK - Episode Guide

When the evacuation of a central London hospital leads to the discovery of a tragic death, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin investigate. The trail leads them to Kings Cross, where the redevelopment and gentrification of the area is affecting a number of local residents. But has this led someone to commit murder? As DI Natalie Chandler pressures Matt and Ronnie to untangle the case, a disturbing pattern begins to emerge.

A 13-year-old boy is found kicked to death at Euston Station. DS Brooks and DS Devlin discover that the boy's mother is a reformed drug-addict whose boyfriend is suspected of physically abusing her son, and are concerned about events at the boy's foster home. When the case comes to trial, the accused is represented by James Steel's ex-girlfriend, who advances the novel line of defence that the accused was genetically predisposed towards murder.

An ex-vice officer is found beaten to death in a Paddington underpass. Investigating, DS Brooks and DS Devlin uncover some uncomfortable truths about the victim's private life. In court, Crown Prosecutors James Steel and Alesha Phillips face an old sparring partner of their boss, whose client claims to have acted in self-defence.

When a metal-detecting pensioner unearths a shallow grave by the side of the Thames, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin are forced to reopen a contentious murder case. Their investigations into the case of Luke Slade threaten to unravel a conviction made by James Steel eight years ago, with questions over the handling of the prosecution, James' career is on the line.

When the remains of an eight-year-old boy are uncovered, twenty-five years after he was reported missing, DS Brooks and DS Devlin re-interview the man arrested during the original enquiry. The boy's childhood friend reluctantly agrees to undergo EMDR therapy and appears to recall the events of the night that Tommy disappeared, but George Castle is sceptical about the value of her recovered memories.

DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate an arson attack on a Turkish social club, which leaves seventeen undocumented immigrants dead. A complex investigation leads to the arsonist, but when James and Alesha discover new evidence, they begin to look closer at one of the most prominent and respected businessmen of London's Turkish community.

When Alesha Phillips' gynecologist touches her inappropriately during a medical examination, she purses justice with both the police and CPS. However, when no additional evidence surfaces, Alesha takes drastic action to secure a case against the doctor.

When a tragic communication error leaves PC Nick Bentley caught in the cross-fire of armed drug-dealers with no back-up, DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate, and following a lead to a small-time dealer, Theo Carson. However, Theo claims a second police officer was standing nearby, doing nothing, whilst his partner bled to death. James Steel and Alesha Phillips feel the case has to be pursued, but CPS Director Castle, is concerned that pursuing such a case would be institutional suicide, damaging the delicate relationship they have with uniformed police beyond repair.

When the body of missing ten year old, Jodie Gaines, is found dumped in a skip in Euston, DS Brooks and DS Devlin are faced with two suspects, the cabbie who swears he dropped Jodie at her guitar lesson and the guitar teacher who claims she never arrived. Determined to deliver justice to Jodie's grieving parents, they follow the scientific evidence to a third suspect with no prior connection to Jodie. Which of the three men is lying? Did Jodie's killer snatch her at random? Or is there a more sinister reason behind the schoolgirl's kidnap?

When a bi-polar man living in a camper van is found beaten nearly to death with an iron bar at the centre of a well kept square, DS Brooks, DS Devlin, and DI Chandler investigate. As the cops dig deeper, they discover that Kirk tormented the residents to the extent that they were desperate to get rid of him. Everyone has a motive but no-one is talking. James Steel is determined to prove that this was a premeditated attack but Alesha Phillips and George Castle know that the jury's sympathy will lie with the law abiding perpetrator as opposed to the antisocial victim who refuses to take his medication.

DS Brooks and DS Devlin are called to investigate an unusual crime, a man has been attacked and had his kidney surgically removed. The team are horrified to learn that the stolen organ has been trafficked into the NHS and it has been transplanted into a very wealthy patient. With the case handed over to the CPS, a conflict of interests is soon apparent and James Steel finds himself in charge of the CPS as George Castle steps down from his post and dons his defence wig one final time.

When DS Brooks and DS Devlin are called to the death of a drug mule, they are surprised to discover she is a middle class white girl, Debbie Powell. She was about to go to university, she worked hard, and she wanted for nothing. So why did she do it? Debbie's death hits home for George Castle, and he pressures James and Alesha to bring all charges possible against the defendant. Not an easy case given that are no witnesses, all the evidence is circumstantial, and James' opponent is the brilliant but eccentric Jason Peters.

Ronnie agrees to help his old friend and partner, DS Jimmy Valentine in an undercover drug sting, but a gun is pulled and someone ends up dead. What appears to be a tragic mistake is then investigated by internal affairs, and DS Devlin fears Jimmy is not all he seems. As they push for the truth the spotlight turns on Ronnie and his dark past as a functioning alcoholic when a ten year old drug case was left with a large quantity of missing heroin. The evidence is stacking up and James and Alesha battle Valentine's barrister, Evelyn Wyndham to bring enough evidence to court, and Ronnie's the key... but Ronnie refuses to testify.

DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate a particularly heartbreaking case when the body of a 5 year-old boy is discovered in an empty flat. They have a witness in the form of 13 year-old Paige Ward who says she saw a man take Connor into the building, and her friend, 10 year-old Rose Shaw, confirms Paige's story. However, disturbing CCTV footage shows something completely different. Faced with conflicting stories and forensic evidence that is inconclusive, the CPS must decide how best justice is to be served.

When the body of a 16 year-old schoolgirl is found dead in her home in the middle of the afternoon, the investigating police cannot be sure a crime was even committed. With no forensic evidence and nothing to suggest the victim didn't die of natural causes, Matt and Ronnie question why they have been called out in the first place. However, the victim's mother is convinced her daughter was raped because she never slept naked. On further investigation, an unlikely murder weapon is uncovered and a likely suspect - someone with whom James Steel has a history. Determined the accused is guilty, James pursues him like a man possessed, pushing the boundaries of the law to the legal limit.

When three people are brutally murdered in a shop in central London and a fourth left for dead, Matt and Ronnie are up against the clock to find the killer, who they fear could strike again at any moment. The nature of the attack was frenzied and brutal with the killer using a bayonet to slay his victims. With this information and a photofit, Matt and Ronnie are quickly must identify the killer before they strike again. However, things take an unexpected turn when James Steel learns that the defendant charged with the crime has brilliant legal support, and James' only hope is to convince a deluded defendant to accept responsibility for his crimes.

A case hits close to home for Matt Devlin when investigating the death of a police officer, and his best friend, Pete Garvey. Devlin and Garvey had known each other since childhood and when Matt discovers Pete had recently been in contact with their childhood parish priest Jonathan Nugent, his suspicions are alerted as the past starts catch up with him. With nothing but suspicions and unfounded rumours to go on, a murder charge cannot be brought against Nugent. Now a married man with a family of his own, can Matt really be sure they've got the right man?

When Prison Officer Charlie Tyner is found shot dead on a council estate in Hackney, it soon comes to light that, rather than being the good clean officer of Her Majesty's Prison Service, Charlie Tyner is taking advantage of his position in prison. There are plenty of prisoners inside with reason enough to want to kill Charlie but, being in prison, they have solid alibis so who killed Charlie and why?

The mystery surrounding the stabbing of student, Archie Rahman, has Devlin and Brooks chasing their tails when the only clue they have to go on is a library book checked out on the day of his murder. Two students connected to the book have given an alibi for each other, but one of them is lying. When the perpetrator eventually claims to have acted in self-defence, Alesha is forced to face past demons.

For two years, Stephanie Blake has been stalked by a man who calls himself ‘Giovanni'. She knows nothing about him but he knows everything about her. Over time, his constant e-mails and phone calls have become more intimidating, but without an actual physical threat against her, there is very little the police can do. After initial investigations lead nowhere, the police are forced to abandon the case until a shocking incident shakes Brooks and Devlin to their core.

When as ex-premier league footballer is beaten to death with a tyre iron on a London street one evening in what looks like a robbery gone wrong, the investigation leads Matt and Ronnie to everyman, Mike Jones. He was seen in the area at the time of the murder, has motive and, once arrested, has his DNA matched to the murder weapon. Proclaiming his innocence, Mike points the finger at a well known East End gangster who he says he saw at the scene of the crime on the evening in question. The police are at odds as to who to believe. Trying the accused is no mean feat for James Steel, who is up against the eccentric defence barrister Jason Peters.

When high court judge Rachel Callaghan is shot in an underground car park, in what looks like a car robbery gone wrong, it soon becomes apparent that a hitman was hired to kill her. Despite being shot twice, the judge is left on life support in hospital with her husband and daughter by her bedside. The question on everyone's minds is who wanted the judge dead - a career criminal she's been pursuing a case against? Or someone a little closer to home?

When a pregnant junior doctor, Alice Cullen, is found beaten to death in the car park of the hospital where she works, the prime suspect becomes her boyfriend, who cannot provide a solid alibi for where he was at the time of the killing. Mobile phone traces put him in the right place at approximately the right time, but when his therapist provides him with an alibi for that evening, DS Devlin and DS Brooks begin to suspect they are having an affair. On arrest, what initially seems like a crime of passion soon unravels into a conspiracy involving senior level government officials. Risking their careers and defying the instruction of the Director of Public Prosecutions, James and Alesha must get to the bottom of this case before another life is destroyed.

When a fire at his home leads to the death of a teenager with severe disabilities - DS Devlin and DS Brooks soon discover the fire was no accident. The investigation draws our cops in many different directions, but the finger of blame soon points towards the last person anyone would have expected. Complications develop in prosecuting the defendant when the CPS find themselves up against 'win-at-all-costs' defence lawyer Dominic Peck whose outrageous ego threatens the fair outcome of the trial. With Peck constantly shifting the goalposts and misinforming his client, James finds himself acting as both defence and prosecution.

An unfolding tragedy takes unexpected twists and turns as what initially looks like a cot death of 6 month old Alex Raines is later diagnosed as shaken baby syndrome leaving Matt and Ronnie with a murder investigation on their hands. But with many possible suspects - the neglectful mum, the absent dad, the resentful nanny or her short-tempered soldier boyfriend - who should our cops arrest? During the trial and pitted against the indefatigable Helena Marsden, the very framework of this family is pulled apart and the CPS are forced to do some investigating of their own.

The body of a missing child is found with a note reading 'They Must be Destroyed' - a terrifying echo for DS Brooks of an old case in which he was involved. Andrew Dillon - an out and out racist - was convicted six years ago of killing three young boys in similar circumstances. With Dillon safely locked up in prison, it looks like there may be a copycat killer picking up where Dillon left off. Or could there be an alternative and more terrifying truth?

Brought into an extremely busy A&E with flu-like symptoms and leaving in a body bag, Suzanne Morton's death is treated as suspicious by DS Brooks and DS Devlin as they investigate a hospital department which has had three such untimely deaths within six months. Senior Crown Prosecutor, Jake Thorne is pulled in opposite directions when the chief suspect in the case claims to have been framed for the murder by others within his department. With a conspiracy of silence permeating the hospital staff, it's clear that there's more to this case than meets the eye and only by penetrating the web of professional loyalties can the truth emerge.

When two year old Ryan Stark goes missing from a high street merry-go-round, his distraught mother reports him kidnapped and a massive police hunt is launched to find the missing toddler. In spite of public appeals and additional police manpower, the search throws up more questions than answers. The legal case uncovers a history of dealings with the social services before Ryan went missing, something which raises the possibility that his mother isn't being entirely truthful.

Found in a hotel lying in a pool of blood, call girl Katka Cizek, seems to have only one admirer capable of her murder. A man with her on the night, a man without an alibi, a man with everything to lose if his secret obsession for her revealed. A seemingly cut and dry case, Alesha, given the reins to lead the cross-examination, begins to suspect someone has reason to frame the accused.

A night club peppered with bullets. Two victims bleeding out on the floor. The start of a deadly gun rampage through the streets of London. With the media swarming all over the case and a hostage to find, Matt and Ronnie are against the clock as they try to track down the Bonnie and Clyde duo wreaking havoc on the city streets. However, capture is far from closure when defence barrister, Phyllis Gladstone, takes the case on, arguing that one of the pair was more innocent victim than violent killer.

Stabbed to death while they slept, the killings of David and Elaine Lerner prove a mystery to DS Devlin and DS Brooks. Universally loved, there's not a single lead that points to grievances held or enemies made. As our Crown Prosecutors navigate this seemingly senseless crime, Jake's old mentor, Margaret Rumsfield, argues the accused should face only manslaughter charges. Without motive, without intent, can the CPS make a murder charge stick?

When Lia Brown is killed by a stray bullet, the team struggles to understand the involvement of 12-year-old Kaden Blake in the shooting. Kaden is caught up in the local gang culture, and keeping silent is his only protection. Matt is drawn to this damaged boy, saddened to see a life so doomed by circumstance and furious that local dealer and gang leader Mark Ellis remains untouchable by the law. Despite the gang culture of intimidation and silence, Kaden finds the courage to speak out - but in doing so, sets in motion a shattering chain of events.

A drive-by shooting outside the Old Bailey leaves one police officer dead and another wounded in what appears to be a targeted attack on a witness in an attempted murder trial. However, Ronnie and the team are surprised to learn the gunman was specifically targeting police officers, believing his family victims of a police cover-up. The defense team argues their client has been subjected to racism by the police. Can Jake and Alesha convince the jury that the defendant ought to be tried as a murderer and not a victim?

A bungled robbery leads to an innocent hero being shot dead and a hostage with a potentially life threatening medical condition being seized by two armed gunmen. It's up to DS Brooks and his new partner DS Sam Casey to beat the clock and find the hostage in just ten hours

When a petty criminal makes a deathbed confession to the murder of a teenage girl, Ronnie is left shaken to the core as he is forced to reopen a case he thought he had put to bed fourteen years ago.

The murder of an elderly janitor in his home is carried out with such precision and planning that the only evidence the killer leaves is designed to lead the detectives around in circles.

A murder investigation is launched when a concerned citizen alerts the police to a shocking video that is spreading like wildfire on the web, in which a teenage girl is attacked and shot.

Over the course of one long day, the team works on three separate cases, including tracking a serial killer, intervening in a family dispute turned murderous, and disproving an accusation of police intimidation.

The frenzied stabbing of a police forensic lab technician unsettles the team in a way they never expected when DS Sam Casey falls for the killer's next intended victim.

A suicidal man drives his car across a railway causing a massive train crash and killing over a dozen innocent passengers, but somehow he survives. Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne pursues the culprit with vigour whilst the man's defence barrister tries to prove his vulnerability and mental illness. Just as the case finishes, CPS Director Henry Sharpe springs one more surprise on Jake… Alesha's replacement. Another new face is DI Wes Leyton, an old colleague of Ronnie's, who is covering for DI Chandler when a suspect is found dead in his cell at court, and the last person seen entering the cell was DS Sam Casey.

DS Sam Casey is suspended over the death of Finn Tyler and DI Leyton gets hands on with this investigation, with a reluctant Ronnie as his partner. After a few drinks Jake opens up to new colleague Kate Barker about his mothers' death; Ronnie visits with his estranged daughter; and Sam spends the day with his son.

A man is found shot dead in a hotel room and the cash he was carrying has gone missing. Sam and Ronnie learn that the man owed his ex-­wife thousands of pounds in unpaid child support, was lying to his girlfriend about his line of work, and has a son dying of leukaemia, but hadn't been tested for a bone marrow match. Attention turns to the ex-­father-­in-­law, did he hunt down the father of his dying grandson to try to recoup the unpaid money or is there more to this family set up than first appears? At the CPS Jake and Kate try to work through their differences and reach a more even keel.

The body of Charlotte Leigh is pulled from the Thames, and after ruling out suicide, Ronnie and Sam focus their enquiries on the victim's abusive ex-­husband with whom she was involved in a bitter custody battle over their teenage daughter. However, the investigation turns closer to home when it appears Holly was keeping secrets of her own. Despite all the evidence pointing to Holly, Jake decides to follow his gut and gambles on a hunch at the trial in a bid to draw out the real killer.

Following a break-in, a frail, elderly woman is found dead in her flat. DS Brooks and DS Casey suspect a robbery gone wrong and treat it as murder. Tipped off by the victim's granddaughter, Connie, the investigation turns towards the live-in carer who has gone missing. But the carer, Cecile, claims she was fired because she disobeyed Connie's instructions not to feed her grandmother, and that Connie was starving her to death.

A gay father is found beaten to death and his adopted son is missing. Ronnie and Sam track down the baby's biological parents, a recovering drug addict and her former boyfriend, who are taken into custody. But their stories don't match up so who is guilty of murder and why? Meanwhile, there's tension at the CPS when Kate struggles to view the case objectively and puts the outcome in jeopardy.

Ronnie and his new partner DS Joe Hawkins are leading an investigation into the death of jeweller Harry Bernstein, who is found dead with no hands or teeth. His wife Lindsey, her lover David, and a former business associate are all possible suspects. But the case takes a surprising turn when Bernstein's sister turns up with his severed hands. They were delivered to her house in a box to lend weight to a very simple message: ‘not guilty'.

The stabbing of a psychiatrist who treated teenagers and children initially leads Ronnie and Joe to question his violent adolescent clients. However, when they uncover evidence that points to him having an affair with one of his patients, they begin to suspect that his wife, Alison, might have had more motive than anyone else. Although she initially denies killing her husband, Alison quickly changes her defence when the evidence stacks up against her. Her argument that she wasn't in her right mind and lost control when she stabbed him, challenges the prosecution, and Kate questions whether they should be trying her for murder at all.

Whilst helping out the drugs squad on a bust, Ronnie and Joe stumble upon a body that has been hidden inside the boot of a car in the Thames. It turns out that the man was Taylor Kane, a black undercover policeman who went missing in the 1980s during the Brixton riots. DI Leyton finds himself personally putting his head above the parapet when he gets an unexpected visit from the Commissioner. Accusations of are thrown around as our heroes get in deeper and deeper when the case hits the headlines, it's time to pick a side as loyalties are tested and careers are put on the line for justice.

The death of a seemingly innocent family man leads Ronnie and Joe to go on the hunt for the murderer, but they soon discover that the accused is Eddie Stewart, just so happens to be former DI Natalie Chandler's father. No one can understand why Eddie would commit murder, least of all Natalie who argues with a sympathetic Jake when she confronts him over the charge against her father. Natalie wastes no time in getting Ronnie to go above and beyond to help her find the real killer, even if that means getting him into trouble with a frustrated DI Leyton.

When Ronnie and Joe are called to a suicide it doesn't take long for Ronnie to suspect foul play: Ranya Habib had no reason to kill herself. Although they are initially suspicious of a Dr. Elsayed who recently arrived in the country to visit Ranya. Although they can't find any evidence against him, Dr. Elsayed's medical history includes the practice of FGM, female genital mutilation, on young girls. Appalled by this, Kate struggles to remain professional and jeopardises her entire career leaving Jake to prosecute the case alone.

A bloody hotel room and a stolen credit card lead Ronnie and Joe to Charles Hutton, a member of the wealthy upper-class who dotes on his wife Camille, and daughter, Georgia. Without a body it's difficult to ascertain the crime, but before long, Ronnie and Joe have enough evidence to suggest that Georgia gave birth in the hotel room – but where is the baby? Georgia and her boyfriend are difficult enough for the CPS to prosecute but to make matters worse the defence counsel turns out to be an old nemesis of Jake's, Maitland Cosby. But as the evidence against the young couple stacks up, how far will Georgia's father go to protect her future?

When a series of shootings claims one of their own, Ronnie and Joe have little time to grieve – they must catch the killer before he or she can reach the next people on the hit list.

After a fatal stabbing in a crowded market place, the pressure is on to make Londoners feel safe again. Ronnie and Joe have a new boss to contend with, DI Elisabeth Flynn is determined to put her stamp on the MIU, declaring her own personal crackdown on knife crime. Under pressure from all sides, Ronnie and Joe struggle to gather enough evidence to charge the youth they believe to be responsible. However, when the suspect inadvertently confesses to Ronnie, he thinks he's got him – but with the confession uncorroborated by anyone else, Ronnie begins to realise that his honesty is in question.