Law & Order: UK (2009)

Action · Adventure · Crime

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (5,517 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.71 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Care	7.5	311
2	Unloved	7.6	269
3	Vice	7.8	243
4	Unsafe	7.9	233
5	Buried	8.0	235
6	Paradise	7.4	207
7	Alesha	7.8	229

Season 2 (2009)

7.78 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 46 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Samaritan	7.6	187
2	Hidden	7.9	184
3	Community Service	7.5	187
4	Sacrifice	7.9	174
5	Love and Loss	7.7	172
6	Honour Bound	8.1	177

Season 3 (2010)

7.84 avg 7 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broken	8.2	189
2	Hounded	8.0	156
3	Defence	7.8	162
4	Confession	7.9	157
5	Survivor	7.6	159
6	Masquerade	7.6	154
7	Anonymous	7.8	147

Season 4 (2010)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 46 min avg

U-shaped

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	ID	8.2	166
2	Denial	7.7	144
3	Shaken	7.8	144
4	Duty of Care	7.6	135
5	Help	7.8	134
6	Skeletons	8.2	163

Season 5 (2011)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 47 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wrong Man	7.5	129
2	Safe	8.1	127
3	Crush	7.8	123
4	Tick Tock	7.5	124
5	Intent	7.9	122
6	Deal	8.5	165

Season 6 (2011)

7.73 avg 7 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 47 min avg

U-shaped

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Survivor's Guilt	8.1	147
2	Immune	7.6	119
3	Haunted	7.8	127
4	Trial	7.5	126
5	Line Up	7.7	123
6	Dawn Till Dusk	7.4	113
7	Fault Lines	8.0	121

Season 7 (2013)

7.78 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tracks	8.1	121
2	Tremors	8.0	114
3	Paternal	7.7	114
4	Fatherly Love	7.6	111
5	Mortal	7.5	106
6	Dependent	7.8	104

Season 8 (2014)

7.91 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 47 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Flaw	7.7	99
2	Safe from Harm	7.8	100
3	I Predict a Riot	8.0	109
4	Pride	7.6	97
5	Customs	8.0	102
6	Bad Romance	7.5	98
7	Hard Stop	8.4	105
8	Repeat to Fade	8.3	101

Law & Order: UK (2009)

Cast

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