ITV has renewed Law & Order: UK for an eighth series.
Ben Bailey Smith - also known as rapper Doc Brown - will join the cast as DS Joe Hawkins, new partner for DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh).
Smith (Hunted, Derek) replaces Paul Nicholls, who departed the crime drama last series as DS Sam Casey.
Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor, Paterson Joseph and Peter Davison will all return to Law & Order: UK for the new eight-part series.
The latest episodes will see Ronnie face a notorious drug dealer and look into police corruption, while the team also investigate the death of a psychiatrist who specialises in violent juveniles and a hotel room killing without a body.
"ITV is delighted to see the return of Law & Order: UK," said the channel's Head of Drama, Jane Hudson. "It's a much loved drama amongst our audience and they certainly won't be disappointed by what's in store for them this series.
Ben Bailey Smith - also known as rapper Doc Brown - will join the cast as DS Joe Hawkins, new partner for DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh).
Smith (Hunted, Derek) replaces Paul Nicholls, who departed the crime drama last series as DS Sam Casey.
Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor, Paterson Joseph and Peter Davison will all return to Law & Order: UK for the new eight-part series.
The latest episodes will see Ronnie face a notorious drug dealer and look into police corruption, while the team also investigate the death of a psychiatrist who specialises in violent juveniles and a hotel room killing without a body.
"ITV is delighted to see the return of Law & Order: UK," said the channel's Head of Drama, Jane Hudson. "It's a much loved drama amongst our audience and they certainly won't be disappointed by what's in store for them this series.
- 9/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Law & Order: UK returns to ITV this week for its seventh series and the long-running crime drama's undergone a bit of a cast overhaul - on the side of Law, there's new recruit Paterson Joseph (Peep Show), while former Coronation Street and Casualty star Georgia Taylor joins the Order side of things as new prosecutor Kate Barker...
Digital Spy spoke to Georgia about her new role, the pressures of joining an established series and whether legal jargon is harder to spout than Casualty's medical gobbledegook...
> Georgia Taylor: 'I'd return to Coronation Street for right story'
What can you reveal about your character Kate Barker?
"She's originally from a village - an unnamed village in Lancashire! She comes from quite a big family - a working-class background, her dad's a butcher…
"When we first meet her, she is a defence barrister and she is against the Cps in the...
Digital Spy spoke to Georgia about her new role, the pressures of joining an established series and whether legal jargon is harder to spout than Casualty's medical gobbledegook...
> Georgia Taylor: 'I'd return to Coronation Street for right story'
What can you reveal about your character Kate Barker?
"She's originally from a village - an unnamed village in Lancashire! She comes from quite a big family - a working-class background, her dad's a butcher…
"When we first meet her, she is a defence barrister and she is against the Cps in the...
- 7/10/2013
- Digital Spy
The first UK murder trial filmed for TV will air tonight (July 9) on Channel 4.
The programme, called The Murder Trial, documents the Edinburgh High Court case of Nat Fraser who is accused of killing his wife after she decided to divorce him in 1998.
Speaking about the risks of televising trials, the show's executive producer Kate Barker told Radio Times: "It depends on the case. We've been quite careful to make sure we targeted the right ones.
"There are obviously a whole raft of trials we're not going near – where there are vulnerable witnesses, where there are children involved, rape cases, gang-land cases. We're not asking for a free-for-all."
Producers spent three years convincing the opposition and judicial system to gain access for the programme.
John Scott, the defendant's QC, said: "Our main argument was that cameras might affect the way witnesses gave their evidence. And there were also representations...
The programme, called The Murder Trial, documents the Edinburgh High Court case of Nat Fraser who is accused of killing his wife after she decided to divorce him in 1998.
Speaking about the risks of televising trials, the show's executive producer Kate Barker told Radio Times: "It depends on the case. We've been quite careful to make sure we targeted the right ones.
"There are obviously a whole raft of trials we're not going near – where there are vulnerable witnesses, where there are children involved, rape cases, gang-land cases. We're not asking for a free-for-all."
Producers spent three years convincing the opposition and judicial system to gain access for the programme.
John Scott, the defendant's QC, said: "Our main argument was that cameras might affect the way witnesses gave their evidence. And there were also representations...
- 7/9/2013
- Digital Spy
The usual Skins grimness. Matters of life and death in The Big C. Tragedy and trials in Law & Order: UK. If it weren't for a bit of light relief in the form of some misbehaving Geordies, this would be a pitch-black edition of Must-See TV.
While the five great shows below form a feast for our eyes, the telly box will also be perking up our ears this week with coverage of the BBC Proms (Friday, July 12 at 8pm on BBC Two) and T in the Park 2013 (Friday, July 12 at 9.30pm on BBC Three)....
Skins: Monday (July 8) at 10pm on E4
The adult adventures of the Skins gang continue with the second half of Effy's (Kaya Scodelario) story. Still reeling from Naomi's (Lily Loveless) revelation that she has cancer, Effy soon receives a visit from another blast from her past - one Emily Fitch (Kathryn Prescott), of course better...
While the five great shows below form a feast for our eyes, the telly box will also be perking up our ears this week with coverage of the BBC Proms (Friday, July 12 at 8pm on BBC Two) and T in the Park 2013 (Friday, July 12 at 9.30pm on BBC Three)....
Skins: Monday (July 8) at 10pm on E4
The adult adventures of the Skins gang continue with the second half of Effy's (Kaya Scodelario) story. Still reeling from Naomi's (Lily Loveless) revelation that she has cancer, Effy soon receives a visit from another blast from her past - one Emily Fitch (Kathryn Prescott), of course better...
- 7/7/2013
- Digital Spy
ITV has unveiled a first-look promo for the new series of Law & Order: UK.
Casualty's Georgia Taylor and Peep Show's Paterson Joseph join the crime drama for its seventh run.
Taylor is cast as crown prosecutor Kate Barker, while Joseph will play Di Wes Leyton.
Bradley Walsh, Paul Nicholls, Peter Davison and Dominic Rowan all reprise their roles in the new episodes.
Series seven - which features guest stars Patrick Baladi, Ramon Tikaram and Glynis Barber - opens with a two-parter from writer Emilia di Girolamo, exploring the aftermath of a devastating train crash.
Law & Order: UK returns to ITV on Sunday, July 14 at 9pm on ITV.
> Paul Nicholls quits Law & Order UK after two series...
Casualty's Georgia Taylor and Peep Show's Paterson Joseph join the crime drama for its seventh run.
Taylor is cast as crown prosecutor Kate Barker, while Joseph will play Di Wes Leyton.
Bradley Walsh, Paul Nicholls, Peter Davison and Dominic Rowan all reprise their roles in the new episodes.
Series seven - which features guest stars Patrick Baladi, Ramon Tikaram and Glynis Barber - opens with a two-parter from writer Emilia di Girolamo, exploring the aftermath of a devastating train crash.
Law & Order: UK returns to ITV on Sunday, July 14 at 9pm on ITV.
> Paul Nicholls quits Law & Order UK after two series...
- 7/4/2013
- Digital Spy
The weather might finally be starting to perk up, but is it really worth going outside if you're going to miss out on some great telly? No, is the answer.
Tube Talk won't rest until we've convinced all of you to slip off your slip-on summer shoes and slob in the front of the telly, and what better way is there to do that than share goss on great shows like Parks and Recreation and Law & Order: UK in our weekly Q&A?
I've seen the adverts for the new series of Law & Order: UK - when's it on?
Oh yes, you've not got long to wait now until the famous Dun DUNs! Bradley Walsh will be taking a break from laughing about Fanny Chmelar with 'The Governess' and flexing his acting muscles once again in the seventh series of Law & Order: UK, which returns Sunday, July 14 at 9pm on ITV.
Tube Talk won't rest until we've convinced all of you to slip off your slip-on summer shoes and slob in the front of the telly, and what better way is there to do that than share goss on great shows like Parks and Recreation and Law & Order: UK in our weekly Q&A?
I've seen the adverts for the new series of Law & Order: UK - when's it on?
Oh yes, you've not got long to wait now until the famous Dun DUNs! Bradley Walsh will be taking a break from laughing about Fanny Chmelar with 'The Governess' and flexing his acting muscles once again in the seventh series of Law & Order: UK, which returns Sunday, July 14 at 9pm on ITV.
- 7/4/2013
- Digital Spy
Georgia Taylor has joined the cast of 'Law & Order: UK'. The former 'Coronation Street' actress will play defence barrister-turned-Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker, a headstrong female who is set to infuriate her new associate Chief Prosecutor Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan). Paterson Joseph is also the joining the cast of the ITV1 drama, taking on the role of Di Wes Leyton, who has been in the police force since the age of 18. The first two episodes of the new eight-part series will be a compelling two-part story written by Emilia di Girolamo with the second episode exploring 'a day in the life'...
- 11/14/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Georgia Taylor and Paterson Joseph have joined the cast of Law & Order: UK. An eight-part seventh series of the ITV1 crime drama will start filming later this month. Joseph (Peep Show, Survivors) will play Di Wes Leyton, the replacement for Harriet Walter's Di Natalie Chandler. A veteran officer, Leyton shares a past with DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) but often clashes with Brooks's hot-headed partner DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls). Coronation Street's Taylor also joins the cast as Kate Barker - a defence barrister-turned-Crown Prosecutor who works with Chief Prosecutor Jacob (more)...
- 11/14/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Georgia Taylor has joined the cast of 'Law & Order: UK'. The former 'Coronation Street' actress will play defence barrister-turned-Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker, a headstrong female who is set to infuriate her new associate Chief Prosecutor Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan). Paterson Joseph is also the joining the cast of the ITV1 drama, taking on the role of Di Wes Leyton, who has been in the police force since the age of 18. The first two episodes of the new eight-part series will be a compelling two-part story written by Emilia di Girolamo with the second episode exploring 'a day in the life'...
- 11/13/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
The Ifp and the Film Society of Lincoln Center have announced a collaborative program to take place during this year’s New York Film Festival called Emerging Visions.
According to the press release, Emerging Visions will take place Oct. 3 at Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center with 25 emerging filmmaking talents attending with a documentary or narrative feature that has been selected from Ifp and the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s talent pool. They will be paired with an established director or producer who will mentor them through the current filmmaking landscape, offering guidance and connections to filmmakers on both their current projects and careers. Each filmmaker will receive mentorship and year round support from both organizations through annual memberships and participation in panels and events. The program will also include a live pitching session featuring panelists Christine Vachon (producer, Killer Digital), John Sloss (principal, Cinetic Media), Lucy Stille (agent,...
According to the press release, Emerging Visions will take place Oct. 3 at Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center with 25 emerging filmmaking talents attending with a documentary or narrative feature that has been selected from Ifp and the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s talent pool. They will be paired with an established director or producer who will mentor them through the current filmmaking landscape, offering guidance and connections to filmmakers on both their current projects and careers. Each filmmaker will receive mentorship and year round support from both organizations through annual memberships and participation in panels and events. The program will also include a live pitching session featuring panelists Christine Vachon (producer, Killer Digital), John Sloss (principal, Cinetic Media), Lucy Stille (agent,...
- 9/13/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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