Episode 1 Tracks (adapted from Locomotion)
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Homer_Simpson_is_a_Smart-Guy — 12 years ago(June 21, 2013 12:19 PM)
Episode 1 Tracks (adapted from Locomotion)
Writer Emilia di Girolamo
A suicidal man drives his car across a railway causing the train to crash and killing 15 people, but he survives.
Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne (Dominic Rowan) pursues the culprit, Finn Tyler (Aidan McArdle) with vigour whilst the mans defence barrister (Kate Barker played by Georgia Taylor) tries to prove his vulnerability and mental illness.
Just as the case finishes, his boss, CPS Director Henry Sharpe (Peter Davison), springs one more surprise on JakeKate is Aleshas replacement.
Another new face is DI Wes Leyton (Paterson Joseph). Hes an old colleague of Ronnies (Bradley Walsh) and is covering for DI Chandler when Tyler is found dead in his cell at court and the last person seen entering the cell was DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls)
Episode 2 Tremors (adapted from Aftershock)
Writer Emilia di Girolamo
DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) is suspended over the death of Finn Tyler and DI Wes Leyton (Paterson Joseph) gets hands on with this investigation, with a reluctant DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) as his partner.
For the first time we explore a day-in-the-life of the Law & Order: UK regulars. After a few drinks Jake (Dominic Rowan) opens up to new colleague Kate Barker (Georgia Taylor) about his mothers death. We meet Ronnies estranged daughter and follow Sam as he spends the day with his son, giving new insight into our heroes off-duty lives.
Episode 3 Paternal (adapted from Deadbeat)
Writer Nick Hicks-Beach
A man is found shot dead in a hotel room and the cash he was carrying has gone missing. We discover the man owed his ex-wife thousands of pounds in unpaid child support and was lying to his girlfriend about his line of work. DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh)and DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) also learn he has a son dying of leukaemia, but hadnt been tested for a bone marrow match.
Attention turns to the ex-father-in-law, Philip Donovan (Ian Bleasdale). Did he hunt down the fathe of his dying grandson to try to recoup the unpaid money or is there more to this family set up than first appears? How far will a parent go to protect their child
At the CPS Jake (Dominic Rowan) and Kate (Georgia Taylor) work out their differences and reach a more even keel.
Episode 4 Fatherly Love (adapted from Family Values)
Writer Noel Farragher
The body of Charlotte Leigh is pulled from the Thames. After ruling out suicide, DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) and DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) focus their enquiries on the victims abusive ex-husband Richard (Patrick Baladi) with whom she was involved in a bitter custody battle over their teenage daughter, Holly (Charlotte Hope).
However, the investigation turns closer to home when it appears Holly was involved in a relationship with her mothers new husband, Sean (Rory Kennan). Despite the evidence pointing to Holly, Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne (Dominic Rowan) follows his gut and gambles on a hunch at the trial in a bid to draw out the real killer, and in turn uncovers the dark truth behind the faade of a seemingly perfect family. This is a story about how far a girl will go to protect the man she loves