Remembers… · SEASON 3
GF Newman Remembers… Law and Order
Episode 25 · 2024-07-10
- Documentary
- Talk
Episode overview
In 1978, the BBC crime drama Law and Order so shocked the nation with its realistic depiction of a police force riddled with corruption that questions were asked in the House of Commons, the BBC’s director general was summoned by ministers to explain himself, and the programme was effectively banned from being broadcast again for 30 years. The man who helped television escape the dramatic handcuffs of shows like Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars was Law and Order’s writer and creator GF Newman, who here looks back on both the series and the controversy. Newman recounts how secrecy and intrigue played a part in getting the drama onto our screens, explains where he found the inspiration for his groundbreaking storylines and characters, reveals how real police officers responded to the show and concludes why he believes the themes of Law and Order remain relevant to this day.
13 minutes
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3. Andrew Davies Remembers... Pride and Prejudice2024-01-03
4. Alan Yentob Remembers... Orson Welles2024-01-18
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9. Alan Yentob Remembers… Ella Fitzgerald2024-03-30
10. William Gaunt and Marcia Warren Remember… No Place Like Home2024-04-02
11. Paul Abbott Remembers… Clocking Off2024-04-03
12. Siân Phillips, Waris Hussein and Moira Armstrong Remember… Shoulder to Shoulder2024-04-17
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21. Remembering… The Cops2024-06-19
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23. Gloria Hunniford Remembers… Doris Day2024-06-27
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35. Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Miss Pym's Day Out2024-09-03
36. Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Hetty Wainthropp Investigates2024-09-03
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44. Simon Schama Remembers… Landscape and Memory2024-10-07
45. Mick Jackson Remembers… Threads2024-10-09
46. Angela Rippon Remembers… Top Gear2024-10-12
47. Angela Rippon Remembers… Come Dancing2024-10-12
48. Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison Remember… All Creatures Great and Small2024-10-19
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51. Peter McDougall Remembers… The Elephants' Graveyard2024-10-23
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55. Mary Beard Remembers… Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit2024-11-11
56. David Nicholls Remembers… Far from the Madding Crowd2024-11-14
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58. Martin Scorsese Remembers… Powell and Pressburger2024-11-21
59. Renny Rye Remembers… The Box of Delights2024-12-07
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61. Dame Judi Dench Remembers… Talking to a Stranger2024-12-08
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