| "Unloved" | ||
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| ← | UK, Episode 1.02 | → |
| Production number: First aired (US): 8 October 2010 First aired (UK): 2 March 2009 First aired (CAN): 18 June 2009 First aired (AUS): 19 August 2009 | ||
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| Written By Terry Cafolla Directed By Andy Goddard | ||
Summary[]
A 13-year-old boy is found kicked to death at Euston station. Mandy, his mother, is a former drug addict and her boyfriend is in the frame as the murderer because he is already suspected of physical abuse towards the victim. At the trial, defence barrister Beatrice McArdle advances a bizarre line of defence - her client is "genetically predisposed" towards murder and, therefore, has no control over their actions.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Bradley Walsh as Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks
- Jamie Bamber as Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin
- Harriet Walter as Detective Inspector Natalie Chandler
- Ben Daniels as Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel
- Freema Agyeman as Junior Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips
- Bill Paterson as Crown Prosecution Service Director George Castle
Recurring Cast[]
- Dervla Kirwan as Beatrice McArdle
- Nicholas Blane as Oswald Spear
- Nimmy March as Dr. Elizabeth Rawls
- Cyril Nri as Judge DeMarco
- Victor Power as Reverend Tony Crawford
Guest Cast[]
- Nicola Stephenson as Mandy Jackson
- Joanna Hole as Phoebe Baxter
- Richard Wisker as Jono Blake
- Neal Barry as Stevie Agnew
- Michelle Terry as Debbie Grove
- Rebekah Staton as Tracy Blake
- Danielle Tabor as Cheryl Matthews
- Bill Moody as Harry Thompson
- Tracy Wiles as Jenny Lee
- Diveen Henry as Bernice Bradley
- Steven Harwood-Brown as Andy Sefton
- Babatunde Aleshe as Jason
- Geoffrey Freshwater as Luke Green (uncredited)
Background information and notes[]
- Adapted from the Law & Order episode "Born Bad".
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"Unloved" Law & Order: UK Season 1 |
Next episode: "Vice" |