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    Drama TV Shows - 1990s 4 Mins Read

    Law and Order

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    “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups – the police who investigate crimes and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories”.

    Set in New York City, this police/legal drama series featured two different segments. The first half of each show featured the police investigation of a crime, while the second half concentrated on the court battle that ensued after the criminals were arrested.

    Actual high-profile cases taken directly from the news were used as the basis for stories on the series, although they were fictionalised and never used the names of real people.

    The police section of the show often employed hand-held cameras, giving the show a realistic news-reporting appearance, which was enhanced by the location shooting on the streets of New York City.

    When the series debuted, NYPD Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth) and Detective Sergeant Max Greevey (George Dzundza) were in charge of the police investigations. They reported to Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek).

    In 1991, Greevey was replaced by Detective Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino), and in 1992 Cerreta was replaced by Detective Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach). Logan disappeared from the show in 1995 and was replaced by Detective Reynaldo ‘Rey’ Curtis (Benjamin Bratt).

    In the legal half of the series, Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) was in charge of the cases that resulted from an arrest. Stone was assisted by Assistant DA Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) from 1990 until 1993.

    Assistant DA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) replaced Stone in 1994, assisted by A.D.A Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy), A.D.A Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) and A.D.A Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon). The District Attorney was Adam Schiff (Steven Hill).

    Michael Moriarty – who played Ben Stone – quit the show in protest amid controversy about government interference with free speech when the show’s producer, Dick Wolf, bowed to government pressure to soften the scripts.

    In 1999, a spin-off series called Law & Order: Special Victims Unit aired to an enthusiastic audience. The new series ran concurrently with Law & Order and delved into the darker side of the criminal world. The detectives of the Special Victims Unit investigated and prosecuted various sex crimes.

    A second spin-off, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, appeared in 2001, depicting the criminal justice system from the criminal’s point of view. Further spin-offs – Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005 – 2006), and Law & Order: LA (2010 -2011) – followed.

    The original series was also adapted for British television as Law & Order: UK with the setting changed from New York to London.

    At the time of its cancellation in 2010, Law & Order was the longest-running crime drama on American prime-time television.

    Detective Mike Logan
    Chris Noth
    Sergeant Max Greevey
    George Dzundza
    Captain Donald Cragen
    Dann Florek
    Sergeant Phil Cerreta
    Paul Sorvino
    Detective Lennie Briscoe
    Jerry Orbach
    Detective Rey Curtis
    Benjamin Bratt
    Lt. Anita Van Buren
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone
    Michael Moriarty
    A.D.A. Paul Robinette
    Richard Brooks
    John (Jack) McCoy
    Sam Waterston
    A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
    Jill Hennessy
    A.D.A. Jamie Ross
    Carey Lowell
    A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
    Angie Harmon
    D.A. Adam Schiff
    Steven Hill
    Dr Elizabeth Olivet
    Carolyn McCormick
    Detective Ed Green
    Jesse L. Martin
    Dr Elizabeth Rodgers
    Leslie Hendrix
    D.A. Arthur Branch
    Fred Dalton Thompson
    A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
    Elisabeth Röhm
    A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
    Alana De La Garza
    Detective Cyrus Lupo
    Jeremy Sisto
    Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
    Linus Roache
    Detective Tony Profaci
    John Fiore
    Detective Kevin Bernard
    Anthony Anderson
    D.A. Nora Lewin
    Dianne Wiest
    Detective Joe Fontana
    Dennis Farina
    Dr Emil Skoda
    J.K. Simmons
    A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia
    Annie Parisse
    Judge Morris Torledsky
    David Lipman
    CSU Julian Beck
    John Cariani
    Detective Ana Cordova
    Andrea Navedo
    Detective Nina Cassady
    Milena Govich
    Detective Rivera
    Selenis Leyva
    Detective Morris LaMotte
    Larry Clarke
    Judge Walter Bradley
    Peter McRobbie
    Detective Joe Cormack
    Joe Forbrich

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