Strong return for Law & Order UK

ITV’s crime/legal drama Law & Order UK returned last night for its fourth season with over 5 million viewers.

ITV’s crime/legal drama Law & Order UK returned last night for its fourth season with over 5 million viewers. The drama is a remake of the American series created by Dick Wolf which has spawned spin-offs such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as well as remakes in Russia and France. The drama stars Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Freema Agyeman and Bill Patterson and returned to its traditional Monday evening slot following a disappointing ratings for the third season on Thursday evenings. According to Attentional last night’s opening instalment of Law & Order: UK was seen by 5.3 million viewers which is over 1 million more than the average 4.1 million for season three.