If You Liked Law & Order: UK, Watch These Next
Finished Law & Order: UK (2009) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Law & Order: UK, most of them are drama.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
7.6DramaAlso drama
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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2.The Bill(1984)
6.8CrimeDramaAlso drama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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3.Midsomer Murders(1997)
7.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso drama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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4.The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2002)
7.4CrimeDramaAlso drama
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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5.Lewis(2007)
7.6CrimeDramaMysteryAlso drama
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
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6.Burden of Truth(2018)
7.4DramaCrimeAlso drama
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
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7.Scott & Bailey(2011)
7.3CrimeDramaAlso drama
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
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8.For the People(2018)
7.2DramaAlso drama
Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
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9.Des(2020)
7.2CrimeDramaAlso drama
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.
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10.All Rise(2019)
7.4DramaCrimeAlso drama
A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
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11.Vera(2011)
7.4CrimeDramaMysteryAlso drama
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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12.Hill Street Blues(1981)
7.6DramaCrimeAlso drama
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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13.The Coroner(2015)
6.3CrimeDramaAlso drama
High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.
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14.Perry Mason(1957)
7.7MysteryDramaCrimeAlso drama
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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15.Van der Valk(2020)
6.5CrimeDramaAlso drama
Set against the backdrop of the city of Amsterdam, Piet Van der Valk and his team investigate a series of high-profile cases immersed in the worlds of art, politics, addiction, mysticism and the fashion industry.
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16.Murder in Suburbia(2004)
7.5DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama
Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005. Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst, a graduate of a posh girls' academy, has a sharp, analytical mind; her working-class partner, Detective Sergeant Emma Scribbins, relies on her instincts. Together this sassy, sexy investigative…
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17.Conviction(2016)
6.8DramaAlso drama
A brilliant young attorney, who is also the daughter of a former U.S. president, is blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. She and her team investigate cases where people may have been wrongly convicted.
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18.Matlock(1986)
7.0DramaCrimeAlso drama
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom…
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19.Jack Irish(2016)
6.4DramaCrimeAlso drama
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or…
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20.Dragnet(1967)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso drama
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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