Law And Disorder: The Complete Series (1994) (DVD)

Penned by novelist Alex Shearer, Law And Disorder stars comedy icon Penelope Keith as a high-flying, no-nonsense barrister who rarely loses a case and certainly doesn't suffer fools gladly. Featuring guest appearances by Tony Robinson, Philip Glenister and Tony Selby, among others, this hilarious, cleverly scripted sitcom is produced by John Howard Davies, whose impeccable comedy credits include Steptoe and Son, Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean. Philippa Troy's clients range from an irate football fan now sporting the wrong tattoo to a shipwrecked yachtsman accused of eating his companion. Her principal court adversary is Bible-thumping bigot Gerald Triggs, and her instructing solicitor is Arthur Bryant - a keen hypochondriac who regularly regales her with details of his latest ailment. Of course, there is another side to the widowed Philippa: in her free time she likes nothing better than to drive around the countryside in her open-top sports car, and even finds time to pen a series of children's books featuring a mountain-biking hedgehog called Prickly Peter...