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SET in July, 2009:
Law & Order: UKPremiered: Thursday, 2 July at 20h30
Continues: Thursdays at 20h30
Employing the original series' iconic two-part structure - focusing first on a criminal investigation at police level, then shifting in the second half to the legal prosecution of the suspects - Law & Order: UK brings a British perspective to the US primetime format.
Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) and Bradley Walsh (Coronation Street) co-star as detective sergeants on the beat in London, while Freema Agyeman (Dr. Who), Ben Daniels (Cutting It), and Bill Patterson (Criminal Justice) comprise the team on the Crown Prosecution Service.
The Shield 4Premiere date: Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 21h15
Continues: Thursdays at 21h15
In Season Four: the Strike Team has been disbanded under an avalanche of corruption charges and Vic (Michael Chiklis) faces an uncertain future.
The election that sends Aceveda (Benito Martinez) from the chaos of the Barn into the politically turbulent waters of City Hall as a councilman leaves in his place Monica Rawling (Glenn Close, Damages), a hardened veteran who is determined to implement some highly controversial anti-gang policies.
Her relationship with Vic is tested by a murder case that exposes racial tensions and leads to the arrest of community activist and ex-con Antwon Mitchell (Anthony Anderson, Law & Order).
With Aceveda undermining her every move, Monica’s aggressive crime-fighting tactics only end up fuelling the hostilities that already exist in Farmington.
Soon Shane (Walton Goggins) and his new partner enter into an unholy alliance with Antwon, helping the gangster wield power from prison. When the Strike Team is reconstituted to solve a cop killing, Vic jumps at the chance to shrug off his menial surveillance job and salvage his career.
TVSA's The Shield 4 Mini-Site
Around The World For FreePremiere date: Wednesday, 22 July 2009 at 19h00
Continues: Wednesdays at 19h00
Around the World For Free follows Alex Boylan, winner of The Amazing Race 2, as he attempts the seemingly impossible: stripping himself of all money and, with only a backpack and the help of an online community (more info about this coming soon), attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
Covering 159 days, 16 countries, 4 continents and 45,000 miles, Around the World For Free follows Alex’s trek via daily videos, blogs and message boards as he begs, borrows and deals his way around the planet.
Alex travels through a variety of exotic locations in under six months, including Venezuela, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.
Travelling without funds requires him to come up with some highly creative ways to earn vital cash, from washing hair in Puerto Rico to harvesting bananas in rural South Africa, and from clearing brush in the Kenyan Mara to working on a diving boat in Vietnam.
Alex has no script, no itinerary, no security, no rules, no limits and no money.
SET is on DSTV Channel 113