Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6
A season marked by a Golden Globe win and a crossover with Trial by Jury.
During its run, Mariska Hargitay became the first regular cast member of any Law & Order series to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Quick Facts
- Season number
- 6
- Starring
- Christopher Meloni
- Mariska Hargitay
- Richard Belzer
- Diane Neal
- Ice-T
- BD Wong
- Dann Florek
- Episodes
- 23
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- 21 September 2004
- Last aired
- 24 May 2005
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Production
Emmy Ann Wooding, a long time assistant at Wolf Films, died in a car accident while the sixth season was being filmed; the episode "Charisma" was dedicated to her memory. Near the end of the season, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit crossed over with Law & Order: Trial by Jury in two episodes: "Night" in SVU and "Day" in TBJ. In the crossover, Casey Novak is beaten unconscious by an Islamic fundamentalist. Diane Neal, who performed her own stunts, stated in an interview that she passed out due to an error in how the scene was acted out. Mariska Hargitay mentioned that night scenes were filmed on Tuesday and Friday nights while finished episodes were airing. Hargitay, a trained rape crisis counselor, provided input to the writing of "Doubt", saying she made Neal take a tour of a rape treatment center. "Doubt" did not reveal the jury's verdict; an NBC online poll showed 60% of viewers favored a "not guilty" verdict. Filming of that episode ran long because a truck would not start, causing a lengthy delay. Sound mixer Bill Daly, with the show since its inception, described the audio equipment used, including Lectrosonics receivers and wireless interruptible foldbacks.
Cast changes and returning characters
All main cast members from the end of the fifth season returned for the sixth. Stephanie March returned as Alexandra Cabot in the sixteenth episode "Ghost". John Schuck played the NYPD's Chief of Detectives in "Outcry", a role that became recurring. Mary Stuart Masterson appeared as Dr. Rebecca Hendrix, a psychiatrist and former cop, in "Weak", "Contagious" and "Identity". Neal Baer stated that the character was introduced while BD Wong was acting in theatre and allowed a conflict between Benson and Stabler. Marlee Matlin reprised her role as Dr. Amy Solwey from the fifth season in the episode "Parts".
Cast
Stephanie March appeared as ADA Alexandra Cabot. Fred Dalton Thompson played DA Arthur Branch, crossing over from Law & Order and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Bebe Neuwirth portrayed Homicide Bureau Chief DA Tracey Kibre, crossing over from Law & Order: Trial by Jury. In the season premiere "Birthright", Lea Thompson starred as a mother who arranges the kidnapping of a girl played by Abigail Breslin. Ming-Na appeared in "Debt" as a woman involved with a Chinese gang specializing in smuggling and extortion. The third episode "Obscene" featured Lewis Black as a shock jock and Dana Delany as an overprotective mother; Delany stated the episode deals with First Amendment rights and a Howard Stern type character. Kyle MacLachlan starred in "Conscience" as a grieving father who eliminates a sociopath. Jeff Kober played a cult leader in "Charisma". Amanda Plummer won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in "Weak" as Miranda Cole, a paranoid schizophrenic rape victim; Dallas Roberts played her attacker. Jennette McCurdy played a traumatized nine-year-old rape victim in "Contagious".
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6 stars Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal, Ice-T, BD Wong and Dann Florek.
How many episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6 are there?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6 has 23 episodes.
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