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The West Order? Law & Wing?
While there may be no real plans (or name) for a crossover event betweenLaw & OrderandThe West Wing,Bradley Whitfordis absolutely interested.
“I’m ready,” Whitford, 63, shares exclusively with PEOPLE. “Any time. Let’s do it. We’ll get[Allison] Janney. We’ll getMartin [Sheen]in there. I was just texting with Martin. Not texting, emailing.”
Whitford, who guest-starred oppositeMariska Hargitayin this week’s episode ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas asuspected murderer suffering from dementia, played White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman onThe West Wingfrom 1999 to 2006. (Janney portrayed press secretary C.J. Cregg, and Sheen played President Jed Bartlet.)
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As it turns out, Janney and Sheen are two of the onlyWest Wingalumni who have yet to guest-star onSVUin the show’s 24 seasons.
Janel Moloney, who played Lyman’s senior assistant and eventual love interest Donna Moss, appeared on the NBC hit in 2018 as a doctor with questionable ethics, and she even had a more recent guest arc onSVUvetChristopher Meloni’sOrganized Crimespin-off as Deputy Inspector Lillian Goldfarb.
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Joshua Malina, who played White House Communications Director Will Bailey, also booked a two-episode arc onSVUas perverted photographer Simon Wilkes.
When asked about his former costar’s turn onSVU, Whitford — who has been known to playfully spar with Malina on social media — replies: “I avoid Josh’s work as much as possible. When was Josh on the show?”
ThoughThe West Wingended more than 15 years ago, Whitford and Malina have kept fans entertained with their social media banter (though Whitford reveals he’s been kicked off Twitter for the time being — adding a plea to be reinstated if anyone has “any pull” so he can “promote” his projects).
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Returning to the possibility of aWest Wing/Law & Ordercrossover, one question remains:Would Josh Lyman have what it takes to be on Benson & Co.’s team?
“He’s a little snot,” Whitford says. “He probably would’ve wanted to be a prosecutor.”
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unitairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET, andThe West Wingcan be streamed in full on HBO Max.
source: people.com
