We were thrown a major red herring when it was implied that arch-villain H – responsible for orchestrating high level corruption, not to mention a load of murders, in, ironically, the anti-corruption department – was the gaffer, Ted Hastings.
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View full post on Twitter What happened at the end of Line of Duty series five? Houl yer whisht – here’s everything we know about Line of Duty season six so far. New recruits, new double-crossing agents and new twists mean the BBC thriller's sixth season looks just as gripping as the five that preceded it.įor one, a mini-teaser has revealed that this series is going to be 16 per cent longer than usual – we're getting a bonus seventh episode, instead of the usual six – and now that the BBC has announced an air date (scroll down for that one if you can't wait to find out when Line of Duty season six will be on our screens), it's not long until the dream team of Supt Ted Hastings, DS Steve Arnott and DI Kate Fleming (aka Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure) are back doing what they do best. There are new leads that could burst open the bent coppers case that’s been plaguing AC-12 for nine years. Line of Duty is always unpredictable and always thrilling, which is what makes it absolutely essential television.Īnd for Line of Duty season six, Mercurio's rug-puller looks like it might actually answer some questions. That's because, as a writer and showrunner, Mercurio's proved himself the master of balancing plot, character and cliffhangers, creating a fully drawn world in which no one is quite who they seem and where anyone could be a goodie, a baddie, or anywhere in between.
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Since it debuted in 2012, Jed Mercurio's police-procedural-with-a-difference has done something we'd been told that Netflix and the other streamers had killed off – proper appointment TV that the entire nation tunes into, and the entire nation talks about the next day. Because we finally know when Line of Duty will be back on our screens for its sixth season. Meanwhile, Martin is set to appear in Our House, which is the TV adaptation of Louise Candlish's 2018 novel of the same name, on ITV on 7 March.If you've been watching Jed Mercurio's new cop drama, Bloodlands and thinking: "Yes this is all well and good, but when the hell are we going to find out who H is?" then rest easy. We can't wave goodbye to AC-12 just yet, and considering the finale brought in 12.6 million viewers, there is an appetite from viewers - us included! I think when it comes to a close, it will be a natural close for us all." I think we've all been really honest and said should that happen, we're all game. She previously tole The Guardian: "There's no word of it. So, does that mean what we think it means? Line of Duty also stars Vicky McClure, as Kate Fleming, as well as Adrian Dunbar, who portrays Superintendent Ted Hastings, who was at the forefront of an undercover investigation in previous series, only for it to be revealed he was being set up to look like a "bent copper".Īlthough Jed has previous spoken on BBC Breakfast and insisted there are "no plans" for another instalment, Vicky, thinks a final would need to be a "natural close" for all the cast. "He’d only do it if he thinks it would take the story forward or there’s something there for people to respond to." He wouldn’t do it just for the sake of it.
And then Jed decides if there’s a story or not to tell. Martin continued: "We always take at least a year off. However, Martin has insisted there is a large chunk of time off between each season, and in that time Jed decides if another one is worthy to produce, and if so, sets to work.
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