Line of Duty
Line of Duty is a British police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions. On 26 June 2012, BBC Two began to broadcast the first series; it was its best-performing drama series in ten years with a consolidated audience of 4.1 million viewers. Broadcast of the second series began on 12 February 2014; its widespread public and critical acclaim led to the BBC commissioning a further two series.[1][2][3] The third series began on 24 March 2016 on BBC Two; the following three series were broadcast on BBC One.
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Created by | Jed Mercurio |
Written by | Jed Mercurio |
Directed by | Various |
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Theme music composer | Carly Paradis |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 57–88 minutes |
Production company | World Productions |
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Network | BBC Two |
Release | 26 June 2012 – 28 April 2016 |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 March 2017 – 2 May 2021 |
In May 2017, the BBC commissioned a sixth series. Filming began in February 2020 but stopped the following month due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it resumed in September.[4] Filming continued until November 2020.[5] Broadcast of the sixth series began on BBC One on 21 March 2021.[6]
Prior to switching channels from series four onwards, Line of Duty was the most popular drama series broadcast on BBC Two[7] and is a winner of the Royal Television Society Award[8] and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series.[9] The Telegraph included it in a list of the Top 50 BBC Two shows of all time[10] and in a list of the 80 best BBC shows of all time.[11] In 2016, the series ranked eighth in The Independent's list of the twenty greatest police shows of all time[12] and third in a Radio Times 2018 poll of the best British crime dramas of all time.[13] In 2021 Line of Duty won the National Television Award for Special Recognition.[14]
Synopsis
Line of Duty follows DS Steve Arnott, an authorised firearms officer who is transferred to Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) after refusing to agree to cover up an unlawful shooting by his own team. At AC-12 Arnott is partnered with DC Kate Fleming, a highly commended undercover officer with a keen investigative instinct. They work under the supervision of Superintendent Ted Hastings, uncovering corruption within the fictional Central Police. Throughout the series, AC-12 investigate seemingly disparate cases involving seemingly corrupt police officers such as DCI Tony Gates (series one), DI Lindsay Denton (series two), Sergeant Danny Waldron, DI Matthew Cottan, DCI Roseanne Huntley (series four), undercover officer DS John Corbett (series five), and DCI Joanne Davidson (series six).
AC-12 realises the pervasive nature of corruption and the police's deep-rooted links to an organised crime group. A long-running story arc revolves around discovering the identity of "H", a corrupt person or persons of senior rank within the police force who are instrumental in running organised crime.
Cast and characters
Main
Name | Portrayed by | Series | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Tony Gates | Lennie James | Main | |||||
Steve Arnott | Martin Compston | Main | |||||
Kate Fleming | Vicky McClure | Main | |||||
Jackie Laverty | Gina McKee | Starring | |||||
Ted Hastings | Adrian Dunbar | Starring | Main | ||||
Matthew "Dot" Cottan | Craig Parkinson | Starring | Main | Guest | |||
Jools Gates | Kate Ashfield | Starring | |||||
Derek Hilton | Paul Higgins | Starring | Starring | ||||
Nigel Morton | Neil Morrissey | Starring | |||||
Philip Osborne | Owen Teale | Starring | Starring | ||||
Tommy Hunter | Brian McCardie | Starring | |||||
Lindsay Denton | Keeley Hawes | Main | |||||
Georgia Trotman | Jessica Raine | Main | |||||
Mike Dryden | Mark Bonnar | Starring | |||||
Jo Dwyer | Liz White | Starring | |||||
Lester Hargreaves | Tony Pitts | Starring | Guest | Starring | |||
Daniel Waldron | Daniel Mays | Main | |||||
Gill Biggeloe | Polly Walker | Starring | Starring | ||||
Rod Kennedy | Will Mellor | Starring | |||||
Hari Bains | Arsher Ali | Starring | |||||
Jackie Brickford | Leanne Best | Starring | |||||
Terry Reynolds | Shaun Parkes | Starring | |||||
Sam Railston | Aiysha Hart | Starring | |||||
Joe Nash | Jonas Armstrong | Starring | |||||
Maneet Bindra | Maya Sondhi | Starring | |||||
Patrick Fairbank | George Costigan | Starring | Starring | ||||
Roz Huntley | Thandie Newton | Main | |||||
Tim Ifield | Jason Watkins | Main | |||||
Nick Huntley | Lee Ingleby | Starring | |||||
Jimmy Lakewell | Patrick Baladi | Starring | Guest | ||||
John Corbett | Stephen Graham | Main | |||||
Patricia Carmichael | Anna Maxwell Martin | Main | |||||
Lisa McQueen | Rochenda Sandall | Starring | |||||
Jane Cafferty | Sian Reese-Williams | Starring | |||||
Allison Powell | Susan Vidler | Starring | |||||
Rohan Sindwhani | Ace Bhatti | Starring | |||||
Andrea Wise | Elizabeth Rider | Starring | |||||
Roisin Hastings | Andrea Irvine | Recurring | Starring | ||||
Tatleen Sohota | Taj Atwal | Starring | |||||
Joanne Davidson | Kelly Macdonald | Main | |||||
Farida Jatri | Anneika Rose | Recurring | Starring | ||||
Ian Buckells | Nigel Boyle | Recurring | Recurring | Starring | |||
Chloë Bishop | Shalom Brune-Franklin | Starring | |||||
Chris Lomax | Perry Fitzpatrick | Starring | |||||
Nicky Rogerson | Christina Chong | Recurring | Starring | ||||
Steph Corbett | Amy De Bhrún | Recurring | Starring | ||||
Haran Nadaraja | Prasanna Puwanarajah | Starring | |||||
Ryan Pilkington | Gregory Piper | Recurring | Recurring | Starring | |||
Gail Vella | Andi Osho | Starring | |||||
Medical counsellor | Steve Oram | Starring |
Recurring
- Claire Keelan as DS Leah Janson (series 1)
- Fiona Boylan as PC Karen Larkin (series 1)
- Faraz Ayub as DC Deepak Kapoor (series 1)
- Alison Lintott as Rita Bennett (series 1)
- Brian Miller as Alf Butterfield (series 1)
- Darren Morfitt as Sergeant Colin Brackley (series 1)
- Neet Mohan as PC Simon Bannerjee (series 1)
- Tomi May as Miroslav Minkowicz (series 1, 5)
- Lauren O'Rourke as Keely Pilkington (series 1)
- Elliot Rosen (series 1) and Tommy Jessop (series 5–6) as Terry Boyle
- Steve Toussaint as CS Mallick (series 2)
- Maria Connolly as Alison Merchant, corrupt prison officer (series 2, 5, 6)
- Henry Pettigrew as DC Jeremy Cole (series 2)
- Michael Nardone as Sergeant O'Neill (series 2)
- Niall Macgregor as Richard Akers (series 2)
- Richard Huw as Nick Robson (series 2)
- Sacha Dhawan as DS Manish Prasad (series 2)
- Charlotte Spencer as Carly Kirk (series 2)
- Lisa Palfrey as Inspector Tracey McAndrew (series 3)
- James Edlin as AFO Lambert (series 3)
- Shaun Parkes as CS Terry Reynolds (series 3)
- Gaite Jansen as Hana Reznikova (series 4)
- Claudia Jessie as DC Jodie Taylor (series 4)
- Patrick FitzSymons as DCI Mark Moffatt (series 4–5)
- Mark Stobbart as DS Neil Twyler (series 4)
- Scott Reid as Michael Farmer (series 4)
- Elva Trill as Gemma Riley (series 4)
- Royce Pierreson as DC Jamie Desford (series 4)
- Vineeta Rishi as FC Rupal Pandit (series 4)
- Richard Pepple as Sergeant Kyle Ferringham (series 5)
- Maanuv Thiara as Vihaan Malhotra (series 5)
- Laura Elphinstone as DI Michelle Brandyce (series 5)
- Natalie Gavin as Sergeant Martina "Tina" Tranter (series 5)
- Peter de Jersey as Hastings's solicitor (series 5)
- Kwaku Fortune as DS Marks (series 6)
- Sherise Blackman as PS Ruby Jones (series 6)
- Tara Divina as PC Lisa Patel (series 6)
- Sara Dylan as Boyle's solicitor (series 6)
- Kerri McLean as Deborah Devereux (series 6)
- James Nesbitt as Marcus Thurwell (series 6)
Episodes
Production
Development
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Series creator and producer Jed Mercurio stated that he wanted to create something different to other programmes, and viewed the series as a "revisionist commentary on 21st-century policing".[15] The series is produced by World Productions.[16] Mercurio originally pitched it to BBC One, which turned him down, believing it too "problematic for mainstream audiences", and directed him toward BBC Two.[17] A second series was commissioned by the BBC on 25 July 2012.[18] Mercurio became an executive producer from the second series onwards, alongside Simon Heath for World Productions and Stephen Wright for BBC Northern Ireland.[19] A third and fourth series were commissioned in April 2014,[20] followed by a fifth in May 2016.[21] At the time of the fifth series renewal, it was announced that future editions of the programme, including the fourth, would move from BBC Two to BBC One.[22][23] This decision came after the series’s high viewing figures and a restructuring of the networks.[24] Five days after broadcast transmission concluded on the fifth, Line of Duty was commissioned for a sixth series.[25]
Casting
Leading the main cast across the six series are Martin Compston and Vicky McClure, who portrayed Steve Arnott and Kate Fleming respectively, two officers in AC-12.[26] Adrian Dunbar also appeared in the first series in a supporting role as Ted Hastings, and was promoted to the main cast beginning with the second series.[27] Each series features an additional actor as part of the main cast who portrays a police officer who is being investigated by AC-12.[28] These roles were performed by Lennie James in series one,[29] Keely Hawes in series two,[30] Daniel Mays in the third series,[31] Thandie Newton in series four,[32] Stephen Graham in series five,[33] and Kelly Macdonald in the sixth and final series.[34] Craig Parkinson also held a supporting role in the first series and joined the main cast for the second and third.[35][36][37] Parkinson originally auditioned for the role of Arnott but ultimately portrayed Matthew Cottan.[38] Mercurio also decided to bring Hawes back for the third series as a result of her character’s positive reception, and made changes to the script.[39] Mercurio killed off both Parkinson's and Hawes's characters at the conclusion of the third series.[39] Despite this, Parkinson filmed new footage for flashback scenes in the fourth and fifth series.[40] Jessica Raine and Jason Watkins each appeared briefly in the second and fourth series, respectively, and were both credited within the main cast.[41][42] Anna Maxwell Martin was also featured as part of the starring cast in the fifth and sixth series, but only appeared in the latter portion of each series.[43]
Filming

Principal photography for the first series began in August 2011.[44] Five hour-long episodes were directed by David Caffrey and Douglas Mackinnon.[35] It was filmed over 11 weeks in Birmingham and utilised two cameras.[45] The setting was later changed to the Midlands on the advice of the BBC.[46] For the second series, filming moved to Belfast and began in mid-2013.[47] The six episodes were split into two filming blocks with Mackinnon returning to direct the first block of episodes and Daniel Nettheim directing the second.[48] The headquarters of Invest Northern Ireland doubled as Anti-Corruption Unit 12's office building while the exterior of Belfast Central Library served as the police headquarters‘ facade.[49] Filming for the third series began in March 2015.[50][51] Michael Kellior directed the first three episodes while John Strickland directed the final three.[52] Locations included BT Riverside Tower, McHugh's Bar and Belfast City Hall.[53] Fourth series filming took place from 29 August to 16 December 2016.[54] Mercurio directed the first two episodes of the fourth series[54] while Strickland returned to direct the final four.[55]
Reception
Awards and nominations
Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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1 | 100% (5 reviews)[56] | 83 (4 reviews)[57] |
2 | 100% (5 reviews)[58] | — |
3 | 100% (7 reviews)[59] | — |
4 | 100% (15 reviews)[60] | — |
5 | 90% (29 reviews)[61] | 88 (5 reviews)[62] |
6 | 86% (22 reviews)[63] | 85 (5 reviews)[64] |
Over the course of the series Line of Duty has won multiple awards and been nominated for several others. Most notably, the programme picked up nominations for several British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards such as "Best Drama Series" at the 2015 and 2018 award ceremonies. Additionally, cast members McClure, Dunbar, Hawes, Newton, Macdonald, Mays, and Bonnar have all been nominated for acting-related accolades.[65] Three scenes on the programme, "Urgent Exit Required", "Huntley's Narrow Escape", and "John Corbett's Death" received consideration for "Virgin TV's Must-See Moment."[66][67][68] Composer Carly Paradis and director Andrew John McClelland have both been nominated for BAFTA Craft awards for their work on the show.[69] Actors Graham and Compston have won Broadcasting Press Guild and TV Choice Awards.[70][71] Each individual series of the programme has been nominated for "Best Drama Series" at Royal Television Society-related awards Several awards, four of which were won across three series.[lower-alpha 1][72] Mercurio has also received a number of nominations for his writing on the programme securing wins at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the American Edgar Allen Poe Awards.[73][74]
Future
Following mixed reactions to the ending of the sixth series, there has been interest in seeing a further series produced.[75] However, as of 2024, production of a seventh series remains uncertain. Reports in late 2022 alleged that a three part mini-series had been proposed to air by Christmas 2023;[76] however, Mercurio has since stated he had "no news" regarding any development.[77] Adrian Dunbar commented "There's a big appetite for more Line of Duty, it could be three or four episodes, I don't think there's going to be six for some reason. It might be two 90 minutes. We're all keeping our fingers crossed that we will hear something at some point. We all want to get back together, we'd love to go back to Belfast again."[78][79] Martin Compston has since said that whilst the cast have confirmed their commitment to a potential seventh series, they remain focused on other projects.[77] He also commented "Things are definitely things left open at the end of the series for it to continue…Because, look, people can have their opinions about the finale but this is the most successful drama in BBC history. So that could be a good place to end and walk away…All we've said is that we'd be up for doing [just] one more at some point but none of us have signed on".[75]
Release
DVD
DVD releases for Line of Duty:
Title | DVD release dates | Number of episodes |
Number of discs | |
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Region 1 | Region 2 | |||
Line of Duty - Series One | 29 October 2013[80] | 3 February 2014[81] | 5 | 2 |
Line of Duty Series 2 | 4 June 2014[82] | 24 March 2014[83] | 6 | 2 |
Line of Duty: Complete Series 1 & 2 | — | 24 March 2014[84] | 11 | 4 |
Line of Duty: Series 3 | 9 August 2016[85] | 2 May 2016[86] | 6 | 2[lower-alpha 2] |
Line Of Duty: Series 1-3 | — | 2 May 2016[87] | 17 | 6 |
Line of Duty - Series 4 | 26 September 2017[88] | 8 May 2017[89] | 6 | 2 |
Line of Duty - Series 1-4 | — | 8 May 2017[90] | 23 | 8 |
Line of Duty - Series 5 | 26 November 2019[91] | 6 May 2019[91] | 6 | 2 |
Line of Duty - Series 1-5[lower-alpha 3] | 26 November 2019[92] | 6 May 2019[93] | 29 | 10[lower-alpha 4] |
Line of Duty - Series 6 | — | 31 May 2021[94] | 7 | 2 |
Line of Duty - Series 1-6 Complete Box Set | — | 31 May 2021[95] | 36 | 12 |
Blu-ray
Blu-ray releases for Line of Duty:
Name | Release dates | Ep # | Additional Information |
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Region B | |||
Line of Duty: Series 1 | 10 April 2015[96] | 5 | The two-disc box set includes all five episodes from series one, with a classification age of 16. Running time: 300 minutes. Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
Line of Duty: Series 2 | 25 September 2015[97] | 6 | The two-disc box set includes all six episodes from series two, with a classification age of 16. Running time: 369 minutes. Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
Line of Duty: Series 3 | 20 January 2017[98] | The two-disc box set includes all six episodes from series three, with a classification age of 16. Running time: 390 minutes. Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
Line of Duty got a series six Blu-ray release.[99]
Line of Duty series one to six will be released in a compilation Blu-ray box set.[99]
International broadcast
Kew Media (previously known as Content Media) handled international distribution of the series[100] until its collapse in 2020.[101]
In Australia, as of 2021, the first five series are available across streaming services such as Britbox, Netflix, Acorn TV and Stan, but series six is exclusive to Britbox.[102]
In the United States, the first series was released on Hulu in August 2012, as an exclusive series, until Acorn TV picked up the streaming rights for its platform in 2018, which included the existing series and exclusive access to series five and later additions.[103][104] The first three series began airing on AMC on 4 April 2020.[105][106] However, licence changes in 2021 led to BritBox also obtaining the rights to the series in the United States, along with exclusive rights to series six and any future series.[107][108]
Notes
- Series 2 of Line of Duty won in both the main award programme as well as the Northern Ireland awards while the fourth and fifth series only won once.
- 3 discs in region one
- Titled Line of Duty: Series 1-5 Collection in region one
- 5 discs in region one
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External links
- Line of Duty at BBC Online
- Line of Duty at IMDb
- Line of Duty at epguides.com
- Line of Duty, scripts at BBC TV Drama archive