With flemings help, the anticorruption team tries to trap gates into revealing his. Line of duty returns on sunday 31 march at 9pm on bbc one. Kelly macdonald joins line of duty cast written by jed mercurio, the series has earned a devoted following thanks to its shocking plot twists, edgeoftheseat moments and starry ensemble. Hit crime drama line of duty returned to bbc one for a fifth series last month. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio and produced by world productions. Following the deadly hijack of a police convoy, ac12 target a ruthless organised crime group known to have links with corrupt officers. The premiere was on bbc two on 26 june 2012 and moved to bbc one on 26 march 2017 for the fourth series. In 2017, it was announced by bbc directorgeneral tony hall that theres not one but two more series of line of duty. Back to the rest of the story, line of duty series 1 signed off in style, with the sort of redemption and death of dci tony gates, and the apparent arrest of tommy, the person behind all the trouble this series, from the laundered money that jackie laverty was involved in to the deaths on the bog estate. The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june. Line of duty is the uks mostwatched show of 2019 to date, with 7. What happened in seasons 1 4 of line of duty and is it. Get up to speed on the first three series of the bbcs thrilling cop. Bbc line of duty series five is not going out quietly by any stretch of the imagination in fact, the final episode.
If she returns in line of duty season 6, as rumor would have it, she will have to be a lot sharper regarding the people she works with, not just those she is investigating. Black balaclavas featured heavily in season four, and its too early to know whether theres a connection, or its a sign of hastysloppy writing. Guiles theme goes with everything line of duty youtube. One of line of duty s many praiseworthy aspects is its respect for an audiences ability to make connections, pick up on inferences and draw conclusions without being beaten over the head. This was a supersize series finale with all the best and worst elements of line of duty on show. It follows the work of ac12 a special unit charged with investigating corruption within the police force.
Going into the final episode of the season, it looked as though roz did everything in her power in order to pin the murder on her husband nick. With line of duty returning for its fifth series after a twoyear break, youre totally forgiven for forgetting what has happened so far in the hit bbc drama. What we dont have after tonights quietly revelatory finale. Line of duty season 5, episode 6 was an explosive, thrilling ride as questions were. The first series premiered on 26 june 2012 and became bbc twos bestperforming drama series in ten years with a consolidated audience of 4. First attempt at making a video on youtube like this. Line of duty fans rage over disappointing finale ending. Line of duty shares first look at gripping first scene from season 5 and we held our breath the whole way through. After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young ds steve arnott faces disgrace. After a pleasurably tortuous few weeks with line of dutys second series, we finally have answers. What happened in seasons 1 4 of line of duty and is it based on.
Line of duty will be ramping up the drama with a 90 minute finale picture. Gates arrests her, but on the way to the police station she persuades him to. The video shown is the end of line of duty,season 3, episode 6. Bbc iplayer is still airing line of duty season four if viewers need a recap of the series. Line of dutys gripping fourth season is an adrenalinefueled thrill ride from start to finish. Someone asks to be questioned by someone at least one rank higher. Line of duty series 5 episode 6 finale live blog yet despite these major breakthroughs, the episode didnt clear up all the shows major mysteries. However he is transferred to the anticorruption squad, whose head, superintendent ted hastings, gives him a very special case to investigate dci tony. Line of duty series 1 is worth picking up just for james deep performance but it would have been more enjoyable if the character he was given to play was as good, bad, brilliant or all of the above as one might have hoped and expected. Line of duty was enthralling viewing and will be greatly missed. Did roz huntley kill timothy ifield on line of duty. And while the shows fifth series has officially come to an end, theres no word on an actual release date for season six just yet. Line of duty, series 1 finale, bbc two the arts desk.
A brutal ambush on a police convoy leaves three officers dead and a protected witness fighting for his life. Line of duty season 5, episode 1 starts with the hijack of a truck by a gang wearing black balaclavas. The story is about the anticorruption unit 12 ac12 led by superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar and set within the fictional central police force. Series one is a series of line of duty and was the first series of the show that originally. Heres why line of duty series 5 wont be on until 2019. Line of duty star gives uplifting update on season six. I thought it was setting everything up very nicely before that fucking silly as fuck ending now i dont know what to think line of duty season 4 spoilers. Alongside detective constable kate fleming,they are assigned to lead an investigation into the alleged corruption by a popular and successful officer. Line of duty is a crime drama which first aired in 2012. Season five kicked off on march 31, 2019, and will finish tonight. Heres why line of duty season 5s finale left us feeling.
After a frenetic featurelength finale to series five of the bbcs hit cop corruption drama line of duty, viewers were left with heads spinning, nails chewed, nerves frayed and brows furrowed. I found season 1 much more enjoyable and was thankful to get to the end and have it provide an ending. One of line of dutys many praiseworthy aspects is its respect for an audiences ability to make connections, pick up on inferences. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio. Line of duty focuses on the anticorruption unit, ac12, which investigates police corruption and over the course of four seasons has found plenty of it, often ending each whatthehell, gasp. When a criminal is shot dead by a police armedresponse unit led by sergeant danny waldron, ac12 gather evidence suggesting it was a deliberate killing rather than selfdefense. Ac12 turns its spotlight on lindsay denton, the officer who led the convoy but escaped unscathed. Line of duty season four aired last year on bbc one, with thandie newton joining the line of duty cast. So in the end it turned out that the quietly lurking dot, the man with. Line of duty star gives uplifting update on season six after filming postponed the bbc shows season six sounds like its going to be epic march 26, 2020 15. Line of duty season 1 synopsis, promo photos and trailer. The season 4 finale on bbc one took on that question and did so masterfully.
Fleming takes on the case after ending her affair with one of the. Line of duty season 4 episode 3 ending line of duty. After the dust settled from biggeloes attack, we have the real conclusion to season 5. Line of duty season 5 episode 1 recap ready steady cut. Line of duty fans rage over disappointing finale ending and dotty h twist. Line of duty fans want answers and it seems theyll get some and an extra bonus on top martin compston, who plays ac12s steve arnott in the bbc police thriller, begged fans to. Line of duty drinking game bent coppers take a sip. Line of duty is a uk police procedural drama that first aired on bbc two, now airing on bbc one. Line of duty creator jed mercurio opens up about ending. Ahead of line of duty season 5, the shows creator jed mercurio opens up about eventually ending the hit bbc series. Steve arnott is a young officer whos fallen foul of his superiors for refusing to help in the coverup of an operation that ended in the shooting of an innocent father. After a mistaken shooting during a counterterrorist operation, detective sergeant steve arnott is transferred to ac12, a police anticorruption unit. Line of duty season 1 synopsis, promo photos and trailer posted by darq at june 11, 2012 7 comments uk shows. The series focuses on the central police ac12 anticorruption unit, headed by superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar, who investigate police officers suspected of wrongdoing.
I am very excited to say theres not one but two more series of line of duty. Line of duty series five ending explained how does it. The last season of this was excellent so hopefully this season will be as good. She invents a story but gates realises that she was laundering money. With line of duty returning for its fifth series after a twoyear break, youd be totally forgiven for forgetting what has happened so far in the hit bbc drama. The hit british police drama was recommissioned for a fifth and sixth season at the end of season four back in 2017. He seems ideal to join ac12, an anticorruption police. Line of duty 2012 2012 2014 2016 2017 2019 unknown. When ds steve arnott joins the anticorruption unit, he learns that the target of his first investigation is the wellrespected dci tony gates.
With line of duty returning for its fifth series after a twoyear break, youre totally forgiven for forgetting what has happened so far in the hit bbc. So in the end it turned out that the quietly lurking dot, the man with one of the best snide smirks on television, was the real super villain while. The second series broadcast began on 12 february 2014. The first series aired in 2012, the second series in 2014 and the third series in 2016.
Episode 3 of 5 arnott is convinced gates played a part in jackies disappearance. Heres what happened in series 1 heres the first instalment of your preseries five catch up. Ben stokes mirror sport columnist and england legend ben stokes has drawn up a fitness. Dont read on if you havent watched episode five of bbc2s line of duty.