Line of duty, series 1 finale, bbc two the arts desk. Dci roz huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation. Its officially the mostwatched show of 2019, so sundays line of duty finale was always going to have to be pretty special to. How much should we consider this man to be the adversary at the heart of the season, the one responsible for all of the police corruption and the drama that ac12 has been trying to resolve. Kate fleming vicky mcclure of the anticorruption unit 12 ac12 investigate d. Line of duty finale explained and all the unanswered. The season 4 finale on bbc one took on that question and did so masterfully. The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june 2012 on bbc two.
Heres why line of duty series 5 wont be on until 2019. Line of duty season fives final explained in full jed. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio. Boringly, the glum and dislikeable arnott was rescued in this finale when the supposedly corrupt dci gates organised a police rescue, and got away with all his fingers mostly intact. She is a scottish actress renowned for her work in boardwalk empire, harry potter and the. This was certainly the finest hour and a half of tv ive ever seen, and a perfect end to one of tvs most important shows. Line of duty season 6 release date cast, plot, theories. The second series of line of duty consisting of six episodes premiered on 12 february 2014 on bbc two. The previous four seasons are available to watch on netflix, with season five expected to arrive on the global streaming site in the near future. Line of duty 2012 2012 2014 2016 2017 2019 unknown.
The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june. May 04, 2019 as we prepare for the line of duty season 5 finale to air on bbc one tomorrow night, now does seem like the perfect time to raise the question. Making the bill look like in the night garden, jed mercurio has created one of the finest and most compelling police dramas of recent years. May 05, 2019 discussing the line of duty season 5 finale, plus also a discussion of season 6 and where the story could go from here. The bbc has renewed the line of duty tv show for a fifth season. 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. The fifth season of the bbc police drama created by jed mercurio airs on acorn tv in the u. May 06, 2019 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.
If line of duty is hoovering up trophies come awards season, wed better send ted hastings down to bafta and all the other judging panels to find out just what the hells going on, fella. This is one of the great things about line of duty. The bbc one drama following the intricate investigations of police anti. Bbc one announces that kelly macdonald will be joining the cast as the guest lead for line of duty season 6. This is without question one of the best police dramas ive ever had the good fortune of watching. Line of duty season 5 trailer shows one huge change to the. She will portray the role of an enigmatic detective chief inspector. The hit british police drama was recommissioned for a fifth and sixth season at the end of season four back in 2017. Discover more about the characters in line of duty. Discussing the line of duty season 5 finale, plus also a discussion of season 6 and where the story could go from here. Line of duty boss jed mercurio has lined up an epic 90minute series five finale which is guaranteed to be extremely tense. As we prepare for the line of duty season 5 finale to air on bbc one tomorrow night, now does seem like the perfect time to raise the question. Line of duty season five will starting filming in 2018.
The truth about h came out but not in the way people. This article contains spoilers for line of duty season 5. Hes got the best crime stats on the force and a loyal team working under him. Kate fleming vicky mcclure as they lead an investigation into the corrupt actions of d. Line of duty season 5 was set around just one frame, who is the corrupt police officer, known as h by reaching the finale, the mystery unravelled that h was not one person. Series one is a series of line of duty and was the first series of the show that originally. Previously renewed through season four, the successful bbc two show is moving to bbc one, for its upcoming fourth season. Line of duty is not expected to return until 2020 if jed finds the time to write the series, otherwise fans will be back to waiting two years for another season. Dot told hunter what to say to the police, getting him into a witness protection programme. Detective chief inspector tony gates lennie james, the walking dead is an exemplary cop. I am very excited to say theres not one but two more series of line of duty. Apr 30, 2017 did roz huntley kill timothy ifield on line of duty. Heres why line of duty season 5s finale left us feeling frustrated. Dont read on if you havent watched episode five of bbc2s line of duty.
Mar 03, 2019 subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer a drama about the investigations of ac12, a controversial. Line of duty season five, episode six wrapped up at the weekend as things came to a head. Line of duty was enthralling viewing and will be greatly missed. Line of duty series 5 episode 6 live blog the finale as. Heres why line of duty season 5s finale left us feeling.
It seemed to symbolise line of duty s annoying habit of setting up evermurkier scenarios, then wriggling its way out of delivering a real punchline. The second series of line of duty consisting of six episodes premiered on 12 february. These three tackle a new case, and a new dirty cop, each season, but a distinguishing feature of line of duty is that all the cases run together in a single, continuing story. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer a. The story is about the anticorruption unit 12 ac12 led by superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar and set within the fictional central police force.
However he is transferred to the anticorruption squad, whose head, superintendent ted hastings, gives him a very special case to investigate dci tony. Did roz huntley kill timothy ifield on line of duty. Line of duty season 4 finale fans confused after this. But its due to a uniformly strong cast, whose strengths have shown as the series has continued. Meanwhile steve and kate discover the identity of the dead witness from blunt inspector cottan. May 07, 2019 line of duty season five, episode six wrapped up at the weekend as things came to a head. The fifth season left quite some openended threads which might conclude in the sixth one. Weve had plenty of teasing about di matthew cottan craig parkinson coming back yes, even though he was shot dead. Line of duty season five is available to stream and download on the bbc iplayer now.
Jul 25, 2012 line of duty was enthralling viewing and will be greatly missed. May 10, 2016 the bbc has renewed the line of duty tv show for a fifth season. We care about the payoff of a final episode of breaking bad, for instance, because weve watched the storyline unfold slowly but surely until it. Line of duty season 5 trailer shows one huge change to the show. One of line of dutys many praiseworthy aspects is its respect for an audiences ability to make connections, pick up on inferences.
The series follows superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar, d. The interview room has long been the gladiatorial arena of line of duty. Line of duty is the uks mostwatched show of 2019 to date, with 7. But the head of the police anticorruption unit, superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar, ashes to ashes, has his doubts about gates. The premiere was on bbc two on 26 june 2012 and moved to bbc one on 26 march 2017 for the fourth series. After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young ds steve arnott faces disgrace. In his spare time, hes married to the most wonderful woman in the world, has the greatest son anyone could ask for, and has the most vocal cat on the planet. But, rather than one character, it turns out theres four of them.
The finales epilogue confirms that ryan has been accepted for training as a student police officer, having not been linked to any of his past crimes and having been mentored by clueless pc simon. 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. He was known as tommy and cottan believes that jayne akers, his liaison officer, was the real mole who betrayed the escort. That was a question many were left asking following the season one. 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. 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. The truth about h came out but not in the way people expected. 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. Line of duty confirms huge mystery reveal in season 5. Line of duty ended tonight with a blockbuster, 90minute special finale as h was finally revealed. A claustrophobic episode proves hs identity is worth the wait emily baker sunday 5 may 2019 10. We finally reach the ultimate reveal but heavens, it takes an age to get there. If you were looking to place a bet ahead of sunday nights line of duty finale.
May 08, 2019 line of duty is not expected to return until 2020 if jed finds the time to write the series, otherwise fans will be back to waiting two years for another season. So in the end it turned out that the quietly lurking dot, the man with. Lindsay is remanded in custody where she is victimized by both staff and prisoners. Line of duty tv series 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fans confused after this major balaclava man twist line of duty fans have been left fuming after a huge twist left the biggest question of. May 12, 2019 these three tackle a new case, and a new dirty cop, each season, but a distinguishing feature of line of duty is that all the cases run together in a single, continuing story. I dont think i ever saw one and in this case, in the first 3 episodes we are indeed presented with an interesting scenario.
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