All you need to know ahead of series 3 of the awardwinning police anticorruption drama. Jun 26, 2012 line of duty is a world productions production for bbc two. May 23, 2019 line of duty season 6 release date, cast, trailer, episodes, plot. The first series premiered on 26 june 2012 and became bbc twos bestperforming drama series in ten years with a consolidated audience of 4. A british anticorruption unit called ac12 investigates a detective chief inspectors past. Dont read on if you havent watched episode five of bbc2s line of duty. Line of duty is based on reallife events but is fictional image. The series, from bodyguard creator jed mercurio, follows ac12, a fictional.
At the end of each season of line of duty, the series features title cards explaining what happened to each of the main players of the series again, trying to make the story feel real. 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. This season features a new police corruption story told over six onehour episodes opening explosively with the ambush of a police convoy in which three police officers are killed and a protected witness is seriously injured. Line of duty finally announces air date and its sooner than you might think. The first series debuted in 2012 and followed dc kate fleming, ds steve arnott and superintendent ted hastings as they investigated recently named officer. Mar 31, 2019 but is line of duty based on a true story. Mar 20, 2014 one of line of dutys 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 with. The hit bbc drama returned to tv tonight and although line of dutys stories are not ripped straight from the headlines its based on real anticorruption police units. There stand our heroes together, having survived a journey into something akin to hellnot to. Line of duty, series 1 finale, bbc two the arts desk. I am currently watching series 3 each week and loving every moment. The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june 2012 on bbc two. Every season of line of duty ranked, from worst to best. Season 1 jul 21, 2019 started strong but fell to the typical trope of police dramas of lets increase the tension by having a sensible officer suddenly go off and.
Line of duty viewers were led to believe the show was based on a true story after watching the season finale. Line of dutys adrian dunbar gave a surprise performance on live tv and that fella can sing. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio and produced by world productions. With martin compston, vicky mcclure, adrian dunbar, craig parkinson. Is line of duty based on real events and does ac12 really exist. Although line of dutys stories are not ripped straight from the. Dont read on if you havent watched episode one of bbc2s line of duty. Line of duty follows controversial anticorruption unit ac12, operating within west midlands police force and led by avuncularbutsteely irishman dsi ted hastings adrian dunbar. Actor gregory piper, who plays ryan pilkington in police drama line of duty, was. The third series came to a close after airing a nailbiting sixth episode on bbc two.
British crime thriller about the investigations of ac12, a controversial police anticorruption unit. Line of duty series 1 the first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began. Line of duty s adrian dunbar gave a surprise performance on live tv and that fella can sing. Hit crime drama line of duty returned to bbc one for a fifth series last month, but whats happened so far. Vanessa feltzs grandson, 6, left sobbing in shower amid lockdown struggle. Apr 14, 2019 at the end of each season of line of duty, the series features title cards explaining what happened to each of the main players of the series again, trying to make the story feel real. It seemed to symbolise line of dutys annoying habit of setting up evermurkier scenarios, then wriggling its way out of delivering a real punchline. The longawaited fifth series makes its debut on sunday, march 31, and will see ac12 delve further into police. Line of duty season 2 premieres saturday, may 9 at 10pm9c. What happened in seasons 1 4 of line of duty and is it. Over the past eight years, line of duty has evolved from a small bbc two drama to bbc ones biggest ratingspuller.
Today we explore how fortnite became the biggest game in the world in our first of 3 episodes about the story of fortnite. Line of duty series 1 2012 world productionsed miller bbc in terms of the now familiar line of duty patented shocks and twists, this first batch of episodes is a little less wild. Whilst working in crime audit, she entered into a brief relationship with dcc mike dryden, becoming pregnant with his child. Crime drama line of duty return to bbc one on sunday. Lindsay denton was a former detective inspector with central police. He later pressured her into having an abortion and stopped seeing her, resulting in her becoming his stalker. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anticorruption unit led by supt. Line of duty season 6 release date, cast, trailer, episodes. Is line of duty based on real events and does ac12 really. The real stories behind line of duty this morning youtube. Apr 28, 2017 line of duty season 4 reaches its thrilling conclusion tomorrow night. News, opinion and commentary general interest police police. On another note, the bbc show has aired on a twoyear cycle.
Danny mays is the perfect choice to play that awful mixture of victim and. When dci roz huntley captures a serial killer, the chief forensic investigator alerts ac12 to a possible miscarriage of justice. Bbc cop shows fans fooled into thinking story is true. May 05, 2019 the hit bbc drama returned to tv tonight and although line of duty s stories are not ripped straight from the headlines its based on real anticorruption police units. Bbc guilty of serious lapse in care of yearold actor. Martin compston vicky mcclure adrian dunbar craig parkinson keeley hawes daniel mays polly walker.
So in the end it turned out that the quietly lurking dot, the man with. When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, ds steve arnott refuses to participate in a coverup. But is the police drama based on reallife, and does ac12 actually exist. Line of duty season 6 cast, episodes, air date and plot. Line of duty viewers tricked into believing show is. 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.
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. Line of duty cops unter verdacht ist eine seit 2012 ausgestrahlte britische krimiserie uber. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio and. Creator jed mercurio works with advisers to ensure the procedures on the show are accurate and true to life. He seems ideal to join ac12, an anticorruption police unit, just as it starts to investigate detective chief inspector tony gates, the regional forces officer of the. The acclaimed police corruption drama returns for a 4th series. Heres everything you need to remember from series one.
I had previously watched episodes 1 and 2 but that was a long time ago so i wanted to see them again. Lennie james as detective chief inspector anthony tony gates series 1, the head of the. Line of duty season 5 continues this evening with another episode. There are some reports suggesting a long wait instead. Line of duty season 1 synopsis, promo photos and trailer. However he is transferred to the anticorruption squad, whose head, superintendent ted hastings, gives him a very special case to investigate dci tony. Jul 15, 2019 the county im in is pretty small, populationwise. The second series broadcast began on 12 february 2014. What happened in seasons 1 4 of line of duty and is it based on.
Jul 25, 2012 line of duty was enthralling viewing and will be greatly missed. Line of duty series 5 ending with 90minute episode as h mystery continues. If it follows the schedule, then we arent going to see it until spring 2021. May 05, 2019 line of duty was renewed for a further fifth and sixth series what happened in line of duty season 1. The line of duty series five finale got off to a riproaring start on sunday night, as kate fleming vicky mcclure was applauded by fans for delivering the best line of the series. As you might guess, theres not much shopping in my county, so for groceries we pop into montrose, which is a town of about 16,000, and is only 20 minutes away. After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young ds steve arnott faces disgrace. After a twoyear break, the bbc police drama line of duty is finally back. Apr 30, 2016 line of duty viewers were led to believe the show was based on a true story after watching the season finale. Line of duty is a world productions production for bbc two. As the telegraph reported in 2017, line of duty is a fictional tv series, and the show does not. The hit bbc drama returned to tv tonight and although line of duty s stories are not ripped straight from the headlines its based on real anticorruption police units. Confused viewers thought bbc cop drama line of duty was based on fact because of scenes at the end of the final episode. The very last line of the finale pretty much summed up the experience of true detective for me.
Line of duty 2012 2012 2014 2016 2017 2019 unknown. Streaming rights to british cop drama line of duty season 5 by stewart clarke, variety nov 5, 2018 line of duty season 5 will debut on acorn tv concurrently with its bbc. 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. Either way, weve got you covered with our seriesbyseries breakdown of whats happened so far in the story of police. As line of duty nears its conclusion, were joined by a former undercover police officer and a current detective sergeant, to tell us just how. The first series debuted in 2012 and followed dc kate fleming, ds steve arnott and. Kate fleming vicky mcclure as they lead an investigation into the corrupt actions of d. Denton was born on the 12th april 1976 to elizabeth denton and an unnamed father. A bunch of captions telling us how the various strands of the story panned out, as. Steve arnott is transferred to a police anticorruption unit, where he finds his target is the citys top detective, tony gates.