Heres why line of duty season 5s finale left us feeling. Writer jed mercurio serves a thrilling series finale and also leaves hanging threads. However he is transferred to the anticorruption squad, whose head. In the case of line of duty, whose newest sixepisode season comes to acorn tv on monday. Line of duty was enthralling viewing and will be greatly missed. The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june. Nor was gates the only one to turn out to be less than the sum of his parts. This article contains spoilers for line of duty season 5. However he is transferred to the anticorruption squad, whose head, superintendent ted hastings, gives him a very special case to investigate dci tony gates, recently awarded a medal for heroic conduct but with a suspiciously high arrest rate. Line of duty is a british bbc police procedural television series created by jed mercurio and. Lennie james as detective chief inspector anthony tony gates series 1, the head of the.
It was a busy series for ac12 who got roz huntley, jimmy lakewell and one of the no doubt many balaclava men. Kate fleming vicky mcclure as they lead an investigation into the corrupt actions of d. So in the end it turned out that the quietly lurking dot, the man with. Line of duty fans have furious reaction to the season five. 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 and produced by world productions.
The season five trailer for line of duty dropped over the weekend, and saw everyones favourite ac12 squad steve, kate and ted hastings attempt to uncover a huge conspiracy within the police. 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. Line of duty, series 1 finale, bbc two the arts desk. Features explaining the line of duty series 2 finale. The truth about h came out but not in the way people. Joseph gordonlevitt on meeting edward snowdens parents the graham norton show 2016 bbc one. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer balaclava man is back in. We finally reach the ultimate reveal but heavens, it takes an age to get there.
Line of duty returns forathird series, as ac12 continues to hunt for any corruption lurking within the police. This time was no different, as we were treated to the sublime a lengthy interrogation and the ridiculous steves outoftheblue realisation that dot was tapping out morse code as he died. 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. 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. The series follows superintendent ted hastings adrian dunbar, d. Line of duty season five, episode six wrapped up at the weekend as things came to a head.
What we dont have after tonights quietly revelatory finale. Larry david, the highlight of season six through eight, was. Ds steve arnott martin compston is transferred to the anticorruption unit 12 ac12 run by superintendent ted. A british anticorruption unit called ac12 investigates a detective chief inspectors past. Ds steve arnott is transferred to the police anticorruption unit after the death of a man in a mistaken shooting during a counterterrorist operation by another.
Dont read on if you havent watched episode five of bbc2s line of duty. If you cant stop thinking about line of duty ahead of the finale, take a look back at the 6 major questions we have after episode five, recapping everything we know about ted hastings visit. The first series premiered on 26 june 2012 and became bbc two s bestperforming drama series in ten years with a consolidated audience of 4. After a pleasurably tortuous few weeks with line of dutys second series, we finally have answers. 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. Line of duty season 4 finale fans confused after this. Line of duty creator jed mercurio has kindly answered some viewer questions about the finale to. In a nailbiting 90minute finale, hastings secrets are laid bare. The first series of line of duty, consisting of five episodes, began broadcasting on 26 june 2012 on bbc two. Exploring the world of police corruption through the actions of the anticorruption department ac12, run by zealous superintendent ted hastings. After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young ds steve arnott faces disgrace. If you were looking to place a bet ahead of sunday nights line of duty finale, youd have been hardpressed to find a bookie whod give you odds on there is no h it was a fundamental.
And now the fifth season of his line of duty is the highest rated british drama of 2019 so far. Line of duty has always showcased our most talented actresses so its. With the first four addictive seasons on both acorn and hulu, jed mercurios pulsating police drama line of duty returns after enthralling britain for its fifth season. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Series one is a series of line of duty and was the first series of the show that originally. Line of duty concluded with its groundbreaking season finale on sunday, but fans are still waiting for answers to even bigger questions concerning the next series. Dci roz huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation. After a breakneck finale to series four of the bbcs hit cop corruption drama, viewers were left breathless and, in some cases, baffled.
Dua lipa didnt delay her album because music is what we need right now. What happened in seasons 1 4 of line of duty and is it. 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. Following the complaint of one viewer during season one, the media regulator. Line of duty finales are when the show tends to throw everything at the wall. Line of duty season 6 release date cast, plot, theories. Its officially the mostwatched show of 2019, so sundays line of duty finale was always going to have to be pretty special to.
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