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Line of Duty
2012 - 2021 8.3 (428 votes) 6 Seasons
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Genres
Crime Drama Mystery
Networks
BBC One
BBC Two
Created By
Jed Mercurio

Line of Duty

If you think catching criminals is tough, try catching police officers.

Overview

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

Key Crew

Creator: Jed Mercurio

Top Cast

Martin Compston
Martin Compston

DS Steve Arnott

Vicky McClure
Vicky McClure

DC Kate Fleming

Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar

SI Ted Hastings

Gregory Piper
Gregory Piper

Ryan Pilkington

Nigel Boyle
Nigel Boyle

DI Ian Buckells

Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald

DCI Jo Davidson

Owen Teale
Owen Teale

Philip Osborne

Anneika Rose
Anneika Rose

Farida Jatri

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2012)

DS Steve Arnott is transferred to the police anti-corruption unit after the death of a man in a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation by another cop.

5 episodes

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2014)

An ambush of a police convoy results in three police officers dead and a protected witness seriously injured. The sole surviving police officer is Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden takes personal charge, assigning AC-12 to the case. Initially AC-12’s most valuable witness, the suspicion soon arises that Denton could be their prime suspect. In the pursuit of corruption, how far will they go to uncover the truth?

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2014-02-12

A brutal ambush on a police convoy leaves three officers dead and a protected witness fighting for his life. AC-12 turn their spotlight on Lindsay Denton, the officer who led the convoy but escaped unscathed.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
2014-02-19

Following the tragedy at the hospital, AC12's Kate Fleming is planted undercover in Lindsay Denton's Missing Persons Unit. But Lindsay in turn gathers compromising evidence against the anti-corruption team.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
2014-02-26

Lindsay is denied bail and finds herself targeted in prison. Growing increasingly desperate, she tells Kate about a relationship with an executive police officer and her theory of why she is being framed.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
2014-03-05

Following the violent attack she suffered in prison, Lindsay is granted special dispensation to visit her dying mother. Meanwhile, deputy chief constable Dryden shrugs off allegations about his relationship with Lindsay and possible links to the ambush.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
2014-03-12

Lindsay fights for her life as troubling details emerge of a vicious conspiracy involving corrupt police officers. With growing evidence of links between DCC Dryden and the ambush, Hastings is under pressure to arrest his senior officer.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
2014-03-19

AC12's investigation finally exposes a vicious criminal gang run from within the police. But while Steve now appears convinced of Lindsay's innocence, Kate remains determined to prove she had a role in the ambush.

Runtime: 59 min
Season 6 poster
Season 6 (2021)

Series 6 sees AC-12 facing their most enigmatic adversary so far: Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer of a high-profile unsolved murder.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2021-03-21

DCI Jo Davidson receives new information about the whereabouts of a suspect in the unsolved murder of investigative journalist Gail Vella. En route to raid the property, she spots an armed robbery in progress and stops the convoy. Suspicious of her motives, AC-12 launch an investigation. Still dealing with the fallout from their explosive investigation into undercover officer John Corbett, AC-12 soon realise they are facing their most enigmatic adversary yet.

Runtime: 57 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
2021-03-28

Having opened an official inquiry into DCI Jo Davidson and Operation Lighthouse, AC-12 begin to suspect a cover up. Steve and Chloe dig into Gail Vella’s controversial reporting for clues to her murder, and find links to previous AC-12 cases. Their investigation takes a shocking turn when they begin to scrutinise Jo's personal life.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
2021-04-04

On the strength of evidence from a new witness, DCI Jo Davidson brings Terry Boyle back in for questioning about Gail Vella's murder. Kate is torn between loyalty to Jo and wanting to assist AC-12's investigation, and tensions increase when Kate encounters a face from the past with links to organised crime.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
2021-04-11

DCI Jo Davidson faces increasing pressure from all sides as AC-12 make major breakthroughs in the investigation, but an attempt to interview a key witness goes horribly wrong.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
2021-04-18

AC-12 link Gail Vella’s murder with a historic case of police corruption, and Kate hatches a plan to tell once and for all if Jo is bent. They are closer than ever to cracking the case, but when Hastings’ authority is undermined it leaves his team in a potentially dangerous situation.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
2021-04-25

As AC-12 struggle to deal with the repercussions of tragic events, Hastings makes one final bid to uncover institutionalised corruption before his time runs out.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 7: Episode 7
2021-05-02

With time running out, AC-12 attempt to unmask 'H', the Fourth Man (or Woman) commanding the network of corrupt officers behind the murder of Gail Vella. But sinister and powerful forces appear intent on orchestrating a cover-up.

Runtime: 58 min

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