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	[[File:NMD 2019 Bodyguard 3 (40850170273) (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|[[Jed Mercurio]] created ''Line of Duty''.\|alt=Jed Mercurio]]		[[File:NMD 2019 Bodyguard 3 (40850170273) (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|[[Jed Mercurio]] created ''Line of Duty''.\|alt=Jed Mercurio]]
	Series creator and producer [[Jed Mercurio]] stated that he wanted to create something different to other programmes, and viewed the series as a "revisionist commentary on 21st-century policing".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/lineofduty/\|title=Line of Duty\|date=6 June 2012\|accessdate=10 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=11 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111064742/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/lineofduty/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is produced by [[World Productions]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/line-of-duty2\|title=Line Of Duty to return for second series\|date=25 July 2012\|accessdate=13 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114042917/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/line-of-duty2\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio originally pitched it to [[BBC One]], which turned him down, believing it too "problematic for mainstream ~~audiences~~", and directed him toward [[BBC Two]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-rejected-bbc/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals BBC One initially turned down Line of Duty\|last=Craig\|first=David\|date=27 July 2020\|accessdate=26 March 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=6 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206221054/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-rejected-bbc/\|url-status=live}}</ref> which commissioned the series nine months later.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/how-line-of-duty-got-made-73184/\|title=How 'Line of Duty' Got Made\|last=Palmer\|first=Bex\|date=30 April 2021\|accessdate=9 May 2024\|work=[[Backstage (magazine)\|Backstage]]\|archive-date=25 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925160818/https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/how-line-of-duty-got-made-73184/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also served as the programmes showrunner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-picture-van-stunt/\|title=New Line of Duty picture reveals exciting season 6 stunt scene\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=20 September 2020\|accessdate=26 June 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> A [[Line of Duty series 2\|second series]] was commissioned by the BBC on 25 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a395290/line-of-duty-renewed-for-second-series-by-bbc/\|title='Line of Duty' renewed for second series by BBC\|last=Sperling\|first=Daniel\|date=25 July 2012\|accessdate=10 January 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114120026/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a395290/line-of-duty-renewed-for-second-series-by-bbc/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio became an [[executive producer]] from the second series onwards, alongside Simon Heath for World Productions and Stephen Wright for [[BBC Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286209&tpl=archnews&force=1\|title=BBC's 'Line of Duty' Season 2 Currently Filming in Belfast\|last=Cronin\|first=Kevin\|date=25 June 2015\|access-date=19 January 2024\|work=[[Irish Film and Television Network]]\|archive-date=19 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119072227/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286209&tpl=archnews&force=1\|url-status=live}}</ref> Tommy Bulfin replaced Wright for the fifth and sixth series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/line-of-duty-casting\|title=BBC One's Line Of Duty reveals Stephen Graham as Balaclava Man in casting announcement for series five\|date=3 October 2018\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509042129/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/line-of-duty-casting\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/line-of-duty-back-on-set/\|title=Line of Duty back on set\|date=1 September 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=Televisual\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509042136/https://www.televisual.com/news/line-of-duty-back-on-set/\|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Line of Duty (series 3)\|third]] and [[Line of Duty (series 4)\|fourth series]] were commissioned in April 2014,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/08/line-of-duty-return-two-series-bbc2-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty set to return for third and fourth series\|last=Sweney\|first=Mark\|date=8 April 2014\|access-date=19 January 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=14 April 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414084314/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/08/line-of-duty-return-two-series-bbc2-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a [[Line of Duty (series 5)\|fifth]] in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/line-of-duty-bbc-one\|title=Line Of Duty to move to BBC One\|date=6 May 2016\|accessdate=31 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=31 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131064506/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/line-of-duty-bbc-one\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of the fifth series renewal, it was announced that future editions of the programme, including the fourth, would move from BBC Two to BBC One.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/06/line-of-duty-bbc1-series-four\|title=Line of Duty promoted to BBC1 for two more series\|last=Plunkett\|first=John\|date=6 May 2016\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410034143/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/06/line-of-duty-bbc1-series-four\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/line-of-duty-promoted-to-bbc-one-for-at-least-two-more-series-a7018111.html\|title=Line of Duty promoted to BBC1 for at least two more series\|last=Stolworthy\|first=Jacob\|date=7 May 2016\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[The Independent]]\|archive-date=26 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426053908/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/line-of-duty-promoted-to-bbc-one-for-at-least-two-more-series-a7018111.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> This decision came after the series's high viewing figures and a restructuring of the networks.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-rt-rewind/\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio on scrapped storylines, Steve and Kate's potential romance and "H"\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=26 June 2022\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114120004/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-rt-rewind/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Five days after broadcast transmission concluded on the fourth, ''Line of Duty'' was commissioned for a [[Line of Duty series 6\|sixth series]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/05/06/news/line-of-duty-commissioned-for-sixth-series-1018429/\|title=Line of Duty commissioned for sixth series\|date=5 May 2017\|accessdate=26 April 2024\|work=[[The Irish News]]\|archive-date=26 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426054615/https://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/05/06/news/line-of-duty-commissioned-for-sixth-series-1018429/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 a special mini-episode was produced in support of ''[[Sport Relief]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31492235/line-of-duty-sport-relief-h-identity/\|title=Line of Duty one-off episode for Sport Relief finally 'reveals the real H'\|last=Harp\|first=Justin\|date=13 March 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=1 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401203624/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31492235/line-of-duty-sport-relief-h-identity/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The special was promoted as a "deleted scene" from the fifth series and starred Compston, McClure, and Dunbar along with [[Jason Isaacs]] and [[Lee Mack]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NqkjWzSdkWqV3D5F2xgKnc/first-look-line-of-duty-sport-relief-special\|title=First Look: Line of Duty Sport Relief Special\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=23 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223155932/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NqkjWzSdkWqV3D5F2xgKnc/first-look-line-of-duty-sport-relief-special\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Series creator and producer [[Jed Mercurio]] stated that he wanted to create something different to other programmes, and viewed the series as a "revisionist commentary on 21st-century policing".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/lineofduty/\|title=Line of Duty\|date=6 June 2012\|accessdate=10 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=11 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111064742/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/lineofduty/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is produced by [[World Productions]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/line-of-duty2\|title=Line Of Duty to return for second series\|date=25 July 2012\|accessdate=13 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114042917/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/line-of-duty2\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio originally pitched it to [[BBC One]], which turned him down, believing it to be too "problematic for a mainstream audience", and directed him toward [[BBC Two]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-rejected-bbc/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals BBC One initially turned down Line of Duty\|last=Craig\|first=David\|date=27 July 2020\|accessdate=26 March 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=6 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206221054/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-rejected-bbc/\|url-status=live}}</ref> which commissioned the series nine months later.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/how-line-of-duty-got-made-73184/\|title=How 'Line of Duty' Got Made\|last=Palmer\|first=Bex\|date=30 April 2021\|accessdate=9 May 2024\|work=[[Backstage (magazine)\|Backstage]]\|archive-date=25 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925160818/https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/how-line-of-duty-got-made-73184/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also served as the programmes showrunner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-picture-van-stunt/\|title=New Line of Duty picture reveals exciting season 6 stunt scene\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=20 September 2020\|accessdate=26 June 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> A [[Line of Duty series 2\|second series]] was commissioned by the BBC on 25 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a395290/line-of-duty-renewed-for-second-series-by-bbc/\|title='Line of Duty' renewed for second series by BBC\|last=Sperling\|first=Daniel\|date=25 July 2012\|accessdate=10 January 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114120026/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a395290/line-of-duty-renewed-for-second-series-by-bbc/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio became an [[executive producer]] from the second series onwards, alongside Simon Heath for World Productions and Stephen Wright for [[BBC Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286209&tpl=archnews&force=1\|title=BBC's 'Line of Duty' Season 2 Currently Filming in Belfast\|last=Cronin\|first=Kevin\|date=25 June 2015\|access-date=19 January 2024\|work=[[Irish Film and Television Network]]\|archive-date=19 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119072227/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286209&tpl=archnews&force=1\|url-status=live}}</ref> Tommy Bulfin replaced Wright for the fifth and sixth series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/line-of-duty-casting\|title=BBC One's Line Of Duty reveals Stephen Graham as Balaclava Man in casting announcement for series five\|date=3 October 2018\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509042129/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/line-of-duty-casting\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/line-of-duty-back-on-set/\|title=Line of Duty back on set\|date=1 September 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=Televisual\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509042136/https://www.televisual.com/news/line-of-duty-back-on-set/\|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Line of Duty (series 3)\|third]] and [[Line of Duty (series 4)\|fourth series]] were commissioned in April 2014,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/08/line-of-duty-return-two-series-bbc2-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty set to return for third and fourth series\|last=Sweney\|first=Mark\|date=8 April 2014\|access-date=19 January 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=14 April 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414084314/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/08/line-of-duty-return-two-series-bbc2-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a [[Line of Duty (series 5)\|fifth]] in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/line-of-duty-bbc-one\|title=Line Of Duty to move to BBC One\|date=6 May 2016\|accessdate=31 January 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=31 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131064506/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/line-of-duty-bbc-one\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of the fifth series renewal, it was announced that future editions of the programme, including the fourth, would move from BBC Two to BBC One.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/06/line-of-duty-bbc1-series-four\|title=Line of Duty promoted to BBC1 for two more series\|last=Plunkett\|first=John\|date=6 May 2016\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410034143/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/06/line-of-duty-bbc1-series-four\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/line-of-duty-promoted-to-bbc-one-for-at-least-two-more-series-a7018111.html\|title=Line of Duty promoted to BBC1 for at least two more series\|last=Stolworthy\|first=Jacob\|date=7 May 2016\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[The Independent]]\|archive-date=26 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426053908/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/line-of-duty-promoted-to-bbc-one-for-at-least-two-more-series-a7018111.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> This decision came after the series's high viewing figures and a restructuring of the networks.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-rt-rewind/\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio on scrapped storylines, Steve and Kate's potential romance and "H"\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=26 June 2022\|accessdate=25 April 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=14 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114120004/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-rt-rewind/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Five days after broadcast transmission concluded on the fourth, ''Line of Duty'' was commissioned for a [[Line of Duty series 6\|sixth series]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/05/06/news/line-of-duty-commissioned-for-sixth-series-1018429/\|title=Line of Duty commissioned for sixth series\|date=5 May 2017\|accessdate=26 April 2024\|work=[[The Irish News]]\|archive-date=26 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426054615/https://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/05/06/news/line-of-duty-commissioned-for-sixth-series-1018429/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 a special mini-episode was produced in support of ''[[Sport Relief]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31492235/line-of-duty-sport-relief-h-identity/\|title=Line of Duty one-off episode for Sport Relief finally 'reveals the real H'\|last=Harp\|first=Justin\|date=13 March 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=1 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401203624/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31492235/line-of-duty-sport-relief-h-identity/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The special was promoted as a "deleted scene" from the fifth series and starred Compston, McClure, and Dunbar along with [[Jason Isaacs]] and [[Lee Mack]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NqkjWzSdkWqV3D5F2xgKnc/first-look-line-of-duty-sport-relief-special\|title=First Look: Line of Duty Sport Relief Special\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[BBC]]\|archive-date=23 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223155932/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NqkjWzSdkWqV3D5F2xgKnc/first-look-line-of-duty-sport-relief-special\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	'''''Line of Duty''''' is a British [[police procedural]] and [[serial drama]] created by [[Jed Mercurio]] and produced by [[World Productions]] for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC). It first began broadcasting on [[BBC Two]] on 26 June 2012. The programme performed well and was quickly commissioned for additional series that aired in 2014 and 2016. After becoming the highest-rated series on BBC Two in 10 years, ''Line of Duty'' was promoted to [[BBC One]] beginning with the fourth series in 2017 and fifth in 2019, securing commissions ~~through~~ a sixth series, which concluded on 2 May 2021, after the programme had aired a total of 36 episodes.		'''''Line of Duty''''' is a British [[police procedural]] and [[serial drama]] created by [[Jed Mercurio]] and produced by [[World Productions]] for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC). It first began broadcasting on [[BBC Two]] on 26 June 2012. The programme performed well and was quickly commissioned for additional series that aired in 2014 and 2016. After becoming the highest-rated series on BBC Two in 10 years, ''Line of Duty'' was promoted to [[BBC One]], beginning with the fourth series in 2017 and the fifth in 2019, securing commissions for a sixth series, which concluded on 2 May 2021, after the programme had aired a total of 36 episodes.

	The series stars [[Martin Compston]], [[Vicky McClure]], and [[Adrian Dunbar]], among others. It revolves around Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police". Mercurio originally pitched the series to BBC One in 2011 but was turned down and directed towards BBC Two. It ultimately transferred to BBC One after the two networks were restructured. Mercurio has written the entirety of the series, directing some episodes, as well as performing as [[Television producer\|producer]] and [[executive producer]]. Filming of the first series took place in [[Birmingham, England]] before moving to [[Belfast, Northern Ireland]] for the remainder of the programme. Simon Heath, Stephen Wright, and Tommy Bulfin are additional executive producers of the show which was also produced with [[Northern Ireland Screen]] and [[BBC Northern Ireland]].		The series stars [[Martin Compston]], [[Vicky McClure]], and [[Adrian Dunbar]], among others. It revolves around Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12), a team inside a fictional police force tasked with "policing the police". Mercurio originally pitched the series to BBC One in 2011 but was turned down and directed towards BBC Two. It ultimately transferred to BBC One after the two networks were restructured. Mercurio has written the entirety of the series, directing some episodes, as well as performing as [[Television producer\|producer]] and [[executive producer]]. Filming of the first series took place in [[Birmingham, England]], before moving to [[Belfast, Northern Ireland]], for the remainder of the programme. Simon Heath, Stephen Wright, and Tommy Bulfin are additional executive producers of the show, which was also produced with [[Northern Ireland Screen]] and [[BBC Northern Ireland]].

	''Line of Duty'' has secured an international [[cult following]] despite complications with international distribution rights. The series has been praised by many critics, although it received some criticism for its conclusion of a long story arc. It set viewership records and became the highest-rated drama in the [[Television in the United Kingdom\|UK]] since 2002. The programme has been the subject of [[List of awards and nominations received by Line of Duty\|several accolades]] including multiple nominations for [[British Academy Television Awards]] (BAFTA TV). Following the sixth series, the future of the programme has remained uncertain.		''Line of Duty'' has secured an international [[cult following]] despite complications with international distribution rights. The series has been praised by many critics, although it received some criticism for its conclusion of a long story arc. It set viewership records and became the highest-rated drama in the [[Television in the United Kingdom\|UK]] since 2002. The programme has been the subject of [[List of awards and nominations received by Line of Duty\|several accolades]], including multiple nominations for [[British Academy Television Awards]] (BAFTA TV). Following the sixth series, the future of the programme has remained uncertain.

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	{{About\|the BBC television series\|the Hong Kong film series\|In the Line of Duty (film series)\|the 2019 film\|Line of Duty (film)\|article=yes}}		{{About\|the BBC television series\|the Hong Kong film series\|In the Line of Duty (film series)\|the 2019 film\|Line of Duty (film)\|article=yes}}
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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	''Line of Duty'' follows [[Sergeant#UK Police Sergeant\|DS]] Steve Arnott, an [[authorised firearms officer]] who is transferred to Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) after refusing to agree to cover up an unlawful shooting by his own team. At AC-12 Arnott is partnered with [[Constable#United Kingdom\|DC]] Kate Fleming, a highly commended undercover officer with a keen investigative instinct. They work under the supervision of [[Superintendent (police)\|Superintendent]] Ted Hastings, uncovering corruption within the fictional Central Police. Throughout the series, AC-12 ~~investigate~~ seemingly disparate cases involving seemingly corrupt police officers such as [[Chief inspector#United Kingdom\|DCI]] Tony Gates (series one), [[Inspector#United Kingdom\|DI]] Lindsay Denton (series two), Sergeant Danny Waldron (series three), DCI Roseanne Huntley (series four), undercover officer DS John Corbett (series five), and DCI Joanne Davidson (series six), among others.		''Line of Duty'' follows [[Sergeant#UK Police Sergeant\|DS]] Steve Arnott, an [[authorised firearms officer]] who is transferred to Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) after refusing to agree to cover up an unlawful shooting by his own team. At AC-12 Arnott is partnered with [[Constable#United Kingdom\|DC]] Kate Fleming, a highly commended undercover officer with a keen investigative instinct. They work under the supervision of [[Superintendent (police)\|Superintendent]] Ted Hastings, uncovering corruption within the fictional Central Police. Throughout the series, AC-12 investigates seemingly disparate cases involving seemingly corrupt police officers such as [[Chief inspector#United Kingdom\|DCI]] Tony Gates (series one), [[Inspector#United Kingdom\|DI]] Lindsay Denton (series two), Sergeant Danny Waldron (series three), DCI Roseanne Huntley (series four), undercover officer DS John Corbett (series five), and DCI Joanne Davidson (series six), among others.

	AC-12 realises the pervasive nature of corruption and the police's deep-rooted links to an organised crime group. A long-running [[story arc]] revolves around discovering the identity of "H", a corrupt person or persons of senior rank within the police force who are instrumental in running organised crime.		AC-12 realises the pervasive nature of corruption and the police's deep-rooted links to an organised crime group. A long-running [[story arc]] revolves around discovering the identity of "H", a corrupt person or persons of senior rank within the police force who are instrumental in running organised crime.
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	A long running story arc is the unknown identity of "H", a suspected corrupt police officer believed to be the highest connection to the [[organised crime]] group.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|title=Line Of Duty star revealed as 'H' on how they learnt true identity\|last=Coles\|first=Amy\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Sky News]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160506/https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite not introducing this storyline until the end of the third series,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|title=Who is the final 'H' in Line of Duty? All the suspects, clues and theories\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=4 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209030311/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio stated that he had crafted it from the beginning and purposefully gave multiple characters names beginning with "H" so he could re-craft portions of the story if needed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio has been planning the 'H' conspiracy from day one\|last=Allen\|first=Ben\|date=18 April 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041035/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He added that this also allowed him to intentionally mislead viewers.<ref name="Mislead/COVID">{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|title=Jed Mercurio on Line of Duty's H mystery: "We do use misdirection at times – and it's deliberate"\|last=Lawson\|first=Mark\|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041031/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio wrote many characters to be morally grey so that they would feel more relatable.<ref name="Morals/Savile">{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio on lies, plot holes and bringing back Bodyguard\|last=Harvey\|first=Chris\|date=3 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053401/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He attributed this to his belief that the world is "more complicated" than [[Good and evil\|good versus evil]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio: 'I like to write characters who are conflicted'\|last=Brown\|first=Maggie\|date=9 February 2014\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141243/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also frequently [[killed off\|kills off]] key characters to keep the audience engaged.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|title='It makes you go: Oh my God!' – how Line of Duty broke the laws of police shows\|last=Nicholson\|first=Rebecca\|date=23 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072250/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals the one thing that stopped him killing off his main Line of Duty trio\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=28 June 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=22 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162434/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the storylines have been loosely based on true stories.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|title=The real-life stories that inspired Line of Duty, from Stephen Lawrence to Jill Dando\|last1=Hogan\|first1=Michael\|last2=Gee\|first2=Catherine\|date=19 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053359/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening scene of the programme featured the shooting death of a man mistaken to be a suicide bomber; this was credited to the 2005 police [[shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes]] in which a man was incorrectly believed to be part of [[21 July 2005 London bombings\|bombings in London]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|title=Line of Duty: Ranking Every Bent Copper By Level of Corruption, Mother of God!\|last=Mellor\|first=Louisa\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Den of Geek]]\|archive-date=13 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413124628/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally the story surrounding the Sands View Boys' Home in the third series included references to the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|title=Why Line Of Duty Referenced Jimmy Savile In Its Latest Episode\|last=Percival\|first=Ash\|date=29 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=26 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062841/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC was initially uncomfortable at mention of [[Jimmy Savile\|Savile]] and wished to exclude it but ~~were~~ persuaded by Mercurio to keep it.<ref name="Morals/Savile" /> The series six murder of Gail Vella was based on the 2017 assassination of journalist [[Daphne Caruana Galizia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 plot was inspired by a real-life crime\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=21 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=7 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093652/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|url-status=live}}</ref> This series also featured an 18-month time jump from the conclusion of the fifth.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|title=Line of Duty series 6 releases first-look filming pics and confirms time jump\|last=Seddon\|first=Dan\|date=17 February 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=12 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112140051/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the [[colloquialism]]s that Hastings uses were inspired by Mercurio's Italian father and Dunbar's Irish dad.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|title=Jed Mercurio: 'Some of the colloquialisms in Line of Duty are inspired by my dad'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=8 November 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072421/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio opted not to incorporate [[COVID-19]] into the programme as four episodes of the sixth series had already been filmed when [[COVID-19 lockdowns\|lockdown]], [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic\|face mask]], and [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic\|social distancing]] guidelines were introduced and it would have been too expensive to re-film.<ref name="Mislead/COVID" />		A long running story arc is the unknown identity of "H", a suspected corrupt police officer believed to be the highest connection to the [[organised crime]] group.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|title=Line Of Duty star revealed as 'H' on how they learnt true identity\|last=Coles\|first=Amy\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Sky News]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160506/https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite not introducing this storyline until the end of the third series,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|title=Who is the final 'H' in Line of Duty? All the suspects, clues and theories\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=4 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209030311/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio stated that he had crafted it from the beginning and purposefully gave multiple characters names beginning with "H" so he could re-craft portions of the story if needed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio has been planning the 'H' conspiracy from day one\|last=Allen\|first=Ben\|date=18 April 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041035/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He added that this also allowed him to intentionally mislead viewers.<ref name="Mislead/COVID">{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|title=Jed Mercurio on Line of Duty's H mystery: "We do use misdirection at times – and it's deliberate"\|last=Lawson\|first=Mark\|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041031/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio wrote many characters to be morally grey so that they would feel more relatable.<ref name="Morals/Savile">{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio on lies, plot holes and bringing back Bodyguard\|last=Harvey\|first=Chris\|date=3 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053401/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He attributed this to his belief that the world is "more complicated" than [[Good and evil\|good versus evil]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio: 'I like to write characters who are conflicted'\|last=Brown\|first=Maggie\|date=9 February 2014\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141243/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also frequently [[killed off\|kills off]] key characters to keep the audience engaged.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|title='It makes you go: Oh my God!' – how Line of Duty broke the laws of police shows\|last=Nicholson\|first=Rebecca\|date=23 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072250/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals the one thing that stopped him killing off his main Line of Duty trio\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=28 June 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=22 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162434/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the storylines have been loosely based on true stories.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|title=The real-life stories that inspired Line of Duty, from Stephen Lawrence to Jill Dando\|last1=Hogan\|first1=Michael\|last2=Gee\|first2=Catherine\|date=19 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053359/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening scene of the programme featured the shooting death of a man mistaken to be a suicide bomber; this was credited to the 2005 police [[shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes]] in which a man was incorrectly believed to be part of [[21 July 2005 London bombings\|bombings in London]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|title=Line of Duty: Ranking Every Bent Copper By Level of Corruption, Mother of God!\|last=Mellor\|first=Louisa\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Den of Geek]]\|archive-date=13 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413124628/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally the story surrounding the Sands View Boys' Home in the third series included references to the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|title=Why Line Of Duty Referenced Jimmy Savile In Its Latest Episode\|last=Percival\|first=Ash\|date=29 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=26 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062841/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC was initially uncomfortable at mention of [[Jimmy Savile\|Savile]] and wished to exclude it but was persuaded by Mercurio to keep it.<ref name="Morals/Savile" /> The series six murder of Gail Vella was based on the 2017 assassination of journalist [[Daphne Caruana Galizia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 plot was inspired by a real-life crime\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=21 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=7 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093652/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|url-status=live}}</ref> This series also featured an 18-month time jump from the conclusion of the fifth.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|title=Line of Duty series 6 releases first-look filming pics and confirms time jump\|last=Seddon\|first=Dan\|date=17 February 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=12 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112140051/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the [[colloquialism]]s that Hastings uses were inspired by Mercurio's Italian father and Dunbar's Irish dad.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|title=Jed Mercurio: 'Some of the colloquialisms in Line of Duty are inspired by my dad'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=8 November 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072421/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio opted not to incorporate [[COVID-19]] into the programme as four episodes of the sixth series had already been filmed when [[COVID-19 lockdowns\|lockdown]], [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic\|face mask]], and [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic\|social distancing]] guidelines were introduced and it would have been too expensive to re-film.<ref name="Mislead/COVID" />

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	A long running story arc is the unknown identity of "H", a suspected corrupt police officer believed to be the highest connection to the [[organised crime]] group.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|title=Line Of Duty star revealed as 'H' on how they learnt true identity\|last=Coles\|first=Amy\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Sky News]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160506/https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite not introducing this storyline until the end of the third series,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|title=Who is the final 'H' in Line of Duty? All the suspects, clues and theories\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=4 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209030311/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio stated that he had crafted it from the beginning, and purposefully gave multiple characters names beginning with "H" so he could re-craft portions of the story if needed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio has been planning the 'H' conspiracy from day one\|last=Allen\|first=Ben\|date=18 April 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041035/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He added that this also allowed him to intentionally mislead viewers.<ref name="Mislead/COVID">{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|title=Jed Mercurio on Line of Duty's H mystery: "We do use misdirection at times – and it's deliberate"\|last=Lawson\|first=Mark\|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041031/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio wrote many characters to be morally grey so that they would feel more relatable.<ref name="Morals/Savile">{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio on lies, plot holes and bringing back Bodyguard\|last=Harvey\|first=Chris\|date=3 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053401/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He attributed this to his belief that the world is "more complicated" than [[Good and evil\|good versus evil]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio: 'I like to write characters who are conflicted'\|last=Brown\|first=Maggie\|date=9 February 2014\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141243/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also frequently [[killed off\|kills off]] key characters to keep the audience engaged.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|title='It makes you go: Oh my God!' – how Line of Duty broke the laws of police shows\|last=Nicholson\|first=Rebecca\|date=23 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072250/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals the one thing that stopped him killing off his main Line of Duty trio\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=28 June 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=22 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162434/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the storylines have been loosely based on true stories.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|title=The real-life stories that inspired Line of Duty, from Stephen Lawrence to Jill Dando\|last1=Hogan\|first1=Michael\|last2=Gee\|first2=Catherine\|date=19 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053359/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening scene of the programme featured the shooting death of a man mistaken to be a suicide bomber, this was credited to the 2005 police [[shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes]] in which a man was incorrectly believed to be part of [[21 July 2005 London bombings\|bombings in London]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|title=Line of Duty: Ranking Every Bent Copper By Level of Corruption, Mother of God!\|last=Mellor\|first=Louisa\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Den of Geek]]\|archive-date=13 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413124628/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally the story surrounding the Sands View Boys' Home in the third series included references to the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|title=Why Line Of Duty Referenced Jimmy Savile In Its Latest Episode\|last=Percival\|first=Ash\|date=29 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=26 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062841/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC was initially uncomfortable at mention of [[Jimmy Savile\|Savile]] and wished to exclude it, but were persuaded by Mercurio to keep it.<ref name="Morals/Savile" /> The series six murder of Gail Vella was based on the 2017 assassination of journalist [[Daphne Caruana Galizia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 plot was inspired by a real-life crime\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=21 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=7 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093652/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|url-status=live}}</ref> This series also featured an 18-month time jump from the conclusion of the fifth.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|title=Line of Duty series 6 releases first-look filming pics and confirms time jump\|last=Seddon\|first=Dan\|date=17 February 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=12 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112140051/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the [[colloquialism]]s that Hastings uses were inspired by Mercurio's Italian father and Dunbar's Irish dad.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|title=Jed Mercurio: 'Some of the colloquialisms in Line of Duty are inspired by my dad'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=8 November 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072421/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio opted not to incorporate [[COVID-19]] into the programme as four episodes of the sixth series had already been filmed when [[COVID-19 lockdowns\|lockdown]], [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic\|face mask]], and [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic\|social distancing]] guidelines were introduced and it would have been too expensive to re-film.<ref name="Mislead/COVID" />		A long running story arc is the unknown identity of "H", a suspected corrupt police officer believed to be the highest connection to the [[organised crime]] group.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|title=Line Of Duty star revealed as 'H' on how they learnt true identity\|last=Coles\|first=Amy\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Sky News]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160506/https://news.sky.com/story/line-of-duty-finale-most-watched-drama-in-20-years-as-h-reveals-how-they-learnt-true-identity-12294020\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite not introducing this storyline until the end of the third series,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|title=Who is the final 'H' in Line of Duty? All the suspects, clues and theories\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=4 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209030311/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-is-h-line-of-duty-suspects-theories/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio stated that he had crafted it from the beginning and purposefully gave multiple characters names beginning with "H" so he could re-craft portions of the story if needed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio has been planning the 'H' conspiracy from day one\|last=Allen\|first=Ben\|date=18 April 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041035/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-writer-jed-mercurio-has-been-planning-the-h-conspiracy-from-day-one/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He added that this also allowed him to intentionally mislead viewers.<ref name="Mislead/COVID">{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|title=Jed Mercurio on Line of Duty's H mystery: "We do use misdirection at times – and it's deliberate"\|last=Lawson\|first=Mark\|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509041031/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio-h-big-rt-interview/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio wrote many characters to be morally grey so that they would feel more relatable.<ref name="Morals/Savile">{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|title=Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio on lies, plot holes and bringing back Bodyguard\|last=Harvey\|first=Chris\|date=3 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053401/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/jed-mercurio-creating-line-duty-bringing-back-bodyguard-hates/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He attributed this to his belief that the world is "more complicated" than [[Good and evil\|good versus evil]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|title=Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio: 'I like to write characters who are conflicted'\|last=Brown\|first=Maggie\|date=9 February 2014\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141243/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/09/line-of-duty-jed-mercurio\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio also frequently [[killed off\|kills off]] key characters to keep the audience engaged.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|title='It makes you go: Oh my God!' – how Line of Duty broke the laws of police shows\|last=Nicholson\|first=Rebecca\|date=23 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072250/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/23/it-makes-you-go-oh-my-god-how-line-of-duty-broke-the-laws-of-police-shows\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|title=Jed Mercurio reveals the one thing that stopped him killing off his main Line of Duty trio\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=28 June 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=22 May 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162434/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-reveals-the-one-thing-that-stopped-him-killing-off-his-main-line-of-duty-trio/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the storylines have been loosely based on true stories.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|title=The real-life stories that inspired Line of Duty, from Stephen Lawrence to Jill Dando\|last1=Hogan\|first1=Michael\|last2=Gee\|first2=Catherine\|date=19 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|archive-date=9 September 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909053359/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/real-life-stories-inspired-line-duty-jean-charles-de-menezes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening scene of the programme featured the shooting death of a man mistaken to be a suicide bomber; this was credited to the 2005 police [[shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes]] in which a man was incorrectly believed to be part of [[21 July 2005 London bombings\|bombings in London]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|title=Line of Duty: Ranking Every Bent Copper By Level of Corruption, Mother of God!\|last=Mellor\|first=Louisa\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Den of Geek]]\|archive-date=13 April 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413124628/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/line-of-duty-ranking-every-bent-copper-by-level-of-corruption-mother-of-god/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally the story surrounding the Sands View Boys' Home in the third series included references to the [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|title=Why Line Of Duty Referenced Jimmy Savile In Its Latest Episode\|last=Percival\|first=Ash\|date=29 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=26 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062841/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-jimmy-savile-patrick-fairbank-dale-roach-gail-vella_uk_60618e62c5b6531eed06920c\|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC was initially uncomfortable at mention of [[Jimmy Savile\|Savile]] and wished to exclude it but were persuaded by Mercurio to keep it.<ref name="Morals/Savile" /> The series six murder of Gail Vella was based on the 2017 assassination of journalist [[Daphne Caruana Galizia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 plot was inspired by a real-life crime\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=21 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=7 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093652/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-true-story-season-6-crime/\|url-status=live}}</ref> This series also featured an 18-month time jump from the conclusion of the fifth.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|title=Line of Duty series 6 releases first-look filming pics and confirms time jump\|last=Seddon\|first=Dan\|date=17 February 2020\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=12 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112140051/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30964979/line-of-duty-season-6-bbc-filming-pictures/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the [[colloquialism]]s that Hastings uses were inspired by Mercurio's Italian father and Dunbar's Irish dad.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|title=Jed Mercurio: 'Some of the colloquialisms in Line of Duty are inspired by my dad'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|date=8 November 2020\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510072421/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/jed-mercurio-colloquialisms-line-of-duty-are-inspired-by-my-dad-series-six\|url-status=live}}</ref> Mercurio opted not to incorporate [[COVID-19]] into the programme as four episodes of the sixth series had already been filmed when [[COVID-19 lockdowns\|lockdown]], [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic\|face mask]], and [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic\|social distancing]] guidelines were introduced and it would have been too expensive to re-film.<ref name="Mislead/COVID" />

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	\| rotten_tomatoes1 = 100% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite rotten tomatoes\|id=line_of_duty/s01\|title=Line of Duty Season 1\|type=tv\|accessdate=11 January ~~2024~~\|archive-date=12 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112065558/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/line_of_duty/s01\|url-status=live}}</ref>		\| rotten_tomatoes1 = 100% (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite rotten tomatoes\|id=line_of_duty/s01\|title=Line of Duty Season 1\|type=tv\|accessdate=1 January 2025\|archive-date=12 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112065558/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/line_of_duty/s01\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| metacritic1 = 83 (4 reviews)<ref>{{cite metacritic\|id=line-of-duty/season-1/\|type=tv\|title=Line of Duty season 1\|accessdate=11 January 2024\|archive-date=12 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112065558/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/line-of-duty/season-1/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		\| metacritic1 = 83 (4 reviews)<ref>{{cite metacritic\|id=line-of-duty/season-1/\|type=tv\|title=Line of Duty season 1\|accessdate=11 January 2024\|archive-date=12 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112065558/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/line-of-duty/season-1/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	\| metacritic7 = 86 (14 reviews)<ref name="MC Overall">{{cite metacritic\|id=line-of-duty\|type=tv\|title=Line of Duty\|accessdate=7 May 2024\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/voeQT\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref>		\| metacritic7 = 86 (14 reviews)<ref name="MC Overall">{{cite metacritic\|id=line-of-duty\|type=tv\|title=Line of Duty\|accessdate=7 May 2024\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/voeQT\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	~~On the [[review aggregator]] website ''~~Rotten Tomatoes~~'', the show holds an average rating of~~ 96%.<ref name="RT Overall" /> [[Metacritic~~]],~~ ~~which uses a weighted average, gives it a score of~~ 86 ~~based on~~ 14 ~~reviews.~~<ref name="MC Overall" /> The first three series are often considered by critics to have been significantly better than the last three.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/06/the-biggest-problem-with-line-of-duty-season-6-isnt-the-final-reveal/?sh=44f262763cbc\|title=The Biggest Problem With 'Line Of Duty' Season 6 Isn't The Final Reveal\|last=Kain\|first=Erik\|date=6 May 2024\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Forbes]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070512/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/06/the-biggest-problem-with-line-of-duty-season-6-isnt-the-final-reveal/?sh=44f262763cbc\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865369/line-of-duty-series-seasons-ranked/\|title=Every series of Line of Duty ranked, from worst to best\|last=McEwan\|first=Cameron K\|date=18 July 2023\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=5 March 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305123235/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865369/line-of-duty-series-seasons-ranked/\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is considered to have a large [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29749940/line-of-duty-end-jed-mercurio-terms-martin-compston/\|title=Exclusive: Line of Duty's Martin Compston says show will end on Jed Mercurio's terms\|last1=Alexander\|first1=Susannah\|last2=Robinson\|first2=Abby\|date=10 November 2019\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=4 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104214416/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29749940/line-of-duty-end-jed-mercurio-terms-martin-compston/\|url-status=live}}</ref> A commonly cited strength of the programme is that along with its regular cast, each series revolves around a different guest lead.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/arts/television/review-line-of-duty.html\|title=Review: Good Cop, Bad Cop, Crazy Cop in 'Line of Duty'\|last=Hale\|first=Mike\|date=12 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url-access=subscription\|archive-date=15 May 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515090914/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/arts/television/review-line-of-duty.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/line-of-duty/line-of-duty-what-happened-so-far-b1815034.html\|title=Line of Duty recap: What happened in series one to five?\|last=Chilton\|first=Louis\|date=22 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Independent]]\|url-access=subscription\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070506/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/line-of-duty/line-of-duty-what-happened-so-far-b1815034.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> The programme has also been praised for its [[interrogation]] scenes.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/21/martin-compston-line-of-duty-interview-steve-arnott-sherlock-holmes\|title=Martin Compston: 'Steve Arnott thinks he's Sherlock Holmes, one of the great detectives'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510073212/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/21/martin-compston-line-of-duty-interview-steve-arnott-sherlock-holmes\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-finale-interrogation-scene-martin-compston_uk_608a66aee4b0b9042d8ea3cb\|title=Line Of Duty's Martin Compston Reveals The Very Stressful Reason Why The Cast Don't Want To Mess Up Those Interrogation Scenes\|last=Welsh\|first=Daniel\|date=29 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070508/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-finale-interrogation-scene-martin-compston_uk_608a66aee4b0b9042d8ea3cb\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-interview-scenes-season-6-covid/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 interrogation scenes were changed by COVID\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070510/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-interview-scenes-season-6-covid/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The segments, which have taken up as much as 46 minutes of an episode, are often credited with being the most intense moments of the series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/line-of-duty-interrogation-scenes/\|title=Are the Line of Duty interviews getting longer? And which one is the most intense? Scott Bryan investigates…\|last=Bryan\|first=Scott\|date=31 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070512/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/line-of-duty-interrogation-scenes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The ending of a long-running story arc regarding the true identity of "H" was met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36320883/line-of-duty-series-6-h-disappointment/\|title=Line of Duty stars address fan disappointment over H revelation\|last=Harp\|first=Justin\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070506/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36320883/line-of-duty-series-6-h-disappointment/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-finale-ending-explained/\|title=Line of Duty ending explained – how season six revealed the identity of H, and all the important details from the finale\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=2 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=16 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116103033/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-finale-ending-explained/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		{{Rotten Tomatoes prose\|96}}<ref name="RT Overall" /> {{Metacritic film prose\|86\|14\|type=series}}<ref name="MC Overall" /> The first three series are often considered by critics to have been significantly better than the last three.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/06/the-biggest-problem-with-line-of-duty-season-6-isnt-the-final-reveal/?sh=44f262763cbc\|title=The Biggest Problem With 'Line Of Duty' Season 6 Isn't The Final Reveal\|last=Kain\|first=Erik\|date=6 May 2024\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Forbes]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070512/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/06/the-biggest-problem-with-line-of-duty-season-6-isnt-the-final-reveal/?sh=44f262763cbc\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865369/line-of-duty-series-seasons-ranked/\|title=Every series of Line of Duty ranked, from worst to best\|last=McEwan\|first=Cameron K\|date=18 July 2023\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=5 March 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305123235/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865369/line-of-duty-series-seasons-ranked/\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is considered to have a large [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29749940/line-of-duty-end-jed-mercurio-terms-martin-compston/\|title=Exclusive: Line of Duty's Martin Compston says show will end on Jed Mercurio's terms\|last1=Alexander\|first1=Susannah\|last2=Robinson\|first2=Abby\|date=10 November 2019\|accessdate=10 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=4 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104214416/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29749940/line-of-duty-end-jed-mercurio-terms-martin-compston/\|url-status=live}}</ref> A commonly cited strength of the programme is that along with its regular cast, each series revolves around a different guest lead.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/arts/television/review-line-of-duty.html\|title=Review: Good Cop, Bad Cop, Crazy Cop in 'Line of Duty'\|last=Hale\|first=Mike\|date=12 May 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url-access=subscription\|archive-date=15 May 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515090914/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/arts/television/review-line-of-duty.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/line-of-duty/line-of-duty-what-happened-so-far-b1815034.html\|title=Line of Duty recap: What happened in series one to five?\|last=Chilton\|first=Louis\|date=22 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Independent]]\|url-access=subscription\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070506/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/line-of-duty/line-of-duty-what-happened-so-far-b1815034.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> The programme has also been praised for its [[interrogation]] scenes.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/21/martin-compston-line-of-duty-interview-steve-arnott-sherlock-holmes\|title=Martin Compston: 'Steve Arnott thinks he's Sherlock Holmes, one of the great detectives'\|last=Hogan\|first=Michael\|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=21 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|archive-date=10 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510073212/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/21/martin-compston-line-of-duty-interview-steve-arnott-sherlock-holmes\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-finale-interrogation-scene-martin-compston_uk_608a66aee4b0b9042d8ea3cb\|title=Line Of Duty's Martin Compston Reveals The Very Stressful Reason Why The Cast Don't Want To Mess Up Those Interrogation Scenes\|last=Welsh\|first=Daniel\|date=29 April 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[The Huffington Post]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070508/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/line-of-duty-finale-interrogation-scene-martin-compston_uk_608a66aee4b0b9042d8ea3cb\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-interview-scenes-season-6-covid/\|title=How Line of Duty season 6 interrogation scenes were changed by COVID\|last=Cremona\|first=Patrick\|date=19 March 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070510/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-interview-scenes-season-6-covid/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The segments, which have taken up as much as 46 minutes of an episode, are often credited with being the most intense moments of the series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/line-of-duty-interrogation-scenes/\|title=Are the Line of Duty interviews getting longer? And which one is the most intense? Scott Bryan investigates…\|last=Bryan\|first=Scott\|date=31 March 2019\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070512/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/line-of-duty-interrogation-scenes/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The ending of a long-running story arc regarding the true identity of "H" was met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36320883/line-of-duty-series-6-h-disappointment/\|title=Line of Duty stars address fan disappointment over H revelation\|last=Harp\|first=Justin\|date=3 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508070506/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36320883/line-of-duty-series-6-h-disappointment/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-finale-ending-explained/\|title=Line of Duty ending explained – how season six revealed the identity of H, and all the important details from the finale\|last=Griffiths\|first=Eleanor Bley\|date=2 May 2021\|accessdate=8 May 2024\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|archive-date=16 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116103033/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-season-6-finale-ending-explained/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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