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BBC Two’s Line of Duty


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http://www.seenit.co.uk/clip-bbc-twos-line-of-duty/0619417/

Line of Duty is a a hard-hitting new thriller series exploring the world of police corruption which starts this month on BBC Two.

The series follows one multi-stranded investigation over five hours and stars Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Lennie James, Neil Morrissey and Faraz Ayub.

Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Compston) is transferred to AC-12, a fictional anti-corruption unit, after a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation.

Alongside Detective Constable Kate Fleming (McClure), he is assigned to lead an investigation into the alleged corruption by a popular and successful officer, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates (James).

While Gates cleverly manipulates his unit’s figures, DS Arnott questions whether Gates’s being made a scapegoat for a culture of institutionalised spin, or is guilty of darker corruption?

Writer/Producer Jed Mercurio says: “Line Of Duty is first and foremost a thriller. But it’s also a revisionist commentary on 21st century policing. I have a lot of respect for our police forces. They are generally honest and effective.

“However, I also think that, as an institution that’s undergone such radical changes in its practices over the last decade, the police shouldn’t be above being examined in a serious, thought-provoking drama.”

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I enjoyed it alot but was distracted by wondering where it was set as there were some east and west midland accents heard and I didn't recognise any London locations. I also heard some London accents and in the Radio Times they say yes, it's set in London. Now I see on here that they filmed it in Birmingham!

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Great to see him back on the screen again - where's he been?

Fine actor.

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