Line of Duty (2012)

Genre

drama television series, police procedural

Country

United Kingdom

Length

7 seasons, 36 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 479 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of police officers investigates corruption within their own force. They question and pursue colleagues suspected of criminal activity.

tensesuspensefulgrittyfast-pacedseriousintricatecoldcerebral

What happens

Line of Duty is a British police procedural and serial drama television programme created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It 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, the fifth in 2019, and the sixth in 2021. A seventh series is currently in production and is scheduled to air in 2027. 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. After the two networks were restructured, the programme was transferred to BBC One. Mercurio has written the entirety of the series, directed some episodes, and served as 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 was criticised by some for its conclusion of a long story arc at the end of series six. It set viewership records and became the highest-rated drama in the UK since 2002. The programme has received several accolades, including multiple nominations for British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA TV). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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