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Line of Duty

Line of Duty

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

20128.27 Seasons36 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

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

NetworksBBC OneBBC Two

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

Matthew Forsythe

Matthew Forsythe

Suitor

Shalom Brune-Franklin

Shalom Brune-Franklin

DC Chloë Bishop

Themes & Keywords

policedirty copinternal affairspolice corruptionproceduralanti-corruptionpolice procedural

About Line of Duty

Line of Duty is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of police, dirty cop, internal affairs, police corruption, procedural, anti-corruption. it stars Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar. A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

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