Line of Duty - TV Series

About Line of Duty

Line of Duty is a British police procedural television series that premiered on BBC Two on 26 June 2012. The show, created by Jed Mercurio, is set in a fictional police Anti-Corruption unit called AC-12 and focuses on the investigation of supposed corrupt police officers.

Making / Production

The mastermind behind the successful TV series is Jed Mercurio, who not only created the show but is also its main writer. The initial series was filmed in Birmingham, England, and all the subsequent series have been shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Actors

• Martin Compston plays Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, a dedicated anti-corruption officer with AC-12.
• Vicky McClure portrays Detective Inspector Kate Fleming, an undercover specialist within the AC-12 squad.
• Adrian Dunbar plays Superintendent Ted Hastings, the firm yet fair head of AC-12.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The code 'AC-12' is not used by any real-life police force in the UK.
• Jed Mercurio, the show's creator, was a physician before becoming a writer.
• The show consistently holds a high audience rating despite its complex plots.

Awards

Line of Duty received a BAFTA nomination for Best Drama Series and won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series in 2015. In 2019, its fifth series became the most-watched TV show of the year in the UK.

Quotes

• "The letter of the law has no place in situations of high level corruption."
• "I'm only interested in catching bent coppers."
• "Nobody makes mugs of AC-12."

Music, Soundtrack

• The main theme of the series is composed by Carly Paradis."
• A multitude of tense and dramatic tracks serve as the backdrop for the climactic scenes throughout the series.