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Line of Duty (TV Series)

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Line of Duty

2012

Jed Mercurio (Creator), John Strickland ...

Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Keeley Hawes ...

7.7

3,805

TV Series. Thriller. Mystery. Drama TV Series (2012-2021). 6 Seasons. 36 Episodes. Following one multi-stranded investigation over five hours, Line Of Duty sees Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) transferred to AC-12, a fictional anti-corruption unit, after a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation. Alongside Detective Constable Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure), they are assigned to lead an investigation into the alleged corruption by a popular ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"[6th Season Review]: The first episode of series six returns to what 'Line of Duty' does best (...) One of the secrets of 'Line of Duty's success is that it doesn’t hold the viewer’s hand (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"[6th Season Review]: The game with 'Line of Duty' at this stage is to keep the important things the same (...) while getting us hooked on a new lead and a new mystery. Episode one? Job done."	POS
United Kingdom	Laura Jane Turner Digital Spy	"[6th Season Review]: Fans are going to be quite surprised by how the sixth instalment kicks off – but that's not to say they'll be disappointed by any means."	POS
United Kingdom	Katie Rosseinsky London Evening Standard	"[6th Season Review]: Explosive opener was worth the wait - and Kelly Macdonald is a class act"	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Miller Metro	"[6th Season Review]: Mercurio’s midas touch is the promise that whatever happens, expect the unexpected. Episode one is exactly that (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Eleanor Bley Griffiths Radio Times	"[6th Season Review]: Season six is going to get really complicated – in a way which rewards loyal fans"	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[5th Season Review]: If you know that going in it helps, if for nothing else once you cut 'Line of Duty' some plausibility slack, the series can then be absorbed for its massively entertaining elements."	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Power The Independent	"[5th Season Review]: This is dense, pacy fun (...) [It] has always been best enjoyed by going with the flow and pretending you can’t see the plot holes (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jasper Rees Telegraph	"[5th Season Review]: It's criminal how reliably gripping this thriller is (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"[4th Season Review]: This show has no truck with delayed gratification. Its series openers are the storytelling equivalent of those multi-handled ‘enforcers’ the police use to bash down doors"	POS
United Kingdom	Morgan Jeffery Digital Spy	"[4th Season Review]: Mercurio and his team have nailed their winning formula, knowing exactly how to walk the tightrope of being enjoyably absurd without ever losing their footing."	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Dowell Radio Times	"[4th Season Review]: This opener is exciting and pacey and it’s still great to have the drama back"	POS
United Kingdom	Morgan Jeffery Digital Spy	"[3rd Season Review]: The third series of Jed Mercurio's riveting police thriller felt like a climax - delivering not just the huge twists we've now come to expect, but explosive pay-offs"	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"[3rd Season Review]: Another series of unmissable television which promises to play us all like fiddles. Being manipulated has never felt so good."	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Billen The Times	"[3rd Season Review]: The characters have been memorable, sometimes indelibly so. The plotting has been meticulous, demanding our more than usual attention. Yet it has remained a work of social realism."	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"[2nd Season Review]: 'Line of Duty' stands out as original and surprising. Season 2 is, if anything, even more brutal and thrilling."	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"[2nd Season Review]: [A] gripping, smartly constructed drama."	POS
United Kingdom	Sam Wollaston The Guardian	"Stomach-clenchingly tense, visceral and shocking (...) a complex tale of corruption that is confusing and addictive"	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Postans Mirror	"A TV trilogy to rank with cinema’s best – even the Godfather"	POS
United Kingdom	Gabriel Tate Telegraph	"Wondered what that noise was at 9.29pm last night? That was the sound of three million jaws hitting the floor as one of television’s most compelling villains returned to settle some scores (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"[It] offers total immersion into brutal lawlessness and the oppressive layers of inertia, special interest and political expedience that hobble law enforcement"	POS
United States	Sonia Saraiya AV Club	"'Line Of Duty' makes an excellent effort at modern British life. It does fall short in places, but I give it a lot of credit for trying."	NEU
United States	June Thomas Slate	"Television’s most exciting exploration of the world’s dullest subject: bureaucracy—which, the show proves, can be fascinating."	POS
United Kingdom	Grace Dent The Independent	"I'm not entirely sure I've got the full thrust of its twisty-turny plot, but I know I need a stiff vodka when the credits roll."	POS

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