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Line of Duty (TV Series)

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Original title: Line of Duty (TV Series)
Year: 2012
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Jed Mercurio (Creator), Douglas Mackinnon, David Caffrey, Daniel Nettheim, Michael Keillor, John Strickland, Jed Mercurio
Screenwriter: Jed Mercurio
Music: Carly Paradis
Cinematography: Ruairi O'Brien
Cast: Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston, Craig Parkinson, Keeley Hawes, Neil Morrissey, Thandie Newton, Mark Bonnar, Polly Walker, Maya Sondhi, Paul Higgins, James Edlin, Lennie James, Tony Pitts, Aiysha Hart, Fiona Boylan, Kate Ashfield, Claire Keelan, Saffron Davies, Jordyn-Eve Davis Greene, Arsher Ali, Christina Chong, Daniel Mays, Henry Miller, Laura Elphinstone
Producer: BBC, World Productions
Genre: TV Series. Drama. Thriller | Cop Movies
Synopsis / Plot: 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 and successful officer, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates (Lennie 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?

Awards: 2017: BAFTA TV Awards: 4 Nominations, including Best TV Series - Drama

2016: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor TV - Drama (Mays)

2014: BAFTA Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Drama Series

Critics' reviews

"[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."

Tim Goodman: The Hollywood Reporter
"[It] offers total immersion into brutal lawlessness and the oppressive layers of inertia, special interest and political expedience that hobble law enforcement"

Alessandra Stanley: The New York Times
"'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."

Sonia Saraiya: AV Club
"Television’s most exciting exploration of the world’s dullest subject: bureaucracy—which, the show proves, can be fascinating."

June Thomas: Slate
"[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)"

Ed Power: The Independent
"[5th Season Review]: It's criminal how reliably gripping this thriller is (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Jasper Rees: Telegraph
"[5th Season Review]: I don’t think anyone can have understood a word of the first episode of the fifth series of 'Line of Duty' (...) The plot is so predictable, there might as well be no plot."

Camilla Long: The Times
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