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BBC Drops Trailer For Line Of Duty Season Six

BBC Drops Trailer For Line Of Duty Season Six

The hit thriller makes its triumphant return to the BBC on 21 March, with seven episodes airing weekly on BBC One and on iPlayer

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

The trailer for the sixth series of thriller Line of Duty has just dropped, ahead of the new season's highly anticipated release later this month.

The hit show makes its triumphant return to the BBC on 21 March, with seven episodes airing weekly on BBC One and on iPlayer.

The new trailer was posted by Line of Duty's official Twitter account, with a caption that said: "Fellas, try to contain yourselves..."

Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston are all set to return as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming, Superintendent Ted Hastings and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott.

They will feature alongside newcomer Shalom Brune-Franklin, who plays DC Chloe Bishop, a new addition to the AC-12 team.

Kelly Macdonald will also debut as guest lead Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer on an unsolved murder case whose suspicious conduct attracts the attention of Anti-Corruption.

BBC

In the trailer she says of a new murder case: "Whoever did it's got away with it."

Superintendent Hastings can be heard telling his team of the force's 'highest profile investigation', later adding: "It will be our job to detect whether police corruption has contributed to this murder remaining unsolved."

Responding to the trailer on Twitter, one fan wrote: "Oh my f******g God!!!! Cannot wait!!!!!"

Another said: "Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss."

After shooting wrapped last November, creator Jed Mercurio praised the efforts of his cast and crew for filming against the difficult backdrop of the pandemic.

He said: "#LineofDuty6 We couldn't have done it without the dedication of cast, crew and supporting artistes to rigorous CoViD safety.

"Not a single day's filming lost, and 100+ colleagues finished the shoot in good health. We looked out for each other. We followed the science."

Compston has also said production for the new series had been very 'different', saying cast and crew had been in a 'Covid bubble' to film, which meant being apart from their loved ones for an extended period.

In a message shared on Twitter, he said: "Delighted we've finally wrapped season 6!

"Tip of the cap to the production team for putting the protocols in place to provide a safe working environment and to the phenomenal crew, having the discipline and determination to work within the new parameters and get us over the line."

He added: "It was a different way of filming to get used to but we were lucky to get back doing a job we love. The scripts from Jed Mercurio superb as ever and we gave it everything we had so fingers crossed."

Line of Duty series six will begin on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday 21 March, and will also be available to watch via BBC iPlayer.

Featured Image Credit: BBC

Topics: Entertainment, TV and Film, UK Entertainment, Line of Duty