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On 25 July 2012, the day after the first series had concluded, BBC Two commissioned a second series of Line of Duty from World Productions. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Creator Jed Mercurio wrote the series's episodes and executive produced it alongside Simon Heath for World Productions and Stephen Wright for BBC Northern Ireland . [ 7 ]
Line of Duty is a British police procedural and serial drama television series created and written by Jed Mercurio for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mercurio originally pitched the programme to BBC One , but was turned down and directed towards BBC Two , [ 3 ] which commissioned the series nine months later. [ 4 ]
After becoming the highest-rated series on BBC Two in 10 years, Line of Duty was promoted to BBC One, beginning with the fourth series in 2017 and the fifth in 2019, securing commissions for a sixth series, which concluded on 2 May 2021, after the programme had aired a total of 36 episodes.
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Line of Duty was created by Jed Mercurio, who executive produces the series alongside Simon Heath and Stephen Wright. Cait Collins produced it. Filming took place in late 2016 with Mercurio directing two episodes and John Strickland directing four.
Following episode 3 she writes that Line of Duty performs better in its slower paced episodes compared to action-packed ones. [49] Reviewing the final episode of the series, Hughes reaches the conclusion that it would have been better with more episodes believing some story elements were rushed.
The fifth series of Line of Duty, consisting of six episodes, began broadcasting on 31 March 2019 on BBC One. [1] The series follows the actions of Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) as they investigate an Organised Crime Group with links to missing undercover officer DS John Corbett (Stephen Graham).
The sixth series of Line of Duty, consisting of seven episodes, began broadcasting on BBC One on 21 March 2021. The story follows the actions of AC-12, led by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston), as they investigate DCI Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) and her team, including former AC-12 officer DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure).