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Line of Duty

Network
BBC
Genre
Drama
Premiered
12 June, 2012
Line of Duty

Line of Duty is a British police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions. On 26 June 2012, BBC Two began to broadcast the first series; it was its best-performing drama series in ten years with a consolidated audience of 4.1 million viewers. Broadcast of the second series began on 12 February 2014; its widespread public and critical acclaim led to the BBC commissioning a further two series. The third series began on 24 March 2016 on BBC Two; the following three series were broadcast on BBC One. In May 2017, the BBC commissioned a sixth series. Filming began in February 2020 but stopped the following month due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it resumed in September. Filming continued until November 2020. Broadcast of the sixth series began on BBC One on 21 March 2021.

Genre Police procedural
Created by Jed Mercurio
Written by Jed Mercurio
Directed by David Caffrey, Jennie Darnell, Douglas Mackinnon, Daniel Nettheim, Michael Keillor, John Strickland, Jed Mercurio, Sue Tully
Starring Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Lennie James, Keeley Hawes, Craig Parkinson, Daniel Mays, Thandie Newton, Stephen Graham, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kelly Macdonald
Theme music composer Carly Paradis
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 6
No. of episodes 36
Executive producer(s) Stephen Wright (BBC), Simon Heath (World Productions), Jed Mercurio (Series 2–5)
Producer(s) Jed Mercurio (Series 1), Peter Norris (Series 2–3), Cait Collins (Series 4), Ken Horn (Series 5–6)
Location(s) Birmingham (Series 1), Belfast (Series 2 onwards)
Cinematography Ruairi O'Brien (Series 1–2), Peter Robertson (Series 3), Anna Valdez Hanks (Series 4), Stephen Murphy (Series 4)
Running time 57 minutes
Production company(s) World Productions
Distributor Kew Media, ITV Studios (series 6–present)
Original network BBC Two (2012–2016), BBC One (2017–present)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital
Netflix ID 70263817

About Line of Duty

Police procedural and crime drama following a firearms officer named DS Steve Arnott who is transferred to an anti-corruption unit after refusing to cover-up an unlawful shooting by members of his own team during a counter-terrorist operation.

Achievement of Line of Duty

The Jed Mercurio created show became BBC Two's best-performing drama series in ten years after the first season. It won the Royal Television Society Award and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Line of Duty

Television shows set in England.

Latest information about Line of Duty updated on July 28 2021.