Line of Duty

Martin Compston, centre, with Line Of Duty co-stars Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar (Pic: Aiden Monaghan/World Productions/BBC/PA Wire)

Line of Duty: Why did fans hate the series six finale so much?

Line Of Duty is officially back as the BBC confirmed the police drama's return for a seventh series.

Line Of Duty to return as BBC confirms series 7 of hit drama

Pictured at the launch of this year's RTS NI 10th Anniversary Awards at the Titanic Belfast are: Sarah McCaffrey, Chair of the RTS NI,; Richard Williams, CEO, Northern Ireland Screen; Adam Smyth, Director, BBC Northern Ireland and Zoe McGivern, Chair of the RTS NI Awards Committee,

Royal Television Society in Northern Ireland calls for 2025 programme entries

Tyson Fury found himself in hot water after swearing twice during the pre-watershed broadcast of Soccer aid 2025.

Tyson Fury drops F-bomb live on Soccer Aid as hosts apologise

Vicky McClure as DI Kate Fleming and Martin Compston as DI Steve Arnott in Line of Duty, BBC's hit crime drama.

Line of Duty actor gives update on season 7

Line of Duty to ‘return’

Line of Duty’s best one liners as show ‘set to return’

Martin Compston as Steve Arnott leads the charge at the scene of the Fleming-Pilkington shootout

Line of Duty star drops huge clue that hit BBC drama is returning

Siobhan Finneran has wowed critics and viewers with her starring turn in new ITV crime drama Protection.

New ITV drama Protection hailed as 'new Line of Duty' wows viewers

Martin Freeman starred in hit BBC police drama The Responder, which has been shelved by the BBC after just two series.

BBC shelves hit police drama The Responder after two seasons

Rose Leslie and Suranne Jones star in Vigil season 2

Hit BBC drama starring Suranne Jones set to return for series three

Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar in Line Of Duty

Line Of Duty star drops major hint that BBC police drama could return

Tamzin Outhwaite stars as Sally in Silent Witness

This is where you've seen this week's Silent Witness guest stars

Viewers have made guesses including Sheridan Smith, Shaznay Lewis and Sophie Ellis-Bextor as to who is behind the Tattoo Heart mask on The Masked Singer.

The Masked Singer: Who is Tattoo? Clues so far and fan theories

The actor is being investigated after an alleged verbal assault of a referee.

BBC star under investigation after furious referee rant

Line of Duty star Anna Maxwell has spoken about her children's grief after suddenly losing their father

Motherland star Anna Maxwell speaks of children's grief

Channel 4 has axed popular drama series The Gathering after just one series.

Channel 4 axes popular award-winning drama after just one series

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Lucy Letby TV drama reportedly 'in development'
Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio is reportedly developing a TV drama about serial child killer Lucy Letby.
Sarah McCann

‘Insomnia’ author and screenwriter Sarah Pinborough

Insomnia author and screenwriter Sarah Pinborough talks writing

Line of Duty star Brian McCardie has died

Breaking Actor dies aged 59

BBC star talks Line of Duty return

Vicky McClure as Lana Washington in Trigger Point season 2 (Photo: ITV)

Trigger Point season 2 returns to ITV1 tonight

Vicky McClure returns in Trigger Point season 2

Trigger Point season 2 expected release date as ITV thriller returns

Morven Christie as Lexie Noble, Peter Mullan as Cal Morris and Prasanna Puwanarajahas DC Jibran Khan (Photo: ITV Plc)

Payback: everything we know about new ITV drama with Morven Christie

Tommy Jessop and his teddy Roger in Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood, stood in front of the Hollywood sign (Credit: BBC)

Everything you need to know about Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood

Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, holding a candle (Credit: BBC/FX Networks/Pari Dukovic)

Who is in the cast of BBC’s Great Expectations?

Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar could reutrn in Line of Duty season 7

Is Line of Duty returning for season 7? Rumours of comeback explained

ITV’s latest crime drama DI Ray airs on ITV on 2 May at 9pm.

Where was DI Ray filmed? Birmingham filming locations of new ITV show

Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester in Trigger Point, and Trigger Point writer Daniel Brierley (Credit: ITV/Daniel Brierley)

Trigger Point writer Daniel Brierley on working with Jed Mercurio
Trigger Point has already been widely heralded as ITV’s answer to Line of Duty. Writer Daniel Brierley introduces the show in an exclusive interview with Alex Moreland
Alex Moreland

Tianna Chanel Flynn and Martin Compston (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)

Who is Martin Compston’s wife Tianna Chanel Flynn?

C) World Productions - Photographer: Mark Mainz

Vigil review: BBC’s submarine thriller will have viewers hooked

Nigel Boyle, who plays Ian Buckells in Line of Duty, appeared on This Morning (Photo: ITV)

Line of Duty actor reveals how long he had to keep finale secret

DCI Ian Buckells was revealed as the arch villain H in the series finale (Photo: BBC)

Who played Ian Buckells in Line of Duty season 6 - and what else has he been in?

Actor and television presenter Bradley Walsh will present the new series of Blankety Blank (BBC)

Blankety Blank to return for new series with Bradley Walsh as host

Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) - (C) World Productions - Photographer: Steffan Hill

Ted Hastings is the reason Line of Duty is cooking with gas

Ted Hastings has become one of the most popular TV characters in recent times (C) World Productions - Photographer: Steffan Hill

The 10 best quotes from Line of Duty’s Ted Hastings

The trailer does little to give away what will happen in the episode (C) World Productions - Photographer: Steffan Hill

Dramatic Line of Duty trailer for season finale hints at ‘H’ being revealed

DCS Carmichael was introduced to Line of Duty viewers in the fifth season of the hit show (World Productions - Photographer: Screen Grab)

A well-known face returns to Line of Duty - what you need to know

The businesswoman played a significant role in the first series (BBC)

Jackie Laverty's Line of Duty reappearance explained

“You have to try and create a Rubik’s cube of mystery that allows the audience to keep guessing for 55 minutes" (BBC)

TV crime writers reveal what makes us fall in with police dramas

Telling news your way

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice