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Anita F

Another great season. Can't wait for each episode to begin!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/23

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Andi

Probably the peak of any crime TV. Cannot get any better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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ma'ark t

Season 3 of Line of Duty packs so much into so few episodes. A great crime thriller that ties up previous seasons as well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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No, sorry but it's not a tightly written Brit detective series. It stretches belief in pretty much every episode...not to the "Money Heist" gold standard of unbelievability, but close. You know, the bad guy runs out of a hearing in the police headquarters crawling with cops, but 100 yards later it's only him and the key female lead by themselves. No sirens, nothing. Meanwhile, all the cops back at the station are standing there wringing their hands and bemoaning where the armed response team is. I know you have to suspend some level of reality on these shows for dramatic effect, but why so over the top? Couldn't like maybe one or two more cops take up the chase? The series seems to have the same plot concept each season. A key player is portrayed as obviously guilty of some murder or whatever, then it evolves to have a less suspected cast member be the actual villain. Nobody believes either of the two main AC players, even though they're pretty much right about everything. Despite this, it's a fairly interesting series.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Very well written and acted. Engrossing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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The behind-the-camera teams have worked out what will make the seasons run as one over-arching story, whilst delivering set themes for each, individually. This season is held together more by the developments of the former than of having anything particularly notable about the latter

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Jed Mercurio

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Daniel Mays

Sergeant Danny Waldron

Martin Compston

DS Steve Arnott

Vicky McClure

DC Kate Fleming

Adrian Dunbar

Superintendent Ted Hastings

Craig Parkinson

Matthew 'Dot' Cottan

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Episode 1

Aired Mar 24, 2016

Monsters

Sergeant Danny Waldron and his armed response team shoot dead a hardened criminal, but soon cracks appear in their story.

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Episode 2

Aired Mar 31, 2016

Man Down

DC Kate Fleming uses her undercover role to increase the pressure on Danny Waldron's armed response unit; an old AC-12 investigation comes under legal scrutiny.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 7, 2016

Snake Pit

DS Steve Arnott believes Danny Waldron compiled a list of his childhood abusers; while DI Cottan is commended for cracking the Waldron case, the spotlight falls on Arnott's questionable conduct in a previous enquiry.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 14, 2016

Move On

Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail a corrupt officer with links to organized crime.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 21, 2016

The List

AC-12's loyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott is suspended from duty; with his career in jeopardy, Arnott turns to an unlikely source for help.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 28, 2016

Breach

DS Steve Arnott is arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Expect sharp turns on a white-knuckle ride.

Aug 12, 2020

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Andrew Billen

Times (UK)

The characters have been memorable, sometimes indelibly so. The plotting has been meticulous, demanding our more than usual attention. Yet it has remained a work of social realism.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 31, 2017

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Cameron K. McEwan

Digital Spy

From hereon in, each episode ramped up the tension with surprises galore.

Oct 17, 2018

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Radio Times Staff

Radio Times

If the first three series have taught us anything, it's that the web of corruption stretches far and wide.

Oct 17, 2018

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James Walton

The Spectator

Yet, what makes Line of Duty so good is not just the traditional pleasures of plot, pace and characterisation. It's also Mercurio's entirely justified belief that the more technical aspects of an anti-corruption case can be extremely dramatic too.

Sep 7, 2018

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Christopher Stevens

Daily Mail (UK)

We'd waited a long time, almost the entire length of this 90-minute finale, for some action. It was worth waiting for.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 20, 2018

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Director: Michael Keillor, John Strickland
Executive Producer: Simon Heath
Screenwriter: Jed Mercurio
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date: Mar 24, 2016

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