‘I’m telling the truth’ — Line of Duty star teases return of hit BBC series

Martin Compston has teased the return of Line of Obligation, saying he’s certain there will probably be one other collection ‘if there’s nonetheless a narrative to be instructed’.

The Scottish actor, who performs Steve Arnott within the hit BBC programme, appeared alongside his co-star Vicky McClure, who performs Kate Fleming, on Good Morning Britain forward of
Sunday’s Soccer Support charity occasion.

The sixth collection of the police drama, which aired from March to Could in 2021, was a scores success, with its dramatic finale revealing the id of the mysterious corrupt officer H.

Compston just lately prompted hypothesis amongst followers when he posted a photograph of himself having dinner with co-stars McClure and Adrian Dunbar and present creator Jed Mercurio, captioning the picture ‘Speaking tattoo designs’.

He instructed GMB: ‘We did say if we ever bought 12 million (viewers) we’d get tattoos of ‘AC-12 million’. If we ever do one other collection I feel it is going to be one thing all of us do collectively then.’

Requested whether or not there was one other collection within the works, McClure stated: ‘Nothing’s deliberate as but – we simply went out for a pleasant meal.

‘I’m telling the reality. Nothing deliberate and set in stone. Like Martin stated earlier than, we all the time have a protracted break in between collection so it’s not likely too irregular to what we usually do.’

Compston added: ‘We’re happy that folks nonetheless need us to come back again. We’ve completed 10 years now.

‘The truth that individuals nonetheless need to see the present is wonderful and if there’s nonetheless a narrative to be instructed, I’m certain Jed will convey us again.’

McClure added: ‘We like working with one another. Jed’s writing is phenomenal.

‘We’ve been working collectively for over 10 years now and the final collection was unbelievable when it comes to the response that we bought.

‘It was actually fairly robust to shoot as a result of it was in Covid so it might be pretty to return and never finish that type of approach.’

The ultimate episode of the BBC One collection noticed DSU Ian Buckells, performed by Nigel Boyle, unmasked because the mysterious H, the corrupt police officer on the prime of a prison conspiracy.

Since then, Mercurio has taken his writing expertise to a different medium, penning a graphic novel known as Sleeper with the author and actor Prasanna Puwanarajah.