Martin Compston told ES Magazine that it would be travesty not to work with his Line of Duty co-stars again, but that they all need a break first: "The idea that I would never work with all the guys again together would be heartbreaking. It's still possible that Mercurio will get the next season written and filmed in time for a 2022 air date, but at this point we think it more likely that Line of Duty will return in spring 2023. Line of Duty season 7 release date rumours I suppose it IS helpful to have something for to aim for when he gets series 7 under way!"īut in an interview with Den of Geek, Mercurio said it was "too soon" to say whether the season 6 finale was the last-ever episode or not. "He could always start a new case, there's always anti-corruption out there, as he would say."įurthermore, Gareth Bryn, a director who worked on two episodes in season 6, reacted with news of record-breaking viewing figures with the tweet: "Shocking! Only 11 million viewers for #LineofDuty!? Well, that’s embarrassing! What about the 50 million NOT watching. "I think with Jed, there's always potential for it to go on," he said. I'm sure everybody wants one, we certainly want one."Ĭo-star Martin Compston echoed this sentiment and added that it would be quite possible for the series to continue, even now the 'H' mystery has been solved. He recently told Tom Allen on the BAFTA TV red carpet that he's still up for another season, saying: "Don't know about that, whether we'll see another series. We've got to do one where we're back on the ground, we're out there, we're in the city, we're having fun.' You know it's a great city to have fun in, Belfast, so we really want to get back to doing that again." "We've got to get onto Jed and say, 'Look, we've got to do one that's not like when we were in lockdown. "We've got to do another series," Dunbar told and other press. Main stars Martin Compston (who plays Steve Arnott), Vicky McClure (Kate Fleming) and Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings) have become firm friends since working together on Line of Duty, which made the social restrictions necessary while filming during a pandemic rather frustrating for them. ![]() It's not the answer that fans will have wanted, but it does keep the door open for more episodes down the line – and the cast certainly seem to be onboard with the idea. “A lot of it depends on the key creatives – that’s me and the main actors – finding new stories to tell within that universe,” he added.įurthermore, when asked about his previous claim that he insisted on being commissioned two seasons ahead to avoid the risk of cancellation, he responded: “I haven’t necessarily been true to that.”Īnd he added: “Line of Duty may have reached ‘the Chandrasekhar Limit’, at which a mass collapses under its own gravitational force.” But we’re having to do our planning coming out of COVID, and a whole bunch of other things, around the idea that these things aren’t guaranteed at all now. "We’re in a situation where it’s not entirely clear that there will be a seventh series," he said. In the run-up to the Line of Duty season 6 premiere, Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio was coy about discussing the future of his hit drama, telling that the prospect of a continuation was uncertain. The bottom line is, we don't have a concrete answer to this question just yet. In the meantime, if you want more analysis of the season 6 finale, why not check out our Line of Duty ending explainer, our Line of Duty unanswered questions, or take a look at all of the Line of Duty red herrings that teased and deceived the finale outcome. ![]() So, if like us, you can’t stop thinking about AC-12 and whether they’ll be back doing what they do best (catching bent coppers), then read on for the latest information about a potential season 7 return of the BBC drama. I think when it comes to a close, it will be a natural close for us all." ![]() She went on to say that she’d love to be part of a new version of the show with Mercurio as well as her co-stars Dunbar and Martin Compston if they were keen. I think we've all been really honest and said should that happen, we're all game," she said. "I don't know! I don't know, there's no word of it. Speaking to The Guardian in an interview earlier this year, McClure shared similar sentiments and said she’d be “game” for a seventh season. Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) in Line of Duty BBC/World Productions/Aiden Monaghan
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