When will Line of Duty series six be on TV

Annabel Nugent
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Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and Detective Constable Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) (BBC/World Productions/Ed Miller)
Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and Detective Constable Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) (BBC/World Productions/Ed Miller)
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Fans will be happy to learn that Line of Duty is returning in March.

The BBC has confirmed that the highly anticipated sixth season of the police drama will air before the end of next month.

An exact release date is yet to be announced, but this page will be updated accordingly when it is.

Filming on the BBC’s hit police corruption drama had suffered delays as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, amid a spate of postponements and cancellations across the wider film and TV industries.

Earlier this month, it was announced that fans would be getting one additional episode than was originally commissioned. Season six will comprise seven episodes.

BBC
BBC

A press release stated: “AC-12’s [the name of the show’s fictional anti-corruption unit] highest priority will always be capturing bent coppers.

“With that in mind, we have requested and been granted an extension of an extra episode for our next series, making it our longest yet.”

Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston are all set to reprise their roles. Newcomers Shalom Brune-Franklin (previously Cursed and Our Girl), Andi Osho (I May Destroy You), Perry Fitzpatrick (I Am Nicola) and Prassana Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster and Patrick Melrose) will be joining them.

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Kelly Macdonald is also set to feature as the show’s latest guest star.

Details of the plot – which creator Jed Mercurio previously called “ludicrously implausible” – have been kept under wraps.

The cast have been busy sharing behind-the-scenes photos ahead of the show’s return.

It is not yet known whether season six will be Line of Duty’s final series, however, Dunbar has previously stated that he believes it will go on “as long as there’s an appetite from our audience for the show”.

“Why should we stop?” said the actor during an appearance on the Graham Norton Radio Show in January.

“We’ve managed to keep the standard, Jed [Mercurio] rather, has managed to keep the standard so high for so long, and people love the show. I hope it does go on.”