Five things we learned from the explosive Line of Duty trailer for season six

Dan Walker had been invited to go wild swimming with his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars, but had to decline - and Sara Davies wasn't accepting his excuse.The sheepish BBC Breakfast star attempted to explain away the situation on his Instagram Stories.Talking during a special Q&A session on social media, he was quizzed on whether he'd be willing to brave the water."Would you ever go wild-swimming like the Strictly tour lot?" the question read."I was going to, actually, when we were in Sheffield," Dan recalled, referencing his hometown."I was invited down by the Reverend Kate Botley and Sara - but I just couldn't get back from work in time."It looked like fun, and I'd love to have a go."However, he added of his ill-preparedness: "Appropriate footwear always essential when wild swimming, I think!"If the luxurious-looking work shoes he has posted on Instagram to show off his shoe-sock combinations are anything to go by, they would have been nowhere near casual enough for a sporty swimming trip.However, he also reposted Sara's feisty assessment of the situation, where she'd written: "Yeah we invited him and he totally flaked on us."This excuse about not getting back from work on time is total BS - he chickened out!" she added, using a chicken emoji to punctuate her point.Dan appeared to own up to his antics, adding a GIF which read: "GUILTY."However, in previous Q&A footage from yesterday, Dan took the moment to present himself as courageous.He told fans: "The best thing about being a journalist is the opportunity to be a sword for those without weapons and a shield for those who can't defend themselves."However, his job wasn't always deeply serious, as he demonstrated when he revealed one of his embarrassing moments in the

Line Of Duty with a hangover.The cast often shoot scenes in crime scene suits when their characters are investigating, meaning you can only see their eyes.And cunning Martin said it is the perfect chance to turn up to work worse for wear.The actor, who plays Steve Arnott, told the Daily Star Sunday: “We usually have some emotional scenes while we’re in those forensic suits. So you get yourself all worked up and you get all hyped up to break down for the scene.

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has recalled how a tweet from American actor Henry Winkler let the cast know that their show was a success and had gone big stateside.The actress recalled getting the message from The Fonz in a new interview.When asked who was the most surprising celebrity fan of the show, she said it was the actor, who rose to fame in Happy Days, playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli.“We did have The Fonz, aka Henry Winkler, tweet us that he's a fan of the show which was the biggest moment for us all.“He's the biggest man on earth!” Vicky told Cosmopolitan UK, ahead of the new series of the police drama tomorrow.Vicky, who has played DI Kate Fleming since the first series back in 2012, said that moment had always stayed with

Vicky McClure has dished the dirt on the behind-the-scenes drama from Line Of Duty. The BBC crime drama is back on screens this weekend, following a difficult production process that included a lengthy pause to adapt to COVID-19 safety protocols last year.

Martin Compston to become the next James Bond. The 62-year-old, who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings on the hit cop drama, lent his support to the Greenock -born actor amid rumours that he could take over as 007 in the future.

He is best known as Superintendent Ted Hastings in BBC’s Line of Duty which is set to return for the much-anticipated series six on Sunday. But when he is not running AC-12 in the hit police drama, what do we know about actor Adrian Dunbar? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

If you're a fan of Line of Duty you will know that DS Steve Arnott is concerned with one thing only – catching bent coppers. However, Martin Compston, who plays the policeman, has another focus in his life, his gorgeous wife.

She is known as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the BBC hit series Line of Duty. And actress Vicky McClure has also starred in This Is England as Lol Jenkins where she went onto win a BAFTA in 2011.

Anyone who’s watched Line of Duty will know that DS Steve Arnott is concerned with one thing only – catching bent coppers. However, Martin Compston, who plays the policeman, has a lot more fun.The star lives in a gorgeous home in Las Vegas alongside his stunning wife Tianna Flynn and their sweet pooch.

Martin Compston has launched into a fiery expletive-filled rant being accused of trying to dodge tax by buying a second property in the United States.

direct to your inboxLine of Duty star Martin Compston has joked his 'lockdown body' caused a few problems for the wardrobe department when he returned to filming. The BBC One cop drama makes its highly-anticipated, and long-awaited, return this Sunday night for series six - two years after series five aired.

LINE of Duty fans can watch a secret extra trailer teasing DS Steve Arnott’s exit from AC-12 - but only if they can crack a cryptic treasure hunt. Brainy Beeb bosses have put together a mind-bending trail of clues - which they have dubbed ‘Operation Easter Egg Hunt’.

Line of Duty fans are in for a treat after a new action-packed trailer dropped teasing the return of the hit cop drama.There’s guns, car crashes and cryptic clues to who might be the mysterious H anti-corruption officers have desperately been searching for throughout the popular BBC series.Season six, which returns on Sunday 21 March, is certainly not one to miss if these latest gripping scenes of the AC-12 team in action are anything to go by.Trio DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure), DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and SI Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) return to our screens later this month as they continue their crackdown on corrupt officers.And there’s also two coppers, DCI Joanne Davidson – played by Kelly MacDonald of Trainspotting fame -

BBC One has shared an explosive new trailer for Line of Duty ahead of its return on 21 March.The short clip has given fans a brief look at what to expect from Ted Hastings' anti-corruption unit as the team are given task of looking into whether a murder case is being deliberately impeded. Investigating the murder of senior police officer Gail Vella, who is played by Andi Osho, AC-12 have to discover whether there are "bent coppers" that contributed to Gail's death remaining unsolved.

AMAZON Prime Video’s big-budget drama The Rig is starting to look more like a Line Of Duty reunion. The cast now includes Mark Bonnar, who played Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden on the BBC1 police corruption series.

Line of Duty’s sixth season is nearly here and we are trying to find out as much information as possible before its release.

Line Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has teased fans of the show by revealing the first episode of new series will be a 'head wreck' that they find 'shocking'.

Vicky and Jonny met when they both starred in the 2013 film Svengali, which he had written.He played Dixie, a postman with a passion for music, while she played his love interest Michelle.“There's a definite chemistry in the film that was down to the fact that we were genuinely attracted to each other,” Vicky told the Guardian following the release of the movie.The couple announced their engagement on Christmas Day in 2017.Later this month, the actress will be back on TV screens for the return of police drama Line of Duty.She plays Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the hugely popular BBC One show, which returns for its sixth series.Her character works for AC-12, an anti-corruption unit, alongside Martin Compston as Detective Sergeant

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direct to your inboxThere is just a matter of weeks to go until Line of Duty returns to our TVs for more edge of your seat drama.But fans have been warned by one of its stars that the first episode could be a bit of a 'head wreck'.Why, we hear you ask? Well, Superintendent Ted Hastings, aka Adrian Dunbar, hasn't quite given it away. Speaking on the Graham Norton Show on BBC, he said: "18 months have passed so the landscape has completely changed.

Martin Compston by drawing a penis inside one of his props used for the show. McClure, who plays DI Kate Fleming on the hit cop drama, drew the rude image inside one of the Greenock-born actor’s police notepads.