He’s the actor beloved of millions for his portrayal of anti-corruption cop Ted Hastings in the hugely successful police drama Line Of Duty.
Adrian Dunbar, who is instantly recognisable as chief of the fictional AC-12 ‘bent coppers’ division, stunned council workers when he was seen wandering the corridors of Bury Town Hall on Monday.
Dunbar, 63, is filming a new series of another crime show, ITV’s Ridley, on locations around Greater Manchester and Lancashire with Bury’s civic centre being used as one of the settings.
Council leader Coun Eamonn O’Brien shared a picture of himself with the star, who was taking a break from the Ridley shoot where he again plays a man of the law, this time a retired detective who acts as a consultant.
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