Line Of Duty: Last News

Line Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar looked every inch the doting grandfather as he cradled his granddaughter in his arms.The 63 year old's daughter Madeleine gave birth to her first child in December, and on Saturday 22 January, the new mum took to her Instagram platform to share sweet snaps of her father and daughter together. Adrian, who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings on the BBC police drama, proudly held little Zephyr in his arms as she slept while wearing an AC-12 outfit.

Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure heads the cast in this new series, which turns the spotlight on the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Unit. The show is produced by Jed Mercurio – the much-lauded writer of Line Of Duty – so with Vicky in the starring role, comparisons are bound to be drawn between the two dramas. However, the actress tells us her character – former soldier Lana Washington – is very different to Line Of Duty ’s Kate Fleming and the series is far more action packed.

Line of Duty fans have been left in stitches as a viral video of the AC12 gang interrogating Boris Johnson has gone viral.The spoof clip, shared by political campaign group Led By Donkeys, shows Kate Flemming, Steve Arnott and their boss Superintendent Ted Hastings quizzing the Prime Minister on allegations of parties during the lockdown. In the clip, 57 year old Boris can be seen sitting across the table from the AC12 trio as they begin recording the interview.

Line of Duty star is now getting her teeth into meatier roles, despite an early crash-course in the trials and tribulations of rejection.“I was lucky to have spent ten years [at the Television Centre],” the 38-year-old admitted.“[However] it wasn’t in London so it was never a first stop on casting directors’ lists."My upbringing made me feel I wasn’t entitled to anything that comes my way, and I had to manage rejection.”It was a slow start with seven years between her first film, A Room For Romeo Brass (1999) and her second, This Is England (2006), plus a further four years until the subsequent Channel 4 mini-series follow-up.Yet she persevered and now Jed Mercurio, the writer of Line Of Duty and executive producer of bomb squad drama Trigger Point, saw past her lack of silver screen perks to the potential of the actress within.Having seen her stellar performance on Line Of Duty, he has since described her as the woman on top of every casting list in the UK.It's a far cry from her early career in retail, during which she was a shop girl at H Samuel, Boots and Dorothy Perkins.She also worked in an office for eight years, which she now recalls as an essential grounding experience for her.The experiences were all with the ultimate goal in mind - acting.“You do have to have some funds and that’s why I worked, so I could afford to get to London," she admitted during an interview with The Radio Times."I would have to take a day unpaid off work and go to London for auditions.”Speaking of inspiring those from a working class background, she adamantly and defiantly exclaimed; "There’s no reason why they shouldn’t have the same opportunities as everyone else."Now she is switching from the much-loved character of DI Kate Fleming in

Adrian Dunbar's daughter Madeleine has given birth to her first child making the Line of Duty star a grandad for the first time. Singer songwriter Madeleine, 34, announced the birth of her daughter in a post on Instagram on Thursday morning.The talented musician shared candid photos of her in hospital and snaps of her holding her newborn baby.

BBC hit drama Line of Duty has taken to Twitter to savage Boris Johnson, 57, after he was seen in a police uniform today.

Line Of Duty is reportedly coming back for a hotly anticipated seventh series. Despite dividing fans with its dramatic and unexpected ending to series six, it has been claimed that the UK's most-watched drama series of the 21st century is set to return to screens.

BBC drama Line of Duty.

Piers Morgan has revealed that he had to reassure Dame Joan Collins that Line of Duty actor Martin Compston did not want to kill her, after he was seen performing a throat-cutting sign with his hand at the National Television Awards.The TV personality quickly set the record straight, telling the legendary actress that it had everything to do with football and nothing to do with her.When Joan Collins arrived on stage at the NTAs, she received a standing ovation from the audience as Simply the Best played out in the auditorium.However, eagle-eyed viewers of the televised ceremony spotted the 37-year-old actor, who was sitting down in the front row, performing the sinister sign.He was in fact reacting to the song that was being played as she

Tommy Jessop stole the show at last night’s National Television Awards with his on-stage victory dance following Line of Duty’s big win.The actor plays Terry Boyle in the hit series and was thrilled when the series bagged the gong for Best Returning Drama.The hilarious moves left many viewers curious to learn more about the 36-year-old who starred in Series 5 and 6 of the successful police drama. So who exactly is Tommy Jessop, and where might you have seen him before? Let’s take a look...

ITV's Lorraine, and its host Lorraine Kelly, after the National Television Awards last night.This comes as Line of Duty’s Martin Compston appeared to snub Joan by not standing up for her.Joan was a special guest at the NTAs last night as she presented the award for Best Serial Drama at the bash.The national treasure wore a glamorous ruffled gown for the occasion and received a standing ovation when she stood up to present the gong.However, on Lorraine earlier today, the ITV hosts discussed how Martin Compston hadn’t stood up during her entrance.In a clip on the night, Martin can be seen with his arms crossed sitting down while others cheered the star.Speaking about the moment, presenter Ria Hebden said: “Martin clearly wasn’t a fan of Dame

Line of Duty won Best Returning Drama at the National Television Awards 2021, sponsored by OK!, and it was Tommy Jessop who stole the show with his impromptu dance moves, resulting in the audience in tears of laughter and joy. The star charged with giving an acceptance speech on behalf of the BBC drama said: "We have a loyal audience and we've put them through a lot over 10 years, it's great to be awarded this.

Line of Duty won big at this year’s TV Choice Awards, scoring a hat-trick of gongs at the ceremony.The BBC drama triumphed in the Best Drama Series category, as well as Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Martin Compston and Vicky McClure. Vicky beat off A-List competition from Olivia Colman for The Crown, Phoebe Dynevor for Bridgerton and Nicola Walker for ITV drama Unforgotten.Thanking the TV Choice viewers for her accolade, Vicky said: “You been so supportive over the years says.

"And then we had a gap partway through filming because of lockdown, and anyone who had a bit of lockdown belly will know it's quite hard to get your strengths up after that.“Most of the stunts were when we were coming back after the break, so that was quite hard to build myself back up."Suranne’s husband, former BBC producer Laurence Akers, was also aware of the risks.She added: "I got whiplash, I put my back out a couple of times...

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But he added: "I'd like to dedicate this award to my 89-year-old mother Pauline, who beat Covid last week."The awards were hosted by actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina.Ed Sheeran, who has topped the charts for nine weeks with his single Bad Habits, was named solo artist of the year, while Rege-Jean Page, the breakout star of the raunchy Netflix period drama Bridgerton, was given the standout performance prize.Gareth Southgate, who led England to the Euros final, was hailed as the inspiration of the year, while Team GB and Paralympics GB were given the outstanding achievement of the year prize.The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine team, named as heroes of the year, was introduced by Prince Harry in a video from California.

Line of Duty reunion at the GQ Men of the Year Awards as Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure had a catch up at the bash.The pair, who play Ted Hastings and Kate Fleming in the BBC drama, beamed as they posed for pictures at the annual ceremony, which was held at the Tate Modern in London.It was a big night for Adrian, as he nabbed the award for TV actor of the year, thanks to his incredible portrayal as the head of AC-12.Who could forget those iconic one-liners?Appearing on stage, the actor gave his co-stars, and ‘best mates’, a sweet shout-out as he accepted the gong, as well as show creator Jed Mercurio.He also took a moment to dedicate the trophy to his mum, Pauline, who survived her battle with coronavirus.‘But I’d really like to dedicate

VIGIL fans have been teased with more dramatic plot twists as a new suspect throws the submarine into panic. Ahead of episode three next week, fans of the BBC One thriller have been given a taster of the upcoming instalment which features a gunpoint showdown.

Line of Duty star Thandiwe Newton blessed us all with another flawless beauty look on the red carpet for the premier of sci-fi thriller Reminiscence night, but she also shared the spotlight with her gorgeous daughter Nico Parker. You’d be forgiven for thinking the image of Nico, 16, is just a young Thandiwe, as the duo look remarkably similar – something that the star’s Instagram fans have also spotted.

Ace Bhatti has confessed the cast of Line of Duty is "not allowed" to speak on the future of the show. In the series six finale Jed Mercurio's programme, the identity of "H", otherwise known as "The Fourth Man", was revealed as Ian Buckells, who is portrayed by Nigel Boyle.The revelation left fans worried a seventh season wouldn't be on the cards as one person wrote on Twitter: "Someone tell me there’s a season 7?" Now, 51 year old Ace, who plays PCC Rohan Sindwhani in the popular drama, has appeared on BBC's Morning Live to speak to hosts Janette Manrara and Gethin Jones, where he was quizzed about it.

Express.co.uk his opinion on the reaction to Line Of Duty’s Season 6 finale, after some fans were left disappointed when Nigel Boyles’ character DI Ian Buckells was uncovered as the show’s mysterious “H” character.The actor described some of the negative comments online as being a “bit over the top”, saying he thought the ending was a clever “comment on society”.Speaking on the flurry of tweets and posts online following the revelation of H’s identity, Alastair said: “I think Jed [Mercurio] has come out and said he can understand people’s disappointment that there wasn’t some huge, big shoot out. “At the end of every previous season there has been a big set-piece.