Martin Compston: Last News

Martin Compston 's BBC travel show Scottish Fling will finally air on our screens tomorrow and we cannot wait.

Martin Compston is celebrating 10 years of Line Of Duty alongside his BBC co-stars Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar.

Line of Duty have struck up a deal with Channel 4 after writing a brand new crime drama for the network.World Productions have put together The Gathering, a three-part series which still has no air date but will focus on a group of teenagers from Merseyside with a mysterious and potentially criminal background.Written and directed by the critically acclaimed Helen Walsh, the programme will be targeted at younger audiences who were gripped by Line of Duty.READ MORE: Line of Duty star Martin Compston helped Uber driver's family flee the TalibanChannel 4 are implementing a new strategy to get younger viewers hooked on a variety of shows airing across the network.Head of Drama for the network, Caroline Hollick said: "We are thrilled to be working with the brilliant Helen Walsh and World Productions on this exciting series; The Gathering which forms part of our strategy to commission drama which also appeals to younger viewers."Through this absorbing story, with Helen’s beautifully drawn, real and relatable characters, the series looks at how family, friendship and aspiration is influenced and shaped by the highs and lows of modern-day parenting."Exploring relevant and urgent themes around what it means to be a teenager, as well as a parent today, The Gathering is cleverly wrapped up in a compelling 'whodunnit' thriller, where the stakes are upped episode after episode."The Gathering will focus on Kelly, the victim of a previous attack who risks her strict gymnast lifestyle by getting in with a crowd of reckless teenagers.However, by getting involved with the group, Kelly risks her future with Team GB, with writer Helen saying: "Micro-managing of children's lives has become the new normal."The Gathering throws today's

MARTIN Compston has teased that Line of Duty could be returning for another season as he revealed there's "unfinished business" for the police drama. Fans have been begging for a new series of the hit BBC series ever since it came to its epic conclusion last year.

The BBC has commissioned a Catherine Tate comedy, Scottish drama Mayflies starring Line of Duty star Martin Compston, show from BAFTA winners Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson, and fourth season of Man like Mobeen.

BBC crime drama ever since the series came to its epic conclusion last year.So lovers of the popular police programme should be thrilled to hear a seventh series could be on its way in the not-too-distant future.That's because Line of Duty star Martin Compston, who played Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, just revealed the show could return as he thinks the characters have "unfinished business".Martin, 38, sat down with his Line of Duty co-star Adrian Dunbar on Wednesday night's (August 24) edition of The One Show.Speaking to hosts Jermaine Jenas and Emma Willis, the Scottish actor admitted they wouldn't do a new series "for the sake of it", but he seemed to think the show could continue.Jermaine asked Martin: "The question on everybody's lips at the minute. Is there a chance of another series of Line of Duty?"Martin quipped he could be binned off by bosses if he spilled too much.He joked: "There's always a chance, but if I answer it, there's a good chance I'll be killed off in the next one!"On a more serious note, he went on: "It's been ten years, now, and the fact that people still want us back after six series is an amazing feeling, but it's my stock answer, but we've not done anything different."We will always take a long break, and if Jed (Mercurio) thinks there's a story to be done...

Martin Compston once took part in the LA marathon in a bid to get to the only pub showing the Celtic game.

Line of Duty legend Martin Compston, 38, found the driver's story tugged on his heartstrings as he transported him home after a night out on the Las Vegas strip.The man revealed he was desperate to free his wife and their recently born baby from Afghanistan, fearing that working as an interpreter for the US military could land him in hot water after the Taliban regained control.Martin could scarcely have imagined that his TV role as an anti-corruption detective would start to have similarities with events in his real life.Yet that is exactly what happened to the former professional footballer.He listened in horror to his driver's story, as he said he had "a target on his back" and feared for his life - and immediately sprung into action to assist.The cabbie had previously been an interpreter for the American army, symbolising a link to the Taliban's enemy."After the Allied troops pulled out he was in this horrible situation where he was in Vegas and his wife and baby were left behind in a war zone," Martin agonised of the man's plight.Ultimately, he felt there was little time to waste."He was in Vegas on a special visa waiting on his citizenship, [but] with him having worked for the American army he had a target on his back and hence did they," the actor explained."By luck, War Child had reached out to me to help with a campaign," he continued."I said ‘Absolutely, but I actually have a child in a war zone, what advice can you give me?’"He was able to put the man, named Naweed, in touch with a specialist lawyer based in the USA.“They put me in touch with this amazing lawyer in Washington DC and she took on the case pro bono," Martin elaborated.“We started petitioning senators and doing as much as we could."The "incredible

Line of Duty star Martin Compston got chatting to the Afghan man called Naweed during a journey from the Las Vegas strip to his home nearby.Naweed told him he was desperately trying to get his wife and baby daughter out of Afghanistan after the US pulled troops out of the country last year.READ MORE: Line of Duty star Martin Compston denies singing sectarian songs at Celtic event in US He had worked as an interpreter for the US military and feared his family’s lives would be in danger after the Taliban took back control.Compston, 38, used his contacts to put the family in touch with a US-based lawyer and helped get them to Las Vegas where they have now set up home.He said: “He was from Afghanistan and had been an interpreter for the American army.

Martin Compston has dropped a major hint that Line of Duty may return for another season. The hit BBC one police drama finished its sixth and supposedly final season last year when it revealed the true identity of the hidden mastermind ‘H.’ However, Martin, 38, who plays DI Steve Arnott on the show has revealed that he has spoken with creator and writer Jed Mercurio about the potential next season. He admitted: “We sat down with Jed recently." "We’ve always taken a year or two between series.This is no different," he continued.

LINE of Duty star Martin Compston has teased the hit police drama could return for another run. The actor, 38, believes writer Jed Mercurio has it in him to continue the story for a seventh series.

Speculation around who will be the next James Bond is rife as the franchise looks for Daniel Craig's replacement, with one name firmly in the mix that of Outlander star Sam Heughan.

Former Celtic star Alan Thompson says he did not sing about the Irish Republican Army while firing up a crowd of Hoops fans at a Celtic fan event in Las Vegas.

He issued a statement strongly denying suggestions he was singing sectarian lyrics after a video emerged of him online. Martin had allegedly been a guest at a North American Celtic Supporters Federation event in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Alongside fellow actor Gianna Capaldi and ex-Celtic footballers Alan Thomspon and Bobby Peta, it was claimed he was singing a pro-IRA chant. A clip appears to show the four men on stage.The audience could be heard singing Daniel Boone’s 1972 song, Beautiful Sunday.It was alongside what sounds like some of the lyrics changed.The audience reportedly sang: “Irish Republican Army.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has said he did not sing any sectarian songs after a video of him at a Celtic event in the US went viral. The Scottish actor, 38, said to be a regular visitor to Northern Ireland where Line of Duty was filmed, issued a statement denying any suggestion he was singing sectarian lyrics after a video emerged of him online.The video is believed to have been taken at a Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday night as Celtic football club fans gathered for the annual North American Federation of Celtic Supporters Clubs conference.The incident took place while the 38-year-old was at the North American Celtic Supporters Federation (NACSF) in the US city - where he lives wife Tianna and their young son., who is a club ambassador with the Glasgow side, was filmed on stage in front of fans along with fellow ambassador and actor Gianni Capaldi, 46.The video appears to show the Line of Duty actor joining in celebrations where Celtic fans sang a sectarian chant to the tune of the 1972 hit Beautiful Sunday by Daniel Boone.However, Compston took to social media yesterday (Thursday) afternoon to refute this, saying he "unequivocally did not sing any sectarian songs".The actor said on Twitter: "Not best pleased to wake up to a story 8 hours ahead of me before I've had the right to reply.

Line Of Duty’s Martin Compston has vehemently denied singing an IRA chant after a video of him at a Celtic convention in America emerged on social media. The actor, who was a guest at a North American Celtic Supporters Federation (NACSF) event in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, was filmed punching the air and singing on stage. The recording heard an animated crowd cry out ‘Irish Republic Army’ and ‘IRA’ to the tune of Daniel Boone’s 1972 hit Beautiful Sunday.

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Robbie Williams debuted a new hairstyle on Sunday as he performed during half time of the celebrity charity event Soccer Aid.  The singer, 48, dressed to impress in a bedazzled double denim ensemble in the London Stadium.  The hitmaker rocked his graying tresses slicked back in a mullet style as he took to the stage to perform his hit Angels at the star studded event.

Soccer Aid. The Samba hero turned out alongside a host of other former elite level players and celebrities for the World XI against England clash at the London Stadium on Sunday night.

Dermot O’Leary had an eventful start to his coverage of Soccer Aid on Sunday night as the presenter found himself ambushed by a group of celebrity football players live on air. As the annual UNICEF fundraiser switched from Old Trafford to the London Stadium, Dermot was joined by former England international and Strictly star Alex Scott who be his presenting partner for the charity event.

This year’s line-up includes Scotland’s Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman, as well as actor Damian LewisRunning since 2006, Soccer Aid is an annual charity event that has raised over £38 million for UNICEF UK so far, fundraising money via ticket sales and donations from the public. It was first begun by Robbie Williams and involves a charity football match played by celebrity volunteers. This year will mark the 11th charity match, which will focus on the crisis in Ukraine and specifically the 7.