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Martin Compston has shared hilarious footage of himself getting into a bit of a tiff with the Siri app on his new laptop.

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Martin Compston has revealed he was accused of sending illicit texts to a woman after an imposter pretended to be him. The Line of Duty star thought he was going to be attacked when he was confronted by an angry boyfriend in a shopping centre.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston for many years. The pair previously dreamed up the idea of a travel show and recently had their wish come true as they embarked on a six-week journey around their native of Scotland to explore the rich culture the country has to offer. In the six-part series, airing on BBC Two every Friday, Phil, 37, and 38-year-old Martin explore some incredible places around Scotland – even visiting Phil's roots in the Western Isles.

Martin Compston has finished filming for his upcoming BBC drama Mayflies.

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Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has discussed the future of the BBC drama, and if season seven will go ahead.

Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls were joined today by Adrian Dunbar today and, of course, there was one question the hosts couldn't wait to ask.  Adrian plays Hastings in the Line of Duty and Susanna, 51, soon asked the question fans are desperate to know the answer for – will there be more episodes of the hit show?  He replied: "Yes, we really hope so. Everybody's kind of gunning for it.

Martin Compston is gearing up to star in new BBC drama Mayflies based on Andrew O'Hagan's novel.

A killer who battered a former policeman to death with his own truncheon is back behind bars.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.