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Line of Duty is a British BBC police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio. The premiere was on BBC Two on 26 June 2012 and moved to BBC One on 26 March 2017 for the fourth series. The story is about the Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) led by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and set within the fictional Central Police Force. It focuses on the activities of two senior AC-12 officers, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure).

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership
(in millions)[note 1]
First airedLast airedNetwork
1526 June 2012 (2012-06-26)24 July 2012 (2012-07-24)BBC Two3.80
2612 February 2014 (2014-02-12)19 March 2014 (2014-03-19)3.43
3624 March 2016 (2016-03-24)28 April 2016 (2016-04-28)5.42
4626 March 2017 (2017-03-26)30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)BBC One9.55
5631 March 2019 (2019-03-31)5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)12.85
  1. ^ Series 1-2 based on 7 day data. Series 3-4 based on 28 day data.

Series 1 (2012)

Main article: Line of Duty (series 1)
Line of Duty series 1 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [1]Directed byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [2]
11"Episode 1"
"A Disastrous Affair"		David Caffrey26 June 2012 (2012-06-26)3.76
22"Episode 2"
"The Assault"		David Caffrey3 July 2012 (2012-07-03)3.84
33"Episode 3"
"In the Trap"		David Caffrey10 July 2012 (2012-07-10)3.80
44"Episode 4"
"Terror"		Douglas Mackinnon17 July 2012 (2012-07-17)3.87
55"Episode 5"
"The Probation"		Douglas Mackinnon24 July 2012 (2012-07-24)3.72

Series 2 (2014)

Main article: Line of Duty (series 2)
Line of Duty series 2 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [3]Directed byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [4]
61"Episode 1"
"The Ambush"		Douglas Mackinnon12 February 2014 (2014-02-12)2.74
72"Episode 2"
"Carly"		Douglas Mackinnon19 February 2014 (2014-02-19)3.21
83"Episode 3"
"Behind Bars"		Douglas Mackinnon26 February 2014 (2014-02-26)3.34
94"Episode 4"
"Blood Money"		Daniel Nettheim5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)3.46
105"Episode 5"
"Last Words"		Daniel Nettheim12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)3.73
116"Episode 6"
"The Caddy"		Daniel Nettheim19 March 2014 (2014-03-19)4.12

Series 3 (2016)

Main article: Line of Duty (series 3)
Line of Duty series 3 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [5]Directed byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [6]
121"Episode 1"
"Monsters"		Michael Keillor24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)3.31
132"Episode 2"
"The Process"		Michael Keillor31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)5.11
143"Episode 3"
"Snake Pit"		Michael Keillor7 April 2016 (2016-04-07)4.97
154"Episode 4"
"Negative Pressure"		John Strickland14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)4.82
165"Episode 5"
"The List"		John Strickland21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)5.09
176"Episode 6"
"Breach"		John Strickland28 April 2016 (2016-04-28)5.58

Series 4 (2017)

Main article: Line of Duty (series 4)
Line of Duty series 4 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [7]Directed byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [8]
181"Episode 1"
"In the Shadow of Truth"		Jed Mercurio26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)7.40
192"Episode 2"
"Who Sows the Wind"		Jed Mercurio2 April 2017 (2017-04-02)7.26
203"Episode 3"
"In the Trap"		John Strickland9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)7.37
214"Episode 4"
"Moral Superiority"		John Strickland16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)8.48
225"Episode 5"
"Lying Nest"		John Strickland23 April 2017 (2017-04-23)9.03
236"Episode 6"
"Royal Hunting Ground"		John Strickland30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)9.92

Series 5 (2019)

Main article: Line of Duty (series 5)
Line of Duty series 5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [9][10]Directed byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [11]
241"Episode 1"
"Operation Pear Tree"		John Strickland31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)11.37
252"Episode 2"
"The Head of Medusa"		John Strickland7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)10.30
263"Episode 3"
"Code Zero"		John Strickland14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)10.34
274"Episode 4"
"The Betrayal"		John Strickland21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)10.46
285"Episode 5"
"On Your Own"		Sue Tully28 April 2019 (2019-04-28)11.42
296"Episode 6"
"The Intrigue"		Sue Tully5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)12.69

Series 6

In May 2017, the BBC commissioned a sixth series.[12] Filming began in February 2020. Broadcast possibly late 2020 had been anticipated but in March, filming was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

References

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  2. ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
  3. ^ "Shows A-Z - line of duty on acorn tv". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
  5. ^ "Shows A-Z - line of duty on acorn tv". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
  7. ^ "Line of Duty - Peacock". Peacock. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014. (User must select "BBC1" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
  9. ^ "Line of Duty – Season 5 Acorn TV". AcornTV. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Line of Duty - Apple TV". Apple TV+. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Four-screen dashboard BARB". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019. (User must select the appropriate year and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
  12. ^ "Line of Duty back for a sixth series". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  13. ^ Ling, Thomas (15 March 2020). "When is Line of Duty series 6 on TV? What's it about? Who's in it?". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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