Line of Duty
is a a hard-hitting new thriller series exploring the world of police
corruption which starts this month on BBC Two.
The series
follows one multi-stranded investigation over five hours and stars Martin
Compston, Vicky McClure, Lennie James, Neil Morrissey and Faraz Ayub.
Detective
Sergeant Steve Arnott (Compston) is transferred to AC-12, a fictional
anti-corruption unit, after a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist
operation.
Alongside
Detective Constable Kate Fleming (McClure), he is assigned to lead an
investigation into the alleged corruption by a popular and successful officer,
Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates (James).
While Gates
cleverly manipulates his unit’s figures, DS Arnott questions whether Gates’s
being made a scapegoat for a culture of institutionalised spin, or is guilty of
darker corruption?
Writer/Producer
Jed Mercurio says: “Line Of Duty is first and foremost a thriller. But it’s
also a revisionist commentary on 21st century policing. I have a lot of respect
for our police forces. They are generally honest and effective.
“However, I
also think that, as an institution that’s undergone such radical changes in its
practices over the last decade, the police shouldn’t be above being examined in
a serious, thought-provoking drama.”
Source: SeenIt
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