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Line of Duty Season Seven Moves Forward as Mercurio Nears Script Completion

The BBC has not yet green-lit the new season despite extensive script drafts alongside cast availability

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Adrian Dunbar: “I got a lot of slagging from my friends for being called a ‘sex symbol’. I thought it was very funny”
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Overview

  • Creator Jed Mercurio has drafted most of Season Seven’s storyline, according to Adrian Dunbar’s recent interviews.
  • Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure have cleared their schedules for filming next year after meetings with Mercurio and the production team.
  • Dunbar described himself as “really excited” to see the new scripts and is optimistic about returning as Superintendent Ted Hastings.
  • Discussions between Mercurio and BBC executives are ongoing but no formal renewal announcement has been made.
  • Season Six drew a record 12.8 million viewers yet was widely criticized for its finale, intensifying calls for a seventh series.