Mom of God – the BBC is ready to convey again Line of Responsibility for a model new sequence.
It’s been reported, months after the alleged return of the company’s most underrated sequence, that the central trio have signed a deal to make six new episodes of the crime present as early as this yr.
Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbarplayed the roles of Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming, and Ted Hastings within the much-loved drama, which depicted the lives of the group working in a unit tasked with rooting out corruption throughout the police.
Jed Mercurio’s crime procedural, which began in 2012, final aired in 2021.
It drew to an obvious finish after lastly revealing the identification of “H” – the identify given to a corrupt officer working throughout the higher echelons of the police.
However there have been nonetheless threads left unanswered. Within the episode’s ultimate shot, the assertion that “AC-12’s powers to curb wrongdoing in public workplace have by no means been weaker” suggests a component of unfinished enterprise.
Viewers broadly panned the finale, which was watched by a staggering 12.8 million, as “disappointing”.
Dunbar beforehand recommended a brand new sequence might take the type of a movie or as few as two episodes.
However Compston stated in April 2024 that there have been “no instant plans” for one more sequence.
“It’s simply getting us all collectively and stuff. We’d wish to however, yeah, this stuff are a bit sophisticated. However there are not any instant plans,” he advised The Mirror.
In a press release after the top of sequence six, outgoing BBC Chief Content material Officer Charlotte Moore stated: “I’m wanting ahead to having a dialog with the group about the place we go subsequent and what the way forward for the sequence could be.”
Moore added: “Addictive occasion tv, Line of Responsibility has stored the nation guessing for the final seven weeks, so it’s no shock that final evening’s jaw dropping finale set a rankings file.”
She hailed Mercurio as “a grasp of his craft”, persevering with: “I wish to congratulate him and your complete forged and crew for delivering such an unbelievable drama sequence.”
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In response to The Sun, Mercurio has written a lot of the storyline for the brand new episodes, which is able to begin manufacturing later this yr and will air by autumn 2026.
A supply stated: “That is the information Line of Responsibility followers have been ready for for the reason that sixth season left them deflated when it aired again in 2021.
“The BBC nearly instantly requested extra episodes to proceed the story, however the success of the present meant Vicky, Martin and Adrian have been immediately snapped up for different tasks.
“However after a number of conferences with Jed [Mercurio, creator and writer] and the manufacturing group, they’ve lastly managed to clear area of their calendars subsequent yr to commit to creating the present.”
