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Popular BBC Crime Drama Could Return Sooner than Expected After 5 Year Hiatus
BBC bosses have moved the seventh series forward after filming wrapped, giving fans a return after a five-year break and a January debut.
- In January, the BBC plans to premiere the seventh series of Line of Duty, moving the air date forward from the traditional March release following a five-year hiatus.
- Cast members Vicky McClure, 43, Martin Compston, 42, and Adrian Dunbar, 68, wrapped filming in July after four months on set, with executives reportedly confident in the new edits.
- Bafta-Winning actor Robert Carlyle joins as Detective Constable Shaun Massie, a Specialist Rifle Officer within Tactical Operations Unit 7, investigating his boss, Detective Inspector Dominic Gough, accused of sexual misconduct.
- The upcoming series follows AC-12 after its disbandment and rebranding as the Inspectorate of Police Standards, with former Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden returning alongside the core trio.
- A TV insider told The Sun the schedule change signals confidence in the series; "Rumour has it that bosses have viewed early edits of the new run and are delighted with what they see.
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After a five-year hiatus, the seventh season brings radical changes for the well-known team, with a new case that could shake the very foundations of the police system.
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