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Line of Duty Revisits Storyline that Caused 'Genuine Anger' for Viewers in New Series
The BBC drama returns with original lead actors to address fan backlash over season six and explore new corruption cases involving Detective Inspector Dominic Gough.
- BBC bosses have ordered a seventh season of Line of Duty to reopen the hunt for 'H', with Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar returning and filming starting next month.
- Fans were dissatisfied with the series six finale, prompting calls to revisit the 'H' storyline, as an insider said, 'There was genuine anger about the way series six ended and that was part of the reason that a seventh outing was ordered.'
- The new six-part season returns AC-12, with fans theorising Buckells was a red herring, and the true 'H' could be Hastings or Osborne.
- Creator Jed Mercurio, show creator, is revisiting the ‘H’ storyline and expresses gratitude to fans, while Martin Compston, actor , looks forward to reuniting with the cast.
- The season six finale drew a peak audience of 12.8 million, rising to 17 million after catch-up, but there is currently no release date for season seven.
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Line of Duty revisits storyline that caused 'genuine anger' for viewers in new series
Line of Duty's seventh series will reportedly see the storyline of 'H' continue after the ending of series 6 caused 'genuine anger' for fans.
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