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Line of Duty (2012)

TV Show

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Seasons: 7

Rating: 8.2

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Status: Watching (shelved)
Where to watch: BBC iPlayer
Released: 26-06-2012
Added: 17-10-2026
Progress: 29 / 42 episodes

Seasons

Season 1 5 / 5

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 26-06-2012 58 min 26-04-2021

When Steve Arnott is transferred to a police anti-corruption unit, he finds his target is the city's top detective, Tony Gates. Can Gates really be as good as he appears? Arnott must engage in a cat-and-mouse struggle to uncover Gates' secret.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 03-07-2012 57 min 26-04-2021

Having been duped into covering up Jackie's crime, Gates is desperate to sever ties with her. But, as Arnott and Fleming close in on his secret, Gates is plunged into an even more dangerous situation than he first thought.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 10-07-2012 58 min 26-04-2021

Arnott is convinced Gates played a part in Jackie's disappearance. With Fleming's help, the anti-corruption team tries to trap Gates into revealing his involvement in covering up Jackie's crimes.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 17-07-2012 1h 26-04-2021

Desperate for proof of Gates's corruption, Fleming pushes her relationship with him to the limit. But her behaviour causes Morton to question if she might not be such a loyal colleague after all.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 24-07-2012 58 min 26-04-2021

With Gates on the run, the anti-corruption team come under pressure to close the case once and for all. Arnott is forced to make some tough decisions about where his loyalties lie. Fleming and Hastings go all out to catch Gates, leading to a shattering conclusion.

Season 2 6 / 6

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 12-02-2014 1h 26-04-2021

A brutal ambush on a police convoy leaves three officers dead and a protected witness fighting for his life. AC-12 turn their spotlight on Lindsay Denton, the officer who led the convoy but escaped unscathed.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 19-02-2014 1h 01-05-2021

Following the tragedy at the hospital, AC12's Kate Fleming is planted undercover in Lindsay Denton's Missing Persons Unit. But Lindsay in turn gathers compromising evidence against the anti-corruption team.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 26-02-2014 58 min 01-05-2021

Lindsay is denied bail and finds herself targeted in prison. Growing increasingly desperate, she tells Kate about a relationship with an executive police officer and her theory of why she is being framed.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 05-03-2014 1h 02-05-2021

Following the violent attack she suffered in prison, Lindsay is granted special dispensation to visit her dying mother. Meanwhile, deputy chief constable Dryden shrugs off allegations about his relationship with Lindsay and possible links to the ambush.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 12-03-2014 1h 02-05-2021

Lindsay fights for her life as troubling details emerge of a vicious conspiracy involving corrupt police officers. With growing evidence of links between DCC Dryden and the ambush, Hastings is under pressure to arrest his senior officer.

E06 - Episode 6 Aired 19-03-2014 59 min 02-05-2021

AC12's investigation finally exposes a vicious criminal gang run from within the police. But while Steve now appears convinced of Lindsay's innocence, Kate remains determined to prove she had a role in the ambush.

Season 3 6 / 6

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 24-03-2016 1h 03-05-2021

Sergeant Danny Waldron and his armed response team shoot dead a hardened criminal.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 31-03-2016 1h 03-05-2021

After the shooting at the drugs house, DC Fleming increases the pressure on Danny Waldron.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 07-04-2016 1h 05-05-2021

DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 14-04-2016 1h 07-05-2021

Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of a corrupt officer.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 21-04-2016 59 min 07-05-2021

Loyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues.

E06 - Episode 6 Aired 28-04-2016 1h 28m 07-05-2021

DS Steve Arnott is arrested on suspicion of murder but continues to protest his innocence.

Season 4 6 / 6

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 26-03-2017 58 min 16-05-2021

DCI Roz Huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 02-04-2017 1h 16-05-2021

AC-12 crank up their investigation into Operation Trapdoor. Kate makes progress in her undercover role.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 09-04-2017 1h 17-05-2021

As AC-12 wrestle with the new forensic evidence casting doubt over Tim Ifield, Kate is approached by another woman claiming to have been assaulted by Michael Farmer.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 16-04-2017 59 min 17-05-2021

Roz's husband Nick is brought in for questioning by AC-12. But while Nick denies any involvement in Steve's attack, his suspicions about Roz mount.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 23-04-2017 59 min 18-05-2021

DCI Roz Huntley struggles to allay her husband's suspicions. AC-12 find a new angle to pursue their case against her.

E06 - Episode 6 Aired 30-04-2017 58 min 18-05-2021

While Nick Huntley faces lengthy questioning, AC-12 remain convinced of Roz's involvement.

Season 5 6 / 6

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 31-03-2019 58 min 08-12-2022

Following the deadly hijack of a police convoy, AC-12 target a ruthless organised crime group known to have links with corrupt officers.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 07-04-2019 58 min 08-12-2022

Kate and Steve attempt to track down a lead. A fresh police leak enables another audacious raid, while Steve’s attempts to gather information put him in a dangerous situation.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 14-04-2019 58 min 10-12-2022

Corbett's most daring plan yet requires McQueen to exploit links with corrupt police officers.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 21-04-2019 58 min 10-12-2022

Tensions rise in the OCG following the events at Eastfield. With troubling questions hanging over the identity of ‘H', suspicions mount at AC-12.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 28-04-2019 58 min 10-12-2022

As the hunt for 'H' intensifies, Steve and Kate wonder if Hastings is guarding a dark secret.

E06 - Episode 6 Aired 05-05-2019 1h 24m 10-12-2022

In a nail-biting 90-minute finale, Hastings's secrets are laid bare. Will 'H' be revealed at last?

Season 6 0 / 7

E01 - Episode 1 Aired 21-03-2021 57 min

DCI Jo Davidson receives new information about the whereabouts of a suspect in the unsolved murder of investigative journalist Gail Vella. En route to raid the property, she spots an armed robbery in progress and stops the convoy. Suspicious of her motives, AC-12 launch an investigation. Still dealing with the fallout from their explosive investigation into undercover officer John Corbett, AC-12 soon realise they are facing their most enigmatic adversary yet.

E02 - Episode 2 Aired 28-03-2021 58 min

Having opened an official inquiry into DCI Jo Davidson and Operation Lighthouse, AC-12 begin to suspect a cover up. Steve and Chloe dig into Gail Vella’s controversial reporting for clues to her murder, and find links to previous AC-12 cases. Their investigation takes a shocking turn when they begin to scrutinise Jo's personal life.

E03 - Episode 3 Aired 04-04-2021 58 min

On the strength of evidence from a new witness, DCI Jo Davidson brings Terry Boyle back in for questioning about Gail Vella's murder. Kate is torn between loyalty to Jo and wanting to assist AC-12's investigation, and tensions increase when Kate encounters a face from the past with links to organised crime.

E04 - Episode 4 Aired 11-04-2021 58 min

DCI Jo Davidson faces increasing pressure from all sides as AC-12 make major breakthroughs in the investigation, but an attempt to interview a key witness goes horribly wrong.

E05 - Episode 5 Aired 18-04-2021 58 min

AC-12 link Gail Vella’s murder with a historic case of police corruption, and Kate hatches a plan to tell once and for all if Jo is bent. They are closer than ever to cracking the case, but when Hastings’ authority is undermined it leaves his team in a potentially dangerous situation.

E06 - Episode 6 Aired 25-04-2021 59 min

As AC-12 struggle to deal with the repercussions of tragic events, Hastings makes one final bid to uncover institutionalised corruption before his time runs out.

E07 - Episode 7 Aired 02-05-2021 58 min

With time running out, AC-12 attempt to unmask 'H', the Fourth Man (or Woman) commanding the network of corrupt officers behind the murder of Gail Vella. But sinister and powerful forces appear intent on orchestrating a cover-up.

Season 7 0 / 6

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