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The cast of Line Of Duty gathered on Monday to do a first readthrough of series seven.
AC-12 trio Martin Compston, 41, Vicky McClure, 42, and Adrian Dunbar, 67, sent fans wild as they posed for a photo with guest lead Robert Carlyle, 64, who has been cast Detective Constable Shaun Massie.
The BBC teased a behind-the-scenes snap of the four posing for a photo together and wrote: ‘Now we’re sucking diesel! It’s back to work for this lot at the #LineOfDuty Series 7 read-through.
‘The next instalment of Jed Mercurio’s hit crime thriller starts filming this spring’.
Fans were thrilled by the news and commented: ‘Mother of God!’ and ‘Can’t wait for the new series’;
‘What a line up! Can’t wait’ and ‘One of you had better be H, otherwise it’s pointless!!’.
The cast of Line Of Duty gathered to do a first readthrough of series seven AC-12 trio Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar posed for a photo with guest lead Robert Carlyle
The BBC teased a behind-the-scenes snap of the four posing for a photo together and wrote: ‘Now we’re sucking diesel! It’s back to work for this lot’
Newcomer Robert follows in the footsteps of former guest stars Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Graham, Thandiwe Newton, Daniel Mays, Keeley Hawes and Lennie James.
Series seven of Line Of Duty will follow the familiar faces of AC-12 after it was disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards.
The synopsis teases: ‘In series seven AC-12 has been disbanded and rebranded the Inspectorate of Police Standards.
‘Anticorruption work has never been more difficult and in this challenging climate Steve Arnott (Martin), Kate Fleming (Vicky) and Ted Hastings (Adrian) are assigned their most sensitive case so far.
‘Detective Constable Shaun Massie is a Specialist Rifle Officer (SRO), a veteran marksman, operating with Tactical Operations Unit 7 (TO-7) to take down Organised Crime Groups.
‘A gruff loner, Massie keeps himself to himself, but when his boss, TO-7’s commanding officer DI Dominic Gough, is accused of being a sexual predator, Massie’s otherwise detached demeanour changes drastically.’
‘But is Gough’s case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?’
Series seven of Line Of Duty will follow the familiar faces of AC-12 after it was disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards
Fans were thrilled by the photo and commented: ‘Mother of God!’ and ‘Can’t wait for the new series’
The seventh series of Line Of Duty will also see the former AC-12 trio trying to track down the elusive ‘H’, according to reports.
The news will thrill fans who were left disappointed by the controversial ending of series six in 2021, when bumbling Det Supt Ian Buckells (Nigel Boyle) was unmasked as ‘H’ – the shadowy criminal mastermind behind the police corruption.
The reopening of the hunt for ‘H’ will run alongside the investigation into new character Det Insp Dominic Gough.
A TV insider told The Sun: ‘There was genuine anger about the way series six ended and that was part of the reason that a seventh outing was ordered.
‘But this is the first time that there’s been any news on whether they’ll bring back the ‘H’ storyline – and devotees will be thrilled to hear Jed will be giving them just what they want.
‘Although there is still likely to be a new villain introduced into the new season, just as there has been with every series since the show was launched.
‘But the incoming baddie’s storyline is likely to be intertwined with that of ‘H’ in a sensational double-whammy.’
The drama has been a smash hit since it first aired in 2012, regularly drawing more than 10 million viewers.
