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Line of Duty deaths - How, exactly, have all of the major players snuffed it?
RIP.
It s not always easy to predict what twists and turns
Line of Duty has in store for us, but we can always count on Jed Mercurio to chuck a few grisly deaths in there along the way.
Over the course of its six seasons, the police corruption drama has severed ties with myriad faces – some deserving of their wretched fates, others less so – and we ve decided to round up all of the major exits for you because we re extremely
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“For those of you who for whatever inexplicable reason don’t know, I’m Detective Superintendent Patricia Carmichael.” Oh Patronising Pat, in your black polo neck of power, how we love to loathe thee.
The head of rival anti-corruption unit AC-3, brilliantly played by Anna Maxwell Martin, is a different kind of Line Of Duty villain. DCS Carmichael isn’t a thuggish gangster, weaselly politician or bent copper™ (well, as far as we know). She doesn’t kill with a knife or a workshopped gun. She kills with sharp words and a withering smile. She’s every bad boss, unbearable colleague or pass-agg “frenemy” you’ve ever had.
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All the budget for episode six must have gone on that impressive car chase at the start – because after that, most of the episode was set in one room. Specifically, AC-12’s famous interview room. Not that we’re complaining!
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Yes, it was time for one of Line of Duty‘s epic interview scenes, and Jed Mercurio treated us to one of the longest ones yet. This one clocked in at 29 minutes, as Acting DSU Jo Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) faced DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston), Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), and DCS Patricia Carmichael (Anna Maxwell Martin) for an emotional, drawn-out interrogation.