Line Of Duty s Jed Mercurio says he keeps things flexible when writing the hit show - and storylines can change depending on the stars schedules
It was revealed during Sunday night s eagerly-anticipated finale that The Fourth Man - also known as H - was Superintendent Ian Buckells
Initially portrayed as a hapless character, it was revealed that he was in fact the criminal mastermind who had formed the secret network of bent coppers
Many clues appear to have come to light since the show hit screens in 2012, including a real life note from actor Nigel Boyle, who tipped off fans in 2017
The series creator, 55, detailed how he dropped a sign the officer was bent back in 2012 after he allowed the caddy Dot Cottan to speak with Tommy Hunter alone in the back of a van.
The producers behind the hit TV drama Line of Duty have hinted that the bumbling villain DCI Ian Buckells who was unveiled as the Fourth Man may have been inspired by Boris Johnson.
After fans across the nation finally discovered who the elusive H was on Sunday, the BBC drama s producers, World Productions, retweeted a series of posts that appeared to draw comparisons between the bungling stooge and the Prime Minister.
It came after Line of Duty viewers across the nation described being left underwhelmed and disappointed as the nail-biting series finale drew to a close - and the mysterious antagonist H was revealed to be none other than Ian Buckells.
The Line of Duty ending was perfect – you just don’t know it yet
Convinced that Jed Mercurio’s finale wasn’t explosive enough, or that H was too banal? Then you just haven t been paying attention
One of the few action-packed scenes in Sunday s divisive finale of Line of Duty
Credit: BBC
Here’s an alternative scenario. We watch a grey-jumpered figure being led into AC-12’s infamous “glass box” interrogation room. This is him, this is H. The camera lingers on the suspect’s back before cutting to the doleful gazes of our three AC-12 heroes. The interview begins. The camera cuts to the face of our suspect – Chief Constable Philip Osborne.