Monday, 15th February 2021 at 9:00 pm James Nesbitt has revealed he’s “galled” to have never been considered for crime drama Line of Duty, which is filmed in his home country of Northern Ireland. Advertisement The actor headlines upcoming BBC One cold case series Bloodlands, in which he plays Northern Irish detective Tom Brannick. Speaking exclusively to Radio Times for this week’s issue, Nesbitt reveals that his casting in Bloodlands came about after he bumped into Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio at a party. “I said, ‘Come on, Jed, when are we going to get a chance to work together?’” he remembers. “Even though Line of Duty had been shot here for years I was never considered for it, which has always slightly galled me.”