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Line of Duty's Martin Compston addresses fan criticism of final episode Martin Compston, who plays Steve Arnott, wrote a message to fans on social media Updated Line of Duty's Martin Compston has addressed criticism of the series finale which saw H unmasked. During Sunday night's episode of the BBC One series, DSU Ian Buckells, played by Nigel Boyle, was unmasked as the mysterious H, the corrupt police officer at the top of a criminal conspiracy. The much-anticipated episode was watched by an average of 12.8 million people, with a 56.2% share in overnight viewing figures, making it the most...
BBC News By Ella Wills image captionMartin Compston has played Steve Arnott since Line Of Duty began in 2012 Warning: This article contains spoilers for season six of Line of Duty, including Sunday's finale The reviews are in for the series finale of BBC drama Line of Duty - and opinions, it's fair to say, are mixed. Series six of the show, which first aired in 2012, ended on Sunday night. Created by British writer Jed Mercurio, Line of Duty stars Martin Compston as DI Steve Arnott, Vicky McClure as DI Kate Fleming and Kelly Macdonald as acting DS Joanne Davidson. It has been a ratings hit fo...
Line Of Duty star who plays H: ‘I’ve been sitting on it for a long time’ Updated: 03/05/2021, 10:50 am Line Of Duty’s DSU Ian Buckells (Nigel Boyle) – (C) World Productions – Photographer: Steffan Hill The actor unveiled as Line Of Duty’s mysterious “H” has said he was “buzzing with excitement” on finding out his character was the talked-about figure. During Sunday night’s finale of the BBC One series, DSU Ian Buckells, played by Nigel Boyle, was unmasked as corrupt police officer H. Boyle, who grew up in Birmingham, said: “I was buzzing with excitement! I never susp...
Viewers last night tuned into the nail-biting series finale of Line of Duty - which saw the mysterious antagonist 'H' finally unmasked. This morning, Britain's newspapers carried mixed reviews of the episode, with some pointing out gaping plot holes in the hugely-popular bent plot drama. While some critics hailed the unveiling of 'H' - revealed to be DSI Ian Buckells - as 'brilliantly tense', others called the finale 'something of a slow puncture'. Here, we round up what Britain's top TV pundits had to say. Viewers last night tuned into the nail-biting series finale of Line of Duty (p...