Line of Duty

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Spoiler

It sounds like there will be another series. Possibly one episode long where Chloe 'looks into some old records' and solves all police corruption in the UK.

I laughed at this and it is so true of the lazy writing of the series. If there is another series, they should promote Chloe as the new head of AC-12. Arnott and Fleming need to be working for her, not the other way around given how brilliant she is.

 

[Gough]

I saw the ending as a bit of a parable, all over the woirld we're being lead by corrupt fools like Buckells who've spent most of their career falling upwards.

 

[drd23]

should i watch this show?

Assuming you mean the entire series, then yes. Seasons 2,3 & 4 are up there with some of the best seasons of TV out there

 

[Frank Bunn]

I saw the ending as a bit of a parable, all over the woirld we're being lead by corrupt fools like Buckells who've spent most of their career falling upwards.

Or maybe Mercurio was having a crack at the real British police force. The executives care more about their career and pubic relations than tackling this kind of corruption.

 

[Interceptor]

Or maybe Mercurio was having a crack at the real British police force. The executives care more about their career and pubic relations than tackling this kind of corruption.

Jed explains his decisions here:

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-h-jed-mercurio-series-7-newsupdate/

 

[blueboy25]

Interesting to see the actress who played Chloe spent her teenage years growing up in the northern suburbs of Perth (Mullaloo).

 

[Frank Bunn]

Jed explains his decisions here:

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/line-of-duty-h-jed-mercurio-series-7-newsupdate/

I don't buy it. Mercurio says Chief Constable Osborne wouldn't have been a satisfying candidate for the fourth man because he’d been absent for so long. Well it was Mercurio wrote it with Osborne not much involved! He could have written Osborne into season 6 and previous seasons rather than opt for the unsatisfying outcome that there was no high level kingpin and the idiot Buckells was pulling the strings.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Bit of anti climax in the season ending .

Great series tho.

Good to have line of duty back.

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

Assuming you mean the entire series, then yes. Seasons 2,3 & 4 are up there with some of the best seasons of TV out there

finished the first season and thought it was good, definitely will continue and hope it gets better as you say

 

[Caesar]

My wife and I had a chat mid season, and we decided that the only way the finale could have not been underwhelming is if the fourth man had been one of the central trio.

All the other characters either didn’t have a consistent presence, were telegraphed too clearly as people we weren’t supposed to like, or just otherwise didn’t seem plausible.

If they continue I’m not sure we’ll watch. It feels a bit like they’ve burnt through their bag of tricks, and I’m not sure I want to see it go downhill.

 

[moto748]

As for not continuing to watch, you are forgetting the comedy aspect! But some would say there have been far too many nods and winks already. If the message of the last season is, that's how it is in real life, the real top guys never get nailed, then why would the viewer expect it to be any different in a subsequent season?

 

[moto748]

Born today, May 8th: Vicky McClure, Martin Compston, and 'H' from Steps.

True.

 

[drd23]

Born today, May 8th: Vicky McClure, Martin Compston, and 'H' from Steps.

True.

Him being the "4th man" might be more believable

 

[Drummond]

Just finished season 6.

Buckell, really? Like yeah possibly, but I just don’t buy it. Are they honestly trying to claim it was him all along? Not so sure. His final interrogation was really underwhelming given the show lives by these scenes.

Maybe Buckell’s is smarter than we all thought, but basically he’s just doing what people tell him to do, not really hugely convincing fourth man.

 

[Gasometer]

Just finished season 6.

Buckell, really? Like yeah possibly, but I just don’t buy it. Are they honestly trying to claim it was him all along? Not so sure. His final interrogation was really underwhelming given the show lives by these scenes.

Maybe Buckell’s is smarter than we all thought, but basically he’s just doing what people tell him to do, not really hugely convincing fourth man.

I think a week later it was a wee too unconvincing and wouldn’t be surprised to see it flipped if wee go to another season

 

[Gough]

I think a week later it was a wee too unconvincing and wouldn’t be surprised to see it flipped if wee go to another season

I thought his knowing grin to camera as he was being locked up at the end suggested this might still have legs.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Just finished season 6.

Buckell, really? Like yeah possibly, but I just don’t buy it. Are they honestly trying to claim it was him all along? Not so sure. His final interrogation was really underwhelming given the show lives by these scenes.

Maybe Buckell’s is smarter than we all thought, but basically he’s just doing what people tell him to do, not really hugely convincing fourth man.

I was expecting a Verbal Kint/Keyser Soze type scenario with either Buckells or Fairbank. But no, they are both as dumb as they appear.

 

[Cruyff14]

Good season, I enjoyed it and a great series overall.

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

Finished season 3 last night and thought it was sensational, edge of your seat drama, great writing and acting all around. so glad i started watching, i know it will probably fall away as others have said but overall its a great watch, i bloody love scenes under caution

 

[Cruyff14]

Finished season 3 last night and thought it was sensational, edge of your seat drama, great writing and acting all around. so glad i started watching, i know it will probably fall away as others have said but overall its a great watch, i bloody love scenes under caution

One of the GOAT seasons of television.

I was doing these ones

 

[Drummond]

Finished season 3 last night and thought it was sensational, edge of your seat drama, great writing and acting all around. so glad i started watching, i know it will probably fall away as others have said but overall its a great watch, i bloody love scenes under caution

Seasons 4-6 are still very good, to me S1 is the underrated one. I felt really sorry for Gates, the scene at the end where he tells Steve he isn’t bent actually brings tears to my eyes.

I’m currently rewatching (again) and just finished S2. This show is every bit as good on a rewatch.

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

finished S6 and yeah was the worst of the lot but still worth a watch, glad i watched it all tbh, S 2-4 were brilliant, now i need a new series....

 

[Frank Bunn]

Kelly McDonald's first role.

 

[Gasometer]

finished S6 and yeah was the worst of the lot but still worth a watch, glad i watched it all tbh, S 2-4 were brilliant, now i need a new series....

I am on to Bosch

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

I am on to Bosch

will give it a look