After 5 Years, BBCs Beloved TV Show Returns for Season 7

The BBC has officially announced the renewal of its hit police procedural drama Line of Duty, which will be returning for its seventh season. The show went on a nearly five-year-long hiatus after the sixth season concluded its seven-episode run in May 2021, where its finale garnered the attention of 17 million viewers.

What do we know about BBC’s Line of Duty Season 7?

“Line of Duty Season 7 starts with the iconic AC-12 division being disbanded and rebranded the Inspectorate of Police Standards. Anticorruption work has never been more difficult. In the challenging climate, Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming, and Ted Hastings are assigned their most sensitive case so far,” reads the synopsis. “Detective Inspector Dominic Gough, a charismatic officer winning plaudits for a string of takedowns of organized crime, is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator. But is Gough’s case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?”

It has also been confirmed that Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, and Adrian Dunbar will be reprising their respective roles as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming, and Ted Hastings. At the moment, the BBC hasn’t revealed the new cast members who will be joining the leading trio. Production is expected to begin next Spring in Belfast.

“As we count down the AC-12 days of Christmas, what a joy it is to know that the Three Amigos will be back filming together next year,” Dunbar said in a statement. “Delighted with the news and looking forward to those mercurial twists and turns.”

Line of Duty is written and created by Jed Mercurio, who is also executive producing alongside Simon Heath for World Productions and BBC’s Nick Lambon. Season 7 will be directed by Jennie Darnell, with Ken Horn serving as a producer.

Mercurio added, “Everyone involved in Line of Duty feels enormous gratitude to the show’s fans. We’re privileged to have had so many of you follow the ups and downs of AC-12 over six previous seasons, and we couldn’t be more delighted to be returning for a seventh. Corruption in this country is supposed to have come to an end while Line of Duty was off air, so I’ve been forced to use my imagination.”

(Source: BBC)