Line of Duty fans have been given an exciting new update as the BBC releases the first-look pictures from the highly anticipated seventh series.
After five years away, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar are finally preparing to reunite as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings.
But things are going to look very different when the crime drama returns.
The new six-part series will see AC-12 disbanded and replaced by the Inspectorate of Police Standards, with the familiar trio handed what is described as their most sensitive investigation yet.
And there’s a major new face joining the action.
Trainspotting and The Full Monty star Robert Carlyle will take on the role of Police Constable Shaun Massie, a veteran specialist rifle officer working within Tactical Operations Unit 7.
Massie is described as a gruff loner who generally keeps himself to himself. However, his world is turned upside down when his commanding officer, DI Dominic Gough, played by Tom Weston-Jones, is accused of being a sexual predator.
Gough has built a reputation as a charismatic and successful officer, but the allegations against him could expose something much bigger.
In fact, the official storyline raises the possibility that the accusations could be a deliberate distraction from an even greater threat operating in the shadows.
Several familiar faces are also returning, including Mark Bonnar as Mike Dryden, Owen Teale as Philip Osborne, Perry Fitzpatrick as Chris Lomax and Christina Chong as Nicky Rogerson.
Meanwhile, Martin Compston has previously teased that the new series will be pretty explosive, describing the filming experience as the hardest of the show’s run.
The seventh series is expected to arrive on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2027. January has been tipped as a possible launch date, although the BBC has yet to confirm an exact date.
With Robert Carlyle joining the cast and a completely new investigation on the horizon, could this be Line of Duty’s biggest series yet?
And the big question remains: who can viewers actually trust this time around?
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