BBC have revealed a first look at the highly anticipated return of Line of Duty, coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One for a seventh series in 2027.
The six-part series is made by World Productions (Bodyguard, Vigil), part of ITV Studios, and wrapped filming in Belfast earlier this year.
The long-awaited first look shows Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings respectively. The new series sees AC-12 disbanded and now rebranded as the Inspectorate of Professional Standards. Anticorruption work has never been more difficult and in this challenging climate, the trio are assigned their most sensitive case so far.
As previously announced, BAFTA-winning actor Robert Carlyle is the guest lead for the upcoming series where he plays Police Constable Shaun Massie - a Specialist Rifle Officer (SRO), a veteran marksman, operating with Tactical Operations Unit 7 (TO-7) to take down Organised Crime Groups. A gruff loner, Massie keeps himself to himself, but when his boss, TO-7’s commanding officer DI Dominic Gough, is accused of being a sexual predator, Massie’s otherwise detached demeanour changes drastically.
Tom Weston-Jones stars as Detective Inspector Gough - a charismatic officer who has won plaudits for a string of takedowns of organised crime. Gough is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator. But is his case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?
Gough’s TO-7 team also includes Laura Aikman as DC Paula Beckman, Levi Brown as DC Luke Tobin, and Amy Leigh Hickman as DC Nira Rashid.
Mark Bonnar (former Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden), Owen Teale (Chief Constable Philip Osborne), Perry Fitzpatrick (DS Chris Lomax) and Christina Chong (DI Nicky Rogerson) all return to reprise their roles for series seven.
Further new cast members include David Calder, Steven Elder, Dominic Mafham, Aimee Powell, and Naomi Yang.
Line of Duty series seven is written and created by Jed Mercurio, who also directed episodes four-six. It is made by World Productions, in association with ITV Studios, which is handling international distribution.
Jennie Darnell directed the first three episodes, and the producers are Ken Horn and Richard Burnell. The executive producers are Jed Mercurio, Simon Heath for World Productions and Nick Lambon for the BBC. Line of Duty is made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.