Line of Duty: All the clues about Ian Buckells we missed over the years
I believe the technical term is sneaky sneak
The
Line of Dutyseason 6 finale answered the big question we ve been asking for years, finally unmasking DCI Ian Buckells as H or the fourth man . And while we still have some big
big doubts about Buckells being some kind of criminal mastermind, let s just suppose for a moment that it s all true and he is, in fact, the OCG linchpin AC-12 have been searching for all these years. Here are all the big clues about Buckells that we missed for six whole series.
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When last man standing DSU Ian Buckells smugly asked Supt Ted Hastings if heâd like a glass of water, I honestly thought the gaffer might lean across the desk and punch that smirk clean off his face.
Line of Duty s Ian Buckells revealed as H but fans are having none of it
Line of Duty viewers waited all series to find out who H was but are not convinced they ve got the right answer
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Sunday, 2nd May 2021 at 10:00 pm
Halfway through the Line of Duty season six finale, AC-12 finally found out the identity of ‘H’, or the “Fourth Man” who they had been chasing for so long. Did we, the viewers, find out at the same time? No, we most certainly did not.
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For another excruciating eight minutes, the team passed around print-outs and made cryptic remarks, exchanged knowing looks, and got sidetracked into other conversations. “All this time we’ve been chasing shadows! If this is right he’s been under our noses from the very beginning!” declared Steve. (Who was he talking about? Surely it’s Chief Constable Osborne, we thought.) And then we had a montage of armed officers drawing up to AC-12 and marching an unseen interviewee into the building, while DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) tap-tapped on his iPad and linked up the DIR. Of course, the camera pulled away before he typed in the name of the interviewee.
Line Of Duty s crucial hints show will return for series 7 - Buckells smirk to Ted appeal Mirror 3 hrs ago Emmeline Saunders While last night s finale dealt with the major storyline that has arced over six whole seasons, there s still plenty of burning questions that we need answering.
And unlike with previous series, there was no post-credit announcement that another one will follow.
With writer Jed Mercurio remaining tight-lipped about his future plans, will there ever be more Line Of Duty?
Grab your office pass and favourite waistcoat - it s time to examine the evidence, AC-12 style.
Buckells never actually admitted to collusion - and smirk at the end