As Kevin McKidd s new police drama is released, MailOnline has takes a look at the lives of his Trainspotting co-stars since the megahit movie was released 27 years ago.
04/04/2021 05:00 BST
Line Of Duty Cast: A Guide To Who’s Who In Series Six And Where You’ve Seen The Actors Before
If your head hurts from trying to work out who everyone is and what else you ve seen them in, we re here to help.
Watching Line Of Duty can be tricky at the best of times. If you’re not working out subtle references to previous series, you’re wondering who is who and whether they’re a “bent copper” or not – not to mention trying to remember where you’ve seen all of the actors before.
Well, we’re here to help. at least with some of that, anyway.
Kelly Macdonald: âIâm beyond sex scenes now. I just play detectivesâ
Kelly Macdonald on the banks of Loch Lomond. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
She shot to fame in Trainspotting, and has starred in Gosford Park, Boardwalk Empire and even as a Disney princess. So why did the Scottish actor panic about her new role in Line Of Duty?
Sat 6 Mar 2021 03.00 EST
Kelly Macdonaldâs roles are typically quiet, fraught with internal conflict and entailing journeys that are more reflective than active. As a grieving mother in The Child In Time, a gangsterâs wife in Boardwalk Empire and the titular role in The Girl In The Cafe, the 45-year-old has, over the last 25 years, become known for the kind of thoughtful performances signified by the image of a woman staring out of a window. All of which makes our encounter today doubly surprising; that Macdonald, appearing via Zoom from her home in Glasgow, is here to talk about Line Of Duty, possibly the least reflecti