Line of Duty fans believe Chief Constable Philip Osborne is the most likely to be unveiled as H in this Sunday s series finale, a poll has revealed.
The BBC drama has gone from strength to strength since its release, growing from an initial audience of four million adults to more than 11 million tuning in for the current series penultimate episode.
The show sees the officers of police anti-corruption unit AC-12 pitted against the mysterious antagonist known only as H or the fourth man , who heads up an organised crime syndicate controlling events from the shadows and potentially from within AC-12 itself.
There’s just something about knowing that the cast of Line of Duty are all best friends in real life that makes the show even more enjoyable. You don’t feel weird about being completely obsessed with the series, because everyone involved in it is too. We share fan theories all the time, and Martin Compston has said the cast spend their Friday nights lapping it up.
In an interview on Radio 1 Newsbeat, Martin, who plays DI Steve Arnott, said that he, Vicky McClure (Kate Fleming), Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings) and the show’s creator Jed Mercurio will get together for “a few wines” and debrief on the week’s show and its response.
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LINE Of Duty fans are on tenterhooks for tomorrow as the finale of the cop thriller looks set to land the big fish they have been chasing – arch criminal H.
AC-12 boss Supt Ted Hastings, played by Adrian Dunbar, has split the bad guys into sprats (small-time) and mackerels (big-time).
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Supt Ted Hastings, played by Adrian Dunbar, has split the bad guys into sprats (small-time) and mackerels (big-time)Credit: BBC
But creator Jed Mercurio has also sprinkled in quite a few red herrings, leaving viewers and the anti-corruption team the difficult task of landing the real catch.
Line of Duty stars open up about winding fans up with theories, that pen click scene and the prospect of series seven
Martin Compston and Vicky McClure chatted to Jonathan Ross ahead of Sunday s highly anticipated finale
Vicky McClure and Martin Compston on The Jonathan Ross Show
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By Steve Holden Warning: This article contains spoilers for season six of Line of Duty
Who is H? Is Ted Hastings a bent copper? Where does Steve Arnott get his waistcoats from?
Line of Duty has once again thrown up as many questions as it s answered - but things do seem to be coming to a head with the series six finale.
Martin Compston, who plays DI Steve Arnott, says the cast and crew are chuffed to bits with the show s huge audience ratings. We re more popular than ever and seem to be getting in more and more fans the longer this goes on, he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.