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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 episode 6 review: Who is the Fourth Man? bt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What is Steve Arnott s Line Of Duty injury?
The AC-12 officer s drug problem is taking centre stage
Season six of
Line Of Duty has us umm-ing and ahh-ing over who H is (or The Fourth Man as Hastings now calls them), while AC-12 continue their search for Gail Vella s murderer. Also taking centre stage this season is Steve Arnott s injury, with his over-the-counter painkiller problem flaring up. But how did the police officer actually hurt his back?
How Steve Arnott hurt his back in Line Of Duty
Back in series four of
Line Of Duty, Steve (Martin Compston) was attacked by a disguised member of the OGC known only as balaclava man . At the time, AC-12 were investigating DCI Roz Huntley (Thandiwe Newton) over the murder of forensics officer Tim Ifield (Jason Watkins), and while Steve was en route to question Roz s husband Nick Huntley (Lee Ingleby) about his wife’s whereabouts on the night of the murder, he was attacked.
Line of Duty: The true story of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia whose murder inspired Gail Vella
Updated: Apr 6 2021, 12:55 ET
LINE of Duty fans love to be kept guessing but this week some viewers got their theory confirmed by the gaffer himself.
Jed Mercurio, who writes the hit show, revealed that fictional character Gail Vella was indeed based on Daphne Caruana Galizia s chilling murder, and the clues had been hiding in plain sight.
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Daphne Caruana Galizia was 53 when she was murdered with a car bomb in Malta in 2017Credit: Reuters
One Twitter user asked Mercurio directly about the similarities between the fictional case of Vella and the real murder of Caruana Galizia.