At last, a resolution of sorts. The Fourth Man, formerly the con artist known as H, was finally revealed to a nation who have gorged on red herrings and deep fried dead ends since the wee donkey was just a wee foal.
Yet when the great reveal came, it was still a bit of a shock to everyone, including AC-12.
‘He’s been under our noses since the beginning,’ cried DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston). ‘What does this make us look like?’ wailed DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure).
What indeed? Anyone who mentions the Keystone Kops will be arrested on sight.
Line of Duty s Vicky McClure teases fans with cryptic post just hours before finale
The actress, who plays Kate Fleming in the hit ITV cop drama, shared a touching collection of behind-the-scenes snaps of her and fellow co-stars ahead of the series six finale
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While another added: Okay who else is ready for this? #Line of Duty.
Another Line of Duty fan wrote: Imagine being the actor who plays H waking up tomorrow to your face on the front of every tabloid newspaper in the UK.
Elsewhere actor Sanjeev Bhaskar wrote: So final episode of this series of Line of Duty in just over an hour so I ll say in advance.that s exactly what I thought was going to happen.
Prior to tonight s show, fans shared their excitement and began to speculate who H could be
Detective Steve Arnott finally speaks with a doctors from Occupational Health after putting off a drugs test