Viewers last night tuned into the nail-biting series finale of Line of Duty - which saw the mysterious antagonist H finally unmasked.
This morning, Britain s newspapers carried mixed reviews of the episode, with some pointing out gaping plot holes in the hugely-popular bent plot drama.
While some critics hailed the unveiling of H - revealed to be DSI Ian Buckells - as brilliantly tense , others called the finale something of a slow puncture .
Here, we round up what Britain s top TV pundits had to say.
Viewers last night tuned into the nail-biting series finale of Line of Duty (pictured) - which saw the mysterious antagonist H finally unmasked
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Line of Duty viewers were blown away by performance of Shalom Brune-Franklin
The 26-year-old portrays Chloe Bishop, a new recruit for AC-12 in series 6
But during last night s finale she helped to unmask bent copper Buckells as H
Shalom began her career as an extra, playing a college girl in Thor: Ragnarok
Cut her chops in Britain s biggest TV dramas including Our Girl and Roadkill
Line Of Duty star Nigel Boyle has defended the series six finale, after fans took to Twitter in droves to express their disappointment.
Fans across the nation were left underwhelmed and disappointed on Sunday night as the nail-biting series finale drew to a close – and the mysterious antagonist H was finally unmasked as DSI Ian Buckells, played by Boyle.
And during an appearance on BBC Breakfast on Monday, Boyle insisted that fans of the hit show would grow to appreciate the ending over time, as he also revealed he d only told his wife Lainy that he was the Fourth Man ahead of the finale.
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR LINE OF DUTY S SERIES SIX FINALE
Fans were stunned to learn the identity of the elusive H after years of questions, red herrings and fan theories
The reveal left some viewers underwhelmed, especially as the episode ended on a somewhat cliffhanger, with on-screen text noting the team of AC-12 had never been weaker
Among questions unanswered were the future of AC-12, whether Hastings will face action for revealing Corbett s is an Undercover Officer and whether there is another leader of the Organised Crime Group
BBC bosses are yet to confirm whether the show will return for a seventh series, despite an average of 13 millions viewers tuning in for the latest series, which faced multiple delays due to the Covid pandemic