Line of Duty is the most watched drama of the 21st century with more than 15 million viewers for series 6 finale
Hit police thriller Line of Duty has officially been named the most watched drama of the 21st century following record viewing figures for the series 6 finale.
Line of Duty has become the most watched drama of the 21st century (Image: BBC/World Productions)
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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.
How Chloe Bishop saved the Line of Duty finale! Fans claim Shalom Brune-Franklin, 26, quietly carried the series after going from a shack by the beach in Perth to an extra in Thor and TV hits including Our Girl and Roadkill
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
The real meat of the episode, though, still lay ahead. Some have criticised recent seasons of the show for resorting to thriller pyrotechnics – gunplay over nuance. That certainly wasn’t the case here. Instead, creator Jed Mercurio treated viewers to an attempt at achieving moral closure for the protagonists – which may tell its own story about whether or not Line of Duty has a future beyond this season. Many viewers harboured dark fears about Ted Hastings. Surely not Ted? Well, no. But there were undeniably questions to answer, and answer he did. The most affecting interrogation scene yet involved Hastings spilling his secrets relating to John Corbett’s death and Steph Corbett’s money, and trusting in Arnott and Kate Fleming, whose pained, “disappointed not angry” faces were at once amusing and mildly heartbreaking.
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.