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Thursday, 27th May 2021 at 3:42 pm Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has hinted that restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented more intimate storylines from being included in the crime drama’s recent sixth series. Advertisement Throughout the seven-episode run, there were glimmers of a romantic connection between bent copper Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) and former AC-12 officer Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure). However, this relationship ultimately never went further than a bit of hand-holding and some longing glances, leading some viewers to accuse the show of queerbaiting – the practice of hinting at LGBTQ+ romance, but not actually depicting it. ....
Bodyguard), the U.K.âs answer to Hill Street Blues/NYPD Blue visionary Steven Bochco, expertly weaves layers of distrust and conflicting loyalties into this gritty and despairing chronicle of corruption and cover-ups. When AC-12âs own existence is threatened by bureaucrats with their own agendas, team leader Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) erupts: âWhat has happened to us? When did we stop caring about integrity and honesty?â (It doesnât help his argument that he is hiding several ethical lapses of his own.) World Productions â Photographer: Steffan Hill The tension builds to explosive cliffhangers in episodes at the seasonâs midpoint (mark your calendars for June 8 and 15), which may make you wish BritBox had dropped the entire seven-episode season at once. (The wait will be painful, but worth it.) ....
Live TV viewership numbers may be down, but in the United Kingdom, Line of Duty was appointment TV this spring. When the electrifying police dramaâs sixth-season finale aired in May, it became the most-watched, non-soap drama episode over there in 20 years, attracting 12.8 million viewers and a whopping 56.2 percent of the TV audience for the BBC. The showâs creator and writer, Jed Mercurio, has hit ratings highs before. An episode of his edge-of-your-seat thriller Bodyguard (which aired on Netflix in the U.S. and earned Mercurio an Emmy nomination) drew 10.4 million viewers in the U.K. in 2018. Although Line of Duty hasnât exploded with the same velocity in this country, past seasons have become a bingeable pleasure on numerous streaming sites (Prime Video, Hulu, Acorn, BritBox), and beginning Tuesday, May 18, BritBox will release Season 6 in weekly installments. ....
Live TV viewership numbers may be down, but in the United Kingdom, Line of Duty was appointment TV this spring. When the electrifying police drama’s sixth-season finale aired in May, it became the most-watched, non-soap drama episode over there in 20 years, attracting 12.8 million viewers and a whopping 56.2 percent of the TV audience for the BBC. The show’s creator and writer, Jed Mercurio, has hit ratings highs before. An episode of his edge-of-your-seat thriller Bodyguard (which aired on Netflix in the U.S. and earned Mercurio an Emmy nomination) drew 10.4 million viewers in the U.K. in 2018. Although Line of Duty hasn’t exploded with the same velocity in this country, past seasons have become a bingeable pleasure on numerous streaming sites (Prime Video, Hulu, Acorn, BritBox), and beginning Tuesday, May 18, BritBox will release Season 6 in weekly installments. ....