Sunday, 2nd May 2021 at 10:00 pm
Halfway through the Line of Duty season six finale, AC-12 finally found out the identity of ‘H’, or the “Fourth Man” who they had been chasing for so long. Did we, the viewers, find out at the same time? No, we most certainly did not.
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For another excruciating eight minutes, the team passed around print-outs and made cryptic remarks, exchanged knowing looks, and got sidetracked into other conversations. “All this time we’ve been chasing shadows! If this is right he’s been under our noses from the very beginning!” declared Steve. (Who was he talking about? Surely it’s Chief Constable Osborne, we thought.) And then we had a montage of armed officers drawing up to AC-12 and marching an unseen interviewee into the building, while DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) tap-tapped on his iPad and linked up the DIR. Of course, the camera pulled away before he typed in the name of the interviewee.
Line of Duty s finale mysteries solved in full - H s identity, Ted s money stash and more Mirror 4 hrs ago Vicki Newman After years of armchair detective work, Line of Duty fans finally know the identity of H.
The fourth man who was working with the Organised Crime Group (OCG) from a high-up position in the police force was unmasked in last night s explosive season six finale of the BBC cop drama.
Following plenty of red herrings and accusations against our favourite characters - including the legendary Ted Hastings himself - we finally know the corrupt copper who s been pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
Line of Duty s clever throwbacks to season one as conspiracy theories heat up Mirror 8 hrs ago Louise Randell
Line of Duty is moving forward with series six, but fans have been noticing an increasing number of clever links back to the first ever season.
The show launched in 2012 with the first episodes focusing on the story focusing on Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates, played by Lennie James.
Series one first teamed AC-12 newbie Steve Arnott [Martin Compston] with DC Kate Fleming [Vicky McClure] who was working undercover.
Fast forward to series six, and there have been more and more throwbacks to season one - and fans have started to think these clues might be the key to unravelling the entire murky plot.
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