Line of Duty facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Line of Duty |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Jed Mercurio |
| Written by | Jed Mercurio |
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| Theme music composer | Carly Paradis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 29 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Stephen Wright (BBC) Simon Heath (World Productions) Jed Mercurio (Series 2–5) |
| Producer(s) | Jed Mercurio (Series 1) Peter Norris (Series 2–3) Cait Collins (Series 4) |
| Production location(s) | Birmingham (Series 1) Belfast (Series 2–5) |
| Cinematography | Ruairi O'Brien (Series 1–2) Peter Robertson (Series 3) Anna Valdez Hanks (Series 4) Stephen Murphy (Series 4) |
| Running time | 56–58 minutes |
| Production company(s) | World Productions |
| Distributor | Kew Media |
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| Original network | BBC Two (2012–2016) BBC One (2017–) |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 26 June 2012 – present |
Line of Duty is a British BBC police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio. It was BBC Two's best-performing drama series in ten years with an audience of 4.1 million viewers. A second season was ordered. Its success led to the BBC ordering a further two series. The third series broadcast began on 24 March 2016, and the fourth on 26 March 2017 on BBC One. The fifth series was completed at the end of 2018. It was broadcast on BBC One on 31 March 2019. The BBC has ordered a sixth series.
It is the most popular drama series broadcast on BBC Two. It has won the Royal Television Society Award and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series. Line of Duty was included in a list of the Top 50 BBC Two shows of all-time and in a list of the 80 best BBC shows of all time. It was the highest-ranked current series in a list of the best cop shows of all time. and third in a poll of the best British crime dramas of all time.
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 5 | 26 June 2012 | 24 July 2012 | BBC Two | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 February 2014 | 19 March 2014 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 24 March 2016 | 28 April 2016 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 26 March 2017 | 30 April 2017 | BBC One | |
| 5 | 6 | 31 March 2019 | 5 May 2019 | ||
Images for kids
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The Invest NI headquarters in Belfast depicts AC-12's headquarters
See also
In Spanish: Line of Duty para niños
