Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar reveals cast would "love to" return

adrian dunbar as ted hastings in line of duty
Line of Duty star says cast would "love" to returnWorld Productions / Chris Barr - BBC

Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar has just given a tiny beacon of hope to fans of the beloved series, saying the cast would love to reunite for one more season.

Appearing on BBC Breakfast on 19 January, the Ted Hastings star revealed he and the rest of the cast often talk about getting the show back on the road, though there are currently no plans for a return.

"This is the thing," Dunbar said. "Vicky [McClure] texted me yesterday saying, 'I'm about to do loads of press for Trigger Point but I know the only thing I'll be asked is, are we about to do Line of Duty again?'

"And the answer to that is, 'We don't know'."

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"We'd love to, because the last time we did it was in lockdown and so we couldn't get out, we couldn't have fun," the Ridley star continued.

"So, we were kind of robbed of the experience of working together again. So, we'd really like to do it again. But, you know, at the moment we don't know."

The show, which broke records in 2021, seemingly ended with its sixth season, revealing the identity of 'The Fourth Man' aka 'H' in a divisive twist.

adrian dunbar as ted hastings in line of duty
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Earlier this month, Martin Compston confirmed a seventh instalment isn't on the horizon at present.

"Genuinely, there's no plans at all," he told The Sun.

"We all love each other more than just colleagues now, they're some of my dearest friends, and we'd all love to work together at some point, but there's no plans," he added.

"We went out on such a high in terms of [viewing] figures. Maybe it's the best way to leave it. I know that's probably not what people want to hear."

Line of Duty is streaming on BBC iPlayer, and DVD and Blu-ray boxsets are also available to buy now.

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