Line of Duty (BBC) Spoilers

jojofizzio · 29-04-2016 6:56pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Top notch drama, most of the first hour was set in that glass office and was excellent.

The only really ridiculous part was Kate hanging off the truck.

Was really good,agreed about the Hollywood tactics at the end..I also didn't really buy Dot jumping in front of Kate at the end to save her and thereby get himself killed given the lengths he went to to get to that point....

Harry Palmr · 29-04-2016 10:37pm

Great stuff, roll on series 4.

pickarooney · 29-04-2016 11:26pm

Strange to continue a series after doing the what-happened-next thing at the end.

trashcan · 30-04-2016 11:30am

pickarooney wrote: »

Strange to continue a series after doing the what-happened-next thing at the end.

They've done that for every series so far.

DeepBlue · 30-04-2016 11:41am

The I'm still a bit confused with Denton. Was she actually totally innocent or not?
I thought they left it too ambivalent in series 2. I guess I could rematch but found her story almost too grim and unrelenting in s2.

LionelNashe · 30-04-2016 11:54am

DeepBlue wrote: »

The I'm still a bit confused with Denton. Was she actually totally innocent or not?
I thought they left it too ambivalent in series 2. I guess I could rematch but found her story almost too grim and unrelenting in s2.

I found her character to be very well done. Conniving, vindictive, self deluded wagon. I've met at least two people like her before. She took the money and helped to spring the gangster, and even though she changed her mind during the act, three of her colleagues were murdered including one being burned to death. She may have convinced herself that she did it to try and help the teenage girl from being victimised, but the money was part of her reason for taking part. It's the denial of any blame at all, even to point of self delusion, that makes me dislike her.

Rjd2 · 30-04-2016 1:26pm

jojofizzio wrote: »

Was really good,agreed about the Hollywood tactics at the end..I also didn't really buy Dot jumping in front of Kate at the end to save her and thereby get himself killed given the lengths he went to to get to that point....

Dot genuinely did like Kate though, he was genuinely upset when he found out she investigated him and the final chat they had she did reach out to him. Dot I suspect was a guy despite all the swagger and macho bollocks was a lonely enough dude who had only a million phones for friends.

Also the gunman in the back of the car had shot him as well, so he knew he was a goner one way or the other, something which Kate did imply when she told him the only way out was to come into the police and confess all his crimes.

Watched it again last night, I loved the springing of Dot, but I just wished the final chase had been a little less silly. Way to many chances for everyone to shoot each other spurned and the worst getaway driver ever.:D

Still though, compared to the much vaunted GOT, its nice to actually a satisfying conclusion to a series which wraps up so much but still leaves plenty of scope for another series.

cjmcork · 30-04-2016 7:13pm

what a brilliant 90 mins of tv, yeah the bit with Kate hanging off the truck was OTT, but really I was shouting at the telly for the last 15 minutes - had to park it for 2 weeks and re-watch seasons 1 and 2 to remember the whole Caddy thing

appledrop · 30-04-2016 7:26pm

Amazing show what a programme. Raging that I only found it this series +missed 1+ 2. I know the chasing scenes were a bit ridiculous but it was brillant when Dot was just sitting there and then did a runner. That's the thing about the show the writer is great at throwing in the twists. Can't wait for the next season.

cjmcork · 30-04-2016 8:13pm

appledrop wrote: »

Amazing show what a programme. Raging that I only found it this series +missed 1+ 2. I know the chasing scenes were a bit ridiculous but it was brillant when Dot was just sitting there and then did a runner. That's the thing about the show the writer is great at throwing in the twists. Can't wait for the next season.

1 & 2 are on Netflix (or so I have been told)

Rjd2 · 30-04-2016 8:19pm

cjmcork wrote: »

1 & 2 are on Netflix (or so I have been told)

They are.

bobbyss · 30-04-2016 11:20pm

Does anyone know if there is a book to go with all of the series?

The Black Oil · 01-05-2016 5:14pm

I've watched 3 episodes of the first season on Netflix. Tony Gates is a tool on a par with Jimmy McNulty, I hope he burns. It's a decent enough show overall and entertaining, but I feel a little cheated by it somehow. It's a touch sensationalist and prone to some ropey dialogue now and then. Still, I'll crack on.

kala85 · 01-05-2016 5:53pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

I've watched 3 episodes of the first season on Netflix. Tony Gates is a tool on a par with Jimmy McNulty, I hope he burns. It's a decent enough show overall and entertaining, but I feel a little cheated by it somehow. It's a touch sensationalist and prone to some ropey dialogue now and then. Still, I'll crack on.

Watched series one as well .Did not think it was that good but I thought that series two was very very good.

Highly recommend watching serious two

The Black Oil · 01-05-2016 8:34pm

I'm not totally down on it, but in the end it felt they like were throwing anything at the wall in the hope it'd stick. Felt like I could fast forward parts and not miss much. Certainly not finely tuned plotting. Ridiculous overuse of the word 'son', too. The update on the characters at the end came out of nowhere.

Marje · 06-05-2016 8:07pm

Great news season 5 announced before season 4 starts filming (and I only learnt last week it's filmed in Belfast).

Acclaimed BBC2 drama Line of Duty is to switch to BBC1 for two more series after it broke ratings records with more than 5 million viewers.

The fourth and fifth series of the Jed Mercurio police corruption drama, starring Martin Compston and Vicky McClure, will air on BBC1 after three series on BBC2.

The third series, which featured Keeley Hawes and Daniel Mays, ended last week with 5.6 million viewers.

It averaged more than 5 million viewers across its five-part run, toppling Wolf Hall as BBC2’s biggest drama since modern ratings methodology was introduced in 2002

Link

Basq · 06-05-2016 8:12pm

^ Man I'm good...

Basq wrote: »

Keep forgetting this is BBC2..

.. considering it's ratings, you'd think they'd have moved it to BBC1 by now.

Mr E · 07-05-2016 7:16am

That gunshot from the bridge was ridiculous, but the whole last 45 minutes made for fantastic TV.

The Black Oil · 13-05-2016 10:27am

Concluded Line of Duty s2, certainly a lot better than s1. More at stake, better flow to it. Couldn't help but think of 24 - framing someone, some sort of diabolical conspiracy element higher up the chain and using a car to pin someone against a wall - that's right out of Jack Bauer's school of torture. Denton really turned the tables on them in 2.02.

JP Liz V1 · 25-08-2016 10:27pm

Line Of Duty – which is moving from BBC Two to BBC One – has tapped Thandie Newton (Rogue, The Slap) to play the new target of AC-12 in the show’s upcoming fourth season

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2016/08/line-duty-adds-thandie-newton-season-4/

bgr123 · 16-09-2016 10:07pm

What a great show.can't wait till season 4.

JP Liz V1 · 21-10-2016 10:00pm

brian_t wrote: »

Line of Duty series 1 starts on RTÉ Two at 9:30pm on Friday 4th November.

Two episodes per Friday and it looks like series 2 will follow immediately after series 1.

I would recommend to any newbies

brian_t · 19-02-2017 11:12pm

Coming soon !

cjmcork · 19-02-2017 11:27pm

brian_t wrote: »

Coming soon !

anyone got any ideas as to the When bit of the coming soon??

Harry Palmr · 20-02-2017 12:26am

Bloody hell, they are rushing it a bit, hope the quality doesn't suffer - likewise it's complexity - could be dumbed down for a BBC One audience.

Cortina_MK_IV · 20-02-2017 12:32am

cjmcork wrote: »

anyone got any ideas as to the When bit of the coming soon??

I'd hazard a guess at Thursday March 2nd. Death in Paradise finishes this week so that slot is vacant. Prime Suspect: 1973 starts that day too.

brian_t · 20-02-2017 12:56am

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

I'd hazard a guess at Thursday March 2nd.

No afraid not, that will be Britain on the Fiddle series 2.

pickarooney · 20-02-2017 9:10am

brian_t wrote: »

No afraid not, that will be Britain on the Fiddle series 2.

Nice, I love a good trad music show.

Cina · 20-02-2017 11:35am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Bloody hell, they are rushing it a bit, hope the quality doesn't suffer - likewise it's complexity - could be dumbed down for a BBC One audience.

Are they? It's airing around a year after the last season. Seems about right to me.

Basq · 20-02-2017 1:15pm

^ The previous seasons had 2 years between them...

Lovely Bloke · 20-02-2017 1:18pm

Is that Thandie Newton?

Is she not going to be in the second season of Westworld then?

Lovely Bloke · 20-02-2017 1:19pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Nice, I love a good trad music show.

amazing comment

Basq · 20-02-2017 2:35pm

^ This was filmed last year over a month or two..

.. she's busy but it won't affect her commitment to Westworld.

irishchris · 20-02-2017 9:08pm

Basq wrote: »

^ This was filmed last year over a month or two..

.. she's busy but it won't affect her commitment to Westworld.

Plus Westwood isn't back until 2018 so plenty time

trashcan · 20-02-2017 9:37pm

brian_t wrote: »

No afraid not, that will be Britain on the Fiddle series 2.

Good

. I'll be out of the country that week.

Looking forward to it. Though, as was said, I hope the fact that they haven't taken as long to write it is not an indication of a drop in quality. Despite the ending to the last series being a bit ott (more than a bit actually:p) it's still the best British TV show in yonks.

Cina · 21-02-2017 12:59pm

Basq wrote: »

^ The previous seasons had 2 years between them...

Ah fair enough, I only saw them all recently.

I'm glad I didn't watch from the start then so!

brian_t · 01-03-2017 4:34pm

BBC1 is repeating series 3 ahead of the new series. (after midnight)

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Basq · 01-03-2017 5:10pm

Surely late March for S4 so?

Basq · 12-03-2017 12:20pm

We have an airdate..

.. 2 weeks today (26th) at 9pm on BBC1.

Delta2113 · 25-03-2017 3:32pm

mewso · 25-03-2017 4:28pm

Got an email yesterday from netflix to say series 3 was now available but can't see it. Can anyone see it on netflix ireland?

Mr E · 25-03-2017 5:43pm

Only 2 seasons there for me, mewso.

Flixsearch says we should have 3.

https://flixsearch.io/movie/line-of-duty-2012

Basq · 26-03-2017 10:16pm

Not the strongest season opener..

.. but as usual, the final scene is enough to have you crawling back for more next week.

Harry Palmr · 26-03-2017 10:20pm

Stick or twist saw?

jojofizzio · 27-03-2017 9:22am

Looks like our heroes are going to have their work cut out for them again after that ending...

alchemist33 · 27-03-2017 12:52pm

I never saw this before but stumbled on last night's episode and when I saw it was an opener, stayed on it. Really enjoyable stuff and I can't wait for next weeks.

Agent Coulson · 27-03-2017 1:20pm

That ending is why binge watching a show isn't always the best way to watch a tv show.

The anticipation and waiting a week to see what happens adds to the excitement of the story for me.

pickarooney · 27-03-2017 9:24pm

Utter horse**** of an ending.
Ha-ha, we killed the guest star again!
Ho-ho, or did we?
Audience awareness on a Sherlock level that's unbecoming of the show.

27-03-2017 11:06pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Utter horse**** of an ending.
Ha-ha, we killed the guest star again!
Ho-ho, or did we?
Audience awareness on a Sherlock level that's unbecoming of the show.

I don't know - was a fairly unexpected development and the last frame was also unexpected. Let's see...

pickarooney · 28-03-2017 1:59pm

The 'fight' was ludicrous looking, like a first walk through of a stage play. The super meticulous forensics need not even checking for a pulse before going shopping was just inexcusably stupid. Jed Mercurio has made his name on realistic, rigourous procedures in his writing and this scene chucked that all out the window for a cheap shock.

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