After Sunday night’s finale broke viewing records with over 12 million viewers, it’s no wonder that Line of Duty could make a return in the future.
Fans have been left wondering if a seventh series of the drama could be in the works and now the BBC’s Chief Content Officer, Charlotte Moore, has hinted at the potential future of the show.
Charlotte said, “Jed Mercurio is a master of his craft, and I would like to congratulate him and the entire cast and crew for delivering such an incredible drama series.
"I’m looking forward to having a conversation with the team about where we go next and what the future of the series might be.”
How could they possibly continue for a seventh series after Sunday night’s big reveal?
Line of Duty viewers took to social media in their drives to comment on the show’s final episode.
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1 of 5Harriet Cains
It's hard to forget Harriet Cains' role as Philipa Featherington (sister to Nicola Coughlan's Penelope) but her role in Line of Duty's season 4 was fleeting. Only the most eagle-eyed will have spotted it. Harriet played Jane Hopkirk, a woman Steve Arnott interviews when he is intent on proving Michael Farmer's innocence in the hunt for black balaclava man.
2 of 5Adjoa Andoh
We can't get enough of Adjoa Andoh's Lady Danbury in Bridgerton. Talk about gravitas! In Line of Duty's season 3 Adjoa appeared as a prosecutor in DI Lindsay Denton's appeal against her conviction for conspiracy to murder.
3 of 5Claudia Jessie
Claudia Jessie might play the sass fest that is Eloise Bridgerton in Bridgerton, but her role as Jodie Taylor in Line of Duty required Claudia to assume a much more reserved demeanour. Jodie Taylor was Line of Duty's Season 4 Detective Constable whose somewhat misguided loyalty to Thandiwe Newton's fallible DCI Roz Huntley almost proved her downfall. She was wide-eyed and lovable, but sadly not seen again post season 4. Bridgerton fame was waiting.
4 of 5Polly Walker
Polly Walker does a fine line in love-to-hate-her characters. As Portia Featheringtonm Polly riled up Bridgerton viewers with her fortune-hunting ways until the narrative turned and earned her character a degree of sympathy as the Featherington family's financial struggles were revealed. As senior legal counsel Gill Biggeloe in Line of Duty, Polly appears first as a match for AC-12 boss Ted Hastings before she is dramatically exposed in season 5 as one of the H's on the inside.
5 of 5Richard People
Actor Richard Pepple played the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton and PS Kyle Ferringham in Line of Duty. Pepple's Duke of Hastings may have been cast in a dim light in Bridgerton, but his character Kyle Ferringham, sergeant and authorised firearms officer, erred on the heroic side in multiple seasons of Line of Duty.
Some, like Piers Morgan, were left disappointed on Sunday night, branding the episode “underwhelming” whilst others were convinced that there was still more to come.
One viewer tweeted, “I don’t think this is the last series. That smirk of Buckells at the end! And we don’t even know how Ted, Kate and Steve are going to continue with their lives. I don’t think Buckells is H. And I still don’t believe that Carl Banks killed Gail Vella.”
Another said, “Someone’s pulling the strings and this whole thing is much bigger than Buckells - the smirk on his face in the final shot shows it!!!"
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Line of Duty star, Nigel Boyle, revealed on This Morning, that the cast of the acclaimed BBC show were also keen for a series seven return.
After Phillip Schofield asked, “I suppose really, it can’t just be you. Is that the end of it or is there more?”, Nigel responded, “Well obviously that’s a question for an officer at least one rank higher.”
He continued, “No comment. I don’t want Jed serving me with a Reg 15, do I? But I don’t know! Don’t forget, we’re all fans of the show as well. Of course we want another one.”
Fingers crossed series six wasn’t the end.