First look at Line of Duty season 7 released
The team has rebranded as the Inspectorate of Professional Standards
Last updated 9 hours ago
Fans have been waiting some time for news of Line of Duty season 7, and now some first-look pics have dropped — along with details of the plot.
Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar will all reprise their roles on the force, but with AC-12 now disbanded, their team has been rebranded as the Inspectorate of Professional Standards!
As well as some new images, we've also been given an idea of the plotline, with the BBC revealing next year's six-part series will focus around new character Police Constable Shaun Massie (Robert Carlyle) and his attempts to bring down a sexual predator.
The actor best known for Trainspotting, The Full Monty and 28 Weeks Later joins the cast, where he will play the Specialist Rifle Officer. New characters DC Paula Beckman (This City Is Ours' Laura Aikman), DC Luke Tobin (This Town's Levi Brown) and DC Nira Rashid (You's Amy Leigh Hickman) are also joining the line-up.
The BBC say of the new series: 'A gruff loner, Massie keeps himself to himself, but when his boss, TO-7's commanding officer DI Dominic Gough, is accused of being a sexual predator, Massie's otherwise detached demeanour changes drastically.
'Tom Weston-Jones (Warrior/Sanditon) stars as Detective Inspector Gough — a charismatic officer who has won plaudits for a string of takedowns of organised crime. Gough is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator. But is his case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?'
Check out the first look images:
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Other new cast members include David Calder (Motherland/Rivals), Steven Elder (Prisoner/ Toxic Town), Dominic Mafham (Vigil/Killing Eve), Aimee Powell (Believe Me/Art Detectives), and Naomi Yang (Under Salt Marsh/Maternal).
When is Line of Duty season 7 set to be released?
Although we haven't been given a date just yet, it's looking like early 2027.
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