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Melanie Blatt and her mother Helene compete in Celebrity Race Across the World

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Celebrity Race Across the World begins, there's Celebrity Gogglebox Ireland, Jed Mercurio Remembers Cardiac Arrest, it's a big Champions League night, and Chris Packham wonders: …

Television • 20 Sep

Joanne Froggatt to star in new Jed Mercurio drama

Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt will star as an NHS hospital consultant in a new drama co-written by Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio about the …

Television • 25 Jul

Bomb disposal thriller Trigger Point gets second series

ITV has announced its hit thriller Trigger Point will return for a second series in 2023.

Television • 28 Feb 22

Vicky McClure keen to keep it 'real and human'

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure says she feels a responsibility to be "real and human" when she's performing so that it can help people …

Television • 18 Jan 22

Sunday night's episode on BBC One drew an average UK audience of 12.8 million - the most-watched episode of a drama in 20 years

Whine of Duty. Creator and star respond to miffed fans

Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio and star Martin Compston have commented on the season six finale that has left many fans underwhelmed, thanking them …

Television • 04 May 21

The sixth season of Line of Duty ends on BBC One on Sunday night

Line of Duty will not return 'just for the sake of it'

Martin Compston has said he does not know if Line Of Duty will return after the current sixth season, but that it will not return …

Television • 30 Apr 21

Season six will have seven episodes - one more than usual

Line of Duty teases fans with season six trailer

Line of Duty has teased fans with a new trailer ahead of the season six premiere on Sunday, 21 March.

Television • 09 Mar 21

Kelly Macdonald debuts in new ruin of Line of Duty

Line Of Duty return date announced by BBC

Hit cop show Line Of Duty will be back at the end of March, TV bosses have confirmed.

Television • 27 Feb 21

Line of Duty creator unveils Belfast thriller

The first trailer for Bloodlands, the Belfast-set BBC thriller starring James Nesbitt and executive produced by Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, has been released.

Television • 01 Feb 21

Martin Compston (centre) with Line of Duty co-stars Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar

Line of Duty star tells fans twist is 'worth the wait'

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has assured fans that the aftermath of the twist in the upcoming sixth season will be "worth the wait".

Television • 28 Aug 20

Adrian Dunbar as Superintendent Ted Hastings -

Line of Duty boss hoping for new Hastings catchphrases

Line of Duty creator and showrunner Jed Mercurio has told RadioTimes.com that he is hoping to "find some more catchphrases" for Adrian Dunbar's iconic character, …

Television • 05 Aug 20

Line of Duty going back to the start next month

The BBC has announced that it is bringing the debut season of Line of Duty to BBC One next month - the first time the …

Television • 18 Jul 20

Martin Compston looks forward to Line of Duty return

Line Of Duty star Martin Compston has insisted that the hit BBC drama will return - despite it being sidelined by the coronavirus.

Line of Duty • 26 Mar 20

Jed Mercurio and Vicky McClure - Will begin work on Trigger Point later this year

Line of Duty duo team up for bomb disposal thriller

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure and creator Jed Mercurio are teaming up for a six-part bomb disposal thriller for ITV, Trigger Point.

Television • 20 Feb 20

James Nesbitt as detective Tom Brannick in Bloodlands

Irish stars join Nesbitt in BBC's Belfast thriller

Irish stars including Ripper Street's Charlene McKenna and The Young Offenders' Chris Walley have been cast opposite James Nesbitt in the BBC's new Belfast-set thriller, …

Television • 12 Feb 20

Major guest star announced for Line of Duty

Line of Duty unveils star playing AC-12's new adversary

Line of Duty has unveiled a major star who is joining the show for the next season as AC-12's "most enigmatic adversary yet".

Television • 19 Nov 19

Line of Duty is returning for season six

Line of Duty creator teases season six guest stars

Line of Duty writer and creator Jed Mercurio has teased that the upcoming sixth season of the highly addictive police procedural will feature "secret guest …

Television • 14 Nov 19

What's on? TV highlights for Tuesday

Survivors looks at people coping with trauma, Snackmasters delves into the secrets behind Kit Kat bars, while Line of Duty hits dramatic overdrive . . …

Television • 01 Oct 19

What's on? TV highlights for Tuesday

There's a documentary about Facebook, Elementary's back for a final season, and there's some more Moon-related shows to enjoy . . .

Television • 16 Jul 19

Adrian Dunbar could've been killed off on Line of Duty

Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has said he would have killed off one of the show's three main characters if their actors had not …

Television • 27 Jun 19

Bodyguard creator in talks with BBC for second season

Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio has confirmed that he is in talks with the BBC to create a second season of the tense political thriller.

Television • 12 Jun 19

Dunbar hopes to be filming next Line of Duty in 2020

Irish actor Adrian Dunbar, who plays Ted Hastings in the hugely popular Line of Duty hopes that the sixth series will begin filming early next …

Entertainment • 14 May 19

Adrian Dunbar as Ted Hastings and Polly Walker as Gill Biggeloe in Line of Duty

Line of Duty star 'didn't watch any of it'

Line of Duty star Polly Walker has revealed that she did not see any of the current series - and went to a friend's birthday …

Television • 06 May 19

Line of Duty reveals 'woman on a mission'

Line of Duty has revealed that actress Anna Maxwell Martin is to play "a woman on a mission" in the final two episodes of the …

Television • 23 Apr 19

Line of Duty's Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar

Line of Duty season five launch date announced

Season five of BBC cop drama Line of Duty will start on a Sunday prime time slot - showing the show's growing impact since it …

Line of Duty • 19 Mar 19