Robert Carlyle has joined the cast of Line of Duty series 7 He will play Detective Constable Shaun Massie in the next instalment of Jed Mercurio’s hit crime thriller. What do we know about series 7 and the character Robert Carlyle is playing From the press release, we learn: Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty, … >
Full of political intrigue, Trinity comes from writer Jed Mercurio. While we wait on confirmation of another Line of Duty season, its creator Jed Mercurio is keeping busy. Not only is executive producing further series of Trigger Point, starring LoD‘s Vicky McClure, but he has a Netflix drama in the works. Trinity reteams Mercurio with … >
The EXPOs will return in both 2025 and 2026. With filming complete on series 3 of itv’s Trigger Point, the broadcaster has confirmed that the show is coming back for a fourth run too. Series 4 will film across the summer months this year. The show, led by Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) as Lana … >
There are also roles for Mark Gatiss, Jack Lowden and Richard Wilson, and a reimagining of Local Hero. The BBC have commissioned a number of new radio dramas for BBC Radio 4. Top of the list is The Fever, which sees Cate Blanchett take on her first major radio drama role. The Fever Cate Blanchett … >
Lana Washington and her team return for another race against time. Back in October, ITV confirmed that its bomb disposal drama Trigger Point would return for a third season. Now, as filming begins, we have a the details. Naturally, the action is led by Vicky McClure who plays Expo Lana Washington. Joining her, the returning … >
Vicky McClure returns as Lana Washington to keep London safe from explosive devices and terrorist threats. ITV has confirmed a third series of its thriller Trigger Point. The show, from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, stars Vicky McClure in the lead role of bomb disposal operative or ‘expo’ Lana Washington and her team. The returning cast … >
Vicky McClure returns as police bomb disposal officer Lana Washington in the New Year. ITV have released a first look at the second series of Trigger Point, which returns in 2024. The show follows the work of Expo officers in the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad, and Series 1 was ITV’s best performing drama of … >
The Vicky McClure-led show about police bomb disposal officers was itv’s best performing drama of 2022. ITV have announced the start of filming on a second series of Trigger Point. The show, which drew an impressive average of 9.5m viewers per episode, stars Vicky McClure. She plays Lana ‘Wash’ Washington, a bomb disposal officer who … >
The Line of Duty creator’s company HTM Television eyes the US TV market with its multi-year first look deal. Jed Mercurio and his partner at HTM Jimmy Mulville have struck a ‘first-look’ deal with 20th Television. With hit shows such as Bodyguard and the all-conquering Line of Duty behind him, Mercurio is seemingly looking to … >
ITV has commissioned new Maya Sondhi penned crime drama DI Ray, starring Parminder Nagra as Detective Inspector Rachita Ray DI Ray is a four-part drama written by Line of Duty actress and screenwriter Maya Sondhi (Mount Pleasant, The Kumars, Ackley Bridge, EastEnders) and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television (Bloodlands). Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty, … >