‘Critical’ trailer: ‘Line of Duty’ writer’s new medical drama

Sky1 has released the first teaser for Critical, the channel’s new “ultra-realistic real-time medical drama” from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio. Starring Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Line of Duty), Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat), the 13-part series will tell “one story, in one place, in one … >

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‘Line of Duty’ will return for Series 3 and Series 4

BBC Two has ordered a third and fourth series of crime drama Line Of Duty. Series 3 and Series 4 will each comprise of six 60-minute episodes and will feature two new police corruption stories. Line of Duty‘s second series concluded last month with the final episode drawing an audience of 4.1 million viewers. Creator … >

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Win ‘Line of Duty’ Series 2 on DVD!

To celebrate Acorn Media’s release of Line of Duty Series 2 on DVD on Monday 24 March, we’ve got copies of the DVD to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to … >

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Top 5 corrupt TV cops

In the fictional world, there’s nothing quite like a good bad cop. From sleazy, utterly decadent moral vacuums like Harvey Keitel’s eponymous Bad Lieutenant to duplicitous departmental rats like Colin Sullivan, Matt Damon’s character in The Departed, there’s always a motorway of movie mileage to be obtained from bad apples. The same, of course, applies … >

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‘Line of Duty’ Series 2 finale review

Series 2 of Line of Duty didn’t just come to a satisfying conclusion, it drew a big line in the sand and dared the rest of TV drama to cross it. Quite right too: good TV should leave a mark, just as it should also leave us speechless. And what is there to say about … >

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Keeley Hawes joins ‘Doctor Who’ as villain

Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty) is going to guest star in an episode of the new series of Doctor Who. The Ashes to Ashes star will play Ms Delphox, “a powerful out-of-this-world character with a dark secret”. The BBC revealed today that the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) will come face … >

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‘Line of Duty’ writer planning for Series 3 and beyond

Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has revealed that he hopes the police corruption drama will “run and run”. The second series concludes next week on BBC Two. Mercurio told Radio Times: “It’s a terrific show to work on. As a writer, particularly one who has done returning series, I have no plans to hand … >

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‘Line of Duty’ Series 2 Episode 5 review

Last year 3D TVs were all the rage. This year it’s concave 4K OLEDs. Next year your TV will probably be so advanced it’ll be too busy cooking your dinner for you to watch it. But still TV manufacturers are behind the times, because they haven’t yet managed to construct a set that can fully … >

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‘Line of Duty’ Series 2 Episode 4 review

Lately, among newspaper columnists and keyboard jockeys in the Fourth Estate gallop, there’s a tendency to shoehorn in a mention of a popular show that they’re also totes into too, honest, in an attempt to let you know they’re relevant. Popular namedrops include True Detective, Borgen, House of Cards and, yes, they’re good shows. But … >

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‘Line of Duty’ Season 2 episode guide

Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama Line Of Duty is back for a second season. > Read our spoiler-free preview. Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton is played by Keeley Hawes, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott by Martin Compston, Detective Constable Kate Fleming by Vicky McClure, Superintendent Ted Hastings by Adrian Dunbar, Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden by Mark … >

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