Should you watch Line of Duty?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Line of Duty
Series · 2012
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
The sides of Line of Duty
- A police anti-corruption unit
- Interrogations that last a whole episode
- A hunt for the officer behind organised crime
Line of Duty is good for you if…
- you like interrogation rooms that feel like a battlefield.
- you like Ted Hastings, Steve Arnott and Kate Fleming cornering a suspect with words.
- you like following a conspiracy that grows across seasons.
Line of Duty is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not commit to several seasons of one conspiracy.
- you lose track of names, ranks and police acronyms.
About: corruption · loyalty · truth
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