Line of Duty is set to return with brand new episodes, after fans were left “disappointed” by the season six finale.
According to a new report, Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compton and Vicky McClure will reprise their roles for a three-part BBC special, which could air late next year.
Line Of Duty’s sixth season aired between March and May last year, and over 12.8 million people tuned in to the finale.
However, many viewers were left disappointed with the final episode, after finally finding out the identity of the “fourth man”.
An insider has since told The Sun: “Viewers weren’t satisfied with the ending of series six and were crying out for a more sensational conclusion — now [writer] Jed [Mercurio] can deliver that.”
“The question is whether the person we were led to believe was H really is the villain that AC-12 has been hunting or if it was another nemesis.”
“The fact that they’re looking at taking the unusual step of making three episodes rather than the usual six or seven is a reflection of just how special this is for the show.”
Earlier this year, Adrian Dunbar teased a seventh season on the award-winning police drama.
The Irish actor, who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC series, said the show could definitely return with a limited number of episodes.
“There’s a big appetite for more Line of Duty. It could be three or four episodes; I don’t think there’s going to be six, for some reason,” he told The Times.
“It might be two 90 minutes. But it’s all entirely down to Jed what the storyline is going to be. It’s a big ask for him.”
“It’s going to be really good. Maybe someone’s going to die. Someone’s going to be under threat,” he teased.
“He doesn’t mind killing characters off. Maybe he’ll kill us all off. A terrible car crash when we’re rushing to the scene of a crime? We’ll have to leave it to him.”
