TIME FOR YOUR INTERROGATION

Are you clueless over TV’s Line Of Duty, or are you ‘sucking diesel’? As Britain’s favourite cop thriller returns, the Mail’s Chief Inspector JAN MOIR says it’s...

next weekend Line Of Duty returns for a sixth series — and not a moment too soon. the hugely popular police drama is a mustwatch for armchair sleuths. at the heart of the action is AC-12, the anticorruption squad headed by Superintendent ted hastings (adrian Dunbar) and his two trusty sidekicks, Detective Inspector kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and Detective Sergeant Steve arnott (Martin Compston).

‘My department carries out its duties to the letter of the law,’ says hastings. Yet, week after week, viewers are lured into a dark and complex world of policeonpolice crime that is sometimes shocking and often confusing.

how much do you know? What do you remember from the past? please step into our interrogation room where you are still under caution.

For the purposes of the tape, we need to ascertain how much you have learned from what has gone before to inform the quality of your Line Of Duty viewing experience in the future.

You have the right to be questioned by an officer at least one rank senior — but please answer truthfully. Beeeeep!

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at the heart of every series is the hunt for h, the quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious highranking criminal mastermind who commands a network of corrupt police officers. three people have already been unmasked in the h block, but the identity of the fourth and final villain remains a mystery. how much do you know about this?

A Not much, like everyone. B Please don’t let it be Ted. C Sorry, I got confused back in series two. D Haven’t they solved that yet? 2 In his dying declaration in the series three finale, DI Matthew ‘Dot’ Cottan (Craig parkinson) revealed essential information to kate Fleming about h’s identity. how did he convey this intelligence?

A He wrote a note in blood. B By blinking, finger tapping and Morse Code. C He left a message on Ted’s phone. D By using semaphore flags.

3 One clue was the misspelling of a word in series five. What was it?

A Certainly. B Absolutely. C Positively. D Definitely.

4 In the last series, the organised crime group was infiltrated by an undercover officer played by Stephen Graham. What was his name?

A John Corbett. B Harry H. Corbett. C Keir Corbett. D Norbert Corbett.

5 WHO is in the Balaclava Gang? A I don’t know, they all wear balaclavas. B That dodgy lawyer back in series four. C Spider-Man. D No comment.

6 OPERATION pear tree was the investigation launched in series five aimed at infiltrating criminal networks and uncovering links between such groups and corrupt officers. Who is in charge of it?

A Haven’t a clue, guv. B Professor Plum in the study with the truncheon. C Alison Powell. D Police and Crime Commissioner Rohan Sindwhani.

7 at the conclusion of Operation pear tree, it was announced that it had uncovered no links between the police and organised crime. Was this true?

A Pull the other one, it’s got bells on. B You are having a laugh. C No, lawyer Gill Biggeloe was exposed as corrupt. D Nothing to see here, move along.

8 What happened to senior legal counsel Gill Biggeloe?

A PC Tina Tranter tried to stab her in the AC-12 loos. B She gave testimony against the OCS (organised crime group). C She was given a new identity. D All of the above.

9 In SerIeS four, Detective Sergeant Steve arnott goes to lawyer nick huntley’s office after discovering holes in his alibi. he exits a glass lift. What happens next?

A He gets off at the wrong floor.

B He is thrown down the stairs by a man in a balaclava. C He realises he has left his phone at home. D He notices a coffee stain on his favourite waistcoat.

10 In the same series, what did thandie newton’s DCI roz huntley say when hastings called her ‘darling’? A Your place or mine, big boy. B I’d thank you to use genderneutral language. C I am not your darling,

I am your destiny. D Ma’am will suffice.

11 BaCk in series two, DI Lindsay Denton (keeley hawes) has a confrontation with then DC kate Fleming. ‘people have underestimated me my whole life,’ says Denton. then she . . .

A Punches Fleming in the stomach. B Arrests Fleming. C Gives Fleming a Chinese burn. D Admires Fleming’s lipstick.

12 SPeAKInG of Denton, she accuses hastings of being vulnerable to corruption by having what?

A An affair with Biggeloe. B Links to terrorism in his past. C A problem with alcohol and gambling. D High levels of undisclosed financial losses.

13 WhICh of the following is not a Tedism?

A Hastings, like the battle. B Mother of God. C I didn’t float up the Lagan in a bubble. D Put your knickers on and make a cup of tea.

14 FInALLy, how much are you looking forward to Line of Duty series six?

A Not a lot. B I’m not at liberty to say. C It’s the best news since the vaccine. D Now we are sucking diesel.