Hastings follows new lead
IN CHARACTER as Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty, Adrian Dunbar was described by my colleague Jan Moir as ‘a slightly paunchy sexist with the emotional intelligence of a whelk’.
Nevertheless, Dunbar has become an unlikely sex symbol — and he scrubs up well when he’s off duty, too. The hawkeyed Ulsterman, 58, relaxed after the BBC1 police drama’s finale on Sunday night by taking his two dogs for a walk near his North London home, wearing trendy tinted specs and a navy gilet.
Excitable housewives have launched a social media campaign for Dunbar’s craggy on-screen persona to become Prime Minister. Strong and stable leadership? It’s a fair cop.