Line of Duty (BBC Police Drama)

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prand

5,916 posts

197 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but I thought the 'cat' she got rid of for Dryden was, in fact, the baby.
Yes thinking about it, a possibility - there was that odd conversation with Denton about caring about cats (=babies) at the time.

Amirhussain

11,490 posts

164 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
prand said:
The medical notes showing she'd had a termination (assumed to be Dryden's), her getting rid of the cat she loved, in preparation to him moving in and the reaction (although may well be acted) from Dyer when confronted with evidence made it seem like it was engineered by her as some sort of bunny boiler revenge attack.
Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but I thought the 'cat' she got rid of for Dryden was, in fact, the baby.
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Smiler.

11,752 posts

231 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
prand said:
The medical notes showing she'd had a termination (assumed to be Dryden's), her getting rid of the cat she loved, in preparation to him moving in and the reaction (although may well be acted) from Dyer when confronted with evidence made it seem like it was engineered by her as some sort of bunny boiler revenge attack.
Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but I thought the 'cat' she got rid of for Dryden was, in fact, the baby.
Wasn't how I took it, but then after the MR's were seen, possibly a suggestion, or another scarlet whale.

aquarianone

498 posts

178 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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My "guess" - she's in it with the other older copper (one with glasses who was holding back evidence)

He's helped her in holding back the tracker, (until she needs to be cleared) and can do all the digging around, they both know of his history and probably want some sort of retribution..or something..I dunno..
nerd

Edited by aquarianone on Thursday 13th March 13:11

Magog

2,652 posts

190 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Not sure if this is worthy of a spoiler tag or not, some may know it, some may not, having only watched the first series a few weeks ago...

Dot is named as the caddy, in the first series. Tommy says to him 'best damn caddy I ever had', it's made pretty obvious he's been in Tommy's pocket by the conclusion of the first series. It Remains to be seen if Dot was involved in arranging the ambush or not and who the senior officer referred to in Tommy's video who could be a co-conspirator might be.

Hargreaves has striking similarities to the character Tony Pitts played in 'Red Riding', that could be a bit of a red herring.

I'm starting to wonder if Tommy set up his own ambush as an escape attempt, and the interested parties used it as an opportunity to kill him. Still unsure where Denton fits into everything though.

Derek Smith

45,798 posts

249 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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My wife reckons it is Dryden's 'budddy'. She thought they were having an affair until the revelation of the sex with the juvenile. She has the habit of picking the right answer. A very irritating trait.

Do we know - I saw we, but obviously not me - who took the photographs?

Guffy

2,311 posts

266 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Sid's Dad said:
I sat, absolutely transfixed, throughout that episode. I can't remember acting that compelling or a script that powerful since forever. I actually found it all a bit much emotionally - I can smell the fear.
This ^ I was actually sat on the edge of my seat for an hour, most unlike me too.

arfur sleep

1,166 posts

220 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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It's brilliantly acted from great writing too.

I think I've pieced some of it together now and have a main conspirator but still can't put together a lot of the whys and wherefores. I expect they'll be some things left unresolved but it may be all the better for that...

9pm next Wednesday, can't come bloody quick enough!

chris watton

22,477 posts

261 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Amirhussain

11,490 posts

164 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Reckon Dot could be behind some of this, I know from the last series, he was the only one to speak out against his boss, can't remember his name, the black guy, but I reckon he has something to hide...

Pickled

2,051 posts

144 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Magog said:
Not sure if this is worthy of a spoiler tag or not, some may know it, some may not, having only watched the first series a few weeks ago...

Dot is named as the caddy, in the first series. Tommy says to him 'best damn caddy I ever had', it's made pretty obvious he's been in Tommy's pocket by the conclusion of the first series. It Remains to be seen if Dot was involved in arranging the ambush or not and who the senior officer referred to in Tommy's video who could be a co-conspirator might be.
I knew I remembered something about the Caddy from the first series, you could be onto something there! It did seem weird that he ended up in AC, after the contempt he and Neil Morrisey's character (crapping in his car) showed Arnott in the first series.

Cfnteabag

1,195 posts

197 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Is there anywhere I can watch the first series? It passed me by but now having been addicted to the second I kind of want to watch it!

5CylTurbo

318 posts

127 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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I got the impression the Asian vice cop is not as bad as the one that he killed with the wrench (and of course he's the one that chucked the WPC out of the window).

Assuming the dead vice cop is the one who killed and disfigured to avoid detection Carly Clark.

Didn't really get the whole caddy thing??

The Emmerdale copper doesn't seem to have that much involvement apart from not wanting AC12 getting in the way of his investigation.

But of course it was his department that was tracking Acker's car so would know where she was to ambush it. Although Denton was driving the lead car...

But there again Ackers was 'on the take' from someone.



Edited by 5CylTurbo on Thursday 13th March 21:32

RemyMartin

6,759 posts

206 months

Thursday 13th March 2014
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Pickled said:
Magog said:
Not sure if this is worthy of a spoiler tag or not, some may know it, some may not, having only watched the first series a few weeks ago...

Dot is named as the caddy, in the first series. Tommy says to him 'best damn caddy I ever had', it's made pretty obvious he's been in Tommy's pocket by the conclusion of the first series. It Remains to be seen if Dot was involved in arranging the ambush or not and who the senior officer referred to in Tommy's video who could be a co-conspirator might be.
I knew I remembered something about the Caddy from the first series, you could be onto something there! It did seem weird that he ended up in AC, after the contempt he and Neil Morrisey's character (crapping in his car) showed Arnott in the first series.
As your spoiler aludes to, the caddy thing has everything to do with it. The end of the final series the convosation between tommy and the caddy (no spoiler needed) is key. I reckon I have the plot sussed, last nights was a light bulb moment. I could be totally wrong but Cotton being on the team is 100% deliberate. Dryden is just part of the corruption ring, I dont believe he was at the top but merely used Lindsey in his plans, however I believe counter plans by the chief Super in glasses to disgrace the DCC and take his role is a lot to do with it and he has used the ambush to pursue his own ends.

Its been a fantastic series, can't wait for the finale I will say Lennie James was a tough act to follow but its just been matched IMO, albeit in a different way. Tony Gates was visceral and full on, Denton has a simmering menace which only surfaces occasionally. She is a full on wrong 'in to Gates who wasn't corrupt just caught up in a web of lies. Only IMO of course.

speedking31

3,564 posts

137 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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Dryden has shown up in the Shetlands as a civilian, presumably on the run. That's spoiled the last episode for me frown

Don Veloci

1,934 posts

282 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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Enjoying this. Not going to speculate on the conclusion(s) but I have a pet observation that big name actors don't get recruited for no reason so there is more to come from Denton (Keeley Hawes).
Similar with Brian Cox in Shetland, although I don't think he's the bad guy.

Derek Smith

45,798 posts

249 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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Don Veloci said:
Enjoying this. Not going to speculate on the conclusion(s) but I have a pet observation that big name actors don't get recruited for no reason so there is more to come from Denton (Keeley Hawes).
Similar with Brian Cox in Shetland, although I don't think he's the bad guy.
The weight of evidence is against Denton, as is the fact that guest artists are not wanted on the next episode. She's shown herself to be rather viscious in minor matters, and 'trying to' kill a bloke with a car, not to mention torturing him is not a good character reference. But then these might well be distractions.

But she's my favourite, especially after seeing her on 'Would I lie to you' a year or so ago. She's either guilty or will be killed. Or both.

vxr8mate

1,655 posts

190 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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Derek Smith said:
Don Veloci said:
Enjoying this. Not going to speculate on the conclusion(s) but I have a pet observation that big name actors don't get recruited for no reason so there is more to come from Denton (Keeley Hawes).
Similar with Brian Cox in Shetland, although I don't think he's the bad guy.
The weight of evidence is against Denton, as is the fact that guest artists are not wanted on the next episode. She's shown herself to be rather viscious in minor matters, and 'trying to' kill a bloke with a car, not to mention torturing him is not a good character reference. But then these might well be distractions.

But she's my favourite, especially after seeing her on 'Would I lie to you' a year or so ago. She's either guilty or will be killed. Or both.
In my opinion she's guilty especially after seeing the results of her med notes. Hope they explain it as well as they have led us to this point.

oobster

7,113 posts

212 months

Sunday 16th March 2014
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Me & the Mrs watched all 5 episodes tonight, I reckon it was Denton that killed the 15yr old girl, and it was her that took the pictures of Dryden in the car with the young girl.

prand

5,916 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th March 2014
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Bunny boiler indeed!