Line of Duty (BBC Police Drama)

[droopsnoot]

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

[Welshbeef]

droopsnoot said:

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

Given those who have seen it know the outcome it’s not a series to really re watch

[PurpleTurtle]

Welshbeef said:

droopsnoot said:

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

Given those who have seen it know the outcome it’s not a series to really re watch

I disagree; it's good to see the early development of the characters and to see which bits of the interwoven plot you spot from later series'

Each to their own though.

[stevensdrs]

Welshbeef said:

droopsnoot said:

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

Given those who have seen it know the outcome it’s not a series to really re watch

Fair point but I think I will watch it again as there will be content I missed or didn't get the first time around.

[Tony Angelino]

stevensdrs said:

Welshbeef said:

droopsnoot said:

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

Given those who have seen it know the outcome it’s not a series to really re watch

Fair point but I think I will watch it again as there will be content I missed or didn't get the first time around.

I think I've done them 3 times all the way through, as above you notice lots of subtle little things you didn't realise had significance (or at least I did). At the time I thought Balaclava Man series was the weakest, rewatching it though I really enjoyed.

[droopsnoot]

Welshbeef said:

droopsnoot said:

Showing again from the very start, BBC1 9pm today and tomorrow.

Given those who have seen it know the outcome it’s not a series to really re watch

I struggle to remember the names of TV series I watched earlier this year, never mind the detailed plot lines of something as complicated as LoD, so while I'll probably drop it by the time it gets to the Lindsay Denton series, the first one or two at least will be quite interesting.

[Little Pete]

48k said:

HTR batman!

I've discovered this brilliant series during lockdown and binged all the episodes on Netflix and iPlayer. I also discovered this thread and had to carefully drip feed it to myself page by page as I watched each episode. You guys don't make it easy!

I'm not car nerdy enough to let things like the number plates and gun usage bother me. However I *am* nerdy enough to read the scripts and it's interesting to notice points where the final televised episode differs from a script. For example the scuffle between Kate and Lyndsey Denton in series two is written as a slap in the face but in the episode she full on punches her in the stomach to steal her phone. Scripts are on BBC Writers Room here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/tv-drama...
Another "obvious now you think about it" point is how they have re-shot Dot Cotton's death scene from the end of series 3 a couple of times as they developed the storyline in series 4 and 5 - something mentioned in this really good podcast with Jed Mercurio https://play.acast.com/s/astabinthedark/jedmercuri...
Sounds like they didn't get far with filming series 6 before lockdown so we're probably a year away from seeing it which is a shame but hopefully it will tie up even more of the loose ends.

The production team are back to location in a couple of weeks

[abzmike]

Enjoyed that tonight... they all look very youthful. Martin Compston looks like he’s just out of basic training.

[megaphone]

I watched the first two episodes of series one last night, this will be the third time I've watched them. It is very well made and I notice small plot lines and twists that I have missed when watching before.

[droopsnoot]

I watched ep1 last night, and remembered more than I expected to.

[cerb4.5lee]

We missed this when it first came out because we'd just moved house, and we couldn't get BBC1 on the telly for some reason so we missed the Olympics too! We watched 3 episodes last night(S1) and really enjoyed it. We'd only watched series 5 previously so it will be good to catch up with it at last.

[PixelpeepZ4]

holy thread revival batman!

[stevensdrs]

I am now up to series 5 having had a bit of a binge watch on the BBC Player. I think I have picked up on some subtle clues I missed the first time around. Well worth doing if you have the time to spare.

[MiniMan64]

stevensdrs said:

I am now up to series 5 having had a bit of a binge watch on the BBC Player. I think I have picked up on some subtle clues I missed the first time around. Well worth doing if you have the time to spare.

We’ve done the same, only as far as the end of Series 3. Peak line of duty.

We’ve got to steal ourselves a bit for Thandie Newton. I only remember being incredibly irritated by her!

[stevensdrs]

MiniMan64 said:

stevensdrs said:

I am now up to series 5 having had a bit of a binge watch on the BBC Player. I think I have picked up on some subtle clues I missed the first time around. Well worth doing if you have the time to spare.

We’ve done the same, only as far as the end of Series 3. Peak line of duty.

We’ve got to steal ourselves a bit for Thandie Newton. I only remember being incredibly irritated by her!

Yes I agree, a hateful character in this part and indicative of a talented actress. She was much better in Westworld.

[Baron Greenback]

Started on BBC yesterday. New series of old one. Caught the last 0 mins so didn't want to watch.

[cuprabob]

Baron Greenback said:

Started on BBC yesterday. New series of old one. Caught the last 0 mins so didn't want to watch.

Yes, it was series 2 being shown last night but all 5 series are available on iPlayer.

Saw that the upcoming series 6 is going to have 7 episodes instead of the usual 6. Shouldn'tbe too long tovwait now.

[Baron Greenback]

21st of March new series to start, advert just came up.

[maniac886]

New trailer released today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0994jzb

[Rob-s5mok]

Try scanning the barcode on the front cover of the magazine right at the beginning...