FIRST LOOK Line of Duty S7
Goodbye to AC-12. And hello to the Inspectorate of Professional Standards
BBC One has released a number of first look images from the highly anticipated seventh series of Line of Duty, which is set to return for a new six-part series in early 2027 after almost six years away.
The long-awaited first look shows Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings respectively. T
The new series sees AC-12 disbanded and now rebranded as the Inspectorate of Professional Standards. Anti-corruption work has never been more difficult, and in this challenging climate, the trio are assigned their most sensitive case so far.
Robert Carlyle joins as the guest lead for the upcoming series, playing Police Constable Shaun Massie, a Specialist Rifle Officer (SRO) and veteran marksman who operates with Tactical Operations Unit 7 (TO-7) to take down Organised Crime Groups.
A gruff loner, Massie keeps himself to himself, but when his boss, TO-7's commanding officer DI Dominic Gough, is accused of being a sexual predator, Massie's otherwise detached demeanour changes drastically.
Tom Weston-Jones also joins the series as Detective Inspector Gough, a charismatic officer who has won plaudits for a string of takedowns of organised crime. Gough is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator. But is his case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?
Gough’s TO-7 team also includes Laura Aikman as DC Paula Beckman, Levi Brown as DC Luke Tobin, and Amy Leigh Hickman as DC Nira Rashid.
Returning cast members include Mark Bonnar who played former Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden, Owen Teale who played Chief Constable Philip Osborne, Perry Fitzpatrick who played DS Chris Lomax and Christina Chong as DI Nicky Rogerson.
Further new cast members include David Calder (Motherland, Rivals), Steven Elder (Prisoner, Toxic Town), Dominic Mafham (Vigil, Killing Eve), Aimee Powell (Believe Me, Art Detectives), and Naomi Yang (Under Salt Marsh, Maternal).
Made by World Productions, part of ITV Studios, Line of Duty is written and created by Jed Mercurio, who also directed episodes four, five and six, with Jennie Darnell directing the first three episodes.
The news series is produced by Ken Horn and Richard Burnell and executive produced by Jed Mercurio, Simon Heath for World Productions and Nick Lambon for the BBC.
Line of Duty will return in early 2027 on BBC One
