Line Of Duty fans are counting down the hours until the debut of the highly anticipated show’s sixth series on Sunday night.
And co-stars Vicky McClure and Martin Compston were spotted stepping out in casual style in Nottingham and Las Vegas, respectively, ahead of their show’s return.
Vicky, 37, looked worlds away from their AC-12 trio earlier this week, when she was seen departing a recording studio in Nottingham.
Crew: Line Of Duty co-stars Vicky McClure and Martin Compston were spotted stepping out in casual style in Nottingham and Las Vegas, respectively, ahead of their show’s return
The screen star looked casually cool in a charcoal rollneck sweater, which she teamed with light grey jogging bottoms and a pair of Adidas running shoes.
Keeping her possessions secured in a cross-body bag, the Nottingham native sported a pair of black-rimmed spectacles, while she kept her makeup minimal.
Carrying her phone, car keys and a metallic flask, the actress was spotted hours before her 36-year-old co-star Martin was seen strolling in Las Vegas.
The actor, who currently lives in the Nevada gambling haven, was seen sporting a Soccer Aid tracksuit top and grey shorts.
Worlds away: Vicky, 37, looked worlds away from their AC-12 trio earlier this week, when she was seen departing a recording studio in Nottingham
Casually cool: The screen star looked casually cool in a charcoal rollneck sweater, which she teamed with light grey jogging bottoms and a pair of Adidas running shoes
Mask: Adhering to COVID-19 regulations, she was seen sporting a black protective face mask
It’s good to talk: The This Is England star stopped for a friendly chat outside the studio doors
Rounding out his casual look with a pair of black Adidas hi-tops, the Scot appeared to be in a pensive mood as he stepped out for his solo stroll.
Their outings come after Vicky jokingly revealed her co-star Martin struggled to fit into his suits when they returned to film in Belfast several months after the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdowns, forced a break in filming.
In a Q&A ahead of Sunday’s launch, Vicky said Martin gorged on In- N-Out burgers, while he stayed at his home in Vegas for lockdown and when he returned, found DS Steve Arnott’s signature tailored blue suit ‘a bit tight’.
Vicky said: ‘His costumes didn’t fit him. I think he was being slightly dramatic to be fair. I mean, obviously, he went back to Vegas for a bit. I asked him about In-N-Out burgers the other day and he told me not to talk about it.
In the bag: Keeping her possessions secured in a cross-body bag, the Nottingham native sported a pair of black-rimmed spectacles
Upbeat: The actress appeared to be in an upbeat mood as she made her exit from the studio
Sporty ensemble: Meanwhile, Martin, who currently lives in the Nevada gambling haven, was seen sporting a Soccer Aid tracksuit top and grey shorts
‘But he had a few of those and chilled out as we all did. He had to self isolate for two weeks as he was coming over from Vegas.’
Vicky explained how in the run-up to his return to filming, producers bought him a bike for his flat to keep him entertained.
She added: ‘Apparently he just ate soup for two weeks. But, yeah, he said that he had tried on his suits and they were a bit tighter than usual.’
When asked if the crew teased him about it, producer Simon Heath jokingly said: ‘Of course not! We’d never do that, ever.’
Their co-star Adrian Dunbar, who plays SuperIntendent Ted Hastings in the series, spoke about Vicky’s pranking antics on set, which led to him becoming a Tik Tok sensation.
Funny: It comes after Vicky jokingly revealed her co-star Martin struggled to fit into his suits when they returned to film the sixth series of Line Of Duty, after production was halted
Relaxing in style: In a Q&A ahead of Sunday’s launch, Vicky said Martin gorged on In N Out burgers while he stayed at his home in Vegas for lockdown
Back in October, the actress, who plays DI Kate Fleming in the BBC cop drama, fooled Adrian, 62, into dancing to My Bestie and Your Bestie by Yungen while recording him on camera.
He said: ‘I’ve got mixed feelings about this kind of stuff she gets up to. She just ambushed us really.
‘She asks, you know, again like: “I’m doing this thing for charity” so you do it because you trust her, on that occasion she said: “Just dance along”, and I thought “what is this about?”. Tik Tok. Within three or four days a million people had watched it.
He added: ‘You have to be careful with Vicky because she will ambush you.’
And Vicky revealed fans of the show will get to see plenty more videos of herself pranking Martin.
Wind-up: Meanwhile Adrian, who plays SuperIntendent Ted Hastings in the series, spoke of Vicky’s pranking antics on set which led to him becoming a Tik Tok sensation
Hilarious: Back in October, the actress who plays DI Kate Fleming in the BBC cop drama, fooled Adrian, 62, into dancing to My Bestie and Your Bestie by Yungen
The actress has played a number of jokes on her co-star over the years, including drawing a picture of a penis in his police notebook, which the actor didn’t see until filming began.
She said: ‘I’ve handed a few of those over to the BBC for your delights. I love a blooper real and I love that we were sharing some of that stuff over lockdown.
‘I think it’s great that we’re open with the audience and go behind the curtains so to speak. We have a laugh.’
Series six will follow the dynamic AC-12 trio investigating the force’s highest profile murder to date.
Guest lead Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) is assigned as the senior investigating officer on the unsolved murder case, but her suspicious conduct attracts the attention of the anti-corruption team.
Best of friends: The pair are the stars in Line Of Duty alongside Adrian Dunbar and regularly poke fun at each other
It’s back! The show will return on Sunday, with S.I. Ted Hastings, DI Kate Fleming and DS Steve Arnott taking the helm of the force’s highest profile murder investigation
Shalom Brune-Franklin, 26 — who has appeared in BBC’s Our Girl alongside Michelle Keegan — is the new addition to the AC-12 team as Detective Constable Chloe Bishop.
Some viewers branded the finale of the fifth series, which aired in May 2019 and drew more than nine million viewers, as an ‘anti-climax’, after it was revealed that mysterious criminal mastermind H was in fact code for four people.
So fans will be hoping the show finally reveals the fourth person’s identity — and the teaser suggests it might not be a man they are looking for.
This series of the Jed Mercurio drama features seven episodes, the longest to date.
Line of Duty will return on Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.
Will Steve get to the bottom of H? With excitement building over who is the elusive villain H, it appears writer Jed Mercurio will tie the storyline of organised crime in with this series
Corrupt? Guest lead Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) is assigned as the senior investigating officer on the unsolved murder case