Line Of Duty season 6: Creator Jed Mercurio hints Ryan Pilkington may have ‘turned over a new leaf’

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio teases how Gregory Piper’s character Ryan Pilkington may have ‘turned over a new leaf’ in season 6 despite his criminal past By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 08:47 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 29 March 2021 Gregory Piper is set to make a triumphant return to … Read more

Todd McKenney and Paul Mercurio return as judges for DWTS: All Stars

Channel Seven is assembling the old Dancing with the Stars team for the upcoming DWTS: All Stars reboot. Original judges Todd McKenney and Paul Mercurio will be returning for the dance competition this year, reports TV Blackbox. The pair served as judges together for seven seasons, until Mercurio left in 2007. OG squad: Channel Seven is assembling … Read more

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio reveals series six STILL isn’t finished

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio excited fans when he shared the first clue about the plot of season six to Twitter. Uploading a snap of a packet of the Australian chocolate biscuits TimTams with the caption ‘#LineofDuty Series 6 Plot Clue No. 1’, fans began to ferociously speculate as to what it might mean. But … Read more

Jed Mercurio says BBC is inefficient and claims some staff have an issue with their ‘work ethic’ 

‘BBC is basically workshy’: Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio says broadcaster is inefficient and claims some staff have an issue with their ‘work ethic’  Jed Mercurio called the BBC ‘inefficient’ and described some staff as ‘work-shy’  Added in the Radio Times there are some people he ‘avoids like the plague’ Comments come after the … Read more

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio confirms he will write a seventh series

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has confirmed he will write a seventh series of the acclaimed police drama. Speaking ahead of long-awaited release of series six this spring, the writer said he feels there’s ‘much more ground to cover’ with the show after its fifth series in 2019 became the most viewed to date. … Read more

Line Of Duty fans point out ‘huge spoiler’ after Jed Mercurio shares snap from filming

Line Of Duty fans have claimed to have pointed out a ‘huge spoiler’ after show creator Jed Mercurio shared a snap from filming on Monday. The writer, 54, took to Twitter to share a collection of photos of DS Steve Arnott, played by Martin Compston, Ted Hastings, played by Adrian Dunbar, and DI Kate Fleming, played by Vicky McClure, as they playfully posed … Read more

Line Of Duty’s Jed Mercurio shares a glimpse of series six filming

Line Of Duty’s Jed Mercurio shares a glimpse of series six filming as Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar mess about between scenes in Belfast The cast have been filming the BBC police drama in Belfast Jed shared a trio of snaps from filming, featuring stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston Line Of Duty … Read more

Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio says flight attendants ‘to blame’ if there is a second lockdown

Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio sparked debate on Twitter after suggesting flight attendants not forcing people to wear face coverings on a British Airways plane were ‘to blame’ if production of seris 6 of the hit show gets shut down.  Taking to social media yesterday afternoon, the Mercurio, 54, expressed his outrage that cabin … Read more

Line Of Duty’s Jed Mercurio reveals filming is set to RESUME on series six

Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has revealed filming on the show’s sixth series is set to resume imminently. Filming on the iconic BBC drama halted in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but showrunner Jed revealed in a tweet on Thursday that he was jetting to Belfast to self-isolate ahead of a return to production. … Read more

Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio reveals the iconic cop drama was nearly REJECTED by the BBC

Jed Mercurio has revealed Line Of Duty was almost rejected by the BBC amid fears a series documenting police corruption ‘might be problematic for a mainstream audience’. The screenwriter, 54, told how he had to fight tooth and nail for some of his work to be made and claims the television executives who initially turned the … Read more