The BBC has published a ‘memorandum for staff’ ahead of the upcoming sixth season of Line Of Duty, to announce the appointment of a new member of the team.
In a document circulated by the press office, the memo memoir sees Superintendent Ted Hastings – played by reconnaissance star Adrian Dunbar – announcing that DC Chloe Bishop (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is join the department to help with the forthcoming issue.
The note reads: ‘MEMORANDUM TO STAFF. HEAD: 03/02/2021 .TO: ALL UNIT STAFF. FROM: HASTINGS, TED (SUPERINTENDENT)
New recruitment: BBC has published ‘memorandum for staff’ ahead of upcoming sixth season of Line Of Duty, to announce the appointment of a new member of the team
‘CC: ARNOTT, STEVE (DETECTIVE SERGEANT); FLEMING, KATE (DETECTIVE REVIEW); BISHOP, CHLOE (DETECTIVE DECISION)
Subject: CHANGE OF KEY STAFF TO AC-12
‘I am writing to inform you that DC Chloe Bishop (Shalom Brune-Franklin) will be joining AC-12 to help with their important work on a difficult issue ahead. This action will take effect immediately.
The top priority of AC-12 is always capturing bent coppers. With that in mind, we’ve expanded and requested an additional special program for our next series, leaving it as the longest time yet.
On the issue: In a document circulated by the press office, the memo memo sees Superintendent Ted Hastings – played by reconnaissance star Adrian Dunbar – announcing that DC Chloe Bishop (Shalom) Brune-Franklin) joins the department to help with the case
This expansion ensures that we can conduct an accurate and detailed analysis of organized criminal activity on our imminent return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for our sixth time.
In the meantime, to see AC-12 dating diesel, photos from DI Denton’s case will be repeated on BBC One every week from Saturday 6 February at 9pm.
‘Le meas, Superintendent Ted Hastings.’
New Girl: DC Chloe Bishop (Shalom Brune-Franklin) joins AC-12 to help with their important work on a difficult upcoming issue
This reiterates the news that a seventh program will be added to the sixth season, making it the longest running series of the cop drama to date.
Although an official date has not yet been announced, the BBC has confirmed that it is ‘coming soon’, and has released a hilarious clip with the stars of the show Martin Compston and Adrian.
In the teaser, the pair were in full police uniform talking about the secret ‘Vella’.
One to watch: The BBC has confirmed that there will be an extra program in season six of Line Of Duty, as fans eagerly await the launch of the series
It started with Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Compston) tells Superintendent Ted Hastings (Dunbar): ‘No matter what staff is involved, Vella is still the top investigator involved in this force . ‘
Looking uncertain, Ted replies: ‘I need a hell of a lot more before I can allow a formal examination. ‘
As Steve begins to argue, Ted blows back: ‘Houl yer whisht! I need more. ‘
Interesting Note: Although an official date has not yet been announced, the broadcaster has confirmed that it is ‘coming soon’, and has released a humorous clip by Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar
Steve ‘s voice then asks:’ What about an extra program, gaffer? draws on the news that there will be seven programs in season six instead of the usual six.
Filming for series six was postponed back in March 2020, before the team resumed work in September after a five-month hiatus due to the Covid crisis.
While the team has admitted that it was difficult for them to work around the new Covid limitations, it is clear that they had no problem coming up with additional materials.
Twist: In the teaser, the pair were in full police uniform talking about the mysterious ‘Vella’, before commenting on the extra program
Adrian returns to police drama as Superintendent Hastings with Martin (DS Arnott) and Vicky McClure (DI Kate Fleming), who are the famous faces of AC-12, the show’s anti-corruption fiction unit.
The sixth series will also see Kelly MacDonald as Chief Investigator Joanne Davidson, chief investigating officer on unsolved murder.
But this series took a slightly different turn than the three AC-12s expected, as both filming and plotting had to change to comply with Covid-19 rules.
Awesome Trio: Adrian returns to police drama as Superintendent Hastings with Martin (DS Arnott) and Vicky McClure (DI Kate Fleming)
New safety measures even included the famous glass-walled interrogation room, where the three AC-12s interrogate suspects in scenes that take days to film, changing them.
Speaking previously about the challenges of filming Lorraine, writer Jed Mercurio acknowledged that the filming process has been ‘difficult’ for those involved.
Saying that the team were ‘delighted’ to be able to film the sixth season of the BBC show, Jed explained: ‘It’s been really hard to be honest with you.
‘I have to pay homage to the team and our great team, we diligently wear masks all the time, we clean things that are passed from one person to another. ‘
Delay: Filming for series six was postponed back in March 2020, before the team resumed work in September after a five-month hiatus due to a Covid crisis