Line of Duty - Series 6

I actually feel a bit sorry for Jed Mecurio this morning.Such a negative response to the ending.
I think an overblown shoot out style ending wouldn't have been a satisfactory conclusion either.
And to be fair he has kept us gripped for years now.I'm still glad I've invested so many TV hours watching it and DH and I will rewatch all the series at some point.In the meantime I'm going to rewatch last night's now with a coffee.

Perhaps the next series will be 'The Taking of AC-12' when Hastings, Arnott and Fleming join together to take down Carmichael and Osborn ... ably supported by Chloe, Davidson and all the others still in position from the investigation. It will be like the Magnificent 7, as Fleming and Arnott ride around recruiting support.

Think I need to lie down.

I enjoyed it. Loved it and about to watch it again.

Just listened to last 2 podcast interviews with Jed.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09gftky
He explains why he didn’t to a predictable over dramatic end. I suspect that many would have preferred some big shot “baddy” to get their comeuppance. It would have been way to obvious to have been Osborn. He hoped it would make a few, or even a lot of people/fans think of the corruption in other areas of life. Some have mentioned this already on this thread. Totally agree with them

OK, so it's a drama to entertain, but it's also a drama to make us think.

I read an interesting comment on another site this morning The scene with Chloe and shredding was to highlight orders from the higher ups are followed and some never questioned + repeated throughout “you can’t be questioned by someone a rank beneath you” think about what that means!

He didn’t say there wouldn’t be any more. In fact, in the previous interview, before the final, he strongly hints of further LoD. ??

Washerwoman

I actually feel a bit sorry for Jed Mecurio this morning.Such a negative response to the ending.
I think an overblown shoot out style ending wouldn't have been a satisfactory conclusion either.
And to be fair he has kept us gripped for years now.I'm still glad I've invested so many TV hours watching it and DH and I will rewatch all the series at some point.In the meantime I'm going to rewatch last night's now with a coffee.

Agreed - and also I’ve really enjoyed it being such a big nationwide event with so many millions of us investing in it, the really witty jokes and Tweets it’s engendered, the lively knitted dolls. Lots of good clean harmless fun and such a tonic compared with everything else going on.Thsnk you JM ?

Lovely knitted dolls ( although they might be lively as well)

Amberone

Perhaps the next series will be 'The Taking of AC-12' when Hastings, Arnott and Fleming join together to take down Carmichael and Osborn ... ably supported by Chloe, Davidson and all the others still in position from the investigation. It will be like the Magnificent 7, as Fleming and Arnott ride around recruiting support.

Think I need to lie down.

I can't wait!

Please start writing Amberone
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My hope was that it would be Carmichael partly because they kept talking about The Fourth Man - as if the thought never entered their heads that it could actually be a woman who was in charge of organised crime!

I was hoping for some equality - either Carmichael or the DCC, Wise.

Muse I read an interesting comment on another site this morning 'The scene with Chloe and shredding was to highlight orders from the higher ups are followed and some never questioned + repeated throughout “you can’t be questioned by someone a rank beneath you” think about what that means!'
What it means is that I don't understand how Buckells could possibly give orders to anyone of higher rank including murders, control people, or be running anything from the top.

What it means is that I don't understand how Buckells could possibly give orders to anyone of higher rank including murders, control people, or be running anything from the top.

Because he had a hold over Jo Davidson as he had convinced her that her father (or who she believed was her father) was an OCG boss.

I don't think Davidson knew it was Buckells. He was operating through the messaging service, hence they were able to track him down via the "Definately" spelling.

Her real father, Tommy Hunter, had convinced her that Patrick Fairbank was her father, and that he was OCG, which is why the three of them interviewed Fairbank.

I think

I actually feel a bit sorry for Jed Mecurio this morning.Such a negative response to the ending.

I do too, a little bit. I wasn't expecting a big shoot out ending, not even that H would be revealed and taken down really (much as we like our heroes to win in the end), just something ... more. It was almost like an academic tying up of some loose ends, nothing really final and clear.

To me it was definitely (definately??) left as if another series was planned but I know if I was Mercurio I wouldn't be trying to top this series. He could end up being lynched by irate Grannies if Series 7 was a flop ?

Thanks.

Yes (probably)

I shall have to watch it again.

I've read some books with excellent unexpected twists at the end; this was fairly unexpected but not very satisfying.

Right at the end where the notes at the bottom of the screen were telling you what happened to the different characters it said something like ‘AC12 is now run by close associates of the Chief Constable.’ Thought that might point to him being corrupt.

You’re right Tizliz well spotted.

Callistemon

^What it means is that I don't understand how Buckells could possibly give orders to anyone of higher rank including murders, control people, or be running anything from the top.^

Because he had a hold over Jo Davidson as he had convinced her that her father (or who she believed was her father) was an OCG boss.

But Buckells had been involved before Jo Davidson appeared. In the past there were people of much higher rank than him involved, so how could he be controlling them? Would they allow someone of lower rank in the Police force issue orders for people to be murdered etc?

Yes Tizliz.Just watched again and spotted that !

Series 7, our 3 will be working together. They will bring the chief Constable to justice

I noticed that as well Tizliz in fact the CC seemed hell bent on reducing the scope of units like AC 12.

Iam64

Series 7, our 3 will be working together. They will bring the chief Constable to justice

?We don’t need to watch any more now!?

lemongrove

Iam64

Series 7, our 3 will be working together. They will bring the chief Constable to justice

?We don’t need to watch any more now!?

You heard it first here on GN

I thought Tommy Hunter -Jo Davisons real father told her that Marcus Thurwell was her father???

Somebody senior must have had reason to get Buckells promoted when he was such a drip

Didn’t someone tell her it was Fairbanks (? The prisoner with dementia)

In the past there were people of much higher rank than him involved, so how could he be controlling them? Would they allow someone of lower rank in the Police force issue orders for people to be murdered etc?

He could control Jo Davidson but good question - I can't think he was Mr Big in the OCG all those years ago.

Definately more questions than answers at the end, I think.