Line of Duty
Episode 5
Season 3, Episode 5 · Aired 2016-04-21
Synopsis
Following new evidence obtained by DC Kate Fleming, the former Head of Vice Patrick Fairbank is questioned by AC-12, but despite Kate's best she is left frustrated. Worried by Arnott's contact with Lindsay Denton, DI Dot Cottan takes matters into his own hands, with shattering consequences. Under pressure from AC-12 legal counsel Gill Biggeloe, Ted Hastings has no choice but to make a dramatic and heartbreaking decision.
In the series
This episode is part of Line of Duty (2012–2021) on BBC.
AC-12 anti-corruption thrillers — interview-room warfare as national event.
Key cast
- Martin Compston as Steve Arnott
- Vicky McClure as Kate Fleming
- Adrian Dunbar as Ted Hastings
- Lennie James as Tony Gates
- Thandie Newton as Roz Huntley
- Stephen Graham as John Corbett