Line of Duty
Season 5
6 listed hours · 2012–2021 · BBC
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How this season is filed
Jed Mercurio's AC-12 interview rooms are gladiatorial: bent coppers, Hastings catchphrases, institutional rot that keeps climbing. British procedural paranoia as national event, scaled all the way to finale mania. Dialogue-heavy thriller craft — the anti-corruption unit as sport, and watercooler television that never needed a car chase.
TV Flash files Season 5 of Line of Duty (2012–2021) on BBC as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 6) — 6 listed hours, 2019-03-31–2019-05-05 from “Episode 1” (S05E01) to “Episode 6” (S05E06). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
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S05E01 Episode 1
Following the deadly hijack of a police convoy, AC-12 target a ruthless organised crime group known to have links with corrupt officers.
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S05E02 Episode 2
A fresh police leak enables another audacious raid, Arnott's attempts to gather information put him in a dangerous situation, and the team tries to contact the undercover officer.
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S05E03 Episode 3
Corbett's most daring plan yet requires McQueen to exploit links with corrupt police officers. AC-12 make a shocking discovery.
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S05E04 Episode 4
Tensions rise in the OCG following the events at Eastfield. With troubling questions hanging over the identity of 'H', suspicions mount at AC-12.
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S05E05 Episode 5
As the hunt for 'H' intensifies, Steve and Kate wonder if Hastings is guarding a dark secret.
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S05E06 Episode 6
In a nail-biting finale, closely guarded secrets are revealed. Carmichael's dogged interrogation of Hastings presents mounting evidence of suspicious behavior. Caught in the crossfire, Kate and Steve are torn between loyalty to Hastings and their duty to uncover the truth, however painful. Will the identity of "H" be revealed at last?
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