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Line of Duty
2012
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 7 seasons
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #33
- IMDb #49
- Metacritic #41
- RatingGraph #75
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #33
- Metacritic Critics #25
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #158
- Criticker #35
- Trakt #59
Every rating
74–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
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Details
- Created by
- Jed Mercurio
- Released
- 26 June 2012
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 42 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 27 wins, 88 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 115 →27 wins from 115 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| British Academy Cymru Awards 2022 | Director – Fiction | Gareth Bryn | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2022 | Best Editing: Fiction | Andrew John McClelland | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2022 | Best Sound: Fiction | Pietro Dalmasso, Ronan Hill, Paul Maynes, and Ian Wilkinson | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2022 | Original Music | Carly Paradis | Nominee |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2022 | Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Celtic Media Festival Awards 2022 | Drama Series | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| DIVA Awards 2022 | Media Moment of the Year | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards 2022 | Original Music | Carly Paradis | Nominee |
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115 awards — Line of Duty
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TV Choice Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Martin Compston | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adrian Dunbar | Winner |
| Best Actress | Vicky McClure | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 6 | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 5 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Vicky McClure | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 3 | Nominee |
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Stephen Graham | Winner |
| Best Actress | Keely Hawes | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 4 | Winner |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Winner |
| Best Actress | Thandie Newton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Keely Hawes | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 5 | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 4 | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 2 | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 3 | Nominee |
| Original Music | Carly Paradis | Nominee |
| Original Music Score | Carly Paradis | Nominee |
Televisual Bulldog Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 5 | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 4 | Winner |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Andrew John McClelland | Nominee |
National Television Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Returning Drama | Line of Duty series 6 | Winner |
| Special Recognition | Line of Duty series 6 | Winner |
| Best Crime Drama | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Performance | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| Best Drama Performance | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Drama Performance | Vicky McClure | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Line of Duty series 5 | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 2 | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 3 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Writer | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
| Best Female Actress | Thandie Newton | Nominee |
| Best Male Actor | Lennie James | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Midlands Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Female Actress | Vicky McClure | Winner |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
| Best Male Actor | Lennie James | Nominee |
| Best Newcoming Actor | Gregory Piper | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
Crime Thriller Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Keely Hawes | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Vicky McClure | Nominee |
| TV Dagger | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| TV Dagger | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
Celtic Media Festival Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Drama Series | Line of Duty series 3 | Winner |
| Drama Series | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Drama Series | Line of Duty series 5 | Nominee |
TVTimes Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favourite Drama | Line of Duty series 6 | Winner |
| Favourite Actor | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| Favourite Actress | Vicky McClure | Nominee |
British Screenwriters' Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Crime Writing on Television | Jed Mercurio | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Episode in a TV series | Jed Mercurio for "Episode 4" | Winner |
Freesat Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Drama | Line of Duty series 2 | Winner |
Rockie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Showrunner of the Year | Jed Mercurio | Winner |
Television and Radio Industries Club Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Crime Programme | Line of Duty series 5 | Winner |
British Academy Television Awards
10 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actress | Thandie Newton | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actress | Keely Hawes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Mays | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Vicky McClure | Nominee |
| Virgin TV's Must-See Moment | "John Corbett's Death" | Nominee |
| Virgin TV's Must-See Moment | "Huntley's Narrow Escape" | Nominee |
| Virgin TV's Must-See Moment | "Urgent Exit Required" | Nominee |
British Academy Scotland Awards
5 nominations
| Audience Award | Kelly Macdonald | Nominee |
| Audience Award | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| Best Director Film/Television | Michael Keillor | Nominee |
| Best Television Actor | Mark Bonnar | Nominee |
| Best Television Actress | Kelly Macdonald | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
5 nominations
| Best Editing: Fiction | Andrew John McClelland | Nominee |
| Best Editing: Fiction | Andrew John McClelland for "Episode 4" | Nominee |
| Best Sound: Fiction | Pietro Dalmasso, Ronan Hill, Paul Maynes, and Ian Wilkinson | Nominee |
| Best Writer – Drama | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
| Original Music | Carly Paradis | Nominee |
Broadcast Magazine Awards
5 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 3 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
| Best Independent Production Company | World Productions | Nominee |
| International Programme Sales | Kew Media Distribution | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrian Dunbar | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
South Bank Sky Arts Award
3 nominations
| TV Drama | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
| TV Drama | Line of Duty series 2 | Nominee |
| TV Drama | Line of Duty series 1 | Nominee |
Diversity in Media Awards
2 nominations
| TV Moment of the Year | "Urgent Exit Required" | Nominee |
| TV Moment of the Year | "DCI Roz Huntley Interview" | Nominee |
Edinburgh TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 5 | Nominee |
| Best UK Drama | Line of Duty series 4 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Kelly Macdonald | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
2 nominations
| Best Long Form TV Drama | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
| Best Long Form TV Drama | Jed Mercurio | Nominee |
Association of Motion Picture Sound Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama | Pietro Dalmasso, Paul Maynes, Bea O'Sullivan, and Ian Wilkinson | Nominee |
Australian Directors' Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Direction in a Television Miniseries | Daniel Nettheim for "Episode 1" | Nominee |
British Academy Cymru Awards
1 nomination
| Director – Fiction | Gareth Bryn | Nominee |
Casting Director Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting in a Television Drama | Gordon Cowell, Daniel Edwards, and Kate Rhodes-James | Nominee |
DIVA Awards
1 nomination
| Media Moment of the Year | Line of Duty series 6 | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
1 nomination
| Editing | Andrew John McClelland | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Scotland Awards
1 nomination
| Television Director of the Year | Michael Keillor | Nominee |