Line of Duty's hotly anticipated new series is set to hit screens sooner than expected – and fans don't have long to wait.
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BBC bosses have traditionally released the show in March but the seventh season of the police corruption thriller is reportedly airing in late January.
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Vicky McClure, 43, Martin Compston, 42, and Adrian Dunbar, 68, wrapped up filming back in July after four months on set.
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A TV insider told The Sun: 'This will be welcome news for fans who have already been waiting five years for the next instalment in the story of AC-12.
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They will have been expecting this to land in late March and moving the show is a vote of confidence in the new series as January is when the Beeb likes to showcase its big dramas.
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Other shows, such as Sherlock, started off being broadcast in the summer, then shifted to January.
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It's also when it debuted The Night Manager.
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Rumour has it that bosses have viewed early edits of the new run and are delighted with what they see.
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Line of Duty's hotly anticipated new series is set to hit screens sooner than expected - and fans don't have long to wait (Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston L-R)
The Daily Mail has approached the BBC for comment.
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Cast-members Vicky, Martin and Adrian shot new scenes as AC-12, some five years after an anti-climactic sixth series divided viewers.
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Fans were largely disappointed by the controversial ending, during which bumbling Detective Superintendent Ian Buckells, played by Nigel Boyle, was unmasked as 'H' – the shadowy criminal mastermind behind an intricate network of police corruption.
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But in recent weeks, creator Jed Mercurio has given fans a taste of what to expect from the seventh series.
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Taking to Instagram earlier this year, Jed shared a shot of Dunbar, dressed in full police uniform, looking out across a busy office as he prepared to film his latest scenes as Superintendent Ted Hastings.
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'There's only one thing I'm interested in and one thing only and that's bent coppers,' read an accompanying caption – one of Hastings' best known quotes.
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The popular police drama originally aired on BBC Two, before moving to BBC One from its fourth series onwards.
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In February, it was revealed that Bafta-winning star Robert Carlyle had been cast as guest character Detective Constable Shaun Massie.
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Series seven of Line Of Duty will follow the familiar faces of AC-12 after it has been disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards.
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Vicky, 43, Martin, 42, and Adrian, 67, wrapped up filming back in July after four months on set
The actress posted a snap on Instagram with her co-stars after finishing filming
The iconic police trio looked happier than ever after reuniting for the highly-anticipated series
The anti-corruption unit will be seen working harder than ever as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings are assigned their most sensitive case so far.
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The synopsis teases: 'Detective Constable Shaun Massie is a Specialist Rifle Officer (SRO), a veteran marksman, operating with Tactical Operations Unit 7 (TO-7) to take down Organised Crime Groups.
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A gruff loner, Massie keeps himself to himself, but when his boss, TO-7's commanding officer DI Dominic Gough, is accused of being a sexual predator, Massie's otherwise detached demeanour changes drastically'.
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Line Of Duty series seven is expected to air in 2027.
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