Q 01/05

Who created and wrote every episode of Line of Duty?

A) Jed Mercurio

B) Chris Chibnall

C) Russell T Davies

D) Sally Wainwright

Answer · why

A) Jed Mercurio

Jed Mercurio says he planned the hunt for "H" from the start, giving several characters names beginning with that letter so he could keep viewers gues...

Q 02/05

In Line of Duty, Superintendent Ted Hastings insists he is interested in one thing only: catching what?

A) Cop killers

B) Bent coppers

C) Gang bosses

D) Dirty money

Answer · why

B) Bent coppers

Bent coppers: the line fits a part that was first written as a jaded timeserver, until the actor's fiery audition persuaded the creator to turn him in...

Q 03/05

On which channel did Line of Duty first air in 2012?

A) Channel 4

B) ITV

C) BBC One

D) BBC Two

Answer · why

D) BBC Two

BBC Two took it after BBC One passed, fearing a drama about police corruption might be "problematic for a mainstream audience"; five years of record r...

Q 04/05

In Line of Duty's series 5 finale, a dying officer's twitching fingers are decoded as which kind of message?

A) Sign language

B) Morse code

C) A gang hand signal

D) A police radio code

Answer · why

B) Morse code

Morse code: he had been tapping four dots, the letter H, which AC-12 took to mean four corrupt insiders; the extra footage had been shot two years ear...

Q 05/05

Which Scottish actor plays DS Steve Arnott in Line of Duty?

A) Richard Madden

B) James McAvoy

C) Martin Compston

D) Jack Lowden

Answer · why

C) Martin Compston

Martin Compston drops his own accent to play Arnott as an Englishman; an actor who lost out to him at the auditions was cast as a fellow detective ins...