It’s official: Line of Duty is back.

Jed Mercurio’s hit police procedural will return to the BBC for a seventh series, with stars Vicky McClure , Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles.

The show last aired in 2021, and the season six finale was the biggest drama episode — excluding soaps — since modern U.K. records began in 2002, with an enormous 17 million viewers after 28 days.

The new six-part series, created and written by Mercurio and produced by World Productions in association with ITV Studios for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will start filming in Belfast in spring 2026. Further cast will be announced in due course.

It’s official: Line of Duty is back.

Jed Mercurio’s hit police procedural will return to the BBC for a seventh series, with stars Vicky McCl

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