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The BBC has confirmed that a new Line of Duty series will be produced - and some TV favourites are returning.

The hit show, written by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions, will return for a seventh series.

The sixth season of the police drama aired from March to May in 2021.

It was a ratings success, with its dramatic finale revealing the identity of the mysterious corrupt officer 'H'.

The seventh series will see AC-12 - the fictional anti-corruption department - disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards.

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The new six-part series will start filming in Belfast in spring next year.

Further casting is also to be announced in due course, the BBC said.

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