Written by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions, it will also see the return of Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, who reprise their roles.

The sixth season of the police drama, which aired from March to May in 2021, was a ratings success, with its dramatic finale revealing the identity of the mysterious corrupt officer H.

The show’s creator, writer and executive producer, Mercurio, said: “Everyone involved in Line Of Duty feels enormous gratitude to the show’s fans.

“We’re privileged to have had so many of you follow the ups and downs of AC-12 over six previous seasons and we couldn’t be more delighted to be returning for a seventh.

“Corruption in this country is supposed to have come to an end while Line Of Duty was off air so I’ve been forced to use my imagi

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