Last month, we finally got the big news that acclaimed police procedural Line of Duty would be returning to the small screen with its seventh season . As anticipation rises, Martin Compston has shared that the new story will be inspired by real events.

The actor, who plays Steve Arnott in the popular BBC series , spoke exclusively with Digital Spy about the upcoming season , and reasoned that the four-year hiatus has benefitted all parties including co-stars and writer-creator Jed Mercurio.

"Success breeds success, and we've been very lucky that we've all been busy on other stuff," said the actor. "Vicky [McClure] has done four seasons of Trigger Point since our last one.

"Jed's been away doing a big Netflix show. I've done umpteen Amazon Prime shows. Adrian [Dunbar]’s b

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