Vicky McClure issues four-word statement on Line of Duty rumours
The pair appeared in Jed Mercurio's BBC crime drama as DI Kate Fleming and Superintendent Ted Hastings respectively from 2012 to 2021.
Dunbar told The Times: "We're really excited about getting our hands on a Line of Duty script, to see what happens to us.
'Jed is writing. We've talked to the BBC."
The series ended after the identity of "H" — a corrupt senior police officer — was revealed.
"There's nothing to say," McClure told The One Show on Friday (1 August).
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