Line of Duty star breaks silence on season 7 rumours
Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston star in Line of Duty (Picture: BBC)
Line of Duty star Martin Compston has added fresh fuel to the fire amid rumours that the hit BBC crime drama will return for a seventh series.
Martin, 40, played DS Steve Arnott in all six series, starring alongside Vicky McClure, 40, and Adrian Dunbar, 66, as members of the controversial taskforce Anti-Corruption Unit 12.
The show came to an end in 2021 as Steve and the team finally uncovered the identity of elusive criminal ringleader 'H.'
However, enough doors were left open that AC-12 could still return, and fans have been clamouring for a seventh season in the four years since.
And, according to reports, a six-part follow up is in the works, with Martin, Vicky and Adrian all tipped to reprise their roles.
Now Martin has weighed in, providing an update as to how work on the rumoured seventh season is progressing.
Martin stars as DI Steve Arnott in the hit BBC crime drama (Picture: BBC)
Speaking to The Sun, Martin revealed: 'We're always talking about possibilities and schedules and whatnot.'
However, he wasn't able to say much more than that, continuing: 'Everybody's got stuff going on at the minute, so I think anything, unfortunately, would be a way off.'
This comes after apparent confirmation that the trio were set to begin filming a new series of the show in January 2026, ahead of a release later that year.
Vicki McClure stars as DI Kate Fleming (Picture: BBC)
A source told The Sun: 'This is the news Line of Duty fans have been waiting for since the sixth season left them deflated when it aired back in 2021.
'The BBC almost immediately requested more episodes to continue the story, but the success of the show meant Vicky, Martin and Adrian were instantly snapped up for other projects.'
The tabloid claims show creator Jed Mercurio has already written most of the storyline, which would start production later this year and potentially air towards the end of 2026.
Martin previously hinted at the show's future on an episode of Lorraine (Picture: Shutterstock)
Martin previously reassured viewers of ITV's Lorraine that a new series was at the forefront of its creator's minds, saying: 'We are all quite busy but I'm sure you will get to it at some point.'
'We don't want to get people's hopes up. I'm sure there are ideas, though.'
Meanwhile, Anna Maxwell-Martin, 47, who played DS Patricia Carmichael, offered a more cryptic update on the show's progress.
Attending the Royal Television Society Awards in March, Anna was asked by Metro.co.uk about a hypothetical seventh series, answering: 'I would be killed by a sniper over there so…'
Series five and six star Anna Maxwell-Martin also weighed in on rumours (Picture: BBC)
Meanwhile, Vicky also appeared to shut down rumours, saying back in November last year: 'It's (the rumours) hard to ignore. We all read social media and all that kind of stuff.
'But the great thing is that people love the show and we're truly grateful that people love it.'
And on a season seven update, added: 'But there is no news. That is the news, no news!'
All six series of Line of Duty are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer
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