Line of Duty: Season 6

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Season Details & Credits

BBC | BBC Two | Acorn TV | Season Premiere Date: May 18, 2021

Summary: The BBC police drama created by Jed Mercurio returns for a sixth season.

[Season six originally premiered on BBC1 on 21 Mar 2021; in the US and Canada on BritBox on 18 May 2021]

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

Season 6 Episodes

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S6:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: May 2, 2021
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S6:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: April 25, 2021
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S6:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: April 18, 2021

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jun 3, 2021

It's a soul-crushing realistic depiction of the banality of evil. [7 - 20 Jun 2021, p.6]

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The Independent Ed Cumming

Mar 25, 2021

The question is whether the show’s any good. On the evidence of this frenetic, nerve-jangling opener: yes. After the more outlandish conspiratorial shenanigans of series five, the first episode of series six returns to what Line of Duty does best: dodgy coppers, tense action and characters who communicate almost exclusively in acronyms. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Mar 25, 2021

Line of Duty’s back and it so far seems just as good, if not better, than ever. Read full review

Empire Terri White

Sep 20, 2021

A promising, pulsating start to the sixth season that, on the strength of two episodes, stands shoulder to shoulder with previous Line Of Duty highs. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Mar 25, 2021

By the show's towering standards it felt underwhelming. Steve Arnott (Martin Compston), bored and in the doldrums at AC-12 dealing with sick leave grunt work, seemed a human metaphor. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

85
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: May 18, 2021
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  S6:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: May 2, 2021
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  S6:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: April 25, 2021
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  S6:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: April 18, 2021
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  S6:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: April 11, 2021
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  S6:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: April 4, 2021
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  S6:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: March 28, 2021
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  S6:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: March 21, 2021
Season 5

88
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: March 31, 2019
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 22, 2019
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 20, 2019
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 9, 2019
Season 1

83
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2014