Line of Duty

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Season 5
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    100
    As ever, nothing is wasted; not a scene, not a line, not a beat. For every morsel of information gathered by the team and by the viewer, another turn reveals 100 hidden possibilities. It fits together flawlessly.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Leah Greenblatt
    May 13, 2019
    91
    Duty returns with a taut, screw-turning examination of an undercover officer gone rogue--the kind of slow-burn drama that earns your devotion. [17/24 May 2019, p.90]
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    May 10, 2019
    90
    It still holds up as a compelling story, even if you're missing the myriad call-back references from the first four seasons. ... It's a testament to Mercurio that just when you think, "Well, this person is clearly guilty, as all the evidence suggests," he's got multiple switch-backs and loopholes to play with.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    May 13, 2019
    80
    If the new season falls slightly short of the show’s usual standard, it’s because neither this character (this season’s antagonist) nor the performance in the role is as interesting as its predecessors. Otherwise, all the elements are in place.
  6. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    May 9, 2019
    80
    Much like in Bodyguard, a jolting twist at the season's midpoint changes everything, and what initially seemed like solid and smartly done procedural becomes urgent, must-finish-now TV. [13-26 May 2019, p.11]
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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Xbluannax
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    Never missed a single episode of line of duty and can’t wait for the next season
  2. Michel111
    Jan 20, 2020
    0
    My wife has been watching for 5 years. I started this last season (5). The series seemed decent up to the last 15 minutes of the lastMy wife has been watching for 5 years. I started this last season (5). The series seemed decent up to the last 15 minutes of the last episode. I have never seen such an insipid wrap up twisting everything so artificially - so bad that once it started, I was telling my wife what was going to happen and it did. Utterly brainless garbage. The writer, director, and production people who approved this nonsense should be sh.t and p.ssed on.… Full Review »
  3. Tarekh
    Jul 22, 2019
    10
    Another great season! Though not as slick as the earlier ones, but it keeps you engrossed in the proceedings. Great work by the writers!
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