Line of Duty

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Season 6
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 3, 2021
    100
    It's a soul-crushing realistic depiction of the banality of evil. [7 - 20 Jun 2021, p.6]
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  2. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Cumming
    Mar 25, 2021
    100
    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.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Terri White
    Sep 20, 2021
    80
    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.
  5. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Mar 25, 2021
    80
    Line of Duty’s back and it so far seems just as good, if not better, than ever.
  6. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Mar 25, 2021
    40
    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.