Filming has wrapped on the seventh series of Jed Mercurio’s six-part police drama, produced by World Productions

The long-awaited seventh series of World Productions’ Line of Duty has wrapped filming with Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles as Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings respectively.

The new series sees AC-12 disbanded and now rebranded as the Inspectorate of Professional Standards. The trio are assigned their most sensitive case so far, when a charismatic Detective Inspector accused of abusing his position of trust by being a sexual predator. But is the case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?

Line of Duty first reached screens in 2012, and the latest series aired in 2021. Its finale became the biggest drama episode since modern records began in 2002, with 17m viewers after 28 days.

The series averaged 16mviewers making it the biggest drama across the market since 2018, according to BBC figures. It was succeeded by Mecurio and World’s 2018 BBC1 tie-up Bodyguard, which attracted 17m viewers when it aired in 2018.

Line of Duty series seven is written and created by Jed Mercurio, who also directed episodes four-six. It is made by World Productions, in association with ITV Studios, which is handling international distribution. Jennie Darnell directed the first three episodes, and the producers are Ken Horn and Richard Burnell.

The executive producers are Jed Mercurio, Simon Heath for World Productions and Nick Lambon for the BBC. Line of Duty is made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.