Line of Duty (BBC) **Spoilers**

This is it

Very underwhelming

Hercule Poirot

Seeing Dot's dying declaration proved that Hastings wasn't H

I thought the Morse code thing was a bit of a stretch though

Overall a decent conclusion

banie01

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Seeing Dot's dying declaration proved that Hastings wasn't H

I thought the Morse code thing was a bit of a stretch though

Overall a decent conclusion

The leap from Morse code to 4 dots to 4 high level corrupt officers was a bit of a stretch.

kala85

Thought the ending was good. Redeemed the whole of season 5.

Sets up season 6 for what could be a good ending.

vanman99

terrible ending, that was a filler episode and a reason for another series, very poor

Gimme A Pound

Meh, an anti climax imo. Knew only part of the story would be told though. Thought all previous episodes were excellent.

That Morse code thing is stupid.

Nevertheless, roll on season six!

Cina

The whole hour long interrogation was just so pointless.

brian_t

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Seeing Dot's dying declaration proved that Hastings wasn't H

I thought the Morse code thing was a bit of a stretch though

Overall a decent conclusion

It's lucky the camera caught his hand signal.

Hercule Poirot

banie01 wrote: »

The leap from Morse code to 4 dots to 4 high level corrupt officers was a bit of a stretch.

Aye, it was only when it was replayed during the interview I realised, after Dot blinks H Kate starts again and gets as far as D and he doesn't blink for any of them, therefore it couldn't be Hastings

And now that I'm thinking about it, Steve seeing a freeze frame of the dying declaration couldn't possibly have led to him realising Dot was using Morse code

It's starting to jump the shark lads

Sunrise_Sunset

I really enjoyed it. I was expecting more of a stand off and guns blazing, but I guess Jed knew we'd be expecting it, and delivered the opposite.
I was right about Ryan, in the police force now. So who is he still working for? Lisa never mentioned him in her interviews, so she was still playing the game.

Gimme A Pound

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Aye, it was only when it was replayed during the interview I realised, after Dot blinks H Kate starts again and gets as far as D and he doesn't blink for any of them, therefore it couldn't be Hastings

And now that I'm thinking about it, Steve seeing a freeze frame of the dying declaration couldn't possibly have led to him realising Dot was using Morse code

It's starting to jump the shark lads

Yeah it definitely has a shelf life.

gmisk

That was a lot of fun. Anna Maxwell Martin is a fantastic addition definitely hope she comes back next season, she was seriously vicious to her subordinant....loved it.
I appreciated the lack of a big shoot out.
It was fairly obvious Gill was gonna be taken out on her loo break as well.

Obviously Gill was dodgy as hell, she was a just a tad camp and OTT for me. Her dodgy looking new house and car were a highlight

Also it was pretty obvious Ryan was joining the police.
The Morse code thing was beyond silly.

So it's obviously hinting at 2 candidates for H.

Harry Palmr

That was deja vu all over again.

oneilla

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Aye, it was only when it was replayed during the interview I realised, after Dot blinks H Kate starts again and gets as far as D and he doesn't blink for any of them, therefore it couldn't be Hastings

And now that I'm thinking about it, Steve seeing a freeze frame of the dying declaration couldn't possibly have led to him realising Dot was using Morse code

It's starting to jump the shark lads

A bit yeah. The morse code was a sort of deus ex machina. It happens with shows like these.

oneilla

Sunrise_Sunset wrote: »

I really enjoyed it. I was expecting more of a stand off and guns blazing, but I guess Jed knew we'd be expecting it, and delivered the opposite.
I was right about Ryan, in the police force now. So who is he still working for? Lisa never mentioned him in her interviews, so she was still playing the game.

Why the tears after killing Corbett though?

gmisk

Autecher wrote: »

Ted Hastings has the worst lawyer. They guy just sits there and says nothing!

Lady friend isn't fair....Jesus..utterly useless

Gimme A Pound

Yeah she was clearly always dodge. It was obvious something was going to be revealed about her.

Jamemid

Morse code!! Ah come on, there taking the pis*.
Stupid ending.

biZrb

they said there was three people who were part of the OCG, but I count four; Hilton, Dot, Gill and Hargreaves. Was Hargreaves not part of the OCG then?

mr_edge_to_you

banie01 wrote: »

The leap from Morse code to 4 dots to 4 high level corrupt officers was a bit of a stretch.

In all fairness, AC12's success can be largely attributed to longshot hunches and suspicions.

Somewhat relieved that Ted didn't meet his maker. The tension when the text message was being typed was pretty intense.

Gimme A Pound

oneilla wrote: »

Why the tears after killing Corbett though?

Probably still possessed a teeny bit of humanity.

She and John became quite close too - not intimately but in terms of their relationship as colleagues. Got on well.

Cartel Mike

Low budget stuff there.
Gonna finish watching the shield. Would highly recommend everyone /anyone to watch the shadow line on daily motion if they get a chance.
Until next time I guess

gmisk

Best line

"Stop making a tit of yourself and piss off"


Amazing...yeah piss off Michelle!

brian_t

"Urgent exit required"

Well, it worked for Cottan.

4Ad

A load of bollix.

vanman99

nope, best line was "we're going to have to blue light it"....how cheesy

Happy4all

Travis Grumpy Cave wrote: »

Probably still possessed a teeny bit of humanity.

She and John became quite close too - not intimately but in terms of their relationship as colleagues. Got on well.

Maybe he was his father

Hercule Poirot

biZrb wrote: »

they said there was three people who were part of the OCG, but I count four; Hilton, Dot, Gill and Hargreaves. Was Hargreaves not part of the OCG then?

Hargreaves wasn't part of the OCG, he was blackmailed into turning up, being H, after he was one of their sex houses, they had his DNA in a condom

Scott Tenorman

The Morse code thing was ridiculous.
This season has been relatively poor compared to the rest TBH

Hercule Poirot

Travis Grumpy Cave wrote: »

Yeah she was clearly always dodge. It was obvious something was going to be revealed about her.

Do you know what? I noticed that she was more glammed up this season but didn't pay any heed to it - don't think I'll be joining Ryan in Police School anytime soon....

Birneybau

Didn't cop that the new recruit was the little pr!CK from the first season.

"Bent b@stard" indeed

Jamemid

Scott Tenorman wrote: »

The Morse code thing was ridiculous.
This season has been relatively poor compared to the rest TBH

So stupid. He's dying and can't talk but remembers Morse code .

Van.Bosch

As Jill was setting him up, why did she save him revthe grounds for the search? Was it because she knew he had gotten away with 50k and didn’t want that to come up or was it she wanted to prevent it collapsing the case down the line.

alchemist33

Tbf the Morse code thing is no more stupid than the blinking ever was

gmisk

brian_t wrote: »

"Urgent exit required"

Well, it worked for Cottan.

Maybe that's why she had to run to the loo...it could have been a wee note to herself

Gimme A Pound

Happy4all wrote: »

Maybe he was his father

I and the poster i quoted were referring to Lisa McQueen after she had Corbett's throat slit.

As for Hastings crying when he found out who Corbett was, you had me all :eek: for a moment there, but no, Corbett was about nine or 10 when his father was killed. Then Hastings arrived on the scene.

Gimme A Pound

Van.Bosch wrote: »

As Jill was setting him up, why did she save him revthe grounds for the search? Was it because she knew he had gotten away with 50k and didn’t want that to come up or was it she wanted to prevent it collapsing the case down the line.

Wondered that too.

Also, was it established why Hastings actually did visit Lee Banks?

Sunrise_Sunset

Van.Bosch wrote: »

As Jill was setting him up, why did she save him revthe grounds for the search? Was it because she knew he had gotten away with 50k and didn’t want that to come up or was it she wanted to prevent it collapsing the case down the line.

I felt like she wanted to make it look believable that she had Ted's back, knowing that they'd easily come up with more evidence. I'm sure the new evidence was leaked to them via her anyway.

Hercule Poirot

Van.Bosch wrote: »

As Jill was setting him up, why did she save him revthe grounds for the search? Was it because she knew he had gotten away with 50k and didn’t want that to come up or was it she wanted to prevent it collapsing the case down the line.

I was thinking this because she saved him but then left the room with a grimace on her face - my thought, once it all came out, is that she did it because she may have been asked later why she didn't spot it herself?

Sunrise_Sunset

alchemist33 wrote: »

Tbf the Morse code thing is no more stupid than the blinking ever was

I didn't find it that outlandish tbh. Steve had already seen the video footage previously. In the still picture his attention was drawn to the way Dot's hand was positioned, which probably jogged his memory, and he realised it wasn't just hand twitching it was morse code.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Travis Grumpy Cave wrote: »

Wondered that too.

Also, was it established why Hastings actually did visit Lee Banks?

Hastings isn’t in the clear yet. There’s that 50k, the disposal of the computer (his porn defence was ludicrous) etc.

trashcan

cml387 wrote: »

Just as aside, if you liked Stephen Graham as John Corbett, look out for him in an upcoming C4 drama (which has an Irish angle) called The Virtues starting on May 15th.

Written and directed by Shane Meadows, of This is England fame (which also featured Stephen Graham and Vicki McClure). Should be worth a look.

On tonight's finale, I'd agree that there were too many plot holes this season. Lisa McQueen for one. Her actions were too inconsistent. I was expecting some reveal about what she was really up to. How did she seem to have a link to the higher ups iin the gang when in the first episode she seemed very much subservient to Corbett. Why did Bigaloe get immunity and a new identity when she didn't really seem to have given much in return ? Did Ted really pocket fifty grand - totally out of character for him. Also, would someone with Ryan's background really be accepted into the police force ?

brian_t

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Hastings isn’t in the clear yet. There’s that 50k, the disposal of the computer (his porn defence was ludicrous), Lee Banks, etc.

Did you not catch the on-screen graphics at the end.

Hastings got some written warning and he returned to head AC-12 again.

trashcan

brian_t wrote: »

Did you not catch the on-screen graphics at the end.

Hastings got some written warning and he returned to head AC-12 again.

ThAts something else - head of anti corruption is found guilty of misconduct and is let carry on ?

brian_t

trashcan wrote: »

Did Ted really pocket fifty grand - totally out of character for him.

No he gave it to Corbetts widow at his grave.

gmisk

trashcan wrote: »

Written and directed by Shane Meadows, of This is England fame (which also featured Stephen Graham and Vicki McClure). Should be worth a look.

On tonight's finale, I'd agree that there were too many plot holes this season. Lisa McQueen for one. Her actions were too inconsistent. I was expecting some reveal about what she was really up to. How did she seem to have a link to the higher ups iin the gang when in the first episode she seemed very much subservient to Corbett. Why did Bigaloe get immunity and a new identity when she didn't really seem to have given much in return ? Did Ted really pocket fifty grand - totally out of character for him. Also, would someone with Ryan's background really be accepted into the police force ?

I don't disagree with most of that... Hastings didn't pocket the 50k well not for himself he was giving it to Corbett's widow at the end..

Sunrise_Sunset

trashcan wrote: »

ThAts something else - head of anti corruption is found guilty of misconduct and is let carry on ?

He's on his final warning.

Sunrise_Sunset

gmisk wrote: »

I don't disagree with most of that... Hastings didn't pocket the 50k well not for himself he was giving it to Corbett's widow at the end..

Yes he was giving the money to Corbett's widow at the graveyard.

Franz Von Peppercorn

brian_t wrote: »

Did you not catch the on-screen graphics at the end.

Hastings got some written warning and he returned to head AC-12 again.

Yes I did. He’s still not in the clear for the last corrupt officer although he probably isn’t.

Hrududu

So steve starts out saying it's morse code. .... standing for H. Then immediately says that the 4 dots stand for the 4 bent coppers (Gill, Dot, Hilton and someone else)

What? So is it morse code or not? And what a leap to make. And essentially if true were in exactly the same spot we were in before. We have a bent copper to be caught, only the letter H isn't important. Hmmm I dunno. I'll still watch it but hmm