Adrian Dunbar hints a new Line of Duty may focus on 'something from past episodes'

Adrian Dunbar thinks a new 'Line of Duty' series might focus on "something from past episodes".

The 64-year-old actor is known for having played Superintendent Ted Hastings in the hit police drama across six series, and he teased that the 2021 finale - which drew in almost 17 million viewers - may "not be the last" audiences see of the BBC show, and that there has been "talk" of a spin-off film or some feature-length specials.

He said: "My thinking is that, no, it's not the last you might see of us. I know that there are people who are talking and some plans, but I don't know exactly what would happen. I don't know what shape it might take. There was talk of a film, there was talk about maybe two 90 minutes, there was talk about three one hours, I don't know."

However, the 'Hear My Song' actor - who has been married to Anna Nygh since 1986 and has 35-year-old daughter Madeleine with her - went on to explain he has "no idea" what the storyline would be for a potential new series, but he doesn't envisage it being "something new".

He told RadioTimes.com: "I have no idea [what it would be.] I'm sure it won't be something new. It would have to be something maybe from past episodes, that kind of rears its ugly head again. So there is all kinds of talk going on, and we're waiting to see if somebody gives us a green light and says yeah, it's actually going to happen."