Warning: contains spoilers for Line of Duty series 6 episode 4.
After all the excitement of episode four (read our spoiler-filled review here), fans could be forgiven for taking a recovery day before putting their minds to work and trying to figure out series six’s many mysteries. But did Steve and Chloe take a rest after that shoot-out? No, so in their honour, neither will we. After all, as Kate told Ted in that piss-stinking underpass make-up scene, we’ve got a case to solve.
Jargon of the week: Nominal
Anybody convicted, cautioned, reprimanded, warned or arrested of a recordable offence has a “nominal record” on the Police National Computer, and is therefore a nominal. In the show, it seems to mean the chief individual/suspect in an investigation. In the series five opener, AC-12 referred to both Lisa McQueen and John ‘Clayton’ (before they knew he was an undercover officer) as “the nominal.
After all the excitement of episode four (read our spoiler-filled review here), fans could be forgiven for taking a recovery day before putting their minds to work and trying to figure out series six’s many mysteries. But did Steve and Chloe take a rest after that shoot-out? No, so in their honour, neither will we. After all, as Kate told Ted in that piss-stinking underpass make-up scene, we’ve got a case to solve.
Jargon of the week: Nominal
Anybody convicted, cautioned, reprimanded, warned or arrested of a recordable offence has a “nominal record” on the Police National Computer, and is therefore a nominal. In the show, it seems to mean the chief individual/suspect in an investigation. In the series five opener, AC-12 referred to both Lisa McQueen and John ‘Clayton’ (before they knew he was an undercover officer) as “the nominal.
- 4/11/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Warning: contains major spoilers for Line of Duty series 5
For almost a decade, Ted Hastings’ AC-12 has been a thorn in the side of Line of Duty’s organised crime group. In series one, when the Ocg blackmailed Dci Tony Gates with his lover’s corpse to make him stymie investigations into their money laundering and drug dealing operation, AC-12 uncovered it all – and they’d only been called in to investigate a freebie bacon sandwich.
In series two, when the Ocg blackmailed DS Jayne Akers and Di Lindsay Denton to reroute the police transport of former gang leader-turned-witness Tommy Hunter so they could ambush the convoy and kill Hunter to stop him from talking, AC-12 sussed the lot.
In series three, Hunter was found to have been one of 17 paedophiles including a senior police officer who sexually abused boys at a children’s home in the 1990s. AC-12 exposed...
For almost a decade, Ted Hastings’ AC-12 has been a thorn in the side of Line of Duty’s organised crime group. In series one, when the Ocg blackmailed Dci Tony Gates with his lover’s corpse to make him stymie investigations into their money laundering and drug dealing operation, AC-12 uncovered it all – and they’d only been called in to investigate a freebie bacon sandwich.
In series two, when the Ocg blackmailed DS Jayne Akers and Di Lindsay Denton to reroute the police transport of former gang leader-turned-witness Tommy Hunter so they could ambush the convoy and kill Hunter to stop him from talking, AC-12 sussed the lot.
In series three, Hunter was found to have been one of 17 paedophiles including a senior police officer who sexually abused boys at a children’s home in the 1990s. AC-12 exposed...
- 3/17/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
6 random things that happened on this day, November 9th, in showbiz history...
1931 Diva movie star Gloria Swanson divorces aristocrat Henri de la Falaise and marries Michael Farmer on the same day! (She and Farmer had married three months prior only to realize her divorce hadn't been final... so they had to to it again by which time she was four months pregnant) She was 33 years old and it was her fourth (of six) marriages.
1939 "Garbo Laughs!" Ninotchka has its world premiere in NYC...
1931 Diva movie star Gloria Swanson divorces aristocrat Henri de la Falaise and marries Michael Farmer on the same day! (She and Farmer had married three months prior only to realize her divorce hadn't been final... so they had to to it again by which time she was four months pregnant) She was 33 years old and it was her fourth (of six) marriages.
1939 "Garbo Laughs!" Ninotchka has its world premiere in NYC...
- 11/9/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Louisa Mellor Apr 30, 2017
Blimey. The Line Of Duty series 4 finale did not disappoint. Major spoilers ahead in our review…
This review contains spoilers.
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Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio originally trained as a doctor; if he’s still licensed to write prescriptions, he owes us all a month’s worth of anti-anxiety pills and a sedative after that.
And perhaps something for finger cramp. After ten minutes of holding mine to my face, rigid as bicycle spokes, I can barely type. From the second Jamie arrived in the interrogation room to the moment he handed over his gun, I’m not sure I exhaled.
Even after Jamie gave Steve the gun, there was more cheering to be done than respiration.
Blimey. The Line Of Duty series 4 finale did not disappoint. Major spoilers ahead in our review…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Justice League: the brand new poster Future DC films will be "hopeful and optimistic" DC Comics movies: upcoming UK release dates calendar The Crow reboot to finally shoot in January
Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio originally trained as a doctor; if he’s still licensed to write prescriptions, he owes us all a month’s worth of anti-anxiety pills and a sedative after that.
And perhaps something for finger cramp. After ten minutes of holding mine to my face, rigid as bicycle spokes, I can barely type. From the second Jamie arrived in the interrogation room to the moment he handed over his gun, I’m not sure I exhaled.
Even after Jamie gave Steve the gun, there was more cheering to be done than respiration.
- 4/30/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 23, 2017
Major spoilers ahead in our look at Line Of Duty series 4’s best, most eventful episode yet…
This review contains spoilers.
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When you come at Ted Hastings, you’d best not miss, son.
Just look at the man: the demeanour of a king, the alert, piercing eyes of a hawk. From the polish on his shoes to the side parting on his neatly combed hair, everything about Ted says ‘unimpeachable’. He’s five feet eleven of rock-hard morals who acts to the letter of the law. To the letter.
Hilton doesn’t stand a chance, does he?
I pray to the TV Gods he doesn’t. In Line Of Duty’s storm of moral murk and slippery wrong-doing, Ted Hastings is our rock, a stalwart...
Major spoilers ahead in our look at Line Of Duty series 4’s best, most eventful episode yet…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 2 review: Witness Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel The subtle rise of good prequels
When you come at Ted Hastings, you’d best not miss, son.
Just look at the man: the demeanour of a king, the alert, piercing eyes of a hawk. From the polish on his shoes to the side parting on his neatly combed hair, everything about Ted says ‘unimpeachable’. He’s five feet eleven of rock-hard morals who acts to the letter of the law. To the letter.
Hilton doesn’t stand a chance, does he?
I pray to the TV Gods he doesn’t. In Line Of Duty’s storm of moral murk and slippery wrong-doing, Ted Hastings is our rock, a stalwart...
- 4/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 19, 2017
Paul Higgins plays Line Of Duty’s PR-obsessed Acc Hilton, but is there more to him than it seems? Rampant speculation and spoilers...
Warning: contains spoilers for Line Of Duty series one, two, three and four (until episode four). And some wild speculation.
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“How do you know when an executive officer is telling lies? His lips move.” So said Si Ted Hastings reporting back after lunching with Acc Hilton in Line Of Duty series four episode one. It was a characteristically wry comment from Hastings, a character who brooks no truck with bent coppers and PR-manipulators like Hilton. Was it, though, more than that? Was Ted calling Hilton a liar a crucial clue as to what’s really...
Paul Higgins plays Line Of Duty’s PR-obsessed Acc Hilton, but is there more to him than it seems? Rampant speculation and spoilers...
Warning: contains spoilers for Line Of Duty series one, two, three and four (until episode four). And some wild speculation.
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“How do you know when an executive officer is telling lies? His lips move.” So said Si Ted Hastings reporting back after lunching with Acc Hilton in Line Of Duty series four episode one. It was a characteristically wry comment from Hastings, a character who brooks no truck with bent coppers and PR-manipulators like Hilton. Was it, though, more than that? Was Ted calling Hilton a liar a crucial clue as to what’s really...
- 4/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 15, 2017
Spoilers from the start in our review of Line Of Duty’s latest, which has reached the traditional point of maddening complexity...
This review contains spoilers.
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When DS Steve Arnott called himself a blunt instrument last week, he must have been talking about his skull. That man not only has a steely gaze and an enviable collection of steel-grey waistcoats, he also clearly has a cranium made of the same.
Steve lived. Not exactly to tell the tale—the concussion made him too hazy for that—but he lived to catch bent coppers another day. (Incidentally, do you think Mr and Mrs Arnott at the hospital were played by Martin Compston’s real parents?...
Spoilers from the start in our review of Line Of Duty’s latest, which has reached the traditional point of maddening complexity...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Exclusive: Bryan Fuller on American Gods casting Star Trek: what can we expect from Bryan Fuller's new show? Bryan Fuller interview: Hannibal season 3, Red Dragon, American Gods Bryan Fuller interview: Hannibal season 3, American Gods
When DS Steve Arnott called himself a blunt instrument last week, he must have been talking about his skull. That man not only has a steely gaze and an enviable collection of steel-grey waistcoats, he also clearly has a cranium made of the same.
Steve lived. Not exactly to tell the tale—the concussion made him too hazy for that—but he lived to catch bent coppers another day. (Incidentally, do you think Mr and Mrs Arnott at the hospital were played by Martin Compston’s real parents?...
- 4/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 13, 2017
We may be barking up an entirely specious tree, but did you notice this suspicious-looking man at the crime scene in episode one?
LIne Of Duty episode 4.1 spoilers.
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Watching a crime thriller in the age of online streaming, the DVR and the freeze-frame is an entirely different game than it used to be. Time was that your theory on whoever stole the groundskeeper's whistle on Juliet Bravo that week would be mere supposition.
Even if you owned a video recorder, you didn't routinely tape everything you watched, nor could you screengrab a salient frame to support your suspicions and share it at the touch of a button.
For better or for worse, now we can. And do. And have.
Your honour, we'd like to draw the court's attention to exhibit A, a series of three screengrabs taken...
We may be barking up an entirely specious tree, but did you notice this suspicious-looking man at the crime scene in episode one?
LIne Of Duty episode 4.1 spoilers.
See related Celebrating Deadwood Timothy Olyphant interview: Justified, Deadwood & more...
Watching a crime thriller in the age of online streaming, the DVR and the freeze-frame is an entirely different game than it used to be. Time was that your theory on whoever stole the groundskeeper's whistle on Juliet Bravo that week would be mere supposition.
Even if you owned a video recorder, you didn't routinely tape everything you watched, nor could you screengrab a salient frame to support your suspicions and share it at the touch of a button.
For better or for worse, now we can. And do. And have.
Your honour, we'd like to draw the court's attention to exhibit A, a series of three screengrabs taken...
- 4/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 9, 2017
Line Of Duty series 4 reaches the halfway point. Major spoilers from the off in our review…
This review contains spoilers.
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If we’ve learned anything from Line Of Duty, it’s that stuff isn’t always how it looks. Good police lurk under bad fringes. The lanky chilli-making Di who seems so laid back is secretly sweating in the pocket of organised crime. Neil Morrissey didn't even need a walking stick. And that enthusiastic new secondment who keeps popping her head around the door to say “Sorry ma’am, I couldn’t help but overhear…” isn’t just keen; she’s there to prove you’re bent.
But there’s no getting away from how this looks: Dci Huntley’s husband is...
Line Of Duty series 4 reaches the halfway point. Major spoilers from the off in our review…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Better Call Saul season 3: new clip teases returning character Better Call Saul season 2 episode 10 review: Klick The subtle rise of good prequels
If we’ve learned anything from Line Of Duty, it’s that stuff isn’t always how it looks. Good police lurk under bad fringes. The lanky chilli-making Di who seems so laid back is secretly sweating in the pocket of organised crime. Neil Morrissey didn't even need a walking stick. And that enthusiastic new secondment who keeps popping her head around the door to say “Sorry ma’am, I couldn’t help but overhear…” isn’t just keen; she’s there to prove you’re bent.
But there’s no getting away from how this looks: Dci Huntley’s husband is...
- 4/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 2, 2017
Spoilers ahead in our review of the latest eventful Line Of Duty series 4 episode…
This review contains spoilers.
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We’re waist-deep in it now, Line Of Duty’s fast-flowing river of ‘Huh?’, ‘But I thought…?’ and ‘Well, blimey’. Dig your feet in for purchase, there’s work to be done.
This week’s episode turned more tables than Jesus at a temple-based bureau de change. First, we were led to think that Roz Huntley—or bits of her—were decomposing in a forest pond. Then hey presto, there she was, back at work, torso intact and with barely a scratch on her.
There was one scratch on her, a wound inflicted by Tim Ifield as the last gasp act of a true forensic scientist. Knowing he was a goner, Tim tried to get his killer’s skin...
Spoilers ahead in our review of the latest eventful Line Of Duty series 4 episode…
This review contains spoilers.
See related The quiet brilliance of Mackenzie Crook's Detectorists
We’re waist-deep in it now, Line Of Duty’s fast-flowing river of ‘Huh?’, ‘But I thought…?’ and ‘Well, blimey’. Dig your feet in for purchase, there’s work to be done.
This week’s episode turned more tables than Jesus at a temple-based bureau de change. First, we were led to think that Roz Huntley—or bits of her—were decomposing in a forest pond. Then hey presto, there she was, back at work, torso intact and with barely a scratch on her.
There was one scratch on her, a wound inflicted by Tim Ifield as the last gasp act of a true forensic scientist. Knowing he was a goner, Tim tried to get his killer’s skin...
- 3/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Mar 26, 2017
Line Of Duty series 4 hits the ground running with a terrifically confident opening episode. Major spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
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A confession: when Thandie Newton’s head hit that kitchen worktop my faith wavered. Line Of Duty’s heavily trailed new lead isn’t going to make it past episode one again? Surely not?
Surely not, and shame on me for entertaining the idea that writer Jed Mercurio (who also directed the first two episodes of series three) didn’t have this all wrapped up as tightly as Ted Hastings’ sandwiches. Newton’s eyes flicked open as Jason Watkins loomed over her with that reciprocating saw and all doubt vanished from my mind.
It was the most breath-taking cliff-hanger yet.
Line Of Duty series 4 hits the ground running with a terrifically confident opening episode. Major spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Marvel Studios movies: UK release date calendar Thor: Ragnarok - Natalie Portman's absence explained Guardians Of The Galaxy 2: 7 new international posters land
A confession: when Thandie Newton’s head hit that kitchen worktop my faith wavered. Line Of Duty’s heavily trailed new lead isn’t going to make it past episode one again? Surely not?
Surely not, and shame on me for entertaining the idea that writer Jed Mercurio (who also directed the first two episodes of series three) didn’t have this all wrapped up as tightly as Ted Hastings’ sandwiches. Newton’s eyes flicked open as Jason Watkins loomed over her with that reciprocating saw and all doubt vanished from my mind.
It was the most breath-taking cliff-hanger yet.
- 3/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Chicago – It’s a cause for celebration amongst film buffs when any picture—however minor or unremarkable—is miraculously resurrected from the dead, enabling us to view a lost piece of cinema history. That being said, there are countless titles more worthy of being reborn than “Perfect Understanding,” the latest alleged classic released by Cohen Media Group.
At first glance, this 1933 talkie promises to be fascinating. After making the intimidating transition to sound, while scoring two Oscar nominations in the process, one would imagine that Gloria Swanson’s career was on fire. Yet her popularity was waning with audiences, inspiring the star to form her own production company to make this comeback vehicle with a young up-and-comer named Laurence Olivier. Apparently the film fizzled during its initial release, inspiring Swanson to make only two more pictures before disappearing for nearly a decade.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
It wasn’t until 1950 when Swanson...
At first glance, this 1933 talkie promises to be fascinating. After making the intimidating transition to sound, while scoring two Oscar nominations in the process, one would imagine that Gloria Swanson’s career was on fire. Yet her popularity was waning with audiences, inspiring the star to form her own production company to make this comeback vehicle with a young up-and-comer named Laurence Olivier. Apparently the film fizzled during its initial release, inspiring Swanson to make only two more pictures before disappearing for nearly a decade.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
It wasn’t until 1950 when Swanson...
- 6/15/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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