Line of Duty cast POISONED during filming

Well, food poisoning...

Line of Duty star Rochenda Sandall has revealed she and Stephen Graham got food poisoning from a prawn curry during filming for the current hit BBC drama.

Rochenda, who plays Lisa McQueen, a member of the OCG, said herself and Stephen, aka John Corbett, had to nearly stop filming because they both turned 'pasty and sweaty'.

Appearing on ITV's This Morning, she said, "It was a night shoot and we'd all had the prawn curry at lunch. We all started to go a bit pasty and a bit sweaty. I said to Stephen. 'Are you alright mate?' and he was like, 'No. I feel a bit rough'.

CAST MEMBERS FELL ILL DURING FILMING

Laughing, she added, "I went what did you have for dinner?" and he went, "The prawn curry". It was like a domino effect between all the cast and crew!".

Rochenda said it was similar to the most ICONIC scene out of Bridesmaids where the main characters are hit by a severe case of food poisoning.

The scene they were filming at the time aired in one of the earlier episodes when McQueen and Corbett were talking to 'H' through a laptop.

Check out all of the Line of Duty acronyms explained:

OCG - Organised Crime Group: Serious crime planned, coordinated and conducted by people working together on a continuing basis, mostly acting in different roles depending on their skills and expertise.


PACE - Police and Criminal Evidence Act: Established in 1984, a code of practice that regulates police powers and protects public rights.

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Rochenda revealed she was "quite surprised" that viewers couldn't tell. She said, "Bless the makeup girls, they did a tremendous job, an absolutely brilliant job".

This revelation comes after her co-star Martin Compston shared some fab behind-the-scenes snaps of what really goes on!

He posted this photo on Instagram of the cast and crew getting their makeup touched up and another of the team drinking a well earned cup of tea!

He also dropped a huge hint with this snap, featuring ex-cast member and corrupt cop Dot Cottan from series 3! Martin added with the cryptic caption, 'Looking forward to ep 6👀' (sic).

The final episode airs this Sunday at 9pm for a 90 minute special. But, if you've missed a few of the episodes, don't worry! Check out our catch up guide that gives you the low down on everything that has already happened!

Good news though, it has been confirmed the show is returning for another series!

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