Martin Compston says Line of Duty fans are 'pretty close' with theories 👀

The series 6 finale airs on Sunday

Author: Alex RossPublished 30th Apr 2021
Last updated 30th Apr 2021

Legendary Scottish actor Martin Compston joined our friends over at Clyde 1 this morning (Friday 30th April), to discuss all things Line of Duty as we patiently wait for the series six finale to hit our screens on Sunday!

Martin, who has played the role of DI Steve Arnott since series one, previously said this week the cast and crew haven't yet been told about a seventh series, with the brand new trailer seemingly hinting that Sunday's episode could be the last ever.

With this in mind, fans are hoping to get answers on Sunday night, with the nation on edge to discover who the fourth member of 'H' is.

Joining the show, Martin alluded to the fact a lot of fan theories he has seen online are 'very close' to being correct.

He said: "One of the joys is just reading the mental theories and some are closer than you think! I mean obviously I can't like it or say well done because I cannot give anything away, but some are pretty close."

Of course, there's been a number of fan theories about the show over the last decade, and just this week the Internet has blown up with theories about the final episode.

After the penultimate episode aired last weekend, showing the Guardia Civil pronouncing James Nesbitt's character Marcus Thurwell dead, many viewers think the main detective leading the raid was actually Thurwell himself.

Could this be one of the theories Martin is referring too? 👀

Check out Ted Hastings' best quotes from Line of Duty:

“There’s only one thing I’m interested in and that is catching bent coppers”


"Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey"


“Frankly son, right now, I couldn’t give a s---”


“You’ve got a bloody nerve”


“Now we’re sucking diesel”


“For years, the security in this department has been watertight… then you come along, suddenly we’re leaking like a colander”


“She’ll be laughing on the other side of her face when I’m finished with her”


“Now we’re cooking with gas!”


“She’s cooked her goose now”


“Houl yer whisht”


“Mother of God”


“I didn’t float up the Lagan in a bubble”


“None of my people would plant evidence. They know I would throw the book at them – followed by the bookshelf”


“No more beating around the bush, we raid Operation Lighthouse”


“We've been round the houses Steve. Round the houses and down the bloody drains"


“Gotcha a big pint of that cats’ p--- that you young fellas seem to like so much”


“Go back to the coal face, the pair of you, unless you’ve got more egg-sucking tips for your Granny”


“Don't talk to me about victimisation, nobody's blacker than me, son"


“You were going like the clappers”


“God give me strength”


“That’s us now”


“I think you should sit down, fella. Or I’ll handcuff you to that desk”


“You look like a couple of kids who’ve been caught robbing an orchard”


We NEED answers!

The Line of Duty series six finale airs on Sunday 2nd May at 9pm on BBC One.

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New Line of Duty trailer hints we WILL find out H's identity in series finale

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