Line of Duty

This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond
Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Thu May 09, 2019 11:06 am

WestMidsClaret wrote:Hastings favourite to be the 4th member of "H".
Get on Betfair and lay it. He's not H.

WestMidsClaret
Posts: 1468
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:55 pm
Been Liked: 534 times
Has Liked: 506 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu May 09, 2019 11:19 am

Test User wrote:Get on Betfair and lay it. He's not H.
Who is it then? To be fair I doubt it's been decided yet who the 4th member is. It'll be open to change.

Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Thu May 09, 2019 11:38 am

WestMidsClaret wrote:Who is it then? To be fair I doubt it's been decided yet who the 4th member is. It'll be open to change.

Rohan Sindwhani, i think.

If things make sense then Hastings not being able to wipe his own hard drive means he cant' be H. Also, H would never be so careful as to route his comms through multiple VPNs and yet so careless as to let some dude at a computer shop have access to his computer.

Rohan Sindwhani makes sense and i expect we'll see more of him next season.

WestMidsClaret
Posts: 1468
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:55 pm
Been Liked: 534 times
Has Liked: 506 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu May 09, 2019 12:38 pm

Yes Sindwhani may be set up by the writers as looking like the 4th member but will be massively underwhelming as the last member of "H" so can't see it myself.

Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Thu May 09, 2019 1:11 pm

WestMidsClaret wrote:Yes Sindwhani may be set up by the writers as looking like the 4th member but will be massively underwhelming as the last member of "H" so can't see it myself.
Maybe it's Kate. We've had series where Hastings and Arnott have been accused of being H. Not had one where it's Kate yet.

BurnleyFC
Posts: 5058
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:51 am
Been Liked: 1596 times
Has Liked: 888 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by BurnleyFC » Thu May 09, 2019 1:15 pm

It’s Kate (or at least, I hope it’ll be)

She’s been fast-tracked ahead of Arnott and never gets in the same mishaps as him.

BobSykes
Posts: 382
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:23 pm
Been Liked: 76 times
Has Liked: 9 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by BobSykes » Thu May 09, 2019 1:18 pm

One of many things which didn't quite make sense to me was why Ted carefully bubble wrapped his laptop before taking it to the shop to be seemingly wiped / destroyed. You'd just put it in your laptop bag and go to the shop wouldn't you? So I wondered if he made sure he was seen going into the shop on CCTV, whilst he was actually having the thing safely stowed away somewhere or with someone. We know Ted was engaged in the early chats with Corbett and Lisa because they cut straight from one such chat to Ted in his room with the laptop in the periphery of the shot with the chat screen visible (but out of focus). So the porno excuse was just that, and obviously not credible I thought. Expect more on that in series 6....

BobSykes
Posts: 382
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:23 pm
Been Liked: 76 times
Has Liked: 9 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by BobSykes » Thu May 09, 2019 1:23 pm

Steve1956 wrote:The biggest question left unanswered for me was why couldn't Arnott get an erection.
Addicted to painkillers which he was taking for his back injury after being thrown down the stairs and put in a wheelchair for half of the previous series.

WestMidsClaret
Posts: 1468
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:55 pm
Been Liked: 534 times
Has Liked: 506 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu May 09, 2019 1:24 pm

BobSykes wrote:One of many things which didn't quite make sense to me was why Ted carefully bubble wrapped his laptop before taking it to the shop to be seemingly wiped / destroyed. You'd just put it in your laptop bag and go to the shop wouldn't you? So I wondered if he made sure he was seen going into the shop on CCTV, whilst he was actually having the thing safely stowed away somewhere or with someone. We know Ted was engaged in the early chats with Corbett and Lisa because they cut straight from one such chat to Ted in his room with the laptop in the periphery of the shot with the chat screen visible (but out of focus). So the porno excuse was just that, and obviously not credible I thought. Expect more on that in series 6....
Think the writers were using misdirection regarding Lisa/Corbett chatting to someone then cutting to Hastings.

BobSykes
Posts: 382
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:23 pm
Been Liked: 76 times
Has Liked: 9 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by BobSykes » Thu May 09, 2019 1:29 pm

WestMidsClaret wrote:Think the writers were using misdirection regarding Lisa/Corbett chatting to someone then cutting to Hastings.
Ok, but Ted did appear to have the same chat screen on his laptop. They made a point of showing us that, without too heavily labouring it. Perhaps he was monitoring a chat between the real H and Corbett/Lisa, but with that not being wrapped up in the last episode the implication seems to be that it was Ted all along. And the real reason he needed shut of the laptop pronto...

Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Thu May 09, 2019 1:41 pm

BobSykes wrote:Ok, but Ted did appear to have the same chat screen on his laptop. They made a point of showing us that, without too heavily labouring it. Perhaps he was monitoring a chat between the real H and Corbett/Lisa, but with that not being wrapped up in the last episode the implication seems to be that it was Ted all along. And the real reason he needed shut of the laptop pronto...
The problem there is that H wouldn't take a laptop to a computer shop to rid it of incriminating information. But a devout catholic with low IT skills who is ashamed of looking at porn might well do that.

WestMidsClaret
Posts: 1468
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:55 pm
Been Liked: 534 times
Has Liked: 506 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by WestMidsClaret » Thu May 09, 2019 1:47 pm

BobSykes wrote:Ok, but Ted did appear to have the same chat screen on his laptop. They made a point of showing us that, without too heavily labouring it. Perhaps he was monitoring a chat between the real H and Corbett/Lisa, but with that not being wrapped up in the last episode the implication seems to be that it was Ted all along. And the real reason he needed shut of the laptop pronto...
I thought he may have been watching the chat between H and Lisa/Corbett too but there wasn't even a little hint so probably not. I think the porn excuse is extremely weak and may be a deliberate ploy by the writers in case they want to change direction on Hastings in the future.

Steve1956
Posts: 17178
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:57 pm
Been Liked: 6463 times
Has Liked: 2896 times
Location: Fife

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Steve1956 » Thu May 09, 2019 3:01 pm

BobSykes wrote:Addicted to painkillers which he was taking for his back injury after being thrown down the stairs and put in a wheelchair for half of the previous series.
Ah right cheers for that BS ,I've only watched the most recent series I didnt know that.

Tricky Trevor
Posts: 8322
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:06 pm
Been Liked: 2439 times
Has Liked: 1978 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Tricky Trevor » Thu May 09, 2019 5:48 pm

Refresh me from S1 E1.
Did Arnott go into AC12 because of prior on duty injuries. That could all have been his cover?

Tall Paul
Posts: 7171
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:07 am
Been Liked: 2560 times
Has Liked: 690 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Tall Paul » Thu May 09, 2019 6:03 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:Refresh me from S1 E1.
Did Arnott go into AC12 because of prior on duty injuries. That could all have been his cover?
He was recruited by Hastings after refusing to cover for members of his team who botched a terrorist raid and killed an innocent.
This user liked this post: Tricky Trevor

Tricky Trevor
Posts: 8322
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:06 pm
Been Liked: 2439 times
Has Liked: 1978 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Tricky Trevor » Thu May 09, 2019 7:29 pm

Tall Paul wrote:He was recruited by Hastings after refusing to cover for members of his team who botched a terrorist raid and killed an innocent.
Cheers for that. A totally justifiable reason for AC12 to recruit him.

THEWELLERNUT70
Posts: 3382
Joined: Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:13 pm
Been Liked: 997 times
Has Liked: 2007 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Fri May 10, 2019 6:29 am

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a27332344 ... -mercurio/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here you go chaps, straight from the writers mouth regarding the final episode of series 5

Enjoy ;)

Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Fri May 10, 2019 2:09 pm

Tall Paul wrote:He was recruited by Hastings after refusing to cover for members of his team who botched a terrorist raid and killed an innocent.
Another piece of evidence against the theory that Hasting's is H. H wouldn't want such an ethical member of the force on his team.

LeadBelly
Posts: 4178
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:07 am
Been Liked: 1000 times
Has Liked: 2044 times
Location: North Hampshire

Re: Line of Duty

Post by LeadBelly » Fri May 10, 2019 2:39 pm

On the "is Ted H" debate.
Why was Gill trying to fit him up if he was one of the baddies like her? She went to quite a lot of trouble (& risked exposing her own true allegiance) by doing that.

Test User
Posts: 419
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:07 pm
Been Liked: 89 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Test User » Fri May 10, 2019 2:58 pm

LeadBelly wrote:On the "is Ted H" debate.
Why was Gill trying to fit him up if he was one of the baddies like her? She went to quite a lot of trouble (& risked exposing her own true allegiance) by doing that.
Self-preservation. It's also possible that Dot recruited the other three, so they could be unaware of each others' identity.

Murger
Posts: 4206
Joined: Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:55 pm
Been Liked: 1235 times
Has Liked: 844 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Murger » Sun May 19, 2019 11:44 pm

Watched all 5 seasons in just over a week. Wow.

taio
Posts: 11520
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:17 am
Been Liked: 3220 times
Has Liked: 340 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by taio » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:34 am

The best thing on tv ever is back on 21 March.

TheFamilyCat
Posts: 10843
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:56 pm
Been Liked: 5521 times
Has Liked: 208 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:52 am

Defund the BBC so we don't have this leftie, liberal, woke shite foisted on us.

Strange that they're repeating series 2 prior to the new series rather than the last series. Wonder if that's a hint to where the new series is going?

clarethomer
Posts: 3104
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:24 am
Been Liked: 942 times
Has Liked: 410 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by clarethomer » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:13 pm

Starts tonight

taio
Posts: 11520
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:17 am
Been Liked: 3220 times
Has Liked: 340 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by taio » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:16 pm

Looking forward to it. Brilliant tele.

conyoviejo
Posts: 5829
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:38 pm
Been Liked: 2491 times
Has Liked: 1477 times
Location: On the high seas chasing Pirates

Re: Line of Duty

Post by conyoviejo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:18 pm

Looking forward to this tonight..

wilks_bfc
Posts: 11410
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:33 pm
Been Liked: 3170 times
Has Liked: 1848 times
Contact:

Re: Line of Duty

Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:22 pm

Just been recapping on the last series

Will get the last episode in later on today

jdrobbo
Posts: 9205
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:01 pm
Been Liked: 4800 times
Has Liked: 943 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by jdrobbo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:39 pm

Can’t wait!

We’ve been watching the last five series (again) during the last two weeks.

I’m predicting heavy involvement for Ryan, now that he has joined the police, and I suspect that Kate might come under heavy scrutiny at some point, as Steve and Ted have had a much harder time if things in the last two seasons.

Bring on the bent coppers!

H
H
H
Happy Line of Duty Day!

taio
Posts: 11520
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:17 am
Been Liked: 3220 times
Has Liked: 340 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by taio » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:40 pm

Mother of god, now we're sucking diesel.

jdrobbo
Posts: 9205
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:01 pm
Been Liked: 4800 times
Has Liked: 943 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by jdrobbo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:53 pm

B8F92C7F-2F7A-4416-B45B-0CC79F329E99.gif
B8F92C7F-2F7A-4416-B45B-0CC79F329E99.gif (1.65 MiB) Viewed 2456 times

claret2018
Posts: 2043
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:49 pm
Been Liked: 801 times
Has Liked: 26 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by claret2018 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:04 pm

Looking forward to it tonight.

Can anyone remind me what happened at the end of the last series as I can’t remember a thing

jdrobbo
Posts: 9205
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:01 pm
Been Liked: 4800 times
Has Liked: 943 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by jdrobbo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:15 pm

Hastings was issued with a final written warning

Ryan (series 1....lad on a bike who delivered messages and burner phones for Tommy Hunter), graduated from the police.

Gill Bigallo, despite being very bent, was re-homed with a new identity.

whentheballmoves
Posts: 710
Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:27 pm
Been Liked: 133 times
Has Liked: 114 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by whentheballmoves » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:24 pm

I hadn't twigged he was the kid from series one or two, delivering the phones, that Ryan...
This user liked this post: jdrobbo

DCWat
Posts: 9296
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:04 am
Been Liked: 4131 times
Has Liked: 3599 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by DCWat » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:36 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:15 pm
Hastings was issued with a final written warning

Ryan (series 1....lad on a bike who delivered messages and burner phones for Tommy Hunter), graduated from the police.

Gill Bigallo, despite being very bent, was re-homed with a new identity.
Ryan was in the last series too, though I’d not made that link until I watched a recap!!

TheFamilyCat
Posts: 10843
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:56 pm
Been Liked: 5521 times
Has Liked: 208 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:53 pm

DCWat wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:36 pm
Ryan was in the last series too, though I’d not made that link until I watched a recap!!
I am not convinced by the Ryan joining the police story line. He was on the police's radar as a kid in series one, presumably would have found more trouble as he was growing up. Surely he'd have enough on his record to stop him being allowed to join.

Rileybobs
Posts: 16689
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:37 pm
Been Liked: 6901 times
Has Liked: 1471 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:58 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:53 pm
I am not convinced by the Ryan joining the police story line. He was on the police's radar as a kid in series one, presumably would have found more trouble as he was growing up. Surely he'd have enough on his record to stop him being allowed to join.
Judging by the number of bent coppers they uncover I’d suggest the recruitment process isn’t as thorough as it might be.

conyoviejo
Posts: 5829
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:38 pm
Been Liked: 2491 times
Has Liked: 1477 times
Location: On the high seas chasing Pirates

Re: Line of Duty

Post by conyoviejo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:59 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:58 pm
Judging by the number of bent coppers they uncover I’d suggest the recruitment process isn’t as thorough as it might be.
Just like real life. Well done the producers. :D
This user liked this post: ksrclaret

Ptangyangkipperbang
Posts: 954
Joined: Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:24 am
Been Liked: 195 times
Has Liked: 272 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Ptangyangkipperbang » Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:04 pm

I hope this series brings it all to a conclusion its all starting to disappear up its backside.Like a lot of series it's dragging a good storyline for far too long

jdrobbo
Posts: 9205
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:01 pm
Been Liked: 4800 times
Has Liked: 943 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by jdrobbo » Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:50 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:58 pm
Judging by the number of bent coppers they uncover I’d suggest the recruitment process isn’t as thorough as it might be.
Wasn’t DCI Gates the only cop who knew about him? But because of his blackmail, Gates kept quiet.

Rileybobs
Posts: 16689
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:37 pm
Been Liked: 6901 times
Has Liked: 1471 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:00 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:50 pm
Wasn’t DCI Gates the only cop who knew about him? But because of his blackmail, Gates kept quiet.
I can’t for the life of me remember. Hopefully it’s easy to pick back up again tonight.

taio
Posts: 11520
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:17 am
Been Liked: 3220 times
Has Liked: 340 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by taio » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:02 pm

This user liked this post: Rileybobs

Bcrollerz
Posts: 171
Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:32 pm
Been Liked: 25 times
Has Liked: 10 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Bcrollerz » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:03 pm

H is a woman

Rileybobs
Posts: 16689
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:37 pm
Been Liked: 6901 times
Has Liked: 1471 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:11 pm

taio wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:02 pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p099hkl8

...a useful recap.
That’s brilliant, thanks. Although I wasn’t sure how informative it was going to be when I first heard Philomena Cunk.

Bosscat
Posts: 25364
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:51 am
Been Liked: 8429 times
Has Liked: 18098 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Bosscat » Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:54 pm

Keep your eyes open for the Jed Herrings 😉

Steve1956
Posts: 17178
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:57 pm
Been Liked: 6463 times
Has Liked: 2896 times
Location: Fife

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Steve1956 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:00 pm

Riveting stuff.

groove
Posts: 1184
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:26 pm
Been Liked: 318 times
Has Liked: 544 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by groove » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:02 pm

Predictably unpredictable. Tangled loose ends, bluff, double bluff, second guess rubbish. Absolute crap. One big cliche of itself.

GodIsADeeJay81
Posts: 14566
Joined: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:55 am
Been Liked: 3435 times
Has Liked: 6339 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:04 pm

groove wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:02 pm
Predictably unpredictable. Tangled loose ends, bluff, double bluff, second guess rubbish. Absolute crap. One big cliche of itself.
I'm looking forward to your review of next week's episode..
This user liked this post: simonclaret

groove
Posts: 1184
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:26 pm
Been Liked: 318 times
Has Liked: 544 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by groove » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:05 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:04 pm
I'm looking forward to your review of next week's episode..
I won't be watching it pal, I'll be drinking my own **** instead.

Rileybobs
Posts: 16689
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:37 pm
Been Liked: 6901 times
Has Liked: 1471 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Line of Duty

Post by Rileybobs » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:06 pm

Extremely far fetched as usual but great entertainment nonetheless.

DCWat
Posts: 9296
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:04 am
Been Liked: 4131 times
Has Liked: 3599 times

Re: Line of Duty

Post by DCWat » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:10 pm

groove wrote:
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:05 pm
I won't be watching it pal, I'll be drinking my own **** instead.
Were you drinking your own **** this evening whilst watching Line of Duty, in order to determine that it was “Predictably unpredictable. Tangled loose ends, bluff, double bluff, second guess rubbish. Absolute crap. One big cliche of itself.”
This user liked this post: GodIsADeeJay81

Post Reply