[quote VELVETCLOUD]@Neonprint
Regarding your original Message on the first page of this thread
It may have been somewhat intemperate to describe everyone who was disappointed with the final episode of 'Line Of Duty' as being "thick" but there can be an understandable frustration if it appears that people want a melodramatic end and do not appreciate as much a more cerebral denouement
It is not quite what people were saying, however, in many of the Messages being posted
It is certainly the case that in life we proceed routinely each day and some problems persist but there is a point to be made that also we do like resolution
We may draw three main inferences if we choose from the final episode of 'Line Of Duty'
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It is a common view that the character of 'Ian Buckells' is a buffoon, a clown, a fool, an idiot, an oaf - add or delete to taste
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We prefer corrupt officials to be removed from power
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We need to consider the symbiotic relationship between incompetence and criminality
Concerning only the programme 'Line Of Duty', the end was acceptable but not entirely satisfactory
Mr. Mercurio has the scope to write a retrospective series or 'prequel' (what an awful word) in which are shown the flaws of the original investigation by 'Marcus Thurwell' of the death of 'Lawrence Christopher' which would be a proper use of the time and talents of the writing team and of James Nesbitt
Mr Mercurio and his cohorts can decide if at some stage the'Philip Osborne' character is to be deposed as Chief Constable which is probably what many viewers desired as the end to the series
Concerning life in general it is probably a coincidence - and if not the BBC has questions to answer - that this is the appropriate week to consider the issues that 'Line Of Duty' has raised
We have a lot of commentary deriding the 'Ian Buckells' character as a leading member of a conspiracy but does the depiction of him as a bumbling hapless hopeless moron with an inflated but mistaken sense of his own capabilities remind you of anyone in public life?
Do we recall collectively the subject that has been emblazoned across the front pages of our national newspapers since the beginning of April and the initial reports about David Cameron approaching his successors in government on behalf of the Greensill banking operation?
Boris Johnson and the decoration of his living quarters in 11 Downing Street may seem a trivial matter by comparison but again there is the subject of influence and power being exercised in our society by people who have the deepest pockets
Is there going to be a further series of 'Line Of Duty'?
We live in hope
Is there a conclusion to the story?
It is a matter for the ladies and gentlemen who read this thread and its many companions across Mumsnet
We have officials across the United Kingdom who have been promoted beyond their capacity and abilities and at present we are ruled by a government which wishes to remove the possibility of respectable middle-aged people being able to hold a silent candle-light vigil for a young woman who died in the most horrendous, obscene and tragic circumstances
We have a series of Local Elections on Thursday 06 May 2021 - Council, Mayoral and for Police and Crime Commissioners
Make the wisest use of your vote[/quote]
Hear hear. Roll on the 6th of May.