Line of Duty definately part 3.

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Here is a new thread for when the old one is full.

Thanks Sinkgirl Excellebt analysis.

It was probably me that mentioned Lee Banks at the end of the other thread. I said Series 2 but should have been Episode 2.

Easily done - watching different series simultaneously is messing my brain up 😂

I blame the high fever, I’m getting way too involved in this.

So my top picks for top dog right now are
Osborne
Morton
Bill Gigolo (although that would annoy me as she’s too much of a sally come lately for my liking)

Ted is up to something shifty, fella, I just don’t know what.

Ted an ex-paramilitary? Was yur mouth out, fella.

Remember that Jackie killed her accountant? What for again?

Because he worked out that she was laundering money.

She is a Sally come lately isn’t she? It would be a bit of an anti climax but then, anything too heavily rooted in previous seasons is a bit too long ago.

Mother of G-d, John's death was a shocker!

I didn’t know Jackie Laverty was in Nottinghill! She’s just popped up on ITV.

Just caught up on last night's episode. Thought Lise was undercover on episode 1 and definately think that still, just not sure how she's connected to Hastings but the final line on the chat seemed like an order from him to her.

I don't want Hastings to be H, I feel like we're being led to believe he is him but there's another twist coming up.

Gutted about John, I really liked him.

Also really missing interview scenes, can't wait until Sunday!!!

I wonder who Roisins new fella is? Could he end up being relevant and we may meet him in due course? And he’s dodgy af?

Yes, Roisin's new fella will make an appearance. I also think we're going to hear again from Jimmy Lakewell and ergo Roz Huntley's husband Nick too. And what about Jane Akers husband who Kate had an affair with? He was taking bribes wasn't he? He needs another airing.

Right I've watched all of Series 1 now & relieved to see Steve kept his fingers but shocked about Tony.
I remember Nigel Morton (Neil Morrissey) reappearing in Series 3 but then what happened to him?

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Nigel Morton retired on a full pension with disability benefits at the end of Season 3 - there was a shot of him mowing his lawn with his stick left lying on the patio because he doesn't really need it.

I listened to one of the LoD podcasts today and was very amused to be reminded of Nigel's "I've got four words for you: Im Mew Ni Tee"

Thanks MrsCholly

Could Nigel be 'H' then?

Nigel was bent in a slightly different way. He made his money by leaking police intel to journalists, like Dryden's speeding ticket. Dot knew he was the leak and used that as leverage to make Nigel back up his statement about the caddy.

I loved that Nige had walked around with a fake limp for years.

I thought JC's London and NI accents were atrocious. Surprised Stephen Graham couldn't do better.

I wonder if they'll bring back Rita, Sue and Bob too Bob cos i think he knows who H is.

Nigel crops up again in S2 and s3 and is definitely a candidate for H IMO - some of the stuff in those seasons makes him seem more intelligent / manipulative than he appears.

I was saying on the last thread that Roisin’s new man may be crucial - maybe it’s Moffat?

I think it’s essentially impossible now to come to with a satisfying reveal but would be happy to be proven wrong!

Just seen that Anna Maxwell Martin is joining cast for last 2 episodes - maybe to help bring Ted down?

If Ted is the head - then why is he so poor? Surely he would have siphoned money away for years - unless he invested millions in the property scam? You’re not H unless you get money - no? And he was aghast at the mention of needing to come up with £100k - which isn’t a huge sum. But if H isn’t Hastings then who? I just re watched Series 1 - Hilton was obviously bent and I think JM did a good pointing to Dot too - so all these signals could be that ted is H...which would break my heart

Who is this Terry you are talking about?

@floribunda18 Terry is the young man with Down's Syndrome who the gang use to spy on people/store bodies in his freezer!

Nige is too dim to be H. I would be very surprised and a bit disappointed if it was him. I think it needs to be someone unexpected. It had better not be Ted though!

I’m not sure Nige is as dim as he makes out. He knew to search Dot’s car for the phone and keep copies, he knew that the numbers on Dot’s burner were dodgy (how?) and there’s that scene where he is being interviewed by AC-12 and asking for immunity... I just wouldn’t be surprised if the inept mask slips.

Also, there’s a point in S1 I think where Nige says to Steve that ambitious cops like Steve are buffeted by every wind of change, but cops like him keep flying under the radar 🤔

However, I forgot that he retired at the end of S3, so not H probably... but maybe more involved than we thought.