The BEST episodes of Line of Duty
Every episode of Line of Duty ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Line of Duty!
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
#1 - Breach
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/2016
DS Steve Arnott is arrested on suspicion of murder but continues to protest his innocence. Does DC Kate Fleming's undercover operation hold the key to Steve's guilt and the identity of the Caddy?
#2 - The List
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/2016
AC-12's loyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues. With his career in jeopardy, Arnott turns to an unlikely source for help.
#3 - Royal Hunting Ground
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2017
While Nick Huntley faces lengthy questioning, AC-12 remain convinced of Roz's involvement.
#5 - Episode 5
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2021
AC-12 link Gail Vella’s murder with a historic case of police corruption, and Kate hatches a plan to tell once and for all if Jo is bent. They are closer than ever to cracking the case, but when Hastings’ authority is undermined it leaves his team in a potentially dangerous situation.
#6 - Episode 4
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2021
DCI Jo Davidson faces increasing pressure from all sides as AC-12 make major breakthroughs in the investigation, but an attempt to interview a key witness goes horribly wrong.
#7 - The Betrayal
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2019
Tensions rise in the OCG following the events at Eastfield. With troubling questions hanging over the identity of ‘H’, suspicions mount at AC-12.
#8 - In the Trap
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/2017
As AC-12 wrestle with the new forensic evidence casting doubt over Tim Ifield, Kate is approached by another woman claiming to have been assaulted by Michael Farmer. While Steve fumes over this contradictory testimony, Kate uses her newfound respect to inveigle herself with the Trapdoor team. Meanwhile, Steve challenges Roz's husband Nick to vouch for his wife's whereabouts on the night Tim Ifield went missing. With Nick proving evasive, Steve senses a whole new angle on the investigation.
#9 - Episode 6
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2021
As AC-12 struggle to deal with the repercussions of tragic events, Hastings makes one final bid to uncover institutionalised corruption before his time runs out.
#10 - Last Words
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2014
Lindsay fights for her life as troubling details emerge of a vicious conspiracy involving corrupt police officers. With growing evidence of links between DCC Dryden and the ambush, Hastings is under pressure to arrest his senior officer.
#12 - Lying Nest
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2017
DCI Roz Huntley struggles to allay her husband's suspicions. AC-12 find a new angle to pursue their case against her.
#13 - Blood Money
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2014
Following the violent attack she suffered in prison, Lindsay is granted special dispensation to visit her dying mother. Meanwhile, deputy chief constable Dryden shrugs off allegations about his relationship with Lindsay and possible links to the ambush.
#14 - The Head of Medusa
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2019
Kate and Steve attempt to track down a lead. A fresh police leak enables another audacious raid. Steve’s attempts to gather information put him in a dangerous situation.
#15 - Moral Superiority
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2017
Roz's husband Nick is brought in for questioning by AC-12. But while Nick denies any involvement in Steve's attack, his suspicions about Roz mount. Meanwhile, AC-12 discover new anomalies in the forensic evidence and issue DCI Roz Huntley with a second Reg 15 notice. AC-12's case appears watertight until Roz starts dismantling their evidence with inside information of her own.
#16 - Code Zero
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2019
Corbett’s most daring plan yet requires McQueen to exploit links with corrupt police officers. AC-12 make a shocking discovery.
#17 - The Ambush
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2014
A brutal ambush on a police convoy leaves three officers dead and a protected witness fighting for his life. AC-12 turn their spotlight on Lindsay Denton, the officer who led the convoy but escaped unscathed.
#18 - Negative Pressure
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2016
Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of the Caddy, a corrupt officer with links to organised crime. But new disturbing evidence suggests the Caddy may reside within AC-12.
#19 - The Probation
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/24/2012
With Gates on the run, the anti-corruption team come under pressure to close the case once and for all. Arnott is forced to make some tough decisions about where his loyalties lie. Fleming and Hastings go all out to catch Gates, leading to a shattering conclusion.
#20 - The Caddy
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2014
AC12's investigation finally exposes a vicious criminal gang run from within the police. But while Steve now appears convinced of Lindsay's innocence, Kate remains determined to prove she had a role in the ambush.
#21 - Operation Pear Tree
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2019
Following the deadly hijack of a police convoy, AC-12 target a ruthless organised crime group known to have links with corrupt officers.
#22 - Monsters
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2016
Police anti-corruption unit AC12 return for another investigation. Sergeant Danny Waldron and his armed response team shoot dead a hardened criminal, but cracks soon appear in their story. Are they hiding a cold-blooded murder?
#23 - In the Shadow of the Truth
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2017
DCI Roz Huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation. When another young woman is abducted, Roz is on the scene to track down and charge a 24-year-old man. But doubts around the young man's guilt lead the chief forensic investigator to ask AC-12 to investigate. Is Roz ignoring forensic evidence that might prove the young man's innocence? AC-12's Supt Hastings places DS Kate Fleming undercover inside Roz's team to dig deeper into the case. With DS Steve Arnott piling on pressure from the outside, Roz is forced to act decisively. A mother of two and wife to Nick, Roz will do anything to stop her life from unravelling.
#24 - Episode 3
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2021
On the strength of evidence from a new witness, DCI Jo Davidson brings Terry Boyle back in for questioning about Gail Vella's murder. Kate is torn between loyalty to Jo and wanting to assist AC-12's investigation, and tensions increase when Kate encounters a face from the past with links to organised crime.
#25 - Snake Pit
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2016
DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past. But while DI Cottan is commended for cracking the Waldron case, the spotlight falls on Arnott's questionable conduct in a previous enquiry.