The BEST seasons of Line of Duty

Every season of Line of Duty ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Line of Duty!

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

Last Updated: 10/28/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
Season 3
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8.51
245 votes

#1 - Season 3

First Aired 3/24/2016

After a criminal is shot dead during a police raid, the AC-12 team begins examining the conduct of Sergeant Danny Waldron, leader of an elite unit. But Waldron’s loyal team obstructs the investigation, and the truth about the shooting proves more complicated than Arnott and Fleming could ever have imagined.

Season 5
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8.37
184 votes

#2 - Season 5

First Aired 3/31/2019

Series 5 follows the actions of Superintendent Ted Hastings, D.I. Kate Fleming and D.S. Steve Arnott as they investigate an Organised Crime Group with links to missing undercover officer D.S. John Corbett.

Season 4
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8.28
211 votes

#3 - Season 4

First Aired 3/26/2017

The fourth series sees AC-12 facing their most devious opponent yet! Under pressure from her superiors, DCI Roz Huntley charges a young man with a series of murders after months of fruitless investigation, but is he guilty? The Chief Forensic Investigator has doubts and turns to AC-12.

Season 2
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8.15
271 votes

#4 - Season 2

First Aired 2/12/2014

An ambush of a police convoy results in three police officers dead and a protected witness seriously injured. The sole surviving police officer is Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden takes personal charge, assigning AC-12 to the case. Initially AC-12’s most valuable witness, the suspicion soon arises that Denton could be their prime suspect. In the pursuit of corruption, how far will they go to uncover the truth?

Season 6
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8.07
137 votes

#5 - Season 6

First Aired 3/21/2021

Series 6 sees AC-12 facing their most enigmatic adversary so far: Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer of a high-profile unsolved murder.

Season 1
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7.82
309 votes

#6 - Season 1

First Aired 6/26/2012

DS Steve Arnott is transferred to the police anti-corruption unit after the death of a man in a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation by another cop.