Line of Duty: Unanswered questions from the season 6 finale

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spoilers follow for Line of Duty’s sixth series finale… In the episode’s most dramatic reveal, AC-12 discovered that Ian Buckells had been the mole pulling strings for the various OCGs from within the police force. open image in gallery Ian Buckells comes clean in the Line of Duty finale Exactly how complicit Chief Constable Osborne was in the various crimes and scandals AC-12 were looking at is still unknown; for now, it seems, he’s gotten away with his role in Vella’s murder. open image in gallery Ted Hastings in the interrogation scene during the Line of Duty season 6 finale Carmichael may well be too concerned with protecting the image of the police to pursue charges, but it still places Hastings in a precarious position, especially as he is already facing forced retirement anyway. Things look pretty bleak for the anti-corruption taskforce; the final beat of the episode features a statement which reads: “AC-12’s powers to curb wrongdoing in public office have never been weaker.” The capture and conviction of Buckells may prove a big enough win for AC-12 to throw a spanner into the works of the impending restructure – which has positioned Carmichael as the new sheriff in town – but nothing’s certain.