The real-life Line of Duty AC-12: ‘We spend a lot more time sat in front of computers’
The IndependentSign 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. Read our privacy policy Inside Britain’s largest police service, there is a “force within a force” working to root out corruption and links to organised crime among officers. We have the capability to covertly and proactively investigate any area of the Met's workforce and external threats from criminals who try to corrupt officers and staff.” Det Ch Supt Holdcroft, who is the Metropolitan Police’s Ted Hastings, has watched the first four series of Line of Duty and says some storylines aren’t too far away from the truth – although thankfully fewer people are kidnapped and murdered. “We also do use a lot of acronyms which won’t make much sense to anybody outside of policing.” In his first interview, Det Ch Supt Holdcroft says his unit has more support from senior Met officers than is seen among the largely hostile “Central Police” in Line of Duty. open image in gallery Five separate investigations into the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan have ended without a successful prosecution and Scotland Yard has admitted the first probe was hampered by police corruption “Where there is evidence of wrongdoing we will put officers before a misconduct panel and in the most serious cases seek to bring criminal charges against those accused of corrupt behaviour.” The DPS carries out between 800 and 900 investigations every year, although many end with no further action against suspects after disproving suspected wrongdoing.
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