Martin Compston and Vicky McClure have been spotted filming dramatic car crash scenes for Line of Duty. The pair have starred in the BBC’s hit police drama since its inception and, whilst series six was thought to be the last, a seventh run was announced towards the end of last year and filming has begun in Belfast.
Vicky, 43, who plays Detective Inspector Kate Fleming was seen alongside Martin, who stars as DI Steve Arnott as the pair filmed filming on Corporation Street.
The pair seem to be at the heart of an explosive car crash scene, as new pictures have revealed a police car overturned on set whilst, in character, Martin and Vicky, brandish guns around.
View 5 ImagesThe seventh series of Line of Duty is currently underway
Earlier this month, filming had to be paused had because of the Belfast riots, and production was also blighted when Martin was injured by an Airsoft gun before terrible weather to the scheduling chaos for the hit BBC show.
Scottish-born star Martin needed medical help after a scene involving a firearm alternative, which is often used on cop shows. The actor was fine despite being accidentally injured, but more problems were around the corner.
With much of the filming taking place in Northern Ireland, bosses then had to close the set down with the Belfast riots taking place. Violence was sparked by anti-immigration protests after 30-year-old Sudanese national Hadi Alodid was charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie.
View 5 ImagesFilming is back on after facing a number of disruptions
Stars and crew had to get to safety and Adrian Dunbar, who of course played crook-catching Ted Hastings, saying that one was of a number of problems faced.
“We did have to pause for the riots and that wasn’t great,” he said. “There’s a lot of stuff being stirred up in Ireland I think from outside the country at the minute and there’s a lot of social media stirred a lot of pots here and a lot of idle hands sitting around were able to get out of the street.
View 5 ImagesMartin is seen with a bloodied face on set of the new series
“I think the demonstration that happened a few days later by the people of Belfast shows you what the real sentiment is here towards immigrants and this is just a small minority of people who are allowed to get on the street, so it was really unfortunate.”
He told radio station RTE Radio 1 that the weather is also a big problem: “In between the showers it’s going pretty well, there’s a lot of showers coming in, we’re getting drenched to tell you the truth.”
View 5 ImagesDramatic scenes are expected to air later this year
Line of Duty will return to BBC1 later this year for a much-anticipated seventh series – five years after 17 million viewers watched the 2021 finale to discover the identity of H.
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In the new series the unit has been ditched and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards and the plot will see the trio and their colleagues tasked with their most sensitive case so far – at a time when anti-corruption work has never been more difficult.
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