Ranked: Line Of Duty 

With the sixth season of Line Of Duty finishing last night, I thought it was about time I went through the entirety of the show and ranked the seasons from the worst to the best, but beware there will be spoilers for the show from the start to its latest episode.  

6. Line of Duty Season 6 (2021) 

In the last 24 hours there has been a lot of criticism for the season 6 finale and rightly so, I mean Buckles as H was a disappointing direction and I am really hoping that it gets more depth and maybe retconning in a seventh season. But I think this is still a great season of television that has the quality that has made Line Of Duty so good over the years. Memorable moments like the convoy shootout, the confrontation between Kate and Ryan and the Jo Davidson 30 minute interrogation really were good and despite this being the weakest season of the show I still thought it was of a great quality. 

5. Line of Duty Season 2 (2014) 

Now this show is of such a high quality that season 2 is next despite it being a fantastic season of television. The twists and turns are truly great and the season kicks off with a real bang with Tommy Hunter being killed and Keeley Hawes character Lindsay Denton blamed. Dawes really adds so much to this season and as things start to get unravelled more and more it really was the start to see how big the conspiracy would get. The only reason it is low on this list is personal preference I guess but a stellar season of TV. 

4. Line of Duty Season 5 (2019) 

What can I say another fantastic season of TV really saw the plot thicken and become more heavy. For me this was the Ted Hastings season and Adrian Dunbar did such an amazing job that despite being the best and most honourable character on the show I legitimately thought he could have been H. This season really started to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the OCG and who was behind the organisation and it did that in a really intense way that the addition of Stephen Graham really helped with. 

3. Line of Duty Season 4 (2017) 

Now we are into the seasons that are truly amazing, put any of these three in any order and I would understand but next for me is Season 4 and this is a truly brilliant season of TV. This was the first season where we really saw the balaclava men AKA The OCG and it added to the whole mystery of the world. Put that with Steve Arnott's near death run in with the group and Thandiwe Newtons brilliant portrayal of Roz Huntley and you have a truly captivating season of TV with a really memorable season finale. 

2. Line of Duty Season 1 (2012) 

Onto the one that started it all, the first season of Line Of Duty is captivating because of its raw intensity and how it really shakes up the game in terms of what should be expected in detective TV shows. An Introduction to a great cast led by Lennie James really added credibility to the show and it just does a great job in setting everything up for future seasons while being a great story in its own right. 

1. Line of Duty Season 3 (2016) 

For me easily the best season of Line Of Duty is Season 3. It convinces you that it is focusing on a corrupt police officer played by Daniel Mays but ends up an investigation into the whole police force and the exposure of Dot as The Caddy and one of the greatest season finales that has ever been seen on TV. The whole season is amazing but that 90 minute finale is on another level, and credit has to go to Craig Parkinson as Dot who provides a masterclass in acting and creating this despicable character who you want to see get his comeuppance. It hits all the levels and I recently re-watched some of it and it is still extremely gripping and for me the best season of Line Of Duty. 

Overall

Overall, Line Of Duty is a truly fantastic show that has really raised in popularity as its gone on with over 12 million people watching the finale of season 6. I truly believe we will see Season 7 and hopefully when it does it makes it to number 1 on this list.