The pair visit one of Vella’s colleagues, who shows them unaired footage of the journalist making the link between the cover-up of the OCG and corrupt senior policemen and politicians. Jed Mercurio March 21, 2021Īrnott and DC Chloe Bishop are on it, though. They (police) could just say, ’We’ve got the local oddball’.” Direct quote from Barry George.
Terry Boyle plays the role of Barry George, and the theory that Dando was executed by a hitman as she was about to uncover a paedophile ring is also being used as a motive for Vella’s slaying. Meanwhile, on the Gail Vella murder case, our theory from last week that the storyline is inspired by the 1999 Jill Dando murder is correct, as confirmed by creator Jed Mercurio on his Twitter. For someone who works on murder investigations, you think she’d pick a subtler coat. She might not be so easily rid of her, though, later clocking that she's being followed when she recognises Farida's fur-lined parka. Davidson soon learns about this and is understandably keen to hurry this through. She shopped Davidson to AC-12 last week and tells her boss, Buckells, that she wants to transfer to a different station. More on her unmasking later.ĭavidson’s ex, Sergeant Farida Jatri, is looking severely worried. Her actions last week gave us something to ruminate on for a week: was she in the wrong place at the wrong time, or is she as corrupt as she seemed and in on the OCG action? Those who had money on the latter: reward yourself with another government sanctioned walk around the park. Curtain up, and DS Steve Arnott is pumped – they’re about to raid MIT (that’s ‘murder investigation team’, a new addition to the Line of Duty slang list for this season) as Operation Lighthouse has been steered away from the rocks by a (suspected) bent copper, Joanne Davidson.