Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure reunites with Adrian Dunbar for a windy night out

Fans have been awaiting news of a seventh series since the finale aired earlier this month.

But Line Of Duty star Vicky McClure no doubt delighted fans on Thursday when she reunited with her co-star Adrian Dunbar for a windy night out.

Posting a brief video on Instagram Stories, the actress, 38, took on the catchphrase of Adrian’s character Superintendant Hastings, writing: ‘Jesus, Mary and Joseph it’s windy!’

The short clip saw Vicky, who played DI Kate Fleming, and Adrian walking down the street together in the midst of the windy weather, and she could be heard saying: ‘Jesus, Mary and Joseph!’

Completing his famous line, Adrian added: ‘… and the wee donkey!’ before Vicky let out a laugh.

Line Of Duty fans across the nation were left ‘fuming’ earlier this month as the nail-biting series finale drew to a close and the mysterious antagonist ‘H’ was finally unmasked.

Seasoned fans took to social media in their droves to share their frustrations as officers from the police anti-corruption unit AC-12 discovered the identity of the elusive ‘fourth man’, who had been colluding with the organised crime group (OCG), was none other than DSU Ian Buckells.

It saw the words ‘fuming’, ‘disappointing’ and ‘underwhelming’ all trend on social media in the aftermath of the show.

And the disbelief it could be him was compounded by the way he was only caught because of his repeated mis-spelling of the word ‘definitely’ – hardly the blunder of a hardened criminal mastermind.

The detective – widely thought until Sunday to have been just a bungling stooge – was first introduced to viewers in series one as the SIO in the case of murdered businesswoman Jackie Laverty by then Chief Superintendent Derek Hilton.

The 60-minute episode’s end failed to offer any resolution on whether the team of DI Steve Arnott, DI Kate Fleming and Superintendent Ted Hastings would return, ending on the revelation that the team has ‘never been weaker.’ 

BBC bosses are yet to confirm whether the show will return, despite an average of 13 millions viewers tuning in for the latest series, which faced multiple delays due to the Covid pandemic. 

Jed also admitted that he ‘doesn’t know’ if there will be a series seven of the hit show, which began in 2012.

Speaking to The Radio Times he said: ‘We don’t know. Since probably season four, we’ve been talking to the BBC about the realistic longevity of the series.

‘I’ve experienced broadcasters pulling the plug while we were still developing a storyline –Bodies and Cardiac Arrest both ended prematurely on the BBC. So it’s an ongoing discussion, is all I can say.’