Kelly Macdonald has been praised by fans for her performance in last night’s dramatic episode of Line of Duty.
The Scots actress, who plays DSI Jo Davidson on the show, came under intense cross examination from AC-12, in what was billed as the longest interview ever seen on the BBC cop drama.
Davidson faced a string of difficult questions tabled by Superintendent Ted Hastings, the formidable DCS Carmichael and DI Steve Arnott – played by Greenock’s own Martin Compston – in a 29-minute-long grilling about her links to organised crime.
Macdonald’s character didn’t give much away during the interview, which saw her utter the words “no comment” on multiple occasions.
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Fans went wild for the Glasgow -born actress’ performance, with some describing her appearance on series six of the show as ‘career defining’ on social media.
One Line of Duty buff wrote: “Incredible performance from Kelly Macdonald tonight.”
Another said: “Managing to convey so many emotions while only speaking the same two words is true mastery. Kelly Macdonald is amazing!”
A third said: “Shoutout to the PHENOMENAL Kelly Macdonald’s performance in this week’s episode!”
Vast swathes of the UK public have been tuning into this series of Line of Duty – with the BBC posting audience figures of more than 10million for each episode.
It is expected that another bumper crowd sat down to watch the penultimate episode of series six last night.
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Kelly’s on-screen pal Vicky McClure, who plays DI Kate Fleming, fears that this series could be the show’s last.
Speaking to the Daily Star: “You know nothing lasts forever. It would be a massive shame when the day comes. It will be a really sad time.”
However, fans reckon there is more to come from AC-12 as a number of loose ends are yet to be tied up in their search for the elusive H.
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