He went on to say: “Because of the nature of the decade, the 30s, we know what happened at the end – that war began,’ he explained.
“There are rumblings and rumours of war and that is overshadowing the whole thing. It makes it all the more… the stakes are higher.”
Line of Duty has already been trailed by the BBC and was expected to be airing this year but it looks like fans will be now waiting a while.
The cast had previously shared updates from the set of the drama in Northern Ireland and it seems the show was close to completion when production was stopped.
Again, viewers will have to wait and see what happens with the situation constantly developing and changing.
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