Vicky McClure admits she’s had ‘no word’ on when filming will resume for Line Of Duty’s sixth season

Vicky McClure has revealed she’s had ‘no word’ on when season six of Line Of Duty will be able to resume filming.

Speaking via FaceTime on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X on Thursday, the actress, 37, said the cast had begun work on the forthcoming season of the police drama prior to the UK’s lockdown during the coronavirus crisis.

Of how far along they were in their shooting schedule, Vicky said: ‘We were about four weeks of a sixteen week shoot and you know when you’re just getting into the groove and you’re like “yeah”, and then, that was it.’ 

Chris then asked her when filming may resume, and she went on: ‘There is no word, I don’t know. 

‘You know, I’m hearing lots about certain productions – obviously the soaps are being quite vocal about… they’re going back I think next week – so you know, there’s movement. 

‘But the thing is Jed Mercurio – who writes [Line of Duty], produces and is our showrunner – he was a doctor before he was a writer, so he’s not going to cut any corners, do you know what I mean? 

‘We’re going to make sure that when we go back, it’s safe to do so, so when that day is, I don’t know.’ 

Vicky also joked that it would ‘be interesting’ dealing with continuity changes when they do go back to set, as the cast have all tanned during lockdown.

She explained: ‘We’re all going to have quite a nice tan as well because we’ve all been sat in the sun, and Martin lives in Vegas, let’s not forget, he lives in Vegas, so he will have a tan!’

Last week, the Line Of Duty cast congregated from lockdown to once again raise awareness for charity auction Asks For Masks – this time teaming up with other TV cops for a comedy short. 

Showrunner Jed tweeted video of the three main stars – Vicky, Martin and Adrian – in their respective roles of Detective Inspector Kate Fleming, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott and Superintendent Ted Hastings, having a video conference during the coronavirus lockdown,

The skit sees Kate watching The Nest – a BBC drama from earlier this year that starred Martin – in a onesie.

Ted is then seen logging into the video call asking if Kate is still undercover, to which she timidly says: ‘Yeah – undercover!’

Steve then logs in from his swimming pool in Vegas [which is where actor Martin really lives] as he floats around in one of his trademark waistcoats on a lilo.

‘Listen Steve, I hope that virtual background isn’t costing me an arm and a leg, son!’ Ted scolds Steve of the swimming pool and the clear blue skies.

The actors took part in the sketch to support Ask For Masks’ charity auction to raise funds to buy PPE for the NHS amid the ongoing pandemic.