Published: 09:30 am, 18 March 2026
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The BBC has announced further cast for the return of Jed Mercurio’s hit crime thriller Line of Duty, ahead of filming beginning in Northern Ireland. Made by World Productions for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, series seven will air next year.
Tom Weston-Jones (Warrior, Sanditon) will play Detective Inspector Dominic Gough, leader of Tactical Operations Unit 7 (TO-7). A charismatic officer who has won plaudits for a string of takedowns of organised crime, Gough is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator. But is his case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?
Alongside Gough and the previously announced Robert Carlyle as Specialist Rifle Officer DC Shaun Massie, TO-7 will also feature Line of Duty newcomers Laura Aikman (This City Is Ours, Gavin & Stacey) as DC Paula Beckman, Levi Brown (This Town, Girl Taken) as DC Luke Tobin, and Amy Leigh Hickman (Ackley Bridge, You) as DC Nira Rashid.
Tom Weston-Jones (Image: Harry Livingstone), Laura Aikman (Image: Harry Livingstone), Levi Brown (Image: David Reiss), Amy Leigh Hickman (Image: Faye Thomas), Mark Bonnar (Image: Lee Malone), Owen Teale (Image: Maxine Evans), Perry Fitzpatrick (Image: Michael Lindall), Christina Chong (Image: David Reiss)
Returning to Line of Duty for series seven will be Mark Bonnar (former Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden), Owen Teale (Chief Constable Philip Osborne), Perry Fitzpatrick (DS Chris Lomax) and Christina Chong (DI Nicky Rogerson).
Further new cast members include David Calder (Motherland, Rivals), Steven Elder (Prisoner, Toxic Town), Dominic Mafham (Vigil, Killing Eve), Sarah Andre White (What It Feels Like for A Girl, Rocks), Aimee Powell (Believe Me, Art Detectives), and Naomi Yang (Under Salt Marsh, Maternal).
David Calder (Image: Selina De Maeyer), Steven Elder (Image: Kim Hardy), Dominic Mafham (Image: Cocoa), Sarah Andre White (Image: Vahid Gold), Aimee Powell (Image: YellowBelly) and Naomi Yang (Image: YellowBelly)
Jed Mercurio says: “I’m honoured to be working with our brilliant new cast members, and I know the audience will be thrilled to see some much-loved old faces returning from previous seasons.”
Simon Heath, World Productions’ CEO and creative director says: “We’re delighted to be able to welcome such a great new cast to join so many well-loved actors from the history of the show.”
Line of Duty series seven is written and created by Jed Mercurio, who will also direct episodes 4-6. It is made by World Productions, in association with ITV Studios, which is handling international distribution. Jennie Darnell will direct the first three episodes, and the producer is Ken Horn. Executive producers are Jed Mercurio, Simon Heath for World Productions and Nick Lambon for the BBC. Line of Duty is made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Watch Line of Duty series 1-6 now on BBC iPlayer and add to your Watchlist
Further information about the return of Line of Duty will be announced in due course – find out everything you need to know about series 7 so far here.
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