![]() ![]() Line of Duty is renowned for its long interview scenes. Me and my dialect coach listened to him a lot. Nick Leeson, the rogue trader, was a big inspiration – working class, highly intelligent, with a certain sense of entitlement. I’m definitely more cocky in a London accent. It takes a lot out of you – I start talking to myself in English, dreaming in English. Or on pint four, if we’re out for the night. We do 35-minute takes with 25 pages of dialogue, so the accent can start to slip towards the end of a long day’s filming. I don’t break accent when we’re filming, so a lot of people just think that’s how I talk. ![]() Steve Arnott has a London accent, which is very different to yours. You could get away with being pissed and falling about in the street. I’m just lucky that when I was younger and in my wild days, cameraphones weren’t a thing. That’s why those night-time alleyway scenes are great because we can fly under the radar. Subtle things in your costume or behaviour could become spoilers, so we have to be extra careful. Crowds gather, and if you’re trying to do intimate scenes on the street, it’s non-stop camera flashes. What’s tough is the circus that follows us around during filming now. Now there are watermarks, passwords, all sorts. We used to get sent our scripts in the post. Have you been offered lucrative waistcoat sponsorship deals? Problem is, playing Steve has killed them for me. I bought him a Celtic top and he bought me this beautiful waistcoat. The waistcoats are partly because he thinks he’s Sherlock Holmes, one of the great detectives, and partly because he’s the overdressed prick at work, having all the office affairs.ĭo you get given waistcoats as presents now?Īctually, Adrian bought me one as an end-of-series gift. We still wanted him in layers for the second series, just to look a bit different to the average cop in a Marks & Spencer suit. Anything to get out of those sweater vests from series one. The character’s become known for his trademark waistcoats. When the BBC repeated the first two series during lockdown, me and Vicky were texting, saying: “How did anyone trust us with a cop show? We look about nine.” The new series is set 18 months after series five, so Steve’s different look reflects that passage of time. I usually grow one between series, because I still look like a schoolboy clean-shaven. Is his new beard an outward sign of his inner turmoil?Īye, maybe. I’m definitely more cocky in a London one You find different shades of yourself in an accent. ![]() He’s a workaholic who defines himself by his job, but he’s in danger of losing it all. Steve’s putting on a brave face at work, still turning up in his flashy suits and trying to run the show, but at home he’s falling to pieces. As an actor, that’s a gift to play, because there’s duplicity. He’s struggling with back problems and painkiller issues after getting thrown down the stairs in series four. Your character, Steve Arnott, is in a difficult place as the new series begins. Sometimes, if we’re coming back after a night out and a wee bit pissed, we’ll film our own impromptu scenes down there on our phones. Funnily enough, that underpass is just around the corner from where we stay in Belfast during production. We’re coming to another climax and a lot of big questions get answered.ĭoes the trademark Line of Duty darkened underpass make an appearance? This feels similar, like it ties up the next chapter. Series three was a favourite of ours because it was the culmination of a three-series story. There are still some big set pieces, which are fun, but a lot of the drama unfolds in dark alleys or shady meetings. Now we’re established in that primetime slot, we’ve gone back to what made the show great. The jeopardy was all about back-stabbing and subterfuge, whereas when we made the jump to BBC One, it became a bit flashier. I loved the early series when we were still on BBC Two, because I felt we could be more subtle. How does Line of Duty ’s new series compare with previous ones? He’s now best known for playing DS Steve Arnott in hit police thriller Line of Duty, which returns for its sixth series tonight. Despite having never acted before, he auditioned successfully for the lead role in Ken Loach’s Sweet Sixteen, which was being shot locally, winning most promising newcomer at the British independent film awards in 2002 for the role. A ctor Martin Compston, 36, was born and raised in Greenock, Scotland. ![]()
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