Line Of Duty creator and writer Jed Mercurio has teased further news about the sixth series of the show, which was grounded to a halt mid-production due to COVID-19. Speaking to A Stab In The Dark podcast, the show boss explained that they were four weeks into filming and that the months of delays has pushed the air date back from the intended 2020 to next year. ‘We shot for four weeks before we were forced to reach the conclusion that it wasn’t safe to carry on. We shut down nine days before the government lockdown,’ he explained. ‘We’re having talks currently with the BBC and the production company to determine when we might be able to resume. Update: Line Of Duty creator and writer Jed Mercurio has teased further news about the sixth series of the show, which was grounded to a halt mid-production due to COVID-19 ‘There are a number of issues still to be resolved on an industry-wide basis, things like insurance and finance and social distancing guidelines that specifically apply to filming. ‘So, there are people working on those, some involve the unions, some involve the producers bodies, some involve the broadcasters, some involve the department of…