Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar reveals exciting update on new series after BBC dramas return was confirmed

LINE of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has issued a brand new update as rumours of a brand new series continue to heat up.

The actor has made a confession that he has already coined a brand new catchphrase to include in the show.

Adrian, 66, gave the exciting update as he spoke on Virgin Radio UK with Ryan Tubridy this morning.

Hastings has a plethora of his favourite sayings, and it seems he is not too far off adding a few more to his everyday vocabulary.

During his interview, Adrian said: “The one I didn't get in, which is kind of a really good Irish one about not stopping things happening is, ‘Don't stall the digger’. ‘Don’t stall the digger’.

"That's a good one, isn't it? Like, you know, ‘You’ve got to keep going’. That's going in the next season.”

His admission comes after he confirmed to the show host that a brand new script for the show was in the works from writer Jed Mercurio but the cast had yet to receive it.

Adrian said: “He is writing… We haven't got a script on the desk yet.

"We know that Dr. Mercurio is out there doing something, Jed is writing. But as to when it's going to happen, we don't know.”

The new revelations from Adrian come after The Sun exclusively reported that he and co-stars Vicky McClure and Martin Compston sat down with Jed to hammer out a deal regarding the upcoming seventh series.

The actors, who starred as DC Kate Fleming, DS Steve Arnott and Supt Ted Hastings, have so far struggled to commit to another season because they are all busy.

An insider said: “Jed is close with Vicky, Martin and Adrian and they often meet for dinner — this time it was different.

“A topic of conversation was how they could align their schedules in 2025 to ensure Line of Duty 7 happens. The ambition is filming could start next year, with it on screens by early 2026.”

The Sun revealed two years ago how the team wanted to make a seventh series of the BBC hit after the final season in 2021 failed to satisfy fans.

As a result of the success of Line of Duty all three actors have been in high demand.

Martin, 40, has made two series of thriller The Rig and has just finished psychological drama, Fear.

Adrian, 66, has wrapped stage show Kiss Me Kate in London, and Vicky, 41, made a string of dramas, including thriller Trigger Point.