Central Police (Line of Duty)

**Central Police** is the fictional force featured in the BBC series Line of Duty

## Jurisdiction

The exact jurisdiction of the force is unknown but it is implied to cover the city of Birmingham.

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## Information

* The Invest Northern Ireland building in Belfast is used as a filming location for one of the main stations in the show.
* The force is occasionally referred to as **Central Constabulary.**
* It is one of two fictional forces in the series, with the other being East Midlands Constabulary.

## Staff

* Chief Constable Philip Osborne (Owen Teale)
* Chief Constable Edward Thomas (Martin Buchanan)
* Unnamed Chief Constable
* Deputy Chief Constable Michael ‘Mike’ Dryden (Mark Bonnar)
* Deputy Chief Constable Andrea Wise (Elizabeth Rider)
* Assistant Chief Constable Derek Hilton (Paul Higgins)
* Assistant Chief Constable Harry Bingham
* Police and Crime Commissioner Rohan Sindwhani (Ace Bhatti)
* Police and Crime Commissioner Paula Reid
* Detective Chief Superintendent Patricia Carmichael (Anna Maxwell Martin)
* Detective Chief Superintendent Lester 'Les' Hargreaves (Tony Pitts)
* Chief Superintendent Khan
* Chief Superintendent Raymond Mallick (Steve Toussaint)
* Chief Superintendent Terry Reynolds (Shaun Parkes)
* Chief Superintendent Patrick Fairbank (retired) (George Costigan)
* Detective Superintendent Ian Buckells (Nigel Boyle)
* Detective Superintendent Joanne Davidson (acting) (Kelly Macdonald)
* Detective Superintendent Michelle Harris
* Detective Superintendent Alison Powell (seconded) (Susan Vidler)
* Superintendent Ted Hastings (retired) (Adrian Dunbar)
* Superintendent Susan Hyde-Albert
* Detective Chief Inspector Anthony 'Tony' Gates (Lennie James)
* Detective Chief Inspector Paul Haleton
* Detective Chief Inspector Raymond Hall
* Detective Chief Inspector Michael Hill
* Detective Chief Inspector Roseanne 'Roz' Huntley (Thandie Newton)
* Detective Chief Inspector Billy McTulloch
* Detective Chief Inspector Mark Moffat (retired) (Patrick Fitzsymons)
* Detective Chief Inspector Patel
* Detective Chief Inspector Alice Pryor (Heather Craney)
* Detective Chief Inspector John Rix (Michael Yare)
* Detective Chief Inspector Marcus Thurwell (James Nesbitt, photo only)
* Detective Inspector Steve Arnott (Martin Compston)
* Detective Inspector Joseph Barlow
* Detective Inspector Matthew 'Dot' Cottan (Craig Parkinson)
* Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes)
* Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (Vicly McClure)
* Detective Inspector Mealiff
* Detective Inspector Nicola Rogerson (Christina Chong)
* Inspector Denise Cameron (Jasmine Stewart)
* Inspector Tracey McAndrew (Lisa Palfrey)
* Detective Sergeant Jayne Akers (Allison McKenzie)
* Detective Sergeant Tom Brown
* Detective Sergeant John Corbett (seconded) (Stephen Graham)
* Detective Sergeant Immerton (Andrew Watson)
* Detective Sergeant Leah Janson (Claire Keenan)
* Detective Sergeant Chris Lomax (Perry Fitzpatrick)
* Detective Sergeant Marks (Kwaku Fortune)
* Detective Sergeant Manish Prasad (Series 2, incarcerated)
* Detective Sergeant Sam Railston (Aiysha Hart)
* Detective Sergeant Neil Twyler (Mark Stobbart
* Sergeant Colin Brackley (Darren Morfitt)
* Sergeant Briggs (Patrick Buchanan)
* Sergeant Jane Cafferty (Sian Reese-Williams)
* Sergeant Kyle Ferringham (Richard Pepple)
* Sergeant Karen Marley (Natasha Gordon)
* Sergeant Frank O'Neill (Michael Nardone)
* Sergeant Daniel 'Danny' Waldron (Daniel Mays)
* Sergeant Alex Wallis (David Maybrick)
* Detective Constable Antonioni
* Detective Constable Chloe Bishop (Shalom Brune Franklin)
* Detective Constable Daniel Brightway (Simon Millar)
* Detective Constable Jeremy Cole (Henry Pettigrew)
* Detective Constable Jamie Desford (Royce Pierreson)
* Detective Constable Deepak Kapoor (Faraz Ayub)
* Detective Constable Nigel Morton (Neil Morrissey)
* Detective Constable Taylor (Jason Isaacs)
* Detective Constable Jodie Taylor (Claudia Jessie)
* Detective Constable Georgia Trotman (Jessicca Raine)
* Constable Hari Bains (Asher Ali)
* Constable Simon Bannerjee (Neet Mohan)
* Constable Bellow
* Constable Maneet Bindra (Maya Sondhi)
* Constable Karen Black (Kristy Robinson)
* Constable Kieran Bloom (Richard Sutton)
* Constable Jackie Brickford (Leanne Best)
* Constable Vincent Butler (Antonio Magro)
* Constable Chapel
* Constable Kevin Greysham
* Constable Paul Harris (Jo Dow)
* Constable Jones
* Constable Rod Kennedy (Will Mellor)
* Constable Lakewell
* Constable Lambert (James Edlin)
* Constable Lloyd
* Constable Karen Larkin (Fiona Boylan)
* Constable Nayar
* Constable Lisa Patel (Tara Divina)
* Constable Ryan Pilkington (Gregory Piper)
* Constable Powers
* Constable Tatleen Sohota (Taj Atwal)
* Constable Helen Wilson
* Constable Carl Waldhouse
* Forensic Co-Ordinator Tim Ifield (Jason Watkins)
* Forensic Co-Ordinator Rupal Pandit (Vineeta Rishi)
* Forensic Investigator Kevin Gill (Chris Coghill)
* Forensic Investigator Mandy Taylor (Vicky Hall)
* Media Manager Jo Dwyer (Liz White)
* Media Manager Jo Wright (Chetna Pandya)
* Legal Counsel Gill Biggeloe (Polly Walker)
* Civilian Investigator Rita Bennett (Alison Lintott)
* Junior Civillian Administrator Vihaan Malhotra (Maanuv Thiara)
* Specialist Technician Amanda Yao (Rosa Escoda)

## Departments

### Current

* Administration
* Anti Corruption Unit 12
* Anti Corruption Unit 9
* Armed Robbery
* Complaints
* Counter Terrorism
* Crime Audit
* Criminal Investigation Department
* Cyber Crime
* Financial Forensics Unit
* Forensic Unit
* Fraud Squad
* Major Violent Crime
* Missing Persons Unit
* Murder Investigation Team
* Murder Squad
* Patrol Unit
* Police Services
* Policy Unit
* Serious and Organised Crime
* Standards
* Strategic Firearms Command
* Traffic Division
* Vice Squad

### Former

* Tactical Operations Unit 9
* Tactical Operations Unit 20

## Uniform and equipment

The uniform of Central Police officers varies depending on the department.

* Standard patrol officers wear combat-style trousers and a black zipped-neck polo shirt, along with a black stab vest and police fleece. Fluorescent jackets and stab vests are occasionally worn in necessary circumstances. Armoured caps and flat peak/bowler hats are worn by officers, with none seeming to wear the traditional custodial helmet on duty. Officers with the Traffic Division wear similar hats topped with white.
* Officers working indoors in administrative roles (such as staff in the AC-12 Building), as well as senior officers ranked Superintendent or higher wear white collared shirts with epaulettes denoting rank (epaulettes on Sergeants and Constables also have a collar number) and a black tie for men or a black and white checked tunic for women . This is combined with either an informal fleece or formal dress jacket dependent on occasion.
* Members of the Strategic Firearms Command wear similar uniform to patrol officers, in addition to body armour and helmets whilst on deployment.
* All officers are required to wear an identification card on display when working in any building operated by Central Police.
* Officers also carry a Warrant Card so they can identify themselves as police officers out of uniform.
* Standard police officers carry CS Gas, ASP Batons, speedcuffs and police radios as standard equipment. Some officers are also seen armed with Taser X26s. Plainclothes CID detectives are not formally seen carrying any form of weapon throughout the series.
* Authorised Firearms Officers with the Strategic Firearms Command carry the Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle as their primary weapon and a Glock 17 pistol as a sidearm, and are seen to have access to other firearms such as Hekcler & Koch MP5 submachine guns and Arctic International Warfare sniper rifles. They also carry the Taser X26 as a non-lethal option.

## Police Stations and Buildings

* Pelbury House (Police Headquarters)
* AC-12 Building (Kingsgate House)
* Kingsgate Station
* 4th Street Station
* Polk Avenue Station
* South Ferry Station
* Hillside Lane Station
* Decker Avenue Station
* Eastfield Police Storage Facility (Operated jointly with the East Midlands Constabulary)
* Administration Building 2
* Administration Building 3
* Police Services Building
* Ashingford Station
* Beeston Station
* Dockton Station
* Dorden Station
* Fayview Station
* Greencastle Station
* Haneast Station
* Marwood Station
* Menton Station
* Millbarrow Station
* Northby Station
* Salvesen Road Station
* Southdell Station
* Viewlaine Station
* Whiteburn Station
* Wyvernbridge Station

## Gallery

Kingsgate Police Station.Decker Avenue Police Station.Polk Avenue Police Station.Pelbury House Police Headquarters.Signage outside the Kingsgate House AC-12 Building.Identification card belonging to Superintendent Ted Hastings.Central Police Warrant Card belonging to DS Manish Prasad.Warrant Card belonging to DS Steve Arnott.AC-12 office Signage.