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Central Police Identification Card

When in any building operated by Central Police, police officers, staff and visitors must wear a variant of identification card for security purposes.

## AC-12 ID Card (Series 1 only)

In Series 1 only, police officers and staff working for AC-12 wore an identification card that differed in design to those worn by other police officers. They are almost always worn on a black lanyard, with POLICE written on in white.

The details it contained included: City Skyline Header, AC-12 Logo, Rank, Name, Collar Number, Expiry Date, Signature, Photograph.

## UNDAR COP Police ID Card

All police officers and staff wear this identification card whilst in any Central Police building. They are almost always worn on a black lanyard, with POLICE written on in white.

The details it contains include: Department, Rank, Name, Collar Number, Expiry Date, Central Police title, Central Police Logo, Central Police Watermark, White Checked Footer.

## Visitor ID Pass

All visitors to buildings operated by Central Police, as well as police officers in buildings they do not frequently visit, must wear this variant of the identification card.

The details it contains include: light blue header and footer, Central Police title, Central Police logo watermark, 'VISITORS PASS' written on in red, barcode down the left had side and wording at the bottom saying 'PLEASE RETURN PASS TO THE RECEPTION'.

## Gallery

Central Police identification card belonging to DC Kate Fleming (Series One design).Central Police identification pass belonging to Supt. Ted Hastings.Central Police ID Card belonging to DCI Joanne Davidson.Central Police identification card belonging to Joanne Davidson after her promotion to DSU.Central Police identification card belonging to DI Kate Fleming (Series Six design).DC Kate Fleming's **Central Police Identification Card** (Series Six).ID Card belonging to FC Tim Ifield.ID Card belonging to CS Terry Reynolds.ID Card belonging to CS Raymond Mallick.Central Police Visitors Pass worn by DC Nigel Morton.
City Council

The **City Council** is the local government body responsible for the governance of The City.

## Information

The city council operates out of City Hall in the Kingsgate area of The City. It is comprised of various councillors elected to represent local wards of the city. The city also has a Mayor, who liaises frequently with the council.

The council is responsible for the running and maintenance of public works and publicly funded aspects throughout The City. It operates an Offender Management Unit in conjunction with the UK Prison Service, which oversee's those on probation and license from the two prisons (HMP Blackthorn and HMP Brentiss) that operate in the city. As a local authority, it is also responsible for social care, employing multiple social workers.

## Staff

### Leadership

* Unnamed Mayor
* Dale Roach - Councillor

### Social Services

* Jane Hargreaves - Social Worker
* Oliver Stephens-Lloyd - Social Worker
* Jane Wenchurch - Social Worker

### Offender Management

* Robin Stewart - Probation Officer
* Tammy Blakefield - Offender Management Team Member
Hari Bains

**Harinderpal "Hari" Bains** is a former a police Constable and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police. He was assigned to the Strategic Firearms Command.

## Background

### Personal

Bains was born on the 23rd January 1984. He is married to Leila Bains and has one child, with another on the way. Bains is frequently seen wearing a Kara bracelet, indicating that he is possibly Sikh. Police records show his address to be: 42 Hollyhedge Street, Chisendale, MK 4TC.

At some time prior to the events of Series 3 he was blackmailed into becoming part of the Organised Crime Syndicate due to an unspecified "mistake" made earlier in his life. Although he was unaware of who his contact was within the organisation (as all calls are made using a voice disguiser), it is revealed to be DI Matthew Cottan.

### Professional

An Authorised Firearms Officer, Bains was part of the VC5 team within the SFC led by Sgt. Danny Waldron. His callsign was VC5-4.

## Series 3

### Monsters

Bains was part of the VC5 team, one of four Strategic Firearms Command teams sent to intercept Ronan Murphy as part of Operation Damson. After Danny Waldron rushes ahead and kills Murphy alone, he along with the rest of the team is blackmailed into corroborating his version of events. Waldron threatens to report that he, along with Brickford and Kennedy, didnt arrive on the scene in time, and if they had the suspect would have surrendered. He is the only member of the team who refuses to fire his weapon.

He is later interviewed by AC-12 regarding the shooting, where he is accompanied by his Federation Representative, Lloyd and solicitor Mr. R. Desford.
7963

An unnamed officer with the collar number **7963** is a Constable and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police attached to the Strategic Firearms Command.

## Series 6

### Episode 1

PC 7963 is part of a second team of Authorised Firearms Officer's sent from South Ferry Station to assist DCI Joanne Davidson, after her team of armed officers from Hillside Lane Station have to stand down after shooting a robber during a diverted response to a robbery at Hickey's Bookmakers. The leader of the team is Operational Firearms Commander (OFC) PS 5451. The team accompanies the Murder Investigation Team to Beechwood House where they breach an apartment and arrest Terry Boyle as part of Operation Lighthouse.
Eileen Farmer

**Eileen Farmer** is the grandmother of Michael Farmer.

## Background

### Personal

Eileen was born in 1946. She lived with her grandson, Michael Farmer, in a council house on the Borogrove Estate in the Moss Heath area of the city. The address was: 22 Arnholt Street, Moss Heath, B1 6RM.

### Professional

Nothing is mentioned about Eileen's professional life before she retired. At some time prior to the events of Series 4 she was placed into a care home.

## Series 4

### Episode 1

Farmer is mentioned by DC Jodie Taylor when she does an electoral roll check on the house Hana Reznikova is taken to after she is kidnapped.
BBC One

**BBC One** is the first flagship television network of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution.

In 2017 Line of Duty moved to BBC One where it will remain for the rest of the shows run.
Cyber Crime

**Cyber Crime** is a unit of Central Police dedicated to investigating crime committed through online activity.

## Information

The unit is first mentioned in Series 5, where Amanda Yao is seen liaising with AC-12 to assist with enquires into the whereabouts of DS John Corbett. In Series 6 the unit is shown to be based on a lower floor of the AC-12 Building (Kingsgate House), in close proximity to the AC-12 offices on the higher floors.

Throughout the series it is referred to as both the **Cyber Crime Unit** and **Cyber Crime Department.** It can be presumed that due to it's remit the unit frequently liaises with both the Forensic Unit and the Financial Forensics Unit.
Administration Building 2

**Administration Building 2** is one of multiple administrative offices operated by Central Police.

## Information

The building is medium sized, and is located in an urban central area of The City. It is one of several buildings operated by Central Police that is not a police station, along with Administration Building 3, the Police Services Building, the AC-12 Building and Pelbury House.

Several Covert Operations Managers (COM's) who manage informants (or Covert Human Intelligence Sources / CHIS's) operate out of the station.
Green Hill Aerodrome

**Green Hill Aerodrome** is a small private airfield located on the outskirts of the city.

## Information

Little is revealed about the aerodrome, other than it is located on the outskirts of The City in the West Midlands, and likely caters to small, private aircraft.

## Series 5

### Episode 5

When Superintendent Hastings goes undercover as H with the OCG, he says they can fly the goods from the Eastfield robbery out through Green Hill Aerodrome. He says this is the best option because AC-12 is currently investigating suspected corrupt Vice Squad officers looking the other way to drug smuggling in that location.
Banbury Police Training Centre

**Banbury Police Training Centre** is a Police Training Centre. It is implied to be located in the Banbury area of Oxfordshire.

## Information

The centre operated in the 1990's, and as of 2021 it is not still operational and run by Police College to train new police recruits in the UK. Central Police is one of many forces who accepted its graduates into its ranks.

Unlike many police training facilities featured in the series, Banbury Police Training Centre is entirely fictional. Other fictional police colleges include: Melton Police College, Lennock Police College and Chislehurst Police College.
BXV Storage

**BXV Storage** is a private storage company.

## Information

BXV Storage is contracted out by Central Police to store excess evidence, and evidence that has already been examined by the Forensic Unit.

Paperwork and storage tags in the building suggests they also house excess evidence on behalf of other constabularies in the country.

## Series 2

### Blood Money

DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming visit the site to re-examine evidence from the September 5th Ambush. After viewing items removed from the burnt out car driven by DS Jayne Akers, they realise that a tracking device was affixed to the vehicle, leading them to believe that the culprits were not tracking DI Lindsay Denton after all.

However, immediately after discovering this, they are accosted by DCS Lester Hargreaves and several uniformed officers, who demand that they leave the premises. Arnott confronts Hargreaves, questioning why the Major Violent Crime Unit failed to disclose to AC-12 that a tracking device was found on the vehicle that was attacked. After a brief standoff, he and DC Kate Fleming leave the premises.
Constable

**Constable** is a rank in all United Kingdom Police Forces. The rank of Constable is the first rank obtained when you join the Police Service.

Constables carry out day-to-day duties and are the front-line police officers for the service. Constables have the potential to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Detective Constables are constables who focus on investigation and are often part of a detective division such as CID. Detective Constables are not superior to Police Constables.

## List of Constables

### Central Police (Current)

* DC Antonioni
* DC Chloe Bishop
* DC Deepak Kapoor
* DC Knight
* DC McIntyre
* PC Simon Bannerjee
* PC Bellow
* PC Karen Black
* PC Chapel
* PC Paul Harris
* PC Jones
* PC Lakewell
* PC Lloyd
* PC Lambert
* PC Karen Larkin
* PC Nayar
* PC Lisa Patel
* PC Ryan Pilkington
* PC Powers
* PC Tatleen Sohota
* PC Helen Wilson
* PC 4878
* PC 5451
* PC 5656
* PC 7644
* PC 7963
* PC 8883

### Central Police (Former)

* DC Georgia Trotman (Series 2, deceased)
* DC Nigel Morton (Series 1-3, retired)
* DC Jeremy Cole (Series 2, deceased)
* DC Jamie Desford (Series 4, incarcerated)
* PC Hari Bains (Series 3, incarcerated)
* PC Maneet Bindra (Series 3-5, deceased)
* PC Jackie Brickford (Series 3, fired)
* PC Kieran Bloom (Series 5, incarcerated)
* PC Vincent Butler (Series 2, deceased)
* PC Ray Randhawa (Series 5, deceased)
* PC Carl Waldhouse (Series 5, deceased)
* PC Kevin Greysham (Series 5, deceased)
* PC Rod Kennedy (Series 3, deceased)
Gurjit Patel

**Gurjit Patel** was an accountant who worked for Laverty Holdings.

## Background

Prior to the events of the first series, Patel realised that Jackie Laverty was using several businesses owned by Laverty Holdings to launder drug money for Tommy Hunter and his criminal syndicate.

## Series 1

### A Disastrous Affair

Discovering that Patel knows about the fact that Laverty Holdings is being used by the Organised Crime Syndicate for money laundering, Jackie Laverty proceeds to run him over close to her house in the Edge Park area. She then proceeds to report her car as stolen to Central Police and informs her lover DCI Tony Gates she believed she hit a dog whilst driving home drunk.

His body is discovered by PC Powers and the traffic unit, who classify it as a hit and run. Investigation of the incident is passed from TO-20 to the Criminal Investigation Department at Kingsgate Station. However, DCI Tony Gates later takes a personal interest, and pieces together that Laverty killed Patel to keep him quiet about her criminal involvement with Tommy Hunter.
David Miller

**David Miller** is the father of Stephanie Corbett.

## Background

### Personal

Miller was likely born in the Merseyside area. He later got married and in 1981 had a daughter, Stephanie Miller. He attended her wedding to John Corbett in 2009. He has two granddaughters, one of whom is Gemma Corbett.

### Professional

His occupation is stated in records to be a plumber.
Fiona Jackson

Dr. **Fiona Jackson** is the Wellbeing Officer in the Vulnerable Persons Unit of HMP Brentiss.

## Background

Nothing is revealed about Jackson's background, but it can be presumed she is a medical doctor specialising in some form of psychiatry or psychology. Prior to Series 2 she was employed by the UK Prison Service to work in HMP Brentiss.

## Series 2

### Blood Money

Lindsay Denton is summoned into Jackson's office, where she is informed that her mother has suffered from a severe stoke in the Ashcliffe Nursing Home. She extends her sympathies to Denton and asks her if she wants to be contacted by the prison chaplain.

When Denton expresses that she wants to visit her mother, Jackson looks into her record, which falsely states she was involved in a disturbance and had self harmed (when she was actually attacked by prison officers Jenny Leland and Alison Merchant). Stating she can only go off what has been put in the file, Jackson says she will have to ask the Governor of the prison for authorisation.
Anderson

**Anderson** is a barrister who represents DI Lindsay Denton during her initial hearing at Crown Court.

## Background

Like most barristers, Anderson is likely self employed. When she represents Lindsay Denton she is likely operating on instruction from Denton's solicitor, who may be funded by Legal Aid.

## Series 2

### Behind Bars

Anderson is first seen in the Central Crown Court, acting as the defense counsel on behalf of DI Lindsay Denton. Despite the prosecuting counsel Ms. Latimer requesting Denton not be given bail due to her ability to abscond, Anderson insists that Denton wants to clear her name and has an otherwise spotless record with Central Police. However, the judge sides with Latimer and denies bail, having Denton remanded in custody in HMP Brentiss.
Craig Parkinson

Born March 11 1976 Craig Parkinson was brought up in his native Blackpool and attended Blackpool and Fylde College before, at age 17, moving to London to study at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After several years in bit parts on TV, he came to notice as impresario Tony Wilson in the 2007 film 'Control' about the Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, played by Sam Riley (with whom he would again work in 'Brighton Rock') and made some impact on television in the second series of 'Whitechapel' as twins who were possibly descended from the Kray brothers. Also on television he appeared in the 2013 ghost drama 'The Secret of Crickley Hall' with actress Susan Lynch, his real life spouse by whom he has a son. His theatre work has been varied, ranging from 'Measure For Measure' at the National Theatre to Mike Leigh's revival of 'Ecstasy.'
Hector Rise

**Hector Rise** is a street located in The City.

## Information

The street is located in the Edge Park area of the city and is a known haunt for the Organised Crime Group.

## Series 3

Hector Rise is mentioned as being an known haunt for OCG members such as Ronan Murphy, Mohammed Khan, Stephen Lakewell and Desford.

## Series 6

Darren Hunter, son of senior crime figure Tommy Hunter, is said to live at 7 Hector Rise.
Balaclava Man

**Balaclava Man** was the informal pseudonym given to various members of the Organised Crime Group throughout Series 4.

## Information

Initially assumed to be a one person, "Balaclava Man" became the prime suspect in the murders of Leonie Collersdale and Baswinder Kaur, after footage of him was captured on CCTV close by to one of the women's last locations. His identity and whereabouts is investigated as part of Operation Trapdoor led by DCI Roz Huntley.

It is eventually revealed by James Lakewell that it the moniker is used to cover numerous operatives of the OCG, who dress in a similar manner whilst engaging in criminality to ensure anonymity. He terms them "Balaclava Men". One of these men is identified to be Robert Denmoor, after he is shot and unmasked by Superintendent Ted Hastings during an attempted attack on the AC-12 Building. It is also implied Denmoor is the same masked man who attacks DS Steve Arnott and throws him down a flight of stairs.

By Series 5, the vast majority of members of the Organised Crime Group wear balaclavas during their activities, including: John Corbett, Lisa McQueen, Miroslav Minkowicz, Ryan Pilkington and Lee Banks.

## Accused of being Balaclava Man:

* Michael Farmer - framed by the OCG due to previous convictions and mental disability.
* Nick Huntley - accused after being in the same location as an attack and forensic evidence being planted on his clothing.
* Tim Ifield - aware of the appearance of the suspect, he disguises himself in a similar outfit when trying to attribute his illegal actions to the killer.
Inspector

**Inspector,** is a police rank in the United Kingdom, used in both Central Police and the East Midlands Constabulary. Non uniformed officers with the rank who work in Criminal Investigation Department type posts are referred to as **Detective Inspector** or **DI** for short. Inspectors have the potential to be promoted to Chief Inspector.

## List of Inspectors

### Current

* DI Steve Arnott
* DI Joseph Barlow
* DI Kate Fleming
* DI J Mealiff
* DI Nicola Rogerson
* Insp. Denise Cameron
* Insp. Tracey McAndrew

### Former

* DI Matthew Cottan (Series 1-3, deceased)
* DI Lindsay Denton (Series 2 & 3, deceased)
Anthony McGillis

**Anthony Patrick McGillis** was the birth father of John Corbett.

## Background

### Personal

McGillis was born in or around the area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He later married Anne-Marie Fitzpatrick, and had a son, John McGillis in 1979. He was active during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. McGillis is said to have died in 1984 at the hands of an Loyalist paramilitary group in retribution for Irish Republican Paramilitary killings. His wife later blamed the Irish Republican Paramilitary higher chain of command for getting him killed. Which then led her to passing information to the Police.

In 1989 his son John was adopted by Anthony's sister, Sorcha McGillis and her husband Robert Corbett, and moved to Liverpool.

### Professional

Court records show that when he was alive he worked as a carpenter.
Elizabeth Denton

Elizabeth Denton is the mother to Lindsay Denton, a former Detective Inspector in Central Police (Now deceased). Elizabeth Denton passed away while D.I Denton was in prison for crimes investigated by Anti-Corruption Unit 12. D.I Denton was given supervised leave from prison to visit her mother during her illness that led to her death.

Elizabeth Denton's possessions contained a large amount of cash, which was taken by D.I Denton and then used as evidence against D.I Denton, of which she claims AC-12 had planted.
Jo Dwyer

**Jo Dwyer** is a former civilian media manager for Central Police. She is seen in Series 2.

## Background

Prior to the events of Series 2, Central Police hired Dwyer to coordinate their media strategy.

## Series 2

### The Ambush

Dwyer is first introduced outside the cordon of the aftermath of the 5th September Ambush, addressing the press. She warns them to respect the cordon, then introduces DCC Mike Dryden, who issues a statement.

She later accompanies Dryden in giving a press conference at Pelbury House, where the names of the two uniformed officer killed in the ambush (Sgt. Alex Wallis and PC Vincent Butler) are released.

The Herald publishes an incendiary headline regarding Drydens speech delivered at the joint funeral for Wallis, Butler and DS Jayne Akers. Dwyer voices her concern to Dryden that there is a "news vacuum" and what may come to fill it. She recommends keeping the press eager in order to prevent them from focusing on other stories, such as the speeding ticket Dryden supposedly covered for Helen Dryden. However, this leads Dryden to claim to members of the press, including Nick Ronson, that "a breakthrough is imminent".

### Carly

In a meeting with Dryden and DCS Lester Hargreaves, Dryden does not try to hide his disappointment at the lack of progress Major Violent Crime has made. To prevent embarrassing himself, he suggests that Hargreaves hosts future press conferences, but claims it is Jo's idea. She seems concerned with this. As she is leaving Pelbury House, she is accosted by DI Lindsay Denton, who asks her about the possibility of holding a press conference to draw attention to the disappearance of Carly Kirk. Stressed and uninterested, Jo blows Denton of and leaves in a taxi.

She later meets with Mike Dryden again to discuss the speeding charge story, which is gaining more unwanted traction. She asks him if the accusations are true, to which he replies that he was driving the car that night, his wife Helen was home. Dwyer tells him she will throw his denial back at the press, but warns him if they are confident enough in their source they will run it anyway. When Dryden semi-rhetorically asks why fellow officers are leaking damaging information on him, she replies "you have to ask? Seriously?" Dryden takes offense to this.

Whilst prepping another conference, she approaches Dryden to ask him about timings for a briefing. He responds by saying "her" plan to have DCS Lester Hargreaves conduct the conferences isn't working out. When she asks if he is firing her, he says no, firing her would be much more trouble than its worth. Instead he is simply replacing her with another media manager. When she asks why, he parrots back her earlier statement of "you have to ask? Seriously?"
Bob Carson

**Robert "Bob" Carson** is one of Carly Kirk's foster parents.

## Background

He is married to Tessa Carson, and the two of them take in and foster many children who have become wards of the state. Sometime prior to the events of Series 2, they took Carly Kirk into their care.

He lives in Queens Street, FC1 4RC.

## Series 2

### The Ambush

He is visited by DI Lindsay Denton to discuss the disappearance of Carly. Denton says she is heading up a new team and have taken on her case. He and his wife provide details to Denton regarding Carly and her background.

### Last Words

When DC Kate Fleming visits Bob and Tessa to ask them more questions about Carly Kirk, they tell her that a detective of Asian descent came to the house to collect Carly's possessions as evidence, which he placed in black bin liners. Fleming immediately becomes suspicious, as standard protocol is for detectives to be accompanied by a Forensic Investigator, and asks if they remember the mans name. Bob tells her they dont, as he only showed his warrant card for a second. He does, however, remember what he looked like. With this, Fleming has the Carsons come with her to the AC-12 Building to identify the detective. Once at the building, they both positively identify the man as DS Manish Prasad.
Bellow

**Bellow** is a police Constable and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police.

## Series 3

### Monsters

In preparation for Operation Damson, Bellow is assigned to the Strategic Firearms Command VC4 team led by Inspector Tracey McAndrew, and accompanied by Constable Chapel.

### Breach

After DS Steve Arnott is arrested by DI Matthew Cottan and PC Lambert, Bellow is one of the several Authorised Firearms Officers who accompanies Cottan and Arnott back to South Ferry Station, where Arnott is remanded in custody.
Chief Superintendent

In the British police, a Chief Superintendent (often shortened to "CS" or DCS - for Detective Chief Superintendent) is senior to a Superintendent and junior to an Assistant Chief Constable.

## List of Chief Superintendents

### Central Police (Current)

* CS Raymond Mallick
* CS Terry Reynolds
* DCS Patricia Carmichael (Series 6 onwards following merger of anti-corruption units between Central Police and East Midlands Constabulary)

### Central Police (Former)

* DCS Lester Hargreaves (Series 2-5, deceased)
* CS Patrick Fairbank (retired)
Armed Robbery

**Armed Robbery** is a unit of Central Police which investigates cases of robbery where weapons (mainly firearms) are used in the commission of the offence.

## Members

### Former

* Detective Sergeant Terry Capistrano (Retired)
* Detective Constable Nigel Morton (Before transfer to Crime Audit)
* Detective Constable Georgia Trotman (Before transferring to AC-12)
1964

An unnamed officer with collar number **1964** is a Sergeant and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police attached to the Strategic Firearms Command.

## Background

### Professional

PS 1964 was stationed at South Ferry Station. In what is likely a continuity error, Series 6 main focus DCI Joanne Davidson also has the collar number 1964.

## Series 3

### Breach

PS 1964, along with PC Lambert accompany DI Matthew Cottan to arrest DS Steve Arnott after former DI Lindsay Denton is found dead in his car. They force entry into Denton's approved premises where they discover Arnott and arrest him at gunpoint.
Alf Butterfield

**Alf Butterfield** is a retired pensioner living on the Borogrove Estate.

## Background

### Personal

Butterfield appears to be either single or widowed, and resides on the Borogrove Estate in the Moss Heath area of The City.

### Professional

He is said to be retired, and nothing is revealed about his former professional life.

## Series One

### A Disastrous Affair

Alf is being interviewed by DC Kate Fleming and PC Karen Larkin at Kingsgate Station about the spate of recent burglaries he has suffered at his home on the Borogrove Estate. His file has been passed from one person to another with no one taking any care due to lack of evidence. He came to the police station in the hope that someone had made progress on his complaint. He complains that he has been burgled three times in the current year and all he gets is commiserations, he gets up to walk out frustrated with the lack of progress. Kate gives Mr Butterfield her card and lets him know to call her day or night if he needs assistance.

### The Assault

Ryan Pilkington and several other children from the Borogrove Estate decide to terrorise Alf Butterfield again, throwing rubbish at his house and pushing it through his letterbox. Upon being confronted, Butterfield loses his temper and assaults Ryan, hitting him multiple times with his walking stick. Whilst PC Karen Larkin restrains Butterfield, PC Simon Bannerjee apprehends Ryan.

### In the Trap

Back at the station, Alf Butterfield is being interviewed by PC Bannerjee and PC Karen Larkin. Mr Butterfield says that if Ryan hasn't shown up then there is no case to answer. Bannerjee advises him that as a crime number has been generated it can't be dismissed. He needs to either accept the caution or go to court. Larkin strongly suggests he take the caution, as he'll be home in time for Bargain Hunt. Bannerjee confirms that it would mean Mr Butterfield would then have a criminal record for a public order offence, which Larkin rolls her eyes at. Mr Butterfield gets upset at the idea that he'd have a criminal record when it was Ryan and his friends who attacked him. Larkin looks annoyed and screws up the paperwork she was filling in. Mr Butterfield says he remembers that there was a detective who said she'd sort everything and hasn't done anything, that they should speak to her.

DC Leah Janson informs Gates that Kate has been restricted to desk duty. Janson informs Kate that the complaint made by Alf Butterfield is why she's been assigned desk duty.
Freemasonry

**Freemasonry** or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the 14th century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

## Characters who are Freemasons

* Supt, Ted Hastings
* Patrick Fairbank
Alastair Oldroyd

**Alastair Oldroyd** was a low level criminal and informant for Central Police.

## Background

### Personal

Oldroyd was born on the 15th March 1998. His registered address prior to Series 6 was: 25 Bradford Hill, Hillside, VM12 4RJ.

Little is revealed about Oldroyd's background, other than he lived in The City and had a troubled upbringing. He engaged in low level crime and prostitution to support his drug habit. He had previous convictions for possession of Class A and B drugs, possession with intent to supply and solicitating.

### Professional

Prior to the events of Series 6, Oldroyd was recruited into becoming an informant by Central Police. DS Marks was assigned as his Covert Operations Manager (COM).

## Series 6

### Episode 1

Oldroyd makes contact with his handler DS Marks, and tells him that whilst prostituting himself, a client named Ross Tanner bragged casually about being involved in the murder of Gail Vella. He claims he is certain of the truthfulness of the statement, and police intelligence rates the information 1A on the matrix. Marks passes this on to the Murder Investigation Team based out of Hillside Lane Station, who are conducting Operation Lighthouse focused on Vella's murder.

The intel eventually leads to a raid at Beechwood House where a suspect, Terry Boyle is arrested. However doubt is cast on the certainty that Boyle had capacity to murder Vella, and he may have been confused with another suspect of similar appearance and build, Carl Banks. The name "Ross Tanner" is revealed to be an alias. Oldroyd then goes to ground and refuses to resume contact with his handler. DCI Joanne Davidson and DI Kate Fleming approach Marks at Administration Building 2, demanding he reveal Oldroyds identity so he can be compelled to assist in the enquiry, but Marks refuses. DSU Ian Buckells also refuses to put pressure on Marks to reveal Oldroyd's identity, noting he has a legal right to be kept anonymous.

Oldroyd is later found dead in an abandoned industrial area, appearing to have committed suicide after jumping from a building. PS Farida Jatri sends an image of his body to DS Marks, who positively identifies him as the informant that Davidson was searching for. DI Kate Fleming later says that an earwitness claims she heard a scream before finding Oldroyds body, indicating that he might have been pushed (although this does not prove anything conclusively).
Jones

**Jones** is a Constable and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police.

## Background

Jones is an Authorised Firearms Officer. It is not known whether he is fully stationed with the Strategic Firearms Command, or whether he is a permanent liaison to the Forensic Unit to assist them in making safe any firearms found as a result of their investigations.

## Series 3

### The Process

When DI Matthew Cottan finds a Webley revolver in a drawer whilst searching the flat of Sergeant Danny Waldron, it is Jones who is called into the room to make it safe.
HMP Brentiss

**Her Majesty's Prison, Brentiss**, also referred to as **HMP Brentiss** and **Brentiss Prison**, is a prison located in The City.

## Information

It is under the control of the UK Prison Service, but is semi-privatised, with the majority of security and day to day operations being carried out by SecuritVite.

The facility is a women only prison, with regular male inmates being housed in the separate HMP Blackthorn and low risk Category D male prisoners at HMP Queen's Chase.

## Staff

* Offender Management Officer Jenny Leland
* Offender Management Officer Alison Merchant
* Offender Management Officer Regan
* Offender Management Officer Carroll
* Wellbeing Officer Dr. Fiona Jackson

## Inmates

### Current

Also Martina Tranter and Jane Cafferty, who were mentioned in a list of interviews requested by Gail Vella

## Series 2

### Behind Bars

After being denied bail, Lindsay Denton is remanded in custody in the Vulnerable Prisoners wing of the prison. She is later served food with excrement mixed in it. Denton is later visited by DC Kate Fleming who questions her regarding her knowledge of Tommy Hunter.

When in the prisons gymnasium she is attacked by other prisoners, and is later further injured by the guards, who pour boiling water onto her hands. The guards state that she is no longer to talk to AC-12, suggesting they have been bribed.

### Blood Money

Denton is granted permission by Fiona Jackson to visit her dying mother. However, she is prevented from returning to the prison when she is kidnapped by DS Manish Prasad and DC Jeremy Cole.

### The Caddy

At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Denton is convicted of conspiracy to murder and given a life sentence, which will be served in HMP Brentiss.

## Series 3

### The Process

The prison is shown twice in the episode. First, when Lindsay Denton is being escorted from her cell to court for her first retrial hearing. The cell in which she lives is seen again later in the episode before the second hearing of the retrial.

## Series 4

### Episode 6

Former DCI Roz Huntley is incarcerated in HMP Brentiss for the manslaughter of Tim Ifield and perverting the course of justice. Her sentence is due to last ten years. She is shown being visited by her husband, Nick Huntley and children Sophie and Ollie.

## Series 6

### Episode 3

After being arrested by AC-12 on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, PS Farida Jatri is held in HMP Brentiss on remand. When it is revealed that DI Steve Arnott and DC Chloe Bishop wish to interview her a second time, she is assaulted and has her wrist broken by corrupt Offender Management Officer Alison Merchant on behalf of the Organised Crime Group. This succeeds in prompting Jatri's silence, and she refuses to speak to the detectives.
In The Net Internet Cafe

**In the Net Internet Cafe** is an internet cafe located in The City.

## Information

The business is a small building in a commercial shopping street. In addition to internet services they also sell phone cards and offer fax services.

According to records from Central Police, it is located on Ardennes Street in the Kingsgate area of The City.

## Series 3

### The List

Whilst working alongside DS Steve Arnott to try and piece together the movements of Danny Waldron after he murdered Linus Murphy, Lindsay Denton spots the internet cafe from a church graveyard. She does not tell Arnott about it, instead tricking him into looking into grave's where Waldron could have hid a copy of the list.

The next day, Lindsay Denton visits the cafe and uses a fake warrant card to obtain information about whether Waldron visited the place before his death. Looking through the internet history on the computer used by Waldron, she is eventually able to gain access to a Gmail account he made to store a photograph of the list in the drafts folder. After copying the list to her phone and deleting it from Waldrons account, she leaves the cafe. However, once outside, she is immediately apprehended by DI Matthew Cottan, who arrests her for impersonating a police officer.
Jones (Paramedic)

## Jones

**Jones** is a paramedic working alongside Andrews. His name is only ever seen on screen and is never mentioned.

## Background

A common surname, it is unlikely that he is related to Jones, a firearms trained member of the Forensic Unit in series 3 or PS Ruby Jones, an Authorised Firearms Officer in the Strategic Firearms Command assigned to AC-12 in series 6, or R Jones, a constable assigned to the Patrol Unit in series 4.

## Series 3

### Breach

Jones is seen arriving alongside Andrews to provide paramedic support to Matthew Cottan after he is shot.

## Series 4

### Lying Nest

Jones's name is seen on screen on the transcript of Dot's dying declaration.

## Series 5

### The Intrigue

Jones is again seen when Dot's dying declaration is played.
Croxford Street

**Croxford Street** is a street in The City.

## Series 3

### The List

DS Steve Arnott notes on a digital map that the address of PS Danny Waldron is on Croxford Street, a short distance from Tresco Storage.

## Series 6

### Episode 2

DCI Joanne Davidson is shown to live in an apartment in the Croxford Street Residence Building, which is located on Croxford Street.
Haran Nadaraja

**Haran Nadaraja** is a Producer for MN News.

## Background

Prior to the events of Series 6, Haran was hired by MN News as a Producer, and worked closely with investigative journalist Gail Vella.

## Series 6

### Episode 1

Nadaraja's name is seen mentioned several times in newspaper clippings detailing the investigation into the murder of Gail Vella.

### Episode 2

DS Steve Arnott and DC Chloe Bishop from AC-12 visit Nadaraja at his offices at the MN News building to conduct an interview after an official enquiry is opened into Operation Lighthouse. Nadaraja discusses the level of abuse Vella received for her work as a journalist, noting that as a woman Vella received "the worst of it" including threats of sexual abuse. He also shows them a report made by Vella that was controversial and had to be edited before broadcast. In it she is seen reporting on the press conference held by PCC Rohan Sindhwani and DCC Andrea Wise outside Pelbury House after the closure of Operation Pear Tree, in which she accuses them of telling "attractive lies" in response to their claims the investigation revealed no institutional corruption in Central Police.

He tells the detectives that because she could not get certain controversial reports broadcast on MN News, Vella had been in the process of starting her own podcast that would detail her investigations into the links between Central Police and Organised Crime Group, as well as police coverups of scandals involving political figures like Councillor Dale Roach. She had been inspired to start the podcast by seeing the success of another, which explored links between corrupt police officers and the death of a private investigator named Daniel Morgan. Nadaraja tells the detectives she had contacted several senior police officers to interview before her death, and had kept numerous notes and recordings.

However, he then tells Arnott and Bishop that when he was first interviewed by the Murder Investigation Team after Vella's death, they told him no notes or recordings were found in her flat or office. When he suggested they might have been stolen by whoever killed her, this was dismissed by the detectives as apparently there were "no signs of a burglary".
Karim Ali

**Karim Ali** was a civilian who was mistakenly shot dead in part of a Counter Terrorism operation.

## Background

### Personal

At some point in his life Ali married his wife, Aaliyah. The two then illegally immigrated to the UK, settling in the unnamed city where the show takes place. They later had a son together. At the time of his death, Ali lived in Flat 59 Regal Court.

## Series 1

### A Disastrous Affair

In an operational mistake made by the Strategic Firearms Command and Counter Terrorism, armed police officers mistakenly break into the Ali's flat (59) instead of the intended one (56).

Preparing to take his son out in a baby harness, Ali is shot and killed by Sgt. Colin Brackley when he turns around to respond to the sound of his door being kicked in. This was due to Brackley and the other Authorised Firearms Officers mistaking the baby harness for a suicide vest.

## Series 4

### Episode 1

The death of Karim Ali is mentioned briefly by FC Tim Ifield when he visits AC-12 to voice his concerns about DCI Roz Huntley. He claims the fact the DS Steve Arnott was the only member of the operation who refused to cover up the shooting makes him trustworthy to share information with.

## Series 5

### Episode 2

DS John Corbett is seen reading about the death of Ali whilst reading through the record of DS Steve Arnott on the Central Police Portal. The notes on Arnott's record cite his willingness to tell the truth and go against his team was fundamental into his recruitment into AC-12 by Superintendent Ted Hastings.
Edge Park Golf Club

**Edge Park Golf Club** is a private members golf club located in the Edge Park neighbourhood of The City.

## Information

The club is implied to be a recruiting and meeting ground for senior members of the Organised Crime Syndicate.

When DI Matthew Cottan was a teenager he worked as a caddy at the club, where he was induced into the world of organised crime by Tommy Hunter.

## Series 1

### The Probation

Working with DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming of AC-12, DCI Tony Gates tracks crime boss Tommy Hunter to the club. Upon arriving, he breaks off contact with the detectives and assaults Hunter, before handcuffing him and driving away from the location.
Alice Pryor

**Alice Pryor** is a Detective Chief Inspector and Police Federation Representative in Central Police

## Background

It is implied that her and Superintendent Ted Hastings have a professional relationship with one another.

## Series 1

### A Disastrous Affair

Pryor represents DCI Tony Gates when he is issued a second Regulation 15 Notice and interviewed by AC-12.
BBC

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**The British Broadcasting Corporation** (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London. The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees.

It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed contract staff are included.

The BBC is the british network who has broadcasts Line of Duty, since it started in 2012, first on BBC Two and now on BBC One.
Briggs

**A.** **Briggs** is a Sergeant and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police attached to the Strategic Firearms Command.

## Background

### Professional

Briggs qualified as an Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police, and had also attained the rank of Sergeant.

## Series 3

### Breach

Briggs is one of multiple members of the Strategic Firearms Command contacted by PC Maneet Bindra after DI Matthew Cottan and Constable Lambert escape from the AC-12 Building.

Briggs and his men arrive in a housing estate in Moss Heath after the car carrying Cottan and other members of the Organised Crime Syndicate crashes after its driver is shot by DS Kate Fleming. He comes across Fleming taking Cottans dying declaration and orders her to step away. However, Fleming identifies herself as a member of AC-12 and demands he stand down, so Cottan's dying declaration can be recorded.

## Series 4

### Episode 5

Transcribed footage from Brigg's bodycam, showing then DC Kate Fleming taking the dying declaration of DI Matthew Cottan is shown to Superintendent Ted Hastings by Assistant Chief Constable Derek Hilton. In the footage, Cottan reveals to Fleming that the leader of the network of corrupt police officers within the Organised Crime Syndicate is known as "H".

## Series 6

### Episode 1

Briggs returns in Series 6, now attached to a division of the Strategic Firearms Command operating out of Hillside Lane Station. He and his team are seen accompanying DCI Joanne Davidson and her officers from Operation Lighthouse to arrest a potential suspect, but are redirected by Davidson last minute when she suspects a robbery is taking place whilst the convoy drives past Hickey's Bookmakers.

After PC 4878 is forced to shoot one of the robbers, Briggs orders his team to stand down and remain in place so the Forensic Unit can undertake recovery of their weapons. This means Davidson's team needs to wait over an hour for another team of Authorised Firearms Officer's from South Ferry Station, led by PS 5451, to accompany them to the original destination for the arrest.
Administration Building 3

**Administration Building 3** is one of multiple administration offices operated by Central Police.

## Information

The building appears to be located in the Kingsgate area of the city.

## Series 5

### Episode 1

Junior Administrator Vihaan Malhotra is interviewed at the building by DI Kate Fleming and DS Steve Arnott from AC-12 in relation to a police convoy attack.
Blood Money

**Spoiler Warning:** *This article contains content relating to the plot and/or storyline*

## Blood Money

###

Series 2, Episode 4

### Running Time

60 minutes

**"Blood Money"** is the fourth episode in Series 2 of *Line of Duty* and the ninth overall episode. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 5th March 2014.

## Plot

### Summary

Following the violent attack she suffered in prison, Lindsay is granted special dispensation to visit her dying mother. Meanwhile, deputy chief constable Dryden shrugs off allegations about his relationship with Lindsay and possible links to the ambush.

## Cast

### Opening Credits

* Keeley Hawes as Detective Inspector (DI) Lindsay Denton
* Martin Compston as Detective Sergeant (DS) Steve Arnott
* Vicky McClure as Detective Constable (DC) Kate Fleming
* Adrian Dunbar as Superintendent (Supt) Ted Hastings
* Craig Parkinson as DI Matthew Cottan
* Mark Bonnar as Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Mike Dryden
* Tony Pitts as Detective Chief Inspector (DCS) Lester Hargreaves

### Closing Credits

* Christina Chong as DS Nicola Rogerson
* Andrea Irvine as Roisin Hastings
* Simon Coury as Chief Constable (CC) Barry Lightwater
* Lucy Miller as Regan
* Jackie Howe as Carroll
* Niall Macgregor as Richard Akers
* Alexandra Ford as Aker's solicitor
* Victoria Carling as Fiona Jackson
* Tom Maguire as storage manager
* Mary Moulds as Lindsay's solicitor
* Brian McCardie as Tommy Hunter
* Julia Krynke as Kasia
* Marty Cruickshank as Elizabeth Denton
* Ian Beattie as Bob Carson
* Claire Hackett as Tessa Carson
* Sacha Dawan as DS Manish Prasad
* Henry Pettigrew as DC Jeremy Cole
* Charlotte Spencer as Carly Kirk

### Uncredited

* Alan Wallace as Mark Fleming
* Kai Redd as Josh Fleming
* Allison McKenzie as DS Jayne Akers

## Locations

Scenes from this episode were filmed at Invest Northern Ireland HQ and Belfast BT Riverside Tower (AC-12 Building) and Somme Nursing Home (Ashcliffe Nursing Home).
9969

An unnamed officer with the collar number **9969** is a Sergeant and Authorised Firearms Officer in Central Police.

## Background

Prior to the events of Series 6, she was assigned by the Strategic Firearms Command to operate as part of a team of Authorised Firearms Officer's stationed permanently in the AC-12 Building, in order to assist professional standards officers with firearms related incidents.

## Series 6

### Episode 5

PS 9969 is one of several Authorised Firearms Officer's instructed by DCS Patricia Carmichael to intercept DSU Joanne Davidson and DI Kate Fleming after the shooting of PC Ryan Pilkington. Acting as Operational Firearms Commander, she commands a road block and deploys spike strips in an attempt to stop the two escaping by vehicle, but they are able to turn down a side alley, engaging 9969 and her team in pursuit. The vehicle is eventually surrounded, and her colleague PS 7334 (acting as Tactical Firearms Commander) orders them to surrender.