Adrian Dunbar is glad he found fame later in life.
Adrian Dunbar says fame came at a good time
The ‘Line of Duty’ star became a household name following the 2012 debut of the Jed Mercurio-created police drama, and Adrian admits it's “more wonderful” now he is older and can appreciate and handle the pressure of being in the spotlight.
The 64-year-old actor told the Radio Times magazine: “But these things are all the more wonderful when they happen later because I think you're in a better place to deal with it and also more likely to have learnt how to make the part work.”
After DS Ian Buckells (Nigel Boyle) was unveiled as crime boss ‘H’, Adrian is certain there is more to follow on the BBC series - which also stars Martin Compston and Vicky McClure - but he thinks theories that his character, Superintendent Ted Hastings, could be involved in institutional police corruption are “ridiculous” and would make the show “nonsense”.
Adrian has also confirmed he helped make a ‘Line of Duty’ spoof video about former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick.
In the clip, from campaign group Led by Donkeys, Cressida is heard saying: “We have a long established and effective working relationship with the cabinet office.”
Hastings then asks: “Who exactly does the Metropolitan Police work for ma'am? Our citizens, or Boris Johnson”, to which Cressida, after looking at her papers, responds: “Downing Street”.
Earlier this month, Adrian admitted that if there was to be a new 'Line of Duty' series it could focus on "something from past episodes".
He said: "My thinking is that, no, it's not the last you might see of us. I know that there are people who are talking and some plans, but I don't know exactly what would happen. I don't know what shape it might
take. There was talk of a film, there was talk about maybe two 90 minutes, there was talk about three one hours, I don't know."
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