I don’t normally think of a specific actor. I concentrate on the character, and then when we get into pre-production, that’s how names come up. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
When ‘Line of Duty’ started on BBC2, there was a feeling that it couldn’t ever become a big show because the BBC2 drama budget is much smaller, and a returning cop series would take away from the Stephen Poliakoff/David Hare stuff that they love to commission. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
There is an apparatus set up to protect politicians, but those within that apparatus will have their own political views. I’ve got mates who are police officers and mates who are in the military, and they often have a very different view to the policy they’re asked to carry out. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
Between the ages of 12 and 15, I wanted to be a pilot because I thought it would be glamorous and dangerous. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
In my third year at medical school in Birmingham, I joined the Air Force as a medical cadet so that I was sponsored to become a doctor. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
If we have friends over for dinner, I do the cooking. I like the pressure of a big meal and the technical challenges of a roast. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
I remember watching TV as a kid, and whenever there was some sort of jeopardy involving the hero, I could reassure myself that they were what I’d call a ‘can’t-die’ character, so everything would be OK. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
