Line Of Duty series 4 episode 5 review. This review contains spoilers. When you come at Ted Hastings, youd best not miss, son. Just look at the man the demeanour of a king, the alert, piercing eyes of a hawk. From the polish on his shoes to the side parting on his neatly combed hair, everything about Ted says. Hes five feet eleven of rock hard morals who acts to the letter of the law. To the letter. Hilton doesnt stand a chance, does he I pray to the TV Gods he doesnt. In Line Of Dutys storm of moral murk and slippery wrong doing, Ted Hastings is our rock, a stalwart who can always be relied upon to do the right thing, evenespeciallywhen its not the easy thing. If they succeed in framing and discrediting Ted, we may as well chuck the whole concept of justice out the window and start living the lawless existence of Wild West frontiersmen. If they get Ted, why bother anymore Seeing as theres only one episode left of the current run and a great deal still to resolve in it, Hilton Vs Hastings is likely to be a series five fixture. This fights been a long time coming. Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio planted its seeds back in series one when Hilton just seemed to be a PR wonk, not a crooked criminal top dog. Episode five made Hilton look guiltier than a gravy bearded Labrador stood next to an empty roasting pan. His visible discomfort at the mention of series one victim Jacqui Laverty, reminder that he was station chief during all the Tony Gates business, and dogged attempts to keep AC 1. Dots dying declaration to truly pin it on him. Who told the Caddy to go up for promotion in the closing scenes of series one It was Hilton. Go and see for yourself on Netflix. Its all there. A series one rewatch is becoming more and more vital to Line Of Duty series four viewers by the minute. Steve made the connection between Balaclava Man and the balaclava wearing, baseball bat carrying goons who murdered Tony Gates girlfriend, money launderer Jacqui Laverty, and kept her Gates contaminated corpse frozen to blackmail him should he refuse to play along in a cover up. More connects both stories in series one the gang used a man with learning disabilities to hide Jacquis body in series four, theyve framed another such manMichael Farmerfor their murders. Did Roz learn that trick from themMy punt at this point says that Hilton didnt kill Baswinder and Leonie he paid them for sex and whoever in the criminal underworld is pulling his strings murdered them to use their Hilton DNA contaminated bodies as leverage against him, just as they did to Tony Gates. All of which would mean that ACC Hilton has been acting exactly as Tony Gates did, exactly as Lindsay Denton did, exactly as Dot did, and exactly as Roz Huntley is in the impossible situation into which hes got himself, hes doing whatever he can to save his skin. Thats Line Of Dutys real theme what lengths are the people supposed to be policing the rest of us willing to go to survive What and who are they willing to sacrifice Roz Huntley answered that question this week by throwing her marriage under the bus in a last ditch attempt to evade arrest. Recognising that a checkmate was imminent, she planted evidence on husband Nick and watched him driven away by her colleages. The Huntleys scenes this week were terrifically tense, from the shock amputation to her empty hospital bed to that final confrontation ending with her reading him his rights. Blimey, those two. In no time at all, theyve gone from frosty pasta suppers to accusing one other of murder. When Jimmy Lakewell predicted no happy ending, he wasnt wrong. It all made for gripping tellyunpredictable, heightened and just on the right side of outlandish. Its done it again, this show. I dont think Ive ever been more anxious or excited for a finale to arrive. Nothing is wasted in a series like Line Of Duty, which is what makes these late episodes such a satisfying watch. The incessant tattle tailing of Rozs besotted underling Jodie was what finally pushed DCI Huntley to sacrifice Nick. She learned that he planned to give evidence against her and launched her counter attack. Watch Bad Hurt Download Full here. The lesson never underestimate the importance of a bit part lackey. Speaking of which why Maneet We trusted you, man. We trusted you. Movingly, Steve may never fully recover from his injuries, the poor fella. Line Of Duty series 4 hits the ground running with a terrifically confident opening episode. Major spoilers ahead. Major spoilers ahead in our look at Line Of Duty series 4s best, most eventful episode yet. Will Ted though, a man whose only crime is putting his self described big un PC foot in it, recover from Hiltons scurrilous accusation Thats what were here to find out. The people whod like to see AC 1. Michael Farmer to plead guilty to murders he didnt commit nobody lies to their nana, but Michael Farmer is no Ted Hastings. So, in the agonising wait for next weeks finale, what can we do to help in that fightMobilise. Do whatever you can do to. Sign a petition. Join a demonstration. Hold a bake sale in his name plain oat flapjack only please. If you have love in your heart for our man Ted, act, and act now. Come on, what are yous waiting for The number nineteen bus Read Louisas review of the previous episode here. Line of Duty season 5 Creator Jed Mercurio confirms when fans can expect new episodes. Game of Thrones season 7 Creator David Benioff, D. B. 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