![]() It was this crucial delay which first alerted AC-12 to her suspected misconduct. “Shit, shit, shit!” as Davidson memorably yelled. The gang turned out to be inexperienced youngsters and Ventridge was shot dead when he refused to drop his weapon. They interrupted the armed hold-up of betting shop Hickey's Bookmakers by balaclava-clad robbers. Poor CHIS.Īs armed police sped off to arrest “Ross Turner”, Davidson spotted a suspicious van down a side street and redirected the convoy. When his body was found, he appeared to have committed suicide by jumping from a roof – but a scream was heard, suggesting he was probably pushed. However, Oldroyd promptly went to ground. Among them, sex worker Oldroyd, a police informant who provided a tip-off that a man using the alias “Ross Turner” had been boasting in a pub about killing Vella. Writer Jed Mercurio adores a police acronym and “CHIS” (covert human intelligence source) was the one which dominated early episodes. But who gave the order? Any resemblance to the real-life deaths of Jill Dando, Daniel Morgan and Daphne Caruana Galizia are entirely non-coincidental. ![]() It’s widely thought to have been a contract killing because Vella was about to expose links between organised crime and corrupt police. Vella was shot execution-style in the back of the head – using the “hard contact technique” to minimise noise and debris – outside her home a year previously. Dodgy DCI Jo Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) was leading Operation Lighthouse, investigating the unsolved murder of journalist Gail Vella (played by comedian Andi Osho). Think of it as a moving “In Memoriam” montage, which also acts as a handy plot recap ahead of next weekend’s grand finale. In tribute, we’ve rewound everyone who’s met their maker – from troublesome journalists to snitching rent boys, double-crossed criminals to bent coppers™. By our count, 15 lives have been lost this series so far. ![]() The bodies have been piling up during the blockbuster-rated sixth run of BBC police corruption thriller Line of Duty. ![]()
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