Hmm. It’s worth noting here that Mercurio previously hinted that McClure – as well as her co-stars, Adrian Dunbar, and Martin Compston – might not be safe this season.

“One of the things about the show is that nobody is safe and that’s what keeps the audience on the edge of their seat,” he told Hello. “I know that it would be a sad day but I think all the main cast realise that it is possible and you know, we’re mates and we talk about it and we joke about it and it’s something that no one would relish but everybody would understand.”

Throw in the fact that Kate isn’t even working with AC-12 anymore – in fact, she’s been replaced by Shalom Brune-Franklin’s mysterious new MVP character, DC Chloe Bishop – and you have a recipe for disaster.

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