Dunbar added: “I have a couple of ideas – we all have ideas that we share – but I’d rather not say what they are. There are things embedded in the storyline that could come together to make up a very interesting series seven.”

What has Martin Compston said about Line Of Duty season 7?

Though it may feel like a lifetime since the beloved cop drama was on our TV screens, Compston has shared his belief that the show will return, and that the extended hiatus is perfectly normal give that the series has aired a new season once every two years since its premiere in 2012.

“I’m delighted with the response,” Compston told The Chris Moyles Show. “People are now really intrigued to see if there is another one, but there’s nothing changed for us in terms of where we’re at after we finish a series.

“We always take a year between [seasons] at least. The dust settles and [creator Jed Mercurio] figures out whether there’s a story to tell,” he continued. “So I’m delighted that people are so excited and so desperate to find out but, as I say, this is what we’ve done after every series so we’ll just wait and see what he thinks.”

Line Of Duty season 7: Adrian Dunbar just gave us an update on the potential new series of the BBC drama