{"id":17500,"date":"2022-06-26T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1668793"},"modified":"2022-06-26T09:26:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T07:26:29","slug":"line-of-duty-fans-name-best-ever-moment-as-show-marks-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/line-of-duty-fans-name-best-ever-moment-as-show-marks-10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Line of Duty fans name best ever moment as show marks 10th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 26 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>To celebrate the tenth anniversary of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Line of Duty<\/a> this week, <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\" ugc=\"\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> asked fans to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/best-line-of-duty-moment-poll-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">pick their favourite moment<\/a> from Jed Mercurio\u2019s hit police corruption drama \u2013 and now the results are in.<\/p>\n<p>We drew up a shortlist of 12 iconic moments from across all six seasons of the show, and with more than 1,500 fans having had their say, the clear winner is Matthew \u2018Dot\u2019 Cottan\u2019s dramatic escape from police custody in the season three finale \u2013 after he had been unveiled as The Caddy.<\/p>\n<p>The moment \u2013 often referred to simply as URGENT EXIT REQUIRED because of the text message Dot sent to arrange his escape \u2013 scored a whopping 32% of the vote, 5% ahead of its closest challenger, Ted Hastings\u2019s use of the phrase \u201cJesus Mary and Joseph and the Wee Donkey\u201d in season six.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">URGENT EXIT REQUIRED. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LineOfDuty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LineOfDuty<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/0w16kaNOGA&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/0w16kaNOGA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC One (@BBCOne) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCOne\/status\/1111954473545433089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The dramatic season two moment in which new character DC Trotman was thrown to her death from a window came in third place, while the top five was rounded out by the season one scene in which Tony Gates is set up for Jackie Laverty\u2019s murder and Lindsay Denton\u2019s violent attack on her neighbour in season two.<\/p>\n<p>Dot actor Craig Parkinson provided a statement to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in which he thanked voters for the result and praised the show for continually providing such talked about moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s testament to the consistently exciting writing of JM that\u00a0<strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> has a wealth of iconic scenes over the last 10 years of Line Of Duty to choose from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be included in two major scenes that made such an impact in the history of the show. I didn\u2019t really think that all these years later \u2018Urgent Exit Required\u2019 would have the repercussions it would have. A good friend of mine jokes that it\u2019ll be on my gravestone\u2026..she\u2019s probably right!\u201d<\/p> <p>He added: \u201cA huge thank you to all the readers of <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>\u00a0for taking part in the poll, not an easy decision to make considering all the shocking, exciting and sometimes emotional moments you had to choose from. What a 10 years they\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started as a small show on BBC Two and it\u2019s the audience that catapulted Line of Duty to the show it became. A massive thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line of Duty is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Take a look at more of our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term%3Devergreen-article&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653564619817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sDhD4a27IJuIFtGvlU0xZ&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653564619817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3jUz2jOlz2WIVYELiYBL2x&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Sunday, 26 June 2022 at 12:00 am To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Line of Duty this week, RadioTimes.com asked fans to pick their favourite moment from Jed Mercurio\u2019s hit police corruption drama \u2013 and now the results are in. 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