{"id":35152,"date":"2023-07-25T16:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1863323"},"modified":"2023-07-26T03:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:40:04","slug":"line-of-duty-star-wants-comeuppance-for-his-character-in-season-7","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/line-of-duty-star-wants-comeuppance-for-his-character-in-season-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Line of Duty star wants \u201ccomeuppance\u201d for his character in season 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Owen Teale, who played Philip Osborne in Line of Duty, was speaking with Radio Times magazine about his new thriller series Wolf. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">2023-07-25 14:36:15<\/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>With rumours of a seventh season 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> continuing to percolate, another star has now thrown their hat into the ring for a return \u2013 with a specific storyline in mind for their character.<\/p>\n<p>Owen Teale, who played Chief Constable of Central Police Philip Osborne in the BBC police drama, was speaking with this week\u2019s <strong>Radio Times magazine<\/strong> about his new thriller <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/wolf-bbc-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Wolf<\/a>, when he was asked about the potential for Line of Duty to return.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI\u2019ve heard that it is coming back, and then that it isn\u2019t \u2013 it\u2019s amazing to be part of something that can generate that much interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think it was wrong that my character got away with it, so it would be good to bring him back and give him his comeuppance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Owen-Teale-plays-Philip-Osborne-in-Line-of-Duty-4cb44fc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Owen-Teale-plays-Philip-Osborne-in-Line-of-Duty-4cb44fc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/Owen-Teale-plays-Philip-Osborne-in-Line-of-Duty-4cb44fc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Owen\" teale=\"\" as=\"\" philip=\"\" osborne=\"\" in=\"\" line=\"\" of=\"\" duty=\"\" title=\"&quot;Owen\" plays=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Owen Teale as Philip Osborne in Line of Duty.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The end of season 6 saw Osborne making a public announcement that there was no institutional corruption within the police service, despite AC-12\u2019s findings. Meanwhile, suspicions surrounding his own conduct and his involvement in the corruption had not abated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sacha-dhawan-wolf-nothing-before-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who\u2019s Sacha Dhawan says Wolf role is like nothing he\u2019s done before<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/joanne-froggatt-covid-drama-breathtaking-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Joanne Froggatt leads COVID medical drama from Line of Duty creator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Teale isn\u2019t the only cast member to have expressed interest in a return \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-return-martin-compston-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Martin Compston<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-adrian-dunbar-season-7-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Dunbar<\/a> are amongst those to have previously said they would like the show to come back.<\/p>\n<p>Compston said at the end of last year:\u201dI\u2019m so chuffed that people want it back. But who knows? I\u2019d love to work with the guys again \u2013 Adrian [Dunbar], Vicky [McClure] and Jed [Mercurio] are genuinely some of my closest friends. It\u2019s been 10 years together and we speak every other day, really.\u201d<\/p> <p>Teale\u2019s new drama Wolf starts airing on BBC One next week, with the actor playing Oliver Anchor-Ferrers, a wealthy man who, along with his family, finds himself the victim of a psychopath\u2019s cruel games, trapped and terrorised in his own isolated house in Monmouthsire.<\/p>\n<p>The series also stars Ukweli Roach, Sacha Dhawan, Iwan Rheon, Sian Reese-Williams, Juliet Stevenson and Annes Elwy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C402,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C402,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C475,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C475,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C542,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C542,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C742,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C742,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C830,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C830,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C546,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C546,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C745,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C745,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1862580\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/1-SE-31-1-Cover-9cce5e6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C830&quot;\" width=\"&quot;1323&quot;\" height=\"&quot;1772&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Good\" omens=\"\" radio=\"\" times=\"\" cover=\"\" title=\"&quot;Good\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Wolf will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Monday 31st July at 9pm. 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