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Boris Johnson skewered by Line of Duty cast again in brutal new AC-12 interrogation: ‘You are finished here’
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Line of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar have got back into character to give Boris Johnson an intense grilling after it was revealed he, his wife Carrie Johnson and Rishi Sunak were all being made to cough up fines.
The cast are no strangers to making their thoughts on Mr Johnson clear, having reprised their roles several times in recent months to do just that.
In collaboration with activist group Led By Donkeys, the trio returned as the AC-12 squad after it emerged the Prime Minister and other senior figures had been fined over the partygate scandal.
Writer Jed Mercurio tweeted the video on Wednesday morning, which is the third video to see the actors calling out the government.
The clip begins with the Prime Minister arriving looking blissfully unaware of what’s about to go down.
He’s met by DI Arnott (Compston), DSI Hastings (Dunbar) and DI Fleming (McClure) as he goes into the interview room.
Hastings brings Mr Johnson in for a grilling (Picture: BBC/Led By Donkeys)
Mr Johnson was manipulated into an interview scene (Picture: BBC/Led By Donkeys)
Arnott introduces the PM by his full name, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, before things get underway.
Fleming starts off the takedown, saying: ‘We’ve been asked to review your case, the case of a Prime Minister who has broken the law.’
‘A law you created,’ Arnott weighs in. ‘A law you made the whole country abide by.’
Hastings comments: ‘Too many of our institutions are failing the British public by turning a blind eye to your wrongdoing, but not us, fella.
The PM didn’t seem to take the accusations very seriously (Picture: Led By Donkeys)
‘We will uphold standards without fear or favour.’
Throughout the seven minute-long clip, they bring up other notable gaffes, such as the Downing Street renovations and other claims Mr Johnson broke lockdown rules.
It finishes with Hastings telling Mr Johnson: ‘You are finished here, Prime Minister. You are finished with lying to us, and that’s only the start of it.
Christ knows what criminal charges you’re going to end up facing, you have put the knife through the heart of everything we aspire to be as a nation and we won’t bear it, we won’t bare it a day longer.
We will not be corrupted by you,’ Hastings concludes, with the PM seen shaking his head.
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Previous skits involving the much-loved characters include a clip in December calling out the Met Police for its response to the Downing Street ‘party-gate’ scandal.
Line of Duty has so far run for six seasons, since 2012.
Line of Duty seasons 1-6 can be streamed in full on BBC iPlayer.
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