Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio OBE (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. Thankfully series six was able to resume filming and we’re expecting news of an air date any day now. Exclusive . [12] He studied at the University of Birmingham Medical School;[5] in his third year, in August 1988, he was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Medical Branch[6] and received flying training with the University Air Squadron,[5] with the intention of specialising in aviation medicine. The actress plays Captain Swing in the show. The show is the first production from showrunner Jed Mercurio’s new production company HTM Television, and for writer Chris Brandon who is penning his first TV series. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. We look forward to sending you our email updates. Get luxurious hot chocolate beads and 5 mini bars, for just £12.99. Jed Mercurio is in very familiar territory. He is the man best known for edge-of-the-seat shows such as police corruption drama Line … Jed Mercurio talks about his success on This Morning (Credit: ITV1) Read more: Line of Duty series six: Writer Jed Mercurio spills secrets about show’s return in 2021 Jed Mercurio … [36] and was nominated for four BAFTA Awards. Published: Thursday, 25th February 2021 at 12:01 am. Get your gears turning with hundreds of puzzles, with new ones added each week - and enjoy a seven day free trial! THERE are two questions any die-hard Line Of Duty fans really care about: Who is H, and will there be another series after the next one?. Line of Duty was one of the high-profile dramas forced to down tools when the coronavirus pandemic first hit. Immediate Media Company Limited (publishers of radiotimes.com) would love to send you our Drama newsletters. Meet the cast of Jed Mercurio crime thriller Bloodlands Everything you need to know about the cast of Bloodlands – BBC One's new crime thriller starring James Nesbitt. Bloodlands: BBC releases first trailer for new crime series executive produced by Line of Duty’s Jed Mercurio. “I think now if you were to set something in the world of politics, that the issue is that it’s changing very fast, and it does feel like we’re heading in a direction that it’s quite hard for drama to make seem authentic.”. Let's put this medical drama back on the screens", "Cardiac Arrest at the International Movie Data Base", "Still Crazee Now - Arts & Entertainment", "Bodies at the International Movie Data Base", "Jed Mercurio: taking aim at the target culture", "Line of Duty set to return for third and fourth series", "The 20 Greatest TV Cop Shows of All Time", "Casualty, Harry & Paul, Line of Duty win at RTS Programme awards", "Line of Duty outranks Wolf Hall to take BBC2 ratings crown", "Line of Duty to move to BBC1 for two more series", "TV Review: Critical; Immigration Street", "Sky1 calls time on Critical: No second series for medical thriller", "Jed Mercurio on Bodyguard, jeopardy … and the next Line of Duty", "Bodyguard is the biggest drama on British TV in over a decade", "From the RAF to Bodyguard: the dramatic life of Jed Mercurio", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jed_Mercurio&oldid=1009852849, Officers of the Order of the British Empire, Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Television writer, producer, director and novelist, Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 16:41. Mercurio adapte son premier roman, Bodies (2002), en série télévisée. Simply choose between 80Noir Ultra chocolate or dark chocolate beads and get five mini bars for free! In a new interview, Jed Mercurio revealed what we can – and can't – look forward to when AC-12 finally returns. By Justin Harp. Mercurio adapted his first novel, Bodies (2002), into an award-winning television series.