A scene from the ‘Last Words’ episode of the British BBC police procedural drama television series, ‘Line of Duty.’

Uncovering corruption within the police force is one of the mostly highly debated subjects in modern society, both in real life and fictitious storytelling. One of the most popular international television shows to be currently exposing that exploitation is the British BBC police procedural drama, ‘Line of Duty.’

The series, which has won such accolades as the Royal Television Society Award and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series, is currently airing on BBC One, and is also being broadcast on the network’s channel on Filmon TV. (Note that the BBC One channel is only available for free to viewers in the UK, and international users who have a paid subscription.) The show’s next episode can be streamed this afternoon at 4-5pm local time on Filmon. It can be watched live, or recorded and watched at a later time.

The fifth episode of Series 1 of ‘Line of Duty,’ which is titled ‘Last Words,’ was written by Jed Mercurio, and directed by Daniel Nettheim. The episode follows Lindsay (Keeley Hawes) as she fights for her life while troubling details emerge of a vicious conspiracy involving corrupt police officers. Meanwhile, with growing evidence of links between DCC Dryden ( and the ambush, Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) is under pressure to arrest his senior officer.

The BBC One channel is notable for offering something of value for everyone with a range of high-quality, popular programming for a modern UK audience. The channel was named Channel of the Year at the 2007 Broadcast Awards. FilmOn is a popular streaming service that enables viewers to watch live and recorded UK and international television shows, movies and music videos in a variety of genres, including news, sports, drama, comedy, horror, lifestyle, shopping, pop, EDM and blues.

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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