Line of Obligation followers have put ahead a idea that bent copper Marcus Thurwell isn’t dead.
The character (performed by James Nesbitt) made his first look in episode 5 and is a main suspect.
However final night time, grainy nightcam footage appeared to present him dead.
Who is Marcus Thurwell in Line of Obligation?
Thurwell was the unique Senior Investigating Officer on the Lawrence Christopher homicide inquiry.
Together with Ian Buckells and Philip Osborne, it’s suspected that he let off the gang of youths accused of the crime.
Subsequent delving into his case file introduced up extra hyperlinks to dodgy dealings, this time to historic sexual abuse on the Sands View boys residence.
The final anybody noticed of Thurwell, he was dwelling in Spain.
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Nonetheless, in final night time’s episode Ted Hastings and his staff watched Spanish police raid Thurwell’s home through stay stream.
The police seemingly discovered Marcus Thurwell and his spouse dead on a bed room ground.
However viewers are satisfied that it was all a entrance, and the grainy footage really confirmed a set-up.
May this random Spanish policeman be Thurwell? #LineofDuty #thurwell pic.twitter.com/ko4eQISniJ
— Peter Lake (@pdlake) April 25, 2021
I had to watch #lineofduty once more and we did not see the Spanish cops face and he stared on the digicam for a very long time, is he Marcus Thurwell? I’m suspicious of everybody
— Tracey Walker (@traceywalker82) April 26, 2021
#LineofDuty that is Jimmy Nesbitt’s eyes. He is not dead, he is the Spanish police man. pic.twitter.com/5eE1lqXks5
— Shaun D (@therealshaund) April 25, 2021
#LineofDuty is it simply me or do they present this officer’s face a bit to a lot through the raid? pic.twitter.com/hrAxZhT1Eg
— Liam McClelland (@Liamicy) April 25, 2021
I am satisfied Marcus Thurwell is not dead… Why would you forged James Nesbitt and never have him seem on display, solely in a photograph?? 🤔 #LineofDuty
— Princess Consuela Bananahammock (@Kez_Starrr) April 26, 2021
What did the followers say?
Followers took to Twitter to share their theories.
Utilizing screengrabs exhibiting the masked Spanish police officer, they theorised that this was really James Nesbitt in disguise.
One mentioned: “I had to watch #lineofduty once more and we didn’t see the Spanish cops face and he stared on the digicam for a very long time, is he Marcus Thurwell?
“I’m suspicious of everybody.”
One other mentioned: “#LineofDuty that is Jimmy Nesbitt’s eyes.
“He is not dead, he is the Spanish police man.”
A 3rd commented: “I’m satisfied Marcus Thurwell isn’t dead.
“Why forged James Nesbitt and never have him seem on display, solely in a photograph??”
How did James handle to movie in secret?
James’s shock look within the BBC crime drama had to be saved beneath wraps.
The 56-year-old Northern Irish actor even had to lie to his household to hold the job a secret.
In an interview in The Solar, showrunner Jed Mercurio mentioned: “It was simpler to hold it secret by plotting the scheme between the 2 of us quite than involving a correct casting course of.
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“I did warn him there have been two circumstances: One, he’d have to put on shorts which could get very nippy on a chilly day in Belfast and, two, he’d have to lie about it. The shoot at Belfast Marina went actually easily, as a result of the solar got here out for about 5 minutes.
“I believe folks thought Jimmy was taking pictures an advert. I informed passers-by he was modelling for a listing. The remainder of the filming with Jimmy was performed away from the general public eye so we had been in a position to hold his involvement completely prime secret.”
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