Line of Duty - Season 3
Country
UK
Channel
BBC Two
Genre
Crime, Drama
Broadcast
2016
No. of Episodes
6
Main Cast
Character
Actor
The following weapons were used in Season 3 of the television series Line of Duty
Pistols Glock 17 Central Police Strategic Firearms Command officers carry the Glock 17 as their sidearm, including Sgt. Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays ), PC Rod Kennedy (Will Mellor ), PC Hairnderpal "Hari" Bains (Arsher Ali ), PC Jackie Brickford (Leanne Best ) and DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure ) whilst undercover as PC Kate Francis. DI Matthew "Dot" Cottan (Craig Parkinson ) also uses one frequently throughout the series.
The weapons used in production seem to fluctuate between replicas and blank firers, with the blank firers indicated by additional slide markings.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 (3rd Gen) - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Waldron is handed his Glock whilst gearing up in South Ferry Police Station in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldron aims his sidearm at Ronan Murphy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PC Rod Kennedy reluctantly aims his sidearm. Note the markings on the front of the slide, indicating the weapon is a blank firer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bains practices firing his sidearm at the South Ferry Police Station shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kate practices firing her sidearm at the South Ferry Police Station shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AFO searches the house of Linus Murphy with his Glock drawn in "The Process". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspector Tracey McAndrew aims her Glock 17 whilst approaching a property in "Snake Pit". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cottan aims his pistol at former DI Lindsey Denton in "The List". Error creating thumbnail: File missing PC Lambert (James Edlin) hands Cottan his sidearm in "Breach" after escaping AC-12 HQ the moment the latter is suspected of being a rogue cop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cottan aims Lambert's Glock at DC Kate Fleming. Glock 22 Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston ) briefly arms himself with a Glock 22 before he attends Waldron's funeral in "The List". It is likely that the weapon was intended by the production to stand in for the regular Glock 17 used by other officers throughout the series. He gets scolded by Cottan for actually carrying it without permission.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 22 (3rd Generation) - .40 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Glock 22 taken from the gun rack in "The List". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A side view of the Glock 22 checked out by Arnott. Note the clear .40 mark on the slide, indicating it is a Glock 22. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cottan spots the exposed shoulder holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shot of the Glock 22 in DS Arnott's shoulder holster. Colt M1911A1 Ronan Murphy (Shane Gately ) carries an M1911A1 pistol, which he surrenders without firing. Sgt. Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays ) later uses it to fire rounds into a wall to make it appear he and the team were fired on first.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ronan Murphy surrenders his M1911 when confronted by Waldron in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Waldron picks up the discarded firearms, much to the shock of his colleagues. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldron fires the M1911 to cover up the true nature of the shooting. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldron places the firearm back in Murphy's hand after setting up the scene. Note the Colt-based markings. X26 Taser CP SFC operators carry the X26 Taser as a non lethal weapon throughout the series. They remain holstered throughout and are never drawn.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taser X26 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brickford, Kennedy and Bains with their holstered Tasers in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The X26 on Kate's duty belt while undercover in the SFC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SFC operator responds to a call for reinforcements in "Breach". Revolvers Webley Mk IV Sgt. Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays ) finds an illegal Webley Mk IV revolver with a damaged grip during a raid in "Monsters", which he steals and later uses to exact personal revenge. It's later found by the police in "The Process".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldron finds the revolver in a drawer amongst wrapped drugs in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing In this shot, you can see the damaged grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Waldron checks that the revolver is loaded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waldron aims the revolver at Linus Murphy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing DI Cottan discovers the Webley in a drawer in Waldron's flat in "The Process". Note the damaged grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good side view of the revolver in a police evidence photograph when Steve and Cottan examine it. Submachine Guns Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Several Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are seen in the police armoury at South Ferry Police Station.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The two MP5 variants seen on the wall in the SFC armoury (top right) in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP5 seen (centre) in display in the SFC armoury in "The List". Micro Uzi One of the men who rescues Cottan after his escape from AC-12 carries a Micro Uzi in "Breach". He later uses it to try and shoot Kate, but is unable to when Cottan steps in front of her.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Micro Uzi with folding stock - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The helmeted man with his Micro Uzi in "Breach". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The man raises his Uzi towards DC Fleming after the car crash. Assault Rifles Heckler & Koch G36C Central Police Strategic Firearms Command and Authorised Firearms Officers carry the Heckler & Koch G36C as their main weapon. This includes Sgt. Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays ), PC Rod Kennedy (Will Mellor ), PC Hairnderpal "Hari" Bains (Arsher Ali ), PC Jackie Brickford (Leanne Best ) and DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure ) whilst undercover as PC Kate Francis.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G36C Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bains with his issued G36C in "Monsters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Waldron searches a drug house with his G36C. Error creating thumbnail: File missing DC Kate Fleming (undercover as PC Kate Francis) searches a building with her rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uniformed AFOs stand guard over the suspended members of the VC5 Team in AC-12 Headquarters in "The Process". Error creating thumbnail: File missing PC Lambert on guard outside AC-12 HQ in "Negative Pressure". Error creating thumbnail: File missing PC Lambert and another AFO stand guard in AC-12 HQ in "Breach". Error creating thumbnail: File missing AFO Lambert runs out of AC-12 HQ while escaping with Cottan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kate takes aim at AFO Lambert during a showdown. Error creating thumbnail: File missing DC Flemming aims the G36C's iron sights at the Land Rover SUV carrying DI Cottan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the fire selector. Note the F-E-S markings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SFC operators secure a car crash after Cottan is shot. Grenades Rheinmetall MK13 Mod 0 BTV-EL The Rheinmetall MK13 Mod 0 BTV-EL flash grenade is seen with SFC operators, usually on their duty belts.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rheinmetall MK13 Mod 0 BTV-EL flash grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grenade strapped on Waldron's duty belt in "Monsters". 
