{"id":324402,"date":"2026-03-02T03:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/324402\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:48:08","slug":"martin-compston-details-gruelling-prep-for-line-of-dutys-new-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/324402\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Compston details gruelling prep for Line of Duty’s new season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Line of Duty<\/a> star Martin Compston has shared how he’s getting into shape, ahead of the show’s upcoming season. Last year, it was announced that the BBC police drama would be returning for a seventh instalment<\/a>, following its record-breaking finale in 2021.
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Compston will be reprising his role as DI Steve Arnott, alongside Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, who play fellow coppers Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings. <\/p>\n

And with filming set to begin this spring, the actor has already started a gruelling diet to fit back into his iconic waistcoat.<\/p>\n

Speaking about his prep, Compston told The Times<\/a>: “Before I start a new project I do this thing called the Whole30 organic diet – orchestrated by my wife, who, unlike me, is a phenomenal cook – where you totally cut out sugar.<\/p>\n

“Yesterday she made chicken wings, asparagus, cabbage and a miso sauce for lunch, which all helps me fit nicely into my Steve Arnott waistcoat.”<\/p>\n

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Speaking previously with Digital Spy<\/a>, Compston revealed his excitement at embodying the detective again, and highlighted the importance of Steve’s signature outfit. <\/p>\n

“I do like my waistcoats,” he said, adding: “That and I just like Belfast, it’s a great city to film in and [me, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar are] genuinely, really close pals… So getting to spend proper time with them again is a joy but yeah, when you pull that waistcoat on in the morning, do that accent. Yeah, I can feel him creeping into me.”
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Related: Line of Duty fans can’t contain excitement as Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure reunite<\/a><\/p>\n

Season 7<\/a> will see AC-12 disbanded and rebranded as the Inspectorate of Police Standards. The trio are faced with their most sensitive case to date when a fellow officer is accused of serious misconduct.<\/p>\n

“Detective Inspector Dominic Gough, a charismatic officer winning plaudits for a string of takedowns of organised crime, is accused of abusing his position of trust to act as a sexual predator,” reads the synopsis.<\/p>\n

“But is Gough\u2019s case a deliberate distraction from a bigger threat still operating in the shadows?” <\/p>\n

Line of Duty season 7 begins filming in Belfast in spring 2026. A release date has not yet been announced. Seasons 1-6 are available on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

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