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Jed Mercurio

Mary is in conversation with British writer Jed Mercurio, the mastermind behind hit show Line of Duty.

Mary is in conversation with British writer Jed Mercurio. He’s the mastermind behind hit show Line of Duty, and has a rich back catalogue of attention-grabbing TV drama including Bodyguard, Cardiac Arrest and Bodies. How much does his early medical and military training inform his writing? And how much drama does it take to make real events into unmissable television?

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Fri 21 May 2021 11:30
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  • Carly Paradis

    Line of Duty Finale

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Presenter Mary Beard
Interviewed Guest Jed Mercurio
Series Producer Sandy Raffan
Executive Producer Tanya Hudson

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