Martin Compston has claimed he was on the brink of pulling out of Line of Duty after he was offered a role in a different show, but his agent convinced him to take the part
Line of Duty star Martin Compston has disclosed how he nearly passed up the chance to play Steve Arnott in the hit BBC series. At 40 years old, the actor almost let go of what would become a pivotal role in his career, as he was tempted by a part in a Scottish film akin to The Godfather.
He continued: "And at the time my focus was really on The Wee Man because growing up on the west coast of Scotland, that story is so ingrained in the culture, it's like our version of The Godfather." "The dust settles and Jed figures out whether there's a story to tell. So I'm delighted that people are so excited and so desperate to find out but, as I say, this is what we've done after every series so we'll just wait and see what he thinks."
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