Rejected, then promotedSourced
BBC One turned down the drama.
Years later, it became a BBC One hit.
Jed Mercurio pitched Line of Duty to BBC One in 2011 but was directed to BBC Two, where it began in 2012. After becoming a ratings success there, it moved to BBC One with its fourth series; its sixth-series finale later set a major viewing record.
The first rejection
was not the last word.
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