> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Interview: Kelly MacDonald from Line of Duty Season 6 - URL: https://goodoil.news/interview-kelly-macdonald-from-line-of-duty-season-6/ - Published: 2021-08-24T04:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-08-23T08:00:55.000Z - Author: Guest Post - Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54 [theplumlist.com](https://theplumlist.com/interview-kelly-macdonald-from-line-of-duty-season-6/?ref=goodoil.news) After having launched in South Africa in August 2021, [BritBox](https://theplumlist.com/britbox-makes-its-sa-debut-with-binge-worthy-british-tv/?ref=goodoil.news) brought the long-awaited sixth season of the critically acclaimed crime series about Anti-Corruption Unit 12 in the British police service to our screens. The group of men and women working for AC-12 have to investigate some of the most clever, conniving suspects we’ve ever seen on TV – the only thing worse than a common criminal is a “bent copper”. While the AC-12 agents are a constant from one season to the next, the suspects and victims tend to change. DCI Joanne Davidson, played by Kelly MacDonald, who you might recognise from [The Victim](https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/pipv9hqu-the-victim?utm%5Fsource=ThePlumList&utm%5Fmedium=Text&utm%5Fcampaign=interview-kelly-macdonald-from-line-of-duty-season-6) or as Rowena Ravenclaw in [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2](https://www.showmax.com/eng/movie/m83ywc5j-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2?utm%5Fsource=ThePlumList&utm%5Fmedium=Text&utm%5Fcampaign=interview-kelly-macdonald-from-line-of-duty-season-6), appears for the first time in Season 6. Here, she tells us about her role, filming during the pandemic, and some of her more challenging scenes. #### Can You Tell Us about DCI Joanne Davidson? At the start of the series, she’s quite a lonely figure. She’s struggling and we don’t quite know why that is. #### Where Do We Meet Her at the Start? She’s doing very well in her career. She’s the head of an important case and it’s very high profile. #### What Kind of Officer Is She – What Are Her Strengths? She’s got a very stressful position and deals with it well but is quite a closed-off person. There’s a lot going on under the surface with her. She gets to the point where she has to make tricky decisions. #### Were You a Fan of Line of Duty Before? I hadn’t watched it until this part came up! But I’ve not watched lots of things – Game of Thrones, The Sopranos! However, I was very aware of Line of Duty as everyone in the UK is. I was sent the first couple of scripts and the part was phenomenal. It’s so daunting going into a show with such a huge profile. I started watching it and got completely hooked. Then when we were near the beginning of filming, I was halfway through Thandie Newton’s series \[Season 4\] and the nerves started to creep in so that’s when I stopped! I still have some to catch up. #### What Was It like to Film during the COVID Pandemic? Last year was a tricky one for the whole world! We started filming this show in February and we got a few weeks in when lockdown happened. We had this massive gap before we got to come back. It’s been unlike anything I’ve ever been involved in. It’s such a massive job and an amazing part but with a whole worldwide pandemic on top of things, we’ve had to come back in a slightly different way. I’ve been so welcomed by the production and the rest of the cast that I’ve had a lovely time! Well, as lovely as I could during this pandemic. #### How Were the Interview Room Scenes? Ooh! They were the thing that filled me with the most dread but actually I really enjoyed them. One of the interview scenes is bigger than anything I’ve ever done before – I think over half an hour. We filmed it over two days and on the first day, the cameras were only on my character. I was told there were 50 cameras set up on me just in that one day, which is mind blowing. It was like doing a play and it was a real treat to have that kind of material in one scene! *Seasons 1 to 5 of Line of Duty are on both Britbox and Netflix, with Season 6 only on BritBox in South Africa.* **Please share this article so that others can discover *The BFD***.