Line of Duty

Why is the sheer mundanity, the dreary colourlessness of police procedure, so utterly transfixing when it comes to the doings of AC-12? (That's anti-police corruption unit 12 if you're one of the rare uninitiated). Zoe and Tom consider the latest season (six), its shortcomings, its relationships, and the formal majesty that lent earlier Line of Duty such magic, as well as what role such drama serves in our society.