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“I Feel Like I’ve Grown Up”: ‘Line Of Duty’ Star Vicky McClure On Stepping Out Her Comfort Zone In Paramount+ Thriller Series ‘Insomnia’


Vicky McClure talked Paramount+ series 'Insomnia' from 'The Crown' producer Left Bank & 'Line Of Duty' at a Q&A in London last month.

Whether playing DI Kate Fleming in Line of Duty or a back-against-the-wall bomb disposal expert in ITV’s Trigger Point, Vicky McClure has mastered the art of procedurals over the years. Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Corinna Marlowe, Robert Gilbert, Michelle Bonnard, India Fowler and Smylie Bradwell star alongside McClure. McClure, who found fame playing Lol in Shane Meadows’ This is England and won a BAFTA for Channel 4’s TV version, wasn’t initially in the running for the lead simply because Pinborough did not think she would agree to it.

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