He’s about to reprise the role that made him a household name for the long-awaited seventh season, but first, the Scot is starring in a revenge thriller with a difference. He talks to Katie Rosseinsky about career near-misses, the ‘kernels of truth’ in the new ‘Line of Duty’ script and why he can’t wait for the World Cup
Martin Compston: ‘I don’t have many regrets in life, but that does give me cold sweats’ … from the Independent Katie Rosseinsky