Line Of Duty's Jed Mercurio reveals why he killed off John Corbett ...

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Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has revealed why he killed off John Corbett and the Bodyguard's Julia Montague.

The talented writer, 53, is known for his explosive twists and will happily kill off his main characters, a writing technique which is rarely seen in television dramas (apart from Game of Thrones).

And Jed has now revealed why he decided to kill off undercover copper John in Line of Duty, played by Stephen Graham, and the Bodyguard's Julia Montague, played by Keeley Hawes.   

Speaking to the The Daily Telegraph newspaper, the award-winning creator admitted that none of his character are safe because they all operate in a 'dangerous world'. 

He said: 'It's all part of creating a sense of genuine jeopardy. These characters operate in a dangerous world so it has the effect of showing that no one is safe...  

'In some series out there, that jeopardy is very obviously fake. You know that something bad isn't going to happen to the characters because they've got to be in the next episode.'

On Sunday's penultimate episode of Line of Duty, show watchers saw AC-12 boss, Superintendent Ted Hastings arrested for conspiracy to murder, with all the clues pointing to him to be the mysterious super villain 'H'.