Line of Duty boss Jed Mercurio said there’s 'no plans in place' for any more episodes of the hit show.
The sixth season of the BBC police drama saw the highly anticipated grand finale draw more than 15 million viewers, making it the UK’s most-watched drama of the 21st century so far.
But asked whether his hit show might return for a seventh season, top TV writer Mercurio, who is currently working on a new novel, said:
"Well I think if Line of Duty fans propel Sleeper to the top of the bestseller charts, I think that will say that there's a desire for more of my work, so that might motivate me.
“But currently, there are no plans to answer that question seriously.”
He went on to say that the Line of Duty team were overjoyed by the response to season six of the show, saying: “We’re all so thrilled by the response to season six, it did so well.
"It’s fantastic to be part of something like that, an absolute once-in-a-lifetime experience that the cast and I really loved being part of.”
However, Mercurio who also created the ratings hit Bodyguard, offered hope to fans of the show that there could still be more to come, adding:
"If there was a way, we'd obviously look at that seriously but just being honest with you right now, we don't have a plan in place."
Since season six wrapped, Mercurio has taken his writing skills off the screen and onto pages, penning a graphic novel called Sleeper with the writer and actor Prasanna Puwanarajah.
Discussing what he will do next, he told BBC Breakfast: "We’re shooting a series called Trigger Point at the moment, which stars Vicky McClure playing a bomb disposal officer, and that’s a very exciting prospect, probably on screen in the early new year.
"And then I’m sort of taking stock about what I’m going to do next – so, lots of lots of things possibly in the pipeline, it’s a very exciting time."
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