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Verity Sulway

Sport Relief's Line Of Duty spoof stars hilarious Lee Mack as bumbling lawyer

BBC's Sport Relief delighted viewers with its Line Of Duty spoof where Lee Mack joined the cast as a useless lawyer who ends up implicating his client.

Alongside the usual cast of Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar who play Detective Inspector Kate Fleming ,Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, and Superintendent Ted Hastings.

He was also joined by Jason Isaacs, who played a man accused of murder, with Lee's character as his lawyer, who does a terrible job of proving his client is innocent.

In fact, he ends up proving he is guilty, much to the fury of his client, corrupt cop DC Taylor.

Lee Mack played a useless lawyer (BBC)

He then tries to bribe the unit with a measly £5, which does not work.

DC Taylor eventually confesses after a blunder sees his lawyer link his phone to the projector, and he receives a call from "H", who he is trying to prove he doesn't know.

But at the very end, Lee's lawyer character reveals he is H - not realising he is still being recorded.

Jason Isaacs was being interrogated in the skit (BBC)

Viewers loved the sketch and took to Twitter to discuss it.

"That was fun to see @jasonsfolly on Sport Relief in the Line Of Duty sketch. Very funny. Great cause ... How much fun was that to film I wonder?!" wrote one.

"Fantastic sketch on #sportrelief ... #h " added another.

(BBC)

"That was so funny ... but making me sad because I want the new series to hurry up and air!!" exclaimed a third.

Another spoof on the show was Killing Steves - based on Killing Eve .

A mystery assassin slaughtered several famous Steves before finally being unmasked, with a figure wearing a pink dress with blonde hair murdering the celebrities.

(BBC)

Stephen Mulhern gets shot with an arrow by his "glamorous assistant" while performing magic on stage.

Steve McDonald from Coronation Street gets poisoned in the Rover's Return - but not before reminding the assassin that his real name isn't even Steve, he's just playing a character.

The actor Simon Gregson falls to the ground after sipping a beer that the villain had got to first.

The mystery killer even murders Stephen Fry by tempting him across a corridor with encyclopedias.

The corridor leads into a room that is booby-trapped by "Villainelle", who is revealed to be David Walliams dressed as a woman in make up and a wig.

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