‘The Shadow Line’: Episode 5 teasers

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In the fifth instalment of BBC Two’s thriller series, Peter Glickman is finally tracked down by Gatehouse, but the runaway moneyman has a surprise in store for his ruthless pursuer.

Meanwhile, the complicated private lives of Jonah Gabriel and Joseph Bede continue to affect their work on either side of the law and enigmatic teenager Ratallack has something unexpected planned for his drug baron boyfriend Bob Harris…

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Episode 5 of The Shadow Line airs at 9pm on Thursday 2nd June on BBC Two. In the meantime, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘Now, let’s be clear: I’m saying we should all move on; all together. Because frankly, what other choice do we have? It’s the shadow line, Jonah. It’s where we walk.’

» ‘I do know how you feel. My wife has Alzheimer’s and I loved her – love her – very much. But all I have now is our past; and it’s a lonely place to live.’

» ‘The kindest thing I can do to the woman I love is never see her again.’

» ‘Good news travels fast; bad news we can bury.’

» ‘It’s actually just a basic law of physics, unless you think Wratten’s a fucking vampire.’

» ‘Last time we met, you were running an empire.’

» ‘Look what you got for your trouble: four hours of fresh air for your partner and a shadow of a life for yourself.’

» ‘In our world, Grandad, there’s no such thing as the welfare state.’

» ‘I’m afraid, Gabriel, that the past is also about to catch up with you.’

» ‘My name’s Peter Glickman. Follow the drugs, Inspector, and then we’ll meet.’

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