Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar reveals 'Mother of God' catchphrase is a tribute to his late father - Daily Mail

His TV alter ego is well known for uttering the iconic line 'Mother Of God' on the BBC series.

Speaking in a new interview, the actor , 62, told how his father Sean used to say 'Mother of God' all the time, adding that Ted's infamous saying is a way of honouring and thanking him in a 'certain way'. .

He told the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast: 'The "Mother of God" stuff comes from my dad who used to use that all the time.

Inspired: Speaking in a new interview, the actor , 62, told how his father Sean used to say 'Mother of God' all the time, adding that Ted's infamous saying is a way of honouring and thanking him in a 'certain way'.

Meanwhile, in the same interview, the Northern Irish actor admitted it was a big 'relief' to discover his character didn't appear to be H at the end of series five, after he got off with a written warning following hints he could have been the infamous villain?

Remembering his father: He told the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast : 'The "Mother of God" stuff comes from my dad who used to use that all the time'.

Reflecting on finding out he wasn't H when he got handed the series 5 script, Adrian said: 'It was absolutely a relief for me, as I spent all this time playing this character as I saw him with a sense of duty and a moral core.

It comes as Adrian admitted it was a big 'relief' to discover his character didn't appear to be 'H' at the end of series five (pictured with Martin Compston as Steve Arnott).

The search continues: The Line Of Duty star added that it would have been 'difficult to accept' his character was a 'baddie' (pictured middle with Vicky McClure and Martin).

DCI Jo Davidson's mother is Anne-Marie McGillis.

Many theorised her mother has something to do with season five character John Corbett's [Stephen Graham] mother Anne-Marie McGillis, who was killed by an Irish Republican paramilitary group sometime after 1989.

DCI Jo Davidson's mother is Anne-Marie McGillis: Is it true.

Craig Parkinson, who played Matthew 'Dot' Cottan in the show, said on BBC Sounds podcast Obsessed with Line of Duty: 'Somebody is in that flat and there’s some connection with Gail Vella, the investigative journalist

Mike Dryden, the former Deputy Chief Constable, was last seen resigning from his post for perverting the course of justice in series two

John Corbett was an undercover cop in series five who had his throat slit, leaving behind a wife, two daughters, and a mysterious link to a woman, Anne-Marie, whom fans claim could also be Davidson's mother

Scottish Mike Dryden was last seen resigning from his post for perverting the course of justice in series two

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