BLACK GOLD

Martin Compston is in no hurry to make new series of cop show as he reveals that he’s blown away by the North Sea Oil thriller

-  JOHN DINGWALL

MARTIN Compston claims his latest TV show The Rig is far bigger than Line of Duty and admits there are no plans to bring the nation's favourite cop show back.

Compston, 40, has revealed he is thrilled to have reached his biggest audience yet with Amazon Prime Video's supernatural thriller.

The Greenock-born actor is back for a second series of the oil rig tale, which he says is epic in scale compared to the BBC's hit police series.

Compston said: "This is very different to Line of Duty. The Rig is just huge in scale and in its ambition in terms of the audience it can reach. Amazon Prime is available in 270 countries.

"That's not only daunting to think about but makes this the biggest job I've ever had in terms of scope, bigger than Line of Duty. Everything about The Rig is big and bold. I'm just proud to be a part of it." On a potential return to play DI Steve Arnott in the cop classic, which also starred Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure, he added: "Genuinely, I find it so heartening that people still want us to come back after all this time.

"Unfortunately, there are no plans for more as far as I know. I would love to work with the guys again.

"Adrian and Vicky are two of my best friends and (writer) Jed Mercurio has been such an essential part of my career.