#after 'avenge me Keeley'

[walnutmistjamie]

fave Ted Lasso moments 48/? : Every single one of you knows my ass isn't hairy, yet none of you spoke up. And I'll never forgive you.

[partywithponies]

Are you open to sharing your downloaded Keeley content at all? :) <3

Okay, let me give it a go making a comprehensive list linking all the Keeley stuff I've got! I'll put it under a cut because this is going to get long. Let me know if anything has the wrong link or anything.

Will make this the pinned post of my Keeley Hawes sideblog @misskittybutler and update it if and when I acquire any more stuff. (CBBC's Troublemakers can't hide from me forever.)

TV shows she's a main/regular in:

Ambassadors

Ashes to Ashes

Bodyguard

Cold Lazarus

Crossfire

Diana Dors: The Blonde Bombshell

Finding Alice

Fungus The Bogeyman (2015)

Honour

Identity

It's A Sin

Karaoke

Line of Duty

Mrs Wilson

Murdoch Mysteries (the TV movies)

Mutual Friends

Orphan Black: Echoes

Our Mutual Friend

Spooks

Stonehouse

Summer of Rockets

The Beggar Bride

The Best Man

The Casual Vacancy (I'm not happy about having JKR related content in my google drive either. but Keeley gets her boobs out and I am weak)

The Durrells

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

The Midwich Cuckoos

The Missing (season 2)

The Moonstone

The Tunnel

The Vicar of Dibley (very much stretching the definition of "main/regular" here, she's literally in two episodes, but you know)

Tipping The Velvet

Traitors

Upstairs Downstairs (2010)

Wives and Daughters

Year of the Rabbit

Movies and films:

A is for Acid

Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box

After Thomas

Chaos and Cadavers

Complicity

(Complicity DVD special features)

Death at a Funeral (2007)

(Death at a Funeral DVD special features)

Flashbacks of a Fool

High-Rise

(High Rise DVD special features)

Hotel!

Me and Mrs Jones

Misbehaviour

(Misbehaviour DVD special features)

Othello (2001)

Rebecca

Scoop

The Avengers (1998) (this movie's a blast when you don't have a little bitch in your ear telling you it's one of the worst movies ever made)

The Bank Job

(The Bank Job DVD special features)

The Cater Street Hangman

The Lady Vanishes (2013)

The Last September

(The Last September DVD special features)

To Olivia

(To Olivia DVD special features)

Tristram Shandy/A Cock and Bull Story

Under The Greenwood Tree

Single episodes of stuff that she appeared in:

Agatha Christie's Marple

Canterbury Tales

Doctor Who

Forever Green

Heartbeat

Inside No. 9

Murder in Mind

Pie in the Sky (part 1) (part 2)

Shakespeare ReTold

Tricky Business

Non-fiction stuff she appeared in as herself:

CBeebies Bedtime Story

River Cottage: Three Go Mad

Would I Lie To You?

What The Durrells Did Next (documentary)

The Story of the Costume Drama

I didn't know what other category to put this in:

Ballet Shoes & More: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection

And I think that's everything currently!!

[forasecondtherewedwon]

second's (eclectic) masterlist

Hello! Under the cut, you’ll find all the fics I’ve written for these fandoms:

television:

The Artful Dodger ⁎ Bodyguard ⁎ Bridgerton ⁎ Daisy Jones & The Six

Daybreak ⁎ Deadly Class ⁎ Dickinson ⁎ A Discovery of Witches ⁎ Dollface

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ⁎ For All Mankind ⁎ Gilmore Girls ⁎ Hawkeye

Heartstopper ⁎ The Irregulars ⁎ Loki ⁎ The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Masters of the Air ⁎ My Lady Jane ⁎ Nancy Drew ⁎ Never Have I Ever

Peaky Blinders ⁎ Percy Jackson and the Olympians ⁎ Preacher

The Queen's Gambit ⁎ Riverdale ⁎ Sanditon ⁎ Schmigadoon! ⁎ Sex Education

The Sex Lives of College Girls ⁎ Stranger Things ⁎ Ted Lasso

The Umbrella Academy ⁎ WandaVision ⁎ Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

The Wilds

film:

Avengers: Endgame ⁎ Black Widow ⁎ The Hunger Games ⁎ Inception

King Kong ⁎ Marriage Story ⁎ No Time to Die ⁎ Spider-Man ⁎ Star Trek

Thor: Ragnorak ⁎ Top Gun: Maverick ⁎ Twisters ⁎ Wonder Woman

daisy jones & the six

E / 3k / Eddie x Camila - “Just Like Andy Warhol Said”

T / 1k - “Life and Death in Laurel Canyon”

E / 4k / Karen x Graham - “Typical Wonderful View”

deadly class

E / 5k / Petra x Billy - “Rats’ Waltz”

E / 9k / Petra x Billy x Lex - “We Test on Rats”

dickinson

M / 2k / Emily x Sue - “Another Dickinson”

T / 1k - “How Luscious Lies”

G / 376 / Emily x Sue - “Lands Away”

a discovery of witches (phoebe x marcus)

E / 2k - “Gladly Be a Fool”

E / 3k - “The Night Today”

the falcon and the winter soldier

T / 7k / Sam x Bucky - 3 Simple Rules for Dating a Centenarian

T / 1k - “À la Carter”

E / 5k / Bucky x Sarah - “Chasing Water Pumps”

E / 8k / Sam x Bucky - The Great Madripoorian Snake Off

T / 3k / Bucky x Sarah - “Guest Side Story”

T / 3k / Sam x Bucky - “Never a Gull Moment”

T / 4k / Sam x Bucky - “Stare Enough”

T / 2k / Sam x Bucky - “They're Sayin' (You're Gonna Be My Man)”

for all mankind

T / 1k / Margo x Sergei - “The Bridges of Madison”

G / 286 / Pam x Ellen - “Ode to the Front Porch”

T / 1k - “This Mortal Doyle”

gilmore girls (rory x jess)

E / 11k - Dreams I’ve Yet to Find

E / 24k - You Need Me to Be With You

the hunger games

E / 2k / Peeta x Johanna - “Elevator Pitch”

E / 2k / Katniss x Peeta - “Finally, Finally”

E / 4k / Katniss x Cato - “Lonely at the Top”

loki

G / 1k - “If You're a Robot and You Know It, Clap Your Hands”

G / 1k - “Mr. Second Chance”

T / 2k - “Riding in Cars With Lokis”

my lady jane

T / 1k / Guildford x Jane - “After the Horse Has Bolted”

E / 3k / Jane x Guildford - “Bad Latin”

E / 3k / Jane x Guildford - “Emotionally Stabled”

E / 15k / Jane x Guildford - It's Enough, It's Enough

E / 4k / Guildford x Jane - “Pure Grey”

T / 4k / Stan x Frances - “So, Hey, Check Me Out”

E / 1k / Jane x Guildford - “These Days Forth”

never have i ever (devi x paxton)

E / 4k - “Boy Meets Girlfriend”

M / 2k - “No Harm, No Towel”

T / 4k - “Runaway Ride”

M / 5k - “Swimming the Sonoran”

peaky blinders

E / 15k / Tommy x Grace - The Grand Dream of Things

E / 3k / Tommy x May - “Preferred Pastimes”

percy jackson and the olympians (2023- )

G / 830 / Sally x Poseidon - “but for the grace of gods”

G / 1k - “lullaby for a rottweiler”

T / 1k / Percy x Annabeth - “salt-and-vinegar dreams”

G / 967 / Percy x Annabeth - “soundtrack to a tooth alignment”

M / 875 / Sally x Poseidon - “a tall, tall tale no one believes”

sex education

E / 3k / Ola x Lily - “and the stars (they all aligned)”

E / 2k / Maeve x Isaac - “Please May I…?”

star trek

E / 3k / Bones x Carol - “The Deserted Planet, the Gorgeous Woman, and the Goddamn Torpedo”

E / 7k / Scotty x Jaylah - Something to Fix

stranger things

T / 2k / Steve x Nancy - “Always Mr. Right”

T / 458 / Eddie x Chrissy - “And Here’s to You, Chrissy Cunningham”

T / 1k / Lucas x Max - “The Kate Escape”

T / 1k / Lucas x Max - “The Lovers’ Lake Effect”

ted lasso

E / 8k / Keeley x Rebecca - “Cat Ladies”

T / 1k - “Crimminology”

E / 2k / Roy x Keeley - “The Halftime of It”

E / 3k / Ted x Sassy - “Sass Backwards”

wandavision

E / 34k / Darcy x Jimmy - Hex Life

G / 1k / Wanda x Vision - “Mailbox Blues”

T / 1k / Wanda x Vision - “The Neighbour Never Rings Twice”

G / 1k / Wanda x Vision - “One Papaya, Two Papaya”

T / 26k / Darcy x Jimmy - Only in a Sitcom

G / 1k / Wanda x Vision - “Our Names in a Heart”

why didn’t they ask evans? (frankie x bobby)

E / 2k - “One-Man Chauffeur”

E / 5k - “Sailors’ Hands”

the wilds

T / 2k - “Fourth Coming”

T / 738 - “Interviews by the Pool”

T / 1k / Shelby x Toni - “a verse about expecting the worst”

one-offs

Avengers: Endgame : Dolls' Eyes

Black Widow : “Same Day, Different Jumpsuit”

Bodyguard : “Don’t Ever Let Me Start”

Daybreak : “Garden-Variety Monsters”

Dollface : “Fender Is the Night”

Hawkeye : “An All-American January Christmas”

Heartstopper : “we sum up perfection like a handbook”

Inception (2010) : “Je Ne Regrette Rien”

The Irregulars : “The Sun Is Coming Up (I Think It’s Time)”

King Kong (2005) : “I’m Actually Quite Familiar With Your Work”

Marriage Story (2019) : “the whole night and the next day together”

No Time to Die : “The Blood You Owe”

Preacher : “Lonely, Handsome”

Sanditon : “Finding Georgiana”

Schmigadoon! : “I Fleetly Flee, I Fly”

The Sex Lives of College Girls : “An Abundance of Caution Tape”

Thor: Ragnorak : “In the Arms of the Anus”

Twisters (2024) : “get ya thinkin' (that you need me)”

The Umbrella Academy : “The Park Across the Way”

Wonder Woman (2017) : “Unconquered”

my fic masterlists

10 fics - the artful dodger

10 fics - bridgerton

13 fics - the marvelous mrs. maisel (midge x lenny)

12 fics - masters of the air

13 fics - nancy drew

13 fics - the queen's gambit (beth x benny)

38 fics - riverdale

71 fics - spideychelle

21 fics - top gun: maverick

[fandxmslxt69]

Top two OC’s

1. Is Laci from leather and Lace. Petite, short (5”) heavily traumatized so she’s has boughts of not being able to talk and high anxiety esp in public. She’s getting better day by day snd has a job now 🥰 (leather and lace ended but the universe goes on with 3 other series with the other boys). She’s got a v sweet heart and likes pretty things (including dresses that makes santi go ferral)

2. Is a fav of Clem’s! Lorenzo from my dark series, the wrong way at my other account, romana-after-dark. The series is a dark TLOU, where the reader is kidnapped by Joel. Lorenzo is her best friend, another raider charged with watching her(and also happens to be dating her brother. Lorenzo is “played” by Oscar Isaac with his look from Drive. Lorenzo is brutally honest and tells reader exactly what’s happening including reminding her how fucked up her situation is. But he’s also always there for her, making her laugh. Lorenzo drinks snd smokes weed a lot but is always alert and ready to protect her. He’s smily and acts like he doesn’t care, but he cares for her a lot and is the one to help her escape

Omg you're so in depth with their personalities I wish I could do that🙈

Laci sounds so sweet I love her!! (If I have the time imma go read leather and lace bc pedro 😏) (I should watch the movie first though)

Lorenzo!!! I did a lot of the rants Clem posted about TLOU and he seems so amazing I want him as a best friend!!! I'm really tempted to read the wrong way but I have a line with dark series and I don't want to not like your fic :( (also like i'm in love with Joel and don't wanna be mad at him the entire time yknow???)

This might inspire me to actually make proper personalities for my oc's and maybe write about them???? (inspo is never there.) pls send help i can only ever make pinterest boards for them...

I can barely choose two top oc's but I'll go with these lovely ladies!! (mind you these aren't oc's like Lorenzo they're me putting myself in a bunch of different books/tv shows/movies)

Luna Jackson!

she's from Percy Jackson! (hence the name bc she's percy's cousin) She's a child of Artemis and yes she doesn't have children but it's some long complicated thing I don't even know anymore. She's number 1 bc she was my first oc and also bc she's most like me! I really don't know what else to say bc my only way to explain these guys is my pinterest boards... oh um, her love interest is Connor Stoll bc that man is a fine looking man (12 year old me was OBSESSED with him)

2. Keeley Owens!

I chose a marvel oc for number 2 bc I feel like we're a very marvel centered blog (i love it tho) so this is keeley, her love interest is bucky (bc my god have you seen that man???) and ummm she's a super soldier kinda?? (i don't write half of their stories down it just floats around in my head and I pray I remember it) she's an avenger and some other cool stuff and I think I actually have like one scene from a fic for her! Her hair is also what I wish mine was

also thank you sm for sharing I love learning about people's oc's!!! feel free to ask/send more and we can feed into each others delusions

[ceevee5]

“Go after the bus driver and make him pay for what he did to me. Avenge me, Keeley. Avenge Me!”

“I’d kill for you. Please ask me to kill for you.” “No.” Is a top tier ship dynamic no I do not take criticism

[clarkgriffon]

ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE - [1/6] Current OTPs ↳ “Roy, if you die, do you want to be buried or cremated? Like, if you were hit by a bus today, what do I do?” “Go after the bus driver and make him pay for what he did to me. Avenge me, Keeley.”

[daeneryssansa]

TED LASSO APPRECIATION WEEK - DAY 2 - FAVORITE DYNAMIC Roy, if you die, do you want to be buried or cremated? Like, if you were hit by a bus today, what do I do?    Go after the bus driver and make him pay for what he did to me. Avenge me, Keeley. Avenge me!

[technoturian]

I really want a gif set of Roy telling Keeley to go after the bus driver. “AVENGE ME”

[wack-ashimself]

Roy, if you die, you want to be buried or cremated? Like, if a bus was to hit you today, what do I do?

'Go after the bus driver and make him pay for what he did to me. Avenge me, Keeley. AVENGE ME!!'

-ted lasso s2, e10

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Top favorite ships?

Thanks for the ask! I have way too many ships but I guess I will go with my top 10 to narrow it down, in no particular order. :D

1. Clark/Lois (Smallville/DC)- okay fine this is the actual number one. My true loves! There is a reason they get the 'forever otp' tag :D

2. Clark/Oliver (Smallville)-They will always have part of my heart. I came to fandom and started writing for them. [Also Clark/Lois/Oliver is my ultimate OT3]

3. Rory/Jess (Gilmore Girls)- oh man I loved them from the start. Such good banter and chemistry but just such constant poor timing.

4. Sam/Bucky (MCU)- I shipped their potential and then after CACW, I shipped them for who they were. Love a bickering friends (to lovers) dynamic and these two really bring it

5. Diana/Steve (DCEU)- They really won me over in the first WW movie and I just adore them.

6. Steve/Peggy (MCU)- My ship that was so tragic that managed to shockingly get a version of a happy ending. They are cute in the "What If" world too!

7. Luke/Lorelai (Gilmore Girls)- Such a good friends to lovers slowburn ship.

8. Steve/Tony (MCU)- I shipped them immediately in The Avengers and just again, I'm a sucker for a duo that bicker but are on the same side.

9. Roy/Keeley and Roy/Keeely/Jamie (Ted Lasso)- My newest ship and OT3.

10. Ron/Hermione (HP)- I really loved them in the books and how their relationship grew

Other Faves: Joan/Jamie (Elementary), Kirk/Spock (ST: AOS), Harvey/Mike (Suits), Charles/Erik (XMEN ATS), Joan/Sherlock (Elementary), Ted/Rebecca (Ted Lasso), James/Lily (HP)

[nessa007]

Hello!

Ok so after watching the episode I have a few thoughts:

Do you think they'll make tedbecca more explicit, in terms of showing that they seem to like each other more than friends towards the end of season 3 and it seems like it's more of a slow burn?

I am hoping that this Jamie and Keeley situation kind of gets shut down in like how they shut down the whole Ted finding out that Rebecca was orchestrating the whole thing to get him fired and he understands in the sense that for Keeley it's more like she tells him that she doesn't like Jamie like that anymore and that Jamie learns that he needs to move on? I feel like they're going to because I think it would suck narratively if they either dragged it out or broke keeley and roy up. Also I love how Roy says Avenge me, Keeley, Avenge me and also what what he said afterwards in how why he acted that way. I love how whenever there is something wrong he tells her later or something :)

I also really loved how they intertwined both Ted and Rebecca's storylines on their fathers, it was a lovely directing and camera work.

I really have no idea what they’re gonna do with Ted/Rebecca but they probably are gonna be that slow burn ship.

The Keeley/Jamie thing absolutely needs to be shut down ASAP! I just won’t be able to enjoy the show otherwise. NO ONE wants Keeley/Jamie back together and we sure as hell do not want a love triangle. I still believe the writers are smarter than to have a love triangle on the show and that they’re just trying to mislead us right now. I really hope they prove me right 🤞

Roy’s “Avenge me, Keeley” was so damn funny 😂 And of course he apologised for how he acted at the funeral because he always takes accountability for his actions and he LOVES Keeley 🥺

Omg the Ted/Rebecca parallel was incredible 👏😭

[tamayokny]

Name ten favourite characters from ten different things (books, tv, film, etc.) then tag ten people

This was extremely difficult to do. The first two were easy, since they are my ride or die, but choosing 10 different characters? From ten different things? I don’t know if I even like 10 different things, but I found some loopholes, lol.

tagged by @bpdanakins <3

1. Lara Croft - Tomb Raider

Lara Croft has been one of my idols since I was a small child. My mom had bought Tomb Raider: Starring Lara Croft and Tomb Raider: Adventures of Lara Croft for my sister on the PlayStation. I remember watching my sister play it, and then sometimes I was allowed to play it. I continued the Tomb Raider legacy throughout the years.

Lara Croft is just. Amazing. I love every version of her. Classic Lara deflected the life her parents had wanted her to have, and paid the price for it. Did that stop her? No, it did not! She was able to make her own mark in the world. LAU!Lara wanted to find out what happened to her mother, and honestly I love Keeley Hawes as Lara. She was witty and funny, and Legend is one of my favorite TR games. And Reboot!Lara? I love her. I honestly don’t care what people say, Reboot!Lara is great! Her first game is also fun to play. Each version of Lara Croft offers something different, and I love it. While many of Lara’s core values are in each incarnation (adventurous, ambitious, brave, etc.), each brings a new perspective which I enjoy!

Fun fact: my irl best friend and Lara share the same zodiac sign!

2. Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) - Marvel

I LOVE WANDA MAXIMOFF WITH ALL MY HEART!!! She’s a huge comfort character for me. She’s one of the most powerful mutants (yes, I am ignoring the retcon), and she’s complex. Wanda first appeared in X-Men #4 alongside her brother, Pietro, as members of Magneto’s Brotherhood. Eventually, the twins become heroes and join the Avengers.

Wanda’s mutation is magic; probability, to put it at best. She can warp reality. While she is strong, she is also human. Many remember her best as having a mental breakdown and creates House of M (influenced by her beloved brother). After this, she goes off the radar for a few years before her reincarnated sons find her.

I love Wanda because she has heart, courage, and cares for others. She’s intuitive and sensitive and, in many ways, reminds me of myself. I genuinely love Wanda with all my heart. She remains to be my number one favorite superhero. I wish more people knew her--the real her. The MCU does not do her (or her brother) justice. At all. (At least AOU kind of got their “reluctant villains to heroes” origin story well enough?)

Also: fuck you Marvel for retconning Magneto as the Maximoffs’ father. It’s been 5 years but I still elect to ignore that.

3. Phoebe Halliwell - Charmed

Growing up, Charmed was one of my favorite TV shows. To sum it up, it’s about a group of sisters who discover that they’re witches. Specifically, they’re the Charmed Ones and they protect the innocent. For awhile, I’ve said that Piper is my favorite sister but after my last rewatch, I say that Phoebe is my favorite.

At the beginning of the series, Phoebe was the youngest and the rebel of the family. Before the pilot, Phoebe was living in New York but we see her move back in. We also see that she has a strained relationship with her eldest sister, Prue, due to her scummy fiancé. Phoebe is also the reason why their magic was unlocked. (As children, their powers were bounded in order to keep them safe.)

Over time, we see Phoebe mature more. However, there are a few things that never changes with Phoebe. She’s kind and caring for others, always wanting to help them no matter what. (She shares this trait with the youngest sister, Paige.) She is deeply connected with her emotions (which causes her to gain the power of empathy in season 6). Phoebe has also had rough luck with love (see: Cole the demon, etc.) but no matter how much she gets hurt, Phoebe still has hope. She still has love in her heart. No matter how much she gets knocked down, she finds a way of getting back up, and I admire her a lot for it.

4. Catelyn Stark - A Song of Ice and Fire

Family. Duty. Honor. This is House Tully’s family motto, which is deeply embedded into Catelyn. Catelyn was married to Ned Stark during Robert’s Rebellion, after her former betrothed was murdered in King’s Landing (who, ironically, was Ned’s older brother). Their wedding night resulted in the birth of their firstborn: Robb Stark, heir to Winterfell and King in the North.

Catelyn Stark is the mother of the wolves, and her love for her family is no doubt a core of her character. However, Catelyn is clever and if you mess with her, you will certainly gain her wrath. Her eldest values her for her wisdom, and will turn to her for help. She will do anything for her family, such as freeing Jaime Lannister to get her girls back, or offering herself to save her eldest during the horrific events of the Red Wedding.

Catelyn is murdered, along with majority of the Stark party, at the Red Wedding. However, she is resurrected and becomes Lady Stoneheart. Stoneheart is out for vengeance, because she believes all of her children are gone; taken by the enemy. Stoneheart murders Frey or Lannister alike--whoever is associated with them. She holds no mercy.

There is so much more to Catelyn that I could go on, but I will stop here. (Besides, I need to reread the books again!) I will say this: fuck you, D&D.

5. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) - Marvel

MAGNETO TIME? MAGNETO TIME.

Erik Lehnsherr was a young boy when World War II happened and because he was Jewish, he was sent to Auschwitz. His family did not survive, but Erik did. Depending on what you follow on, Erik either A) escaped with Magda (who is the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s mother) and started a life with her or B) he hunted down the men who worked for Sebastian Shaw (movie universe).

Anyway, Erik had been a mutant since around the time he was sent to the camps and after the horror and trauma he’s faced, Erik decided that mutants would never be accepted by “their less evolved kin”. So, he became Magneto, a protector for mutants and enemy for humans.

Magneto is only one side of the coin, however. Charles Xavier is a longtime frenemy of sorts, both having different perspectives in life. Xavier believes in coexistence, but Magneto believes otherwise. He had seen what humanity is capable of, and he never wants that to happen again. If he must be a villain, than so be it.

Magneto is beautifully complex. He has done some questionable things (I’m thinking of the comics for this one), but he has also done great things for his people. “Never again,” he says. He fights to keep it that way. Magneto is sympathetic at best, and I certainly understand where he comes from. Tell me this: if you were Magneto, what would you have done?

Also: while Michael Fassbender is not Jewish in any way, he did one hell of a job portraying this amazing character.

6. Kira Yukimura - Teen Wolf

I wasn’t planning on adding Teen Wolf to the list, but here I am.

Kira was introduced to us in season 3b, written as a “new love interest” for Scott McCall. I remember a lot of fans of a certain ship were pissed, but whatever. I’m not here to talk about romance.

So, in 3b Kira was a new student, with her dad as the new history teacher at Beacon Hills High School. She’s of both Korean and Japanese descent, and she ends up playing an important role in the story arc. We find out that she’s a Kitsune, thanks to her mother who explains how a Kitsune and a werewolf must come together to defeat the Nogitsune, who happens to be possessing the loveable Stiles Stilinski.

After this, Kira becomes a part of the McCall Pack and Scott’s girlfriend. In my opinion, they’re cute together but many people hate them together. Oh well. Kira also becomes a badass in her own right, as her abilities evolve. However, in season 5, the creators put her on the shelf, as she trains with Skinwalkers and is never seen again. I am so fucking MAD about that.

Like many characters on this list, Kira has heart and courage. She’s a bit of an introvert but she is loyal, and cares for her pack. She’s cute and a bit goofy. She is skilled and deadly. Kira is one of the coolest characters Teen Wolf had, and the way they treated her was disappointed. (Even though after her death, Allison was always mentioned/connected in some way. I like Allison, don’t get me wrong but all I can say is: interesting...)

Fun fact: Arden Cho, the actress, is the VA for Sam Nishimura in Tomb Raider (2013)!

7. Lois Wilkerson - Malcolm in the Middle

The mother of four boys, the matriarch of the Wilkerson household is not one to push around.

Lois has had a rather rough life. Her parents were not the best, and everyone tries to push her down. However, Lois fights back and is not afraid to stand up for what is right. Francis, her oldest, describes her as an absolute menace and while her sons and husband fear her, they also admire her for her strength and courage. Lois is tough as nails, but she can also break, too. However, her family--the family she and Hal created, no one else--is there for her. Lois is incredibly strong willed no matter what, and I love her so much.

8. Theon Greyjoy - A Song of Ice and Fire

No words can describe on how much I love this fashionable war criminal.

Before the start of the series, Theon is a hostage/ward of Lord Stark, as a result of his father’s failed rebellion. Theon was a reminder that if Balon Greyjoy pulled something again, his last (male) heir would get the chopping block. Pretty brutal for a young child, right?

Now, at the start of the series, Theon is nineteen and is seemingly best friends with Robb Stark, the heir to Winterfell and the North. He shows loyalty to Robb and the Starks, claiming that Lord Stark was like a father to him. He’s also skilled with archery and, like I mentioned earlier, fashion.

Then A Clash of Kings occur, and we began to see how Theon Greyjoy is.

Robb Stark has been proclaimed as King of the North, and sends Theon to the Iron Islands in hopes to gain allies with Balon Greyjoy. However, this does not occur. Old Greyjoy says “fuck that and if you’re [Theon] aren’t with us, then you‘re against us.” We see Theon conflicted, but we also see how strained his relationship with his father is. In the end, Theon joins the Greyjoys, and promptly sacks Winterfell. However, that is not the end. Theon is tricked by Ramsay Bolton and this vile man takes Winterfell. I believe while he took the women and children captive, the men were killed...save for Theon, of course.

Theon is held captive by Ramsay Bolton, and is tortured quite brutally. Theon goes through a lot in this time. His appearance had changed drastically: black hair turned white and brittle, he becomes skin and bones, and loses a few fingers and toes. Theon is no longer Theon. He became Reek. The new Reek.

Then, Jeyne Poole (or Sansa; I hate you D&D) arrives, under the guise that she is Arya Stark and she is to wed Ramsay Bolton. Jeyne begged Theon to help her, but he is in no position of power. He is a completely broken man. Time flies by. Jeyne is in absolute misery but with the help of Mance and some spearwives, Theon is able to escape Winterfell with Jeyne during a winter storm. Currently, in the books, Theon is set to be executed by Stannis Baratheon, who is currently holding him captive.

Theon Greyjoy may be a fuckup, but to me he is such an amazing character. He holds much conflict, from being a hostage/ward to Prince to prisoner. Theon Greyjoy may have done a lot of shit, but he is also a survivor. Everything he has been put through, he somehow lives to see another day. Despite holding negative feelings to Lord Stark and everyone around, claiming he owed no one anything (fair enough), he loved Robb. When Theon had found out he was murdered at the Red Wedding, you know what he thought?

I should have been with him. Where was I? I should have died with him.

Theon is far from perfect, but that is what makes him great. He has come so far, and I hope his journey does not end any time soon.

9. Suki - Avatar: The Last Airbender

Zuko may have the best redemption arc (or does he? See above.), but Suki holds a special place in my heart.

We first meet Suki season one, on Kyoshi Island. She is the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors, and effectively puts Sokka in his place. However, when Sokka requests a few lessons, Suki is happy to help...as long as he followed the guidelines.

Suki is a certified badass. Although a non-bender, Suki has incredible skill and event went against Azula. However, Suki and the others surrendered (so that Appa would not be captured), leading to her imprisonment at Boiling Rock. Eventually, Sokka and Zuko free her (with the help of Mai). After this, Suki joined the Gaang in ceasing the 100 Year War.

Suki is strong but like many other characters in this list, she has heart. She is an effective leader and fighter, offering her help whenever she can. Too bad she was never mentioned in The Legend of Korra. Suki is underrated and she deserves more love and respect.

10. Max Mayfield - Stranger Things

We first meet Max in season 2 as the new girl in Hawkins. She seems like your average girl but she quickly gets tied into the party after Lucas begs her to show her what has happened with him and the rest of the party. However, there’s a lot more to Max.

Max moved to Hawkins with her mother, stepfather, and stepbrother. It’s easy to see that Max and Billy, her stepbrother, do not get along. Billy is outright mean to her, lashing out at practically every chance he gets. Max fights back, however...especially when he threatens her friends.

In season 3, we finally get to see Max and El bond. (Thank God we didn’t have to put up with the “jealousy” tidbit. I would have--) El believes that Mike is lying and Max is like, “Well yeah. Come on let’s go to the mall!” and the girls have a blast together. I was so happy to see the two bond and have fun. I was so happy that El was spending time with someone other than Mike. I was so happy the girls were having fun by themselves. Honestly, the best part of season 3 was them becoming friends.

I love Max because she is confident and is not afraid to speak her mind. She’s funny and in many ways, we are alike. (Especially with our attitudes on boys and relationships.) However, Max is also vulnerable. We see this with her stepbrother, especially in season 3 I think. Their relationship was drastically different in season 3 and while many didn’t like it (myself included)...I also thought about Max. She’s a young girl and no matter how much bad blood was in between them, it will be traumatizing to see a transformation like this to someone you know quite well. It would be scary.

Anyway, I love Max.

Honorable mentions: Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat), Ororo Munroe (Storm), Jean Grey (Phoenix), Anna Marie (Rogue), Sam Nishimura, Malia Tate, all of House Martell, Dustin Henderson...

Thanks for reading! I hope you all enjoyed reading this. Tell me, do I have a certain type of character that I’m attracted to? Also, I’m not sure who has all done this, so if you haven’t it: who are your top 10 favorite characters? Let me know!

[forasecondtherewedwon]

My (Eclectic) Masterlist

Hello! Under the cut, you’ll find all of the fics I’ve written for the fandoms listed below!

TV:

The Artful Dodger | Bodyguard | Bridgerton | Daybreak Deadly Class | Dickinson | A Discovery of Witches Dollface | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier For All Mankind | Gilmore Girls | Hawkeye | Heartstopper The Irregulars | Loki | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Masters of the Air | Nancy Drew | Never Have I Ever Peaky Blinders | Percy Jackson and the Olympians Preacher | The Queen’s Gambit | Riverdale | Sanditon Schmigadoon! | Sex Education The Sex Lives of College Girls | Stranger Things Ted Lasso | WandaVision | Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? The Wilds

Film:

Avengers: Endgame | The Hunger Games | Inception King Kong | Marriage Story | No Time to Die | Spider-Man Star Trek | Thor: Ragnorak | Top Gun: Maverick Wonder Woman

One-Offs

Bodyguard : “Don’t Ever Let Me Start”

Daybreak : “Garden-Variety Monsters”

Dollface : “Fender Is the Night”

Heartstopper : “we sum up perfection like a handbook”

Inception (2010) : “Je Ne Regrette Rien”

The Irregulars : “The Sun Is Coming Up (I Think It’s Time)”

King Kong (2005) : “I’m Actually Quite Familiar With Your Work”

Marriage Story (2019) : “the whole night and the next day together”

No Time to Die : “The Blood You Owe”

Preacher : “Lonely, Handsome”

Sanditon : “Finding Georgiana”

Schmigadoon! : “I Fleetly Flee, I Fly”

The Sex Lives of College Girls : “An Abundance of Caution Tape”

Wonder Woman (2017) : “Unconquered”

Deadly Class

“Rats’ Waltz” - E / 5k / Petra x Billy

“We Test on Rats” - E / 9k / Petra x Billy x Lex

A Discovery of Witches (Phoebe x Marcus)

“Gladly Be a Fool” - E / 2k

“The Night Today” - E / 3k

Gilmore Girls (Rory x Jess)

Dreams I’ve Yet to Find - E / 11k

You Need Me to Be With You - E / 24k

Peaky Blinders

The Grand Dream of Things - E / 15k / Tommy x Grace

“Preferred Pastimes” - E / 3k / Tommy x May

Sex Education

“and the stars (they all aligned)” - E / 3k / Ola x Lily

“Please May I...?” - E / 2k / Maeve x Isaac

Star Trek

“The Deserted Planet, the Gorgeous Woman, and the Goddamn Torpedo” - E / 3k / Bones x Carol

Something to Fix - E / 7k / Scotty x Jaylah

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Frankie x Bobby)

“One-Man Chauffeur” - E / 2k

“Sailors’ Hands” - E / 5k

Dickinson

“Another Dickinson” - M / 2k / Emily x Sue

“How Luscious Lies”  - T / 1k

“Lands Away” - G / 376 / Emily x Sue

For All Mankind

“The Bridges of Madison” - T / 1k / Margo x Sergei

“Ode to the Front Porch” - G / 286 / Pam x Ellen

“This Mortal Doyle” - T / 1k

The Hunger Games

“Elevator Pitch” - E / 2k / Peeta x Johanna

“Finally, Finally” - E / 2k / Katniss x Peeta

“Lonely at the Top” - E / 4k / Katniss x Cato

The Wilds

“Fourth Coming” - T / 2k

“Interviews by the Pool” - T / 738

“a verse about expecting the worst” - T / 1k / Shelby x Toni

Never Have I Ever (Devi x Paxton)

“Boy Meets Girlfriend” - E / 4k

“No Harm, No Towel” - M / 2k

“Runaway Ride” - T / 4k

“Swimming the Sonoran” - M / 5k

Stranger Things

“Always Mr. Right” - T / 2k / Steve x Nancy

“And Here’s to You, Chrissy Cunningham” - T / 458 / Eddie x Chrissy

“The Kate Escape” - T / 1k / Lucas x Max

“The Lovers’ Lake Effect” - T / 1k / Lucas x Max

Ted Lasso

“Cat Ladies” - E / 8k / Keeley x Rebecca

“Crimminology” - T / 1k

“The Halftime of It” - E / 2k / Roy x Keeley

“Sass Backwards” - E / 3k / Ted x Sassy

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023- )

“but for the grace of gods” - G / 830 / Sally x Poseidon

“lullaby for a rottweiler” - G / 1k

“salt-and-vinegar dreams” - T / 1k / Percy x Annabeth

“soundtrack to a tooth alignment” - G / 967 / Percy x Annabeth

“a tall, tall tale no one believes” - M / 875 / Sally x Poseidon

Bridgerton

All the Belles and Whistles - T / 11k / Eloise x Penelope

“Candle With Care” - E / 1k / Colin x Penelope

“In Charlotte’s Garden” - E / 2k / Charlotte x George

“An Invitation to Misinterpretation” - E / 2k / Kate x Anthony

The Ladies Whistledown - T / 11k / Eloise x Penelope / in progress

“Wallflower After Hours” - M / 2k / Penelope x Colin

The Artful Dodger

“Amputated Nights” - E / 776 / Hetty x Jack

“And Spit at the Stars (And Scream in the Dark)” - T / 962 / Jack x Belle

“Bodies in the Theatre” - E / 1k / Jack x Belle

“Experimental Treatments” - E / 1k / Jack x Belle

“Fair Days” - T / 2k / Hetty x Jack

“Lettuce-In-Law” - T / 2k / Belle x Jack

“Long Leaving” - M / 1k / Belle x Jack

“Private Practicing” - E / 2k / Jack x Belle

“remember it once” - E / 25k / Jack x Belle

“Take What Is Given” - T / 912 / Hetty x Belle

Masters of the Air

“coming in clear” - T / 1k / Gale x Bucky

“daring tales of heroism” - T / 1k / Rosie x Crosby

“dear john” - E / 2k / Gale x Bucky

“eggs in heaven” - T / 1k / Gale x Bucky

“hanging clothes” - M / 1k / Crosby x Sandra

“how to cook the loch ness monster” - T / 2k / Crosby x Bubbles

“little fix” - E / 2k / Gale x Bucky

“my how they fly” - T / 1k

seven degrees east - T / 35k / multiple

“so I smile and say” - E / 2k / Crosby x Bubbles

“stop-motion poetry” - T / 1k / multiple

trading paper dolls - T / 8k / Bucky x Gale

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Midge x Lenny)

“Horizontally Speaking” - E / 3k

“It Was Nearby” - T / 2k

“Mr. Bruce” - E / 2k

“Mrs. M for Mr. Bruce” - E / 3k

“The Pretty Ones (Who Try to Kill You)” - T / 304

“The Real Animals” - E / 5k

“Scuffed Souls” - M / 2k

“Slow Runners” - T / 1k

“The Stand-up Sit-Down” - T / 3k

“A Toast to Never” - E / 5k

“A Wake or Awake?” - T / 835

“We’ll Catch Up (Some Other Time)” - T / 3k

Nancy Drew

“bad girls bend” - T / 712

“every way (love’s a little stronger)” - T / 835 / Nancy x Ace

“In the House of Gil Repute” - E / 1k / Nancy x Gil

“The Hostess With the Ghostest” - G / 1k / Bess x Odette

“how he got here (I don’t know)” - T / 1k

Love Me Like You Drew - E / 30k / Nancy x Ace

“Lustbuster” - E / 3k / Nancy x Ace

“The Mystery of the Library Archive” - T / 2k / Nancy x Ace

“Rug Chat” - M / 284 / Bess x Addy

Shuck Buddies - E / 20k / Nancy x Ace

“Such Bluffs as Dreams Are Made On” - E / 3k / Nancy x Ace

“You Know Dasher and Dancer (And Charlie and Jesse and Ted and Victoria)” - T / 2k / George x Nick

“you know I try (most of the time)” - T / 1k / Nancy x Ace

The Queen’s Gambit (Beth x Benny)

Absolute Penn - T / 4k

“Again?” - M / 1k

“All Hope and No Pawns” - T / 1k

“Copenhagen Revisited” - M / 3k

“The Fun” - E / 4k

“Hand-Me-Down Words” - M / 1k

“It Doesn’t All Go” - M / 6k

“Kentucky Calling” - T / 1k

“Mate in Three” - M / 2k

“Queen Takes” - M / 1k

Shaibel’s - T / 8k

“Strategies for the Advanced Player” - M / 1k

“Winners’ Drive” - T / 1k

Top Gun: Maverick

Rooster x Hangman

“Buzz the Tower” - E / 2k

“Consecutive Miracles” - T / 467

“Feel the Heat, See the Light” - T / 2k

“Perpetuatin’ Prophesy” - T / 1k

“Sharper Than a Hangman’s Tooth” - E / 2k

“Time and Tide Wait for Hangman” - E / 4k

“Trouble With Comms” - E / 4k

Hangman x Phoenix

Bullshit (You Can Be Mine) - M / 7k

“Cry Shark” - M / 1k

“Spend It Like It’s Gold” - E / 5k

“Trapdoor Prayers” - T / 1k

Phoenix x Rooster

and therefore is winged cupid flying blind - E / 27k

“The Night A-Chording to Rooster” - M / 900

“Or Lose Me Forever” - E / 2k

Others

“The Backseat Boys” - T / 1k / Bob x Fanboy

“Don’t Say Uncle” - T / 847

“(Don’t You Want To) Live Tonight” - M / 1k / Coyote x Hangman

“Everybody Wants to Know Halo” - T / 1k / Phoenix x Halo

“Lucky Penny Benjamin” - E / 2k / Hangman x Penny

“Something About the End of the World” - E / 1k / Fanboy x Bob

“Stoking Phoenix” - T / 1k / Coyote x Phoenix

Riverdale

Betty x Jughead

“After the Interrogation” - E / 4k

The Beast Within - E / 8k

“An Evening in Hell, Seven Minutes in Heaven” - E / 3k

“Going South” - E / 2k

“Here to Stay” - E / 3k

“Home Fires Burning” - E / 6k

“It Ain’t Over Easy” - T / 5k

“Jackknife” - E / 2k

“Lipstick Courage” - E / 4k

“Little Details” - E / 4k

“Loyalty Unspoken” - E / 5k

“A Moment in Drive-In History” - E / 2k

“Order Up” - E / 4k

“Over the Penthouse, Under the Stars” - E / 2k

“Paper Chase” - E / 6k

“The President’s Vice” - E / 3k

“Queen Me” - E / 4k

Rain Dance - E / 8k

“River Deep” - G / 2k

“The Silent Type” - E / 3k

“Sock it to Me” - E / 5k

Sweetwater Boundary - E / 117k

Two-Person Job - E / 6k

Yes We Cam! - E / 6k

Bughead Drabbles - T / 10k

Others

“About a Girl” - G / 1k / Archie x Val

“Basic Needs” - E / 2k / Archie x Veronica

Cometh the Rose - E / 26k / Betty x Sweet Pea

Dumped and the Sweet Thereafter - E / 66k / Betty x Sweet Pea

Every Minute - E / 10k / Archie x Veronica

“Sex and the City of Riverdale” - M / 7k

Choni Drabbles - T / 18k / Cheryl x Toni

Falice Drabbles - M / 14k / Alice x FP

Northside Drabbles - G / 2k / various pairings

Numbering Their Days - T / 12k / various pairings

Serpent Drabbles - T / 8k / various pairings

Sweet Bee Drabbles - T / 9k / Betty x Sweet Pea

Varchie Drabbles - T / 5k / Archie x Veronica

MCU

Avengers: Endgame

Dolls’ Eyes - T / 47k / Steggy, Carol x Brunnhilde

“Same Day, Different Jumpsuit” - T / 11k / Natasha x Mobius

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

3 Simple Rules for Dating a Centenarian - T / 7k / SamBucky

“À la Carter” - T / 1k

“Chasing Water Pumps” - E / 5k / SarahBucky

The Great Madripoorian Snake Off - E / 8k / SamBucky

“Guest Side Story” - T / 3k / SarahBucky

“Stare Enough” - T / 4k / SamBucky

“They’re Sayin’ (You’re Gonna Be My Man)” - T / 2k / SamBucky

Hawkeye

“An All-American January Christmas” - T / 4k / Kate x Yelena

Loki

“If You’re a Robot and You Know It, Clap Your Hands” - G / 1k

“Mr. Second Chance” - G / 1k

“Riding in Cars With Lokis” - T / 2k

Spider-Man (Peter x MJ)

G

“Her Best Features” - 1k

“Margins in Their Lives” - 1k

T

“21st Century Friction” - 10k

Alright on Paper - 19k

“Apocalypschtick” - 1k

“Beyond a Seasonable Doubt” - 7k

“Catches Secrets Just Like Flies” - 1k

“Critical Mascot” - 735

“Do You Tree What I Tree?” - 8k

For Now, We May Remain Silent - 178k

“The Game’s a Foot on Blue” - 1k

“In the Arms of the Anus” - 8k (Mr. Master)

“It Goes by in a Flash” - 1k

“Kid-Me-Not” - 2k

“Lateral” - 1k

“Parker and Recreation” - 5k

“Really Old Movie Night” - 2k

“Romance Novelish” - 5k

“Shuffle, Swing” - 1k

“Simple Pretending” - 3k

That Floaty Feeling - 7k

“What Can a Ravenclaw Learn from a Spider-Man?” - 5k

M

“Operation Eight-Legged Freak” - 2k

“Overheard at the Bugle” - 5k

��Spiderskin” - 2k

“Spin Again if Not in the Lead” - 3k

E

The Achilles Kneel - 14k

Affinity War - 102k

“Best Man (and a Friend of the Bride)” - 5k

Boyfri(endgame) - 103k

“find light” - 13k

“Good Sportswomanship” - 2k

“Hostel Feelings” - 4k

“In Over His Headboard” - 7k

“The Man in the Spoon” - 1k

“Miss Your Train” - 5k

“nobody actually meets in a bookshop” - 7k

“On the Subject of Your Subject” - 5k

“our love is a bagel” - 6k

“Posing Questions” - 3k

“Queens Club” - 3k

“Schwarzenegger Holiday” - 11k

“Slow Mover” - 12k

“Steers Looking at You, MJ” - 3k

“The Stripping Point” - 6k

“This Spa Day Provided to You by Stark Industries” - 3k

“Track to the Future” - 7k 

“Unhallowed Arts” - 11k (Peter x MJ x Brad)

“Venus, Parker” - 5k

Wavetide - 26k

“Web Fluid Wingman” - 7k

“WIN A DATE WITH SPIDER-MAN!” - 10k

“With Zero Power” - 3k

Collections

31 Days of Spideychelle - October 2019

31 Days of Spideychelle - March 2020

The Spideychelle Shuffle - September 2020

WandaVision

Hex Life - E / 34k / Darcy x Jimmy

“Mailbox Blues” - G / 1k / Wanda x Vision

“The Neighbour Never Rings Twice” - T / 1k / Wanda x Vision

“One Papaya, Two Papaya” - G / 1k / Wanda x Vision

Only in a Sitcom - T / 26k / Darcy x Jimmy

“Our Names in a Heart” - G / 1k / Wanda x Vision

[queenkeeleyhawes]

Keeley Filmography

+ - denotes what I’ve seen 

^ - denotes I haven’t been able to find it

x - denotes her character died (sorry, I’m helping us all)

Traitors - +

Mrs. Wilson - + 

Bodyguard - + x

The Durrells - +

Inside No. 9 - +

Never Land (Short) - ^

The Missing - +

The Hollow Crown - +

Line of Duty - + x

The Casual Vacancy - +

Fungus the Bogeyman - +

High-Rise - +

Doctor Who (Season 8, Episode 5 -Time Heist) - +

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box - +

The Tunnel - +

Ambassadors - +

The Lady Vanishes - +

Upstairs Downstairs - + 

That Mitchell and Webb Look (Short) - +

Identity - +

Ashes to Ashes - + x

The Bank Job - +

Mutual Friends - +

Flashbacks of a Fool - +

The Vicar of Dibley - +

Death at a Funeral - +

After Thomas - +

The Best Man - + (only one part though)

Under the Greenwood Tree - +

ShakespeaRe-told (Macbeth) - + x

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story - +

Agatha Christie’s Marple (A Murder is Announced) - +

MI-5 (or Spooks) - +

The Murdoch Mysteries - + (her character disappeared with no explanation that I saw after episode 2 so I’m not sure what became of her)

Sex & Lies - ^

Canterbury Tales - ^

Chaos and Cadavers - ^

Lucky Jim - ^

A is for Acid - +

Tipping the Velvet - +

Me & Mrs Jones - ^

Othello - + x

Murder in Mind - +

Hotel! - +

Complicity - +

Wives and Daughters - + (unfinished)

The Last September - +

The Blonde Bombshell - +

The Avengers - ^

The Cater Street Hangman - +

Our Mutual Friend - +

The Beggar Bride - +

Karaoke - (have this downloaded, not watched)

The Moonstone - +

Heartbeat - ^

Pie in the Sky - ^

Cold Lazarus - ^

Ruth Rendell Mysteries (Talking to Strange Men) - ^

Troublemakers - ^

Forever Green - ^

Tricky Business - ^

[thesnootyushers]

0The new series of the brilliant Line of Duty is currently on our screens, with Thandie Newton as the focal point.  She joins Lennie James, Keeley Hawes and Daniel Mays in an impressive list of series guest stars.

Snooty Ushers and Line of Duty super fans Dave and James have put there heads together again to pick a few actors who they would like to see as the focus of future AC-12 investigations.

1. Sir Patrick Stewart

Dave: As a life long Star Trek fan, I would pretty much watch Patrick Stewart do anything, but in the context of Line of Duty, I see him as a corrupt top cop.

A high ranking officer who is so utterly entrenched in corruption that he appears to be untouchable.  He could potentially be the mastermind, the man pulling the strings, when they look to finish up the show (which I hope is a few years away yet), he could be the final piece of the massive puzzle that makes up the series.

There is no doubting Stewart is a brilliant actor, he is not only Picard, but Professor X, as well as being a talented Shakespearean actor.  The thought of him sat in an AC-12 interrogation room gives me shivers.

2. Ewan McGregor

Dave: Ewan McGregor is one of my favourite actors.  I see him as a kind of celebrity policeman.

The poster boy of the new Police Service, but he has worked his way to the top with more than just a smile.  He would have a dark past and connections that would bring him to the attention of AC-12.

McGregor might seem like too much of a Hollywood star to feature on UK TV (although he is appearing on the Fargo series in The States), but given the fact he has always chosen a vast and varied range of projects and  that Tom Hardy has just appeared on Taboo AND the fact Line of Duty’s profile is on the rise with its switch to BBC1… I live in hope.

3. Dame Helen Mirren

James: Prime Suspect had two episodes in 2003 and two in 2006, but basically 1996 was the last time it was a regular fixture on TV, which is a long time ago now. Since then Helen Mirren has become a legitimate national treasure. I would love to see her step back into the realm of the police drama, and although I wouldn’t want her to rehash old ground, she would bring so much gravitas to the role it would be great. I would see her as a mixture of two of Dave’s choices, the top cop in the vein of his Patrick Stewart character but also with some of the PR success of Ewan McGregor’s poster boy cop. A high ranking female police officer who proves to be just as tough as the men might be familiar, but the great thing about Line Of Duty is revealing our hero’s feet of clay. Unraveling one of the mistakes she made on her way through the ranks would take all of the AC-12’s skill – and just imagine that interrogation room scene!

4. Mark Rylance

James: I admit, this is a very lazy choice. And that’s really saying something, since my previous choice made her name playing a Detective! But if you haven’t seen Bridge Of Spies, Mark Rylance’s performance there is absolutely outstanding, and especially the scenes when he is being questioned by Tom Hanks. Rylance just calmly turning away wave after wave of AC-12s questions would be brilliant to watch.

5. Alex Lawther

Dave: We love this actor here at Snooty Usher Towers, following on from his star making turn in the brilliant “Shut Up and Dance” episode of Black Mirror’s third series.

Given his age, he would be a new recruit with ties to organised crime.  Or a cop with a shameful secret.  We know from his appearance in Black Mirror that he is willing to take risks, so the possibilities are endless.

In truth, I would just like to see this young actor rule the world, and what better place to start than on the best police show on TV.

6. Ty Burrell

James: At least this one isn’t predictable.

Now, stay with me on this one. I can justify it on two points. Firstly, I see Ty Burrell as the next Bryan Cranston, a talented actor mostly know for a comedy role who will have a serious film career ahead of him. Good comedy performances need precision and control, something that Burrell has shown as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family as the rest of the show has steadily fallen in quality year on year. This could be a great way for him to show his range as a serious policeman with secrets to hide.

And secondly, for years British actors have been taking lead roles in American shows, so why not spin it the other way. Jeremy Piven took on the lead in Mr Selfridge, so why couldn’t British TV attract more American stars?

7. Kristen Scott-Thomas

Dave: A wonderful actress with a long and varied CV including Mission:Impossible, Four Weddings and a Funeral and an Academy Award nomination for her work on The English Patient, as well as a back ground in French cinema.

I see her as an ambitious Chief Superintendent with designs of Ted’s job.  She could either be corrupt or just work as a replacement for Ted who puts too many constraints on AC-12.

Either way she would bring a touch of real class to proceedings.

8. Sean Bean

James: So, Sean Bean plays a tough, no nonsense detective with persistent rumours of witness intimidation, rough house tactics, and a general old school nature. He moves to Birmingham and continues his successful streak, and is headhunted for a top job. As a matter of course, AC-12 are asked to look into him… and find that he is totally clean. He plays everything by the book and is actually incredibly forward thinking and progressive, using his tough man act as just that, a facade. It wouldn’t be a long story arc, just a few episodes – perhaps AC-12 then turn their attention to one of his old bosses after investigating Bean – but it would be great to see.

Eh, I’d enjoy it.

9. Paul Bettany

James: He’s just great. I don’t know what else to say.

A bit like Ewan McGregor, it’s a bit far fetched, but I see it as after battling Thanos as one of the Avengers, Bettany decides he wants to do something more grounded. Perhaps a flash London copper who rubs everyone up the wrong way? Or maybe a dapper detective with suspiciously high clean up rates? Bettany can do it all, and I’d just love to see him in Line of Duty.

10. Nicolas Cage

Dave:  Well, we can not do a fan cast without him.  The Snooty Ushers’ talisman and my own personal movie hero.

Yes, I will admit that I am only half serious here, but in the context of the show, I see him as a down and out, a tramp who has fallen on hard times.  When he is forced in to intervene in a robbery or stop a crime of some kind and he is revealed to be some kind of disgraced interpol agent, who disappeared 20 years ago and is presumed dead.  He holds the key to a world wide conspiracy…

Okay, I get that I am reaching, but it would be great wouldn’t it?

So those are just some of our dream guest stars for Line Of Duty. Will any of them actually happen? It’s unlikely… but Ian McKellen was in Coronation Street.

Let us know who you’d like to see in Line Of Duty in the future – it really could be anyone!

Until next time, thanks for reading. Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold, and catch ya later on down the trail.

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Fan Cast – Line of Duty 0The new series of the brilliant Line of Duty is currently on our screens, with Thandie Newton as the focal point.