Line of Duty fans point out similarities with The Murder of Jill Dando: True Crime Doc on BBC iPlayer

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7 Sep 2021, 13:58

AC-12 superfans are obsessed with the comparisons between the documentary The Murder of Jill Dando - first aired in 2019, and now back on iPlayer - and the wrapped BBC crime drama. Fans have noticed similarities between Jill’s murder and the death of investigative journalist Gail Vella (Andi Osho) in LoD, also shot dead outside her home and the wrong person charged for her murder.

Sofa detective and true crime fanatic @whatsthetee__ wrote on Twitter: “This is on iPlayer and it’s about one of the most famous murders in the U.K.

"Just when you think the actual murder wasn’t bizarre enough (shot randomly at point blank on her door step in London) the investigation found some crazy connections."

One LoD fan commented: "Everyone thought it was a coincidence that Jill Dando was referenced in Line of Duty. But that was precisely the point to highlight the interconnections of her murder with the very corrupt, rich and powerful."

Another agreed: "YES! and the similarity with the news reporter on Line of Duty that was murdered!! And the suspicion on the poor boy that was thought to have done it was incredibly similar to what they did with the suspect. Such good TV, man."

One fan continued: "I remember hearing this on my favourite true crime podcast (My Favourite Murder) and immediately going into a deep internet rabbit hole and watched some of her (v talented) footage on YouTube. It’s so upsetting that her life was taken so young and the case inevitably went cold."

One person wrote: “Did you notice the parallels drawn between Terry/Gail Vella and Barry George/Jill Dando?”

Another said: “Gail Vella is basically Jill Dando, isn't she? The parallels aren't a coincidence.”

What do you think? A duty to Jill? Or just chance?