Daniel Mays knew he was onto something special with Line of Duty when he went on holiday in Crete. “I was in the sea, swimming with my two kids,” he remembers. “This guy starts swimming towards me. “You can tell when someone recognises you, and he was like ‘Line of Duty!’” To be polite, Mays asked the fan what he did for a day job. The reply? “We’re all policemen.”
“All these people started waving at me. He was getting married in the hotel nearby and he was such a big fan.” Mays ended up being invited to the wedding as the guest of honour – though he politely declined.
