ITV Studios has bought a majority stake in Town owner Marcus Evans’s World Productions, which makes BBC1’s acclaimed Line of Duty.

Industry insiders estimate that Evans could have received £30-£40 million for the business he bought in 2012.

In addition to Line of Duty, World Productions has also been behind Born To Kill , The Bletchley Circle, Dark Angel, In Plain Sight, Code Of A Killer, This Life and The Great Train Robbery during its 20-year history.

Blues managing director Ian Milne is currently among the directors of World Productions.

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Swn98 added 12:09 - May 4 Therein61 Ministry of misinformation hes sold his stake so will not be in charge of productions although i did find your comment amusing
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NBVJohn added 12:21 - May 4 Who do you think you are kidding Mr Milne........
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tempzzzz added 12:26 - May 4 Even more money to fill his bank account with, not a penny of it will filter down to ITFC
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Bluefish11 added 12:37 - May 4 In The Line Of Duty, please sod off
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dirtydingusmagee added 12:37 - May 4 The fans don't like it up em ,Mr Mainwaring [Evans]
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Seasider added 16:23 - May 4 Line of Duty one of the best Drama Series I have seen for some time;but was on BBC. From wording above looks like he will be retaining a stake in this production company,although not a controlling one.Hope he will do the same with ITFC!
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Edmundo added 23:36 - May 4 Ironic that his company produces Line of Duty: could it be that's where they get their storylines from?
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