Line of Duty fans were left shocked after Sunday’s episode when it was revealed that Jackie Laverty’s body had been preserved in a freezer by the Organised Crime Group.
Line of Duty’s most devoted fans will remember Laverty’s storyline all the way back in series one. She was a successful property developer as well as being embroiled in an affair with DCI Tony Gates.
She first met Gates when she helped him purchase a flat. Laverty would go on to become an associate of Tommy Hunter and the Organised Crime Group after she allowed them to use the various properties owned by her company to launder their drug money.
The character, played by Gina McKee, first appeared in series one where she became embroiled in a love affair with DCI Tony Gates.
Meanwhile Jackie was also a property developer and allowed the OCG to use her properties to launder drug money.
But where have we seen the actress before? Let’s take a look…
Who is Jackie Laverty?
Jackie was a property developer and was having an affair with DCI Tony Gates, played by Lennie James.
The character killed her accountant, Gurjit Patel, after he discovered she was laundering money.
Jackie told Gates that she had been involved in a hit-and-run involving a dog as she drove home from work.
How did Jackie Laverty die?
Gates was staying at Jackie’s home on “Millionaire’s Row” when masked men from the OCG broke into her house and knocked the DCI unconscious.
Meanwhile Jackie had her throat slit and the gang framed the police officer by covering the weapon with his fingerprints.
Jackie’s body was stored in a chest freezer before it was dismembered and frozen in Terry Boyle’s kitchen freezer.
Who is Gina McKee?
The 56-year-old actress was born in Peterlee, County Durham.
She has been married to Stephen Cary since 1989 and the couple live in East Sussex.
What has Gina starred in?
Gina is best known for her role in the 1999 film Notting Hill where she played Bella.
She also appeared in the BBC drama Bodyguard as Commander Anne Sampson in 2018.
The actress won the 1997 BAFTA Best Actress award for her role as Mary in the 1996 BBC drama Our Friends in the North.
What happened to Jackie Laverty?
Jackie Laverty’s grizzly demise stemmed from her affair with DCI Gates. After Gates realises Laverty had murdered her accountant after a disagreement over money laundering, he arrested her before she eventually persuaded him to release her.
The pair ended up back at Laverty’s house engaged in another night of passion, before masked intruders forced their way in. Gates was knocked unconscious, Laverty brutally murdered, and Gates’ fingerprints were placed on the murder weapon.
Laverty’s remains were then dumped into a freezer, which the OCG then moved to the house of disabled man Terry Boyle. DCI Gates eventually tracked down the location of where Laverty’s body was stored, only to realise it had been moved and was no longer there.
However, fast forward to the third instalment of the new series and we see the freezer in question has been found at a scrapyard. After being examined, forensic results discovered a blood deposit that was a 99.9% match for Jackie.
Who plays Jackie Laverty in Line of Duty?
Jackie Laverty is played by Gina McKee, a successful English actress both in film and in television, as well as enjoying a number of critically acclaimed theatre performances.
Alongside her appearances in series one of Line of Duty, McKee has also featured in films such as Notting Hill, In the Loop and Phantom Thread.
McKee won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role in the series Our Friends in the North. She would go on to earn two further BAFTA nominations for her efforts in The Lost Prince in 2003, and the The Street in 2007.
