It is the most popular drama series broadcast on BBC Two. It has won the Royal Television Society Award and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series. "Line of Duty" was included in a list of the Top 50 BBC Two shows of all-time and in a list of the 80 best BBC shows of all time. It was the highest-ranked current series in a list of the best cop shows of all time. and third in a poll of the best British crime dramas of all time.