• Martin Compston is tipped as a potential James Bond but hasn’t been approached officially for the role just yet • He stars in season two of ITV’s Red Eye – the first season was set on a dramatic flight and more episodes are coming • Compston enjoys performing action scenes and believes he would love playing a spy like James Bond

A star from Line of Duty who’s been tipped by bookmakers to play the next James Bond has already had a 007 moment in his new series.

Martin Compston, 41, who played DI Steve Arnott for nine years in the BBC police thriller series and will reprise his role for series 7 next year, has been tipped to take over from Daniel Craig as the secret agent.

Odds of 50/1 were placed on the Scottish TV star’s chances as recently as 2021, when No Time to Die – Craig’s la

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