Martin Compston has made a name for himself playing waistcoat-wearing workaholic cop Steve Arnott in Line of Duty .

It’s a role that’s catapulted the 41-year-old to stardom and cemented his place in the canon of great Scottish actors.

Yet the former footballer-turned-thespian is keen to show that he can play more than just well-dressed but world-weary cops – he’s a funny guy.

So when he read the script for the upcoming series The Revenge Club– a dark comedy about a group of divorcees plotting revenge on their exes – he was excited to try something new.

‘The scripts are phenomenal, and it’s something that was a little bit outside my comfort zone, ‘ he told Metro when asked what attracted him to the show.

‘I love that you can’t quite pin it down, you know? There’s a bit of comedy

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