Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar will guest present episode 2 of the 61st series of Have I Got News For You.

It will be the Line of Duty star's first appearance on the programme and it will be broadcast on Friday 16th April at 9.00pm.

The actor, who portrays AC-12's Superintendent Ted Hastings in the top rating drama, will be joined by comedian Katherine Ryan and The Sunday Times's Political Editor Tim Shipman as the episode's two panellists.

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will once again be opposing team captains.

The programme continues to record in studio, with a virtual audience.  

Have I Got News For You, Friday 16th April at 9pm.

Adrian Dunbar picture credit: Brian O'Neill, 

CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Katherine Ryan picture: Richard Kendal

Note: for those wondering if the topical show has already been recorded the picture of Katherine Ryan comes from her appearance in a previous series.