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- ↑ "Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to star in new crime drama Without Sin on ITV". 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "Without Sin: Release date, cast and plot for ITV drama".
- ↑ Nicholson, Rebecca (28 December 2022). "Without Sin review – Vicky McClure is fantastic in this heavyweight thriller". The Guardian.
- ↑ Singh, Anita (28 December 2022). "Without Sin, review: Vicky McClure leaves Line of Duty behind with powerful study of grief". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "No one will love the new Vicky McClure drama Without Sin, but no one will hate it". Independent.co.uk . 28 December 2022.
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