Greenock-born star Martin Compston put fans in a spin after sharing a picture of his co-star pals.

The Line of Duty actor was snapped partying with Stephen Graham and Vicky McClure on a night-away from filming series five of the hit-show.

Compston posted on his Instagram page, writing: "The squad oot" and received more than 4,000 likes.

The trio of friends were all smiles on their night off.

Hundreds of Line of Duty fans were quick to share their love for the show in the comments.

One wrote: “Love this photo”, accompanied by a love heart emoji.

Another said: “Bet that’ll be some night”.

One commented: “Aw the faves in one pic!! Nothing could make this better”.

A fourth replied to the post: “Bloody leg ends the lot of ya”.

Another added: "This is gonna be EPICCCCC."

Compston recently posted a pic of he and Graham to welcome his “great friend and inspiration” to the small screen.

The pair worked together previously on The Damned United – a biopic about legendary footie manager Brian Clough while Stephen Graham and Vicky McClure were part of the cult film and television show This Is England.